
Beyond The Lens with Richard Bernabe
This photography podcast takes you ‘beyond the lens,’ exploring the arts, travel, conservation, entrepreneurship, creative culture, and more through deep-dive interviews with some of the world's most influential and inspiring people.
Host Richard Bernabe is a renowned photographer, intrepid world traveller, explorer, author, and champion of wildlife and endangered species. He’s been hailed as one of the "Top 30 Influential Photographers on the Web" by the Huffington Post and Influence Digest's "20 Photographers Changing the World Through Social Media." He has travelled to more than 60 countries, capturing photographs and writing for clients including National Geographic, CNN, The New York Times and the BBC.
Beyond The Lens with Richard Bernabe
53. Ami Vitale: National Geographic Photographer on Seeing with the Heart, Panda Love, and Authentic Storytelling
Ami Vitale: National Geographic Photographer on Seeing with the Heart, Panda Love, and Authentic Storytelling
Ami Vitale is a National Geographic photographer, Nikon Ambassador, writer, speaker and documentary filmmaker.
She's a traveler to more than 100 countries and the recipient of numerous awards for her photography, including Magazine Photographer & International Photographer of the Year, the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting, and a six-time award recipient from World Press Photos.
Ami is also a founder of a non-profit called Vital Impacts, a women-led, non-profit which uses art and storytelling to support people and organizations who are protecting our planet.
Topics Richard and Ami discuss:
- Ami's beginnings as a photo editor at the Associated Press
- Her first National Geographic assignment
- Ami's transition from war photographer to wildlife and the environment
- Storytelling versus fine art
- Seeing with your heart versus seeing with your eyes
- Ami's non-profit, Vital Impacts
- Giant panda assignment in China
- Authentic, solution-based storytelling.
- Books that inspire
And much more.
Notable Links:
Ami Vitale Website
Ami Vitale Instagram
Vital Impacts
Panda Love: The Secret Lives of Pandas
Ami's photo of "Sudan," the last Northern White Rhino
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