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Meet the 2022 Ambassadors!

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We are thrilled to introduce you to the 2022 Girls Who Click Ambassadors. This group was selected from over 160 competitive applicants and includes 14 Ambassadors who are new to the program and 14 Continuing Ambassadors. They are young, talented photographers and videographers that come from many different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Along with a special drive to launch their professional photography career, they are also fierce advocates for conservation. Please take the time to look at their work and follow them. They are a worthy investment and they make us more hopeful than ever about the future. WOW.

The Ambassador Program is one-of-a-kind: a professional mentorship that launches diverse women and non-binary individuals into nature photography, an industry that is heavily male-dominated and white. Girls Who Click is committed to making changes happen. 

Click on the links below to learn more about each amazing Ambassador!

 

Alexis Wangare Wachira, Kenya
Elizabeth (Lilah) McCormick, USA
Emily Harwitz, USA
Fiona Wardle, New Zealand
Halie Saferstein, USA
Karabo Magakane, South Africa
Lana Tannir, Germany

Liseth Tapasco, Colombia
Maddy Brunt, USA
Mariana Rivera Uribe, Colombia
Queen Manyike, South Africa
Sitara Karthikeyan, India
Sofia Lopez, USA
Tay Belcher, Kenya

2021 Continuing Ambassadors

We would also like to re-introduce you to our Continuing Ambassadors who are staying with the program to continue developing their work! The Ambassadors exemplify Girls Who Click’s mission and values and have demonstrated leadership and passion in the Ambassador Program. 

Daphne P, USA
Stephanie Foote, UK/Kenya
Evelyn Smalley, UK
Samantha Stephens, Canada
Emma Balunek, USA
Lianna Nixon, USA
Lea Milde, Germany
Aishwarya Sridhar, India

Beth Hochkiss, USA
Kate Vylet ,USA
Angelica Mills, South Africa
Sadie Hine, USA
Jo Davenport, UK
Chelsea Mayer, USA
Alena Ebeling-Schuld, Canada
Katie Waddington, France

Each Ambassador has been paired with an established professional photographer who will help her take the next step in her career. These exceptional Girls Who Click partner photographers are the backbone of the Ambassador Program and we are deeply indebted to them for their mentoring and generosity. 

In addition to mentorship, Ambassadors have access to all Girls Who Click nature photography workshops. The Ambassador Program is sponsored by ThinkTank, LEE Filters, and Wild Idea Lab, who will provide special benefits to Ambassadors.

Thank you for being a member of the Girls Who Click community. If you love what we do, please consider donating to support these programs!

Get Mentored by a Pro: Ambassador Program Application Open for 2022!

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To our wonderful Girls Who Click Community,

We are so excited to announce the second year of the Girls Who Click Ambassador Program. The application window is NOW OPEN! Complete your application until October 31,2021.

Click here to Apply!

The Ambassador Program guides young female and female-identified+ photographers/videographers ages 16-30 through a one year (at minimum!) mentorship. We pair each Ambassador with a photographer who will mentor her in fundamental areas: developing a portfolio, breaking into the industry, and cultivating a network of supportive individuals.

Girls Who Click is committed to creating an inclusive program for participants from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Each photographer will learn and grow from her mentor as well as from our bigger Girls Who Click Ambassador community. Like all of our programs, the Ambassador Program is completely free for participants. 

How do you apply to become an Ambassador? It’s simple. Complete our online application and send us a portfolio of 40 images. We want all who are interested to be able to apply. If you have any questions or need any help, you can email us at info@girlswhoclick.org at any time.

This last year, we’ve had bright, amazing photographers and videographers in the Ambassador Program. We are thrilled to continue the trend and welcome more Ambassadors in 2022, helping them work towards their career goals and navigate the professional photography industry. 

And, we couldn’t do it without our amazing sponsors: ThinkTank, LEE Filters, and Wild Idea Lab.

Here’s to another year of the Ambassador Program!

With gratitude,

Suzi Eszterhas 
Founder & Executive Director, Girls Who Click

GWC featured on Cal Academy of Sciences’ Breakfast Club Show

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Don’t Miss this Bold Conversation about Women in Conservation Photography!

