Meet Our 2022 Girls Who Click Ambassadors
Halie Saferstein
Halie (She/They) is a recent graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, where she did her senior thesis on wildlife photography. With a background in competitive rock climbing, Halie developed a strong interest in nature and its preservation…
Karabo Magakane
Karabo Magakane (She/Her) is a 23 year old photographer from Bushbuckridge, Acornhoek in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. She is a photographer, a conservationist and a student pilot. She believes we need nature and without it we are doomed…
Fiona Wardle
Fiona (She/Her) is a wildlife photographer and an aspiring filmmaker currently based in New Zealand, committed to highlighting the trials and tribulations of the natural world and giving a voice to endangered species through her lens both above and below the ocean…
Lana Tannir
Lana Tannir (She/Her) is a nature photographer based in Germany. She specializes in conservation and animal welfare projects for organizations, editorials and sustainable brands. By merging storytelling with science, her objective is to shed light on the most pressing environmental issues today…
Emily Harwitz
Emily Harwitz (She/Her) is a multimedia science journalist and storyteller based on ancestral Ramaytush Ohlone land, also known as San Francisco, CA. With a background in chemistry and ecology and a penchant for adventure, she enjoys capturing stories that explore our connection to nature and each other…
Sitara Karthikeyan
Sitara is an 18 year old wildlife photographer from India. She is a College freshman majoring in psychology and sports. Wildlife and nature have interested her since she was a kid. She got into the field of wildlife photography at the age of 9…
Alexis Wangare
Alexis Wangare (She/Her) has been drawn to the natural world for as long as she can remember. She has always looked forward to spending time in nature, and she started wildlife photography on a trip to the Virunga Mountains. Spending time with the mountain gorillas really did something to her spirit, and she felt inclined to protect them, even if it was just by sharing images to create awareness…
Lilah McCormick
Lilah McCormick (She/Her) is a sophomore at Stanford University studying marine biology. Backpacking, scuba diving and exploring from a young age, she has a deep curiosity of the natural world and constantly seeks out adventure. She is especially passionate about studying and protecting marine predators…
Liseth Tapasco
Liseth Tapasco (She/Her) is an aspiring conservation photographer from the Western Andes of Colombia. Growing up and working in ecotourism alongside her family on the edge of Tatamá National Natural Park, Liseth is deeply connected and committed to the cloud forest ecosystem and all its varied inhabitants from orchids, mosses, and insects to reptiles, amphibians, and birds…
Tay Belcher
Tay Belcher (She/Her) has grown up in Kenya, alternating between the coast and the bush, so photography felt like a seamless progression.
Starting off as a dive instructor, underwater imagery had become her first obsession. Like many, during the pandemic, her focus shifted more towards birds and brought her attention to conservation…
Queen Manyike
Queen Manyike (She/Her) is 26 and comes from a small village called Tintswalo in Acornhoek, South Africa. She currently works at Kapama Private Game Reserve as a field guide. In 2016 she met Mike Kendrick, her photography mentor, who got her to first hold and use a Canon camera, and realized her passion was photography…
Maddy Rifka Brunt
Maddy (She/Her) is a fish/restoration scientist, wildlife biologist, surfer, climber, and seaweed artist. She grew up nomadically, from British Columbia to the Southwest coast of England. Maddy now lives on the Pacific Northwest coast and spends her time hiking, canoeing, and snorkeling the wild rivers of Northern California to conserve Pacific salmon populations…
Sofia Lopez
Sofia Lopez (She/Her) recently graduated from University of Georgia with a degree in Psychology and minors in Microbiology and Studio Art. She is a photographer driven to explore human relationships within nature, identity, culture, and wildlife…
Mariana Rivera Uribe
Mariana Rivera Uribe (She/Her) is a biologist, conservation photographer and filmmaker from Colombia. Since she’s had the capacity of walking on her own two feet, her direction has been towards nature. Through her work, she explores ways in which nature, storytelling and emotions have the living force to raise consciousness and transform our views on the inner and outer world, and lead to direct actions to protect the planet and those who live in harmony with it…
Emma Balunek
Emma is a recent graduate from Colorado State University with a degree in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability. She wants to build connections between people and wildlife using science communication tools like photography and storytelling that ultimately encourage more people to care about the Earth and in turn leads to a more sustainable future for humans, wildlife, and natural ecosystems. Emma is currently focused on a photo story about prairie dogs in Fort Collins.
Jo Davenport
Jo Davenport (She/Her) is a photographer and aspiring filmmaker, based in Bristol, UK, where she is currently completing a masters in Wildlife Filmmaking at UWE, in partnership with the BBC Natural History Unit. She has spent the last six years working as a lawyer in London, following an undergraduate degree in History & Politics.
Her love for nature and adventure has taken her across the wold, collaborating with conservation organisations on film and photography projects, and developing a particular fascination for remote environments and creatures that thrive in extreme conditions.
She aims to document stories of human impact on nature – both good and bad – to inspire change.
Alena Ebeling-Schuld
Alena Ebeling-Schuld (she/her) is a wildlife conservation geographer, photographer, illustrator, and science communicator living in coastal British Columbia, within the unceded territories of the Lkwungen-speaking peoples and the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ Nations.
Stephanie Foote
Stephanie (She/Her) is a Continuing Ambassador. Stephanie’s images shine a light on conservation issues, scientific research and human stories about our relationship with nature. She is currently based in Cambridge, UK which is also home to many international wildlife charities. Past projects have taken her to Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Lithuania, France, Kenya and The Galapagos Archipelago. In her work she transforms technical information into creative multimedia content.
Sadie Hine
Sadie is a high school student from Colorado currently living in Northern California. Growing up in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, nature has always been a huge part of her life. She has been taking pictures of local wildlife since she was a kid. Her photography started mainly with owls, but quickly began to focus on a wide variety of other animals. Sadie also spends a lot of her free time hiking, whether it be over passes in the Rocky Mountains or deep within some of California’s redwood forests.
Beth Hotchkiss
Beth Hotchkiss (She/Her) dreams of a future in which both people and planet can thrive. Viewing her camera as a tool for change, Beth aims to share stories about our collective environment and promote a more sustainable and equitable future. Valuing community, she hopes to partner with fellow change-makers to make a lasting impact.
Chelsea Mayer
Chelsea Mayer (She/Her) grew up in Huntington Beach, California, and attended UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. After working on film sets, she took a job with a whale watching company as a photographer and deckhand. There she fell in love with wildlife photography, and more specifically, the rarely seen transient killer whales that sometimes pass by Southern California. In her work, Chelsea likes to show people the beauty and dignity of the wild animals that we share space with every day.
Lea Milde
Lea Milde (She/Her) is a wildlife ecologist, conservationist, and self-taught wildlife and landscape photographer from Germany. She has a B.Sc. degree in Wildlife Management and is currently pursuing her M.Sc. degree in Wildlife Ecology. These conservation related studies gave her incredible chances to work with wildlife all