GWC Founder & Executive Director Suzi Eszterhas, GWC Board Vice President Susan McElhinney, and GWC partner photographers Jaymi Heimbuch and Morgan Heim sat down with Cal Academy’s Breakfast Club for an honest conversation about women in wildlife photography.

Watch Cal Academy’s conversation with Suzi, Susan, Morgan, and Jaymi!

In this courageous discussion, Suzi, Susan, Morgan, and Jaymi shared the personal challenges they have faced in the field as a female photographer. 

The conversation drove to the heart of discrimination in the industry, and included important and controversial topics:

  • Gendered language in photography articles
  • Photography gear advertisements and sizing
  • Types of imagery receiving preference in photography contests
  • Harassment and violence in the field
  • Pay inequality
  • Lack of transparency in hiring and pay scales in the industry
  • Advantages of being a woman in the field
  • Exponential importance of finding your own voice as a woman

The conversation was brutally honest and at times painful as the talk turned in particular towards sexual harassment and incidents of physical violence while in the field. But there is hope for future generations thanks to the work of women like Suzi, Suan, Morgan, and Jaymi, as well as organizations like Cal Academy that put the spotlight on these issues. 

One of the most important steps in getting more women into the professional industry is removing obstacles to getting them hired. Morgan and Jaymi are founders of Her Wild Vision Initiative. Through an online, international directory, the project makes it easier for notoriously busy photo editors to find female and female-identified conservation photographers and videographers. As the project boldly states: “No more excuses for not being able to find us.”

Next up – stay tuned for a future Breakfast Club show about the lack of diversity in nature photography. 

Thank you all for supporting female and female-identified professionals!

Meet Our Ambassadors!

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We are thrilled to introduce you to the 2021 Girls Who Click Ambassadors. Selected from over 150 applicants, these 24 talented female-identified nature photographers and videographers have skill and grit that humbled our selection committee. They range from age 16-30, come from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds and they hail from all over the globe. These Ambassadors are motivated to break into the professional industry while advocating for conservation efforts worldwide. We cannot wait to see what they accomplish during their year as Ambassadors!

Click here to learn more about each Ambassador!

2021 Girls Who Click Ambassadors

Cherrisse Adlawan, PHL
Emma Balunek, USA
Tamara Blazquez Haik , MEX
Celina Chien, CAN/NDL
Jo Davenport, GBR
Alena Ebeling-Schuld, CAN
Stephanie Foote, GBR
Elie Gordon, GBR
Sadie Hine, USA
Beth Hotchkiss, USA
Chelsea Mayer, USA
Irene Mendez Cruz, FRA/VEN/GBR
Lea Milde, DEU
Angelica Mills, ZAF
Lianna Nixon, USA
Daphne P, USA
Alejandra Potter, ESP/USA
Evelyn Smalley, GBR
Aishwarya Sridhar, IND
Samantha Stephens, CAN
Alice Sun, CAN
Alex Traugot, USA
Kate Vylet, USA
Katie Waddington, FRA/GBR

We cannot wait to see what these talented young photographers accomplish in their year as Ambassadors!

Each Ambassador has been paired with an established professional photographer who will help her take the next step in her career. These exceptional Girls Who Click partner photographers are the backbone of the Ambassador Program and we salute them for their dedication and service to the next generation of female-identified photographers. 

GWC partner photographer Katie Schuler and her mentee, Ambassador Stephanie Foote, have already gotten started!

2021 Ambassador Mentors

Karine Aigner
Diana Caballero Alvarado
Inka Cresswell
Suzi Eszterhas
Melissa Farlow
Cathy Hart
Morgan Heim
Jaymi Heimbuch
Esther Horvath
Karen Kasmauski
Janet Kleyn
Jennifer Leigh Warner
Stephanie Manuel
Amy Marquis
Mary Ann McDonald
Susan McElhinney
Joanna Pinneo
Erin Ranney
Lynda Richardson
Katie Schuler
Brenda Tharp
Ami Vitale
Michele Westmorland

Thank you for being a member of the Girls Who Click community. If you love what we do, please consider donating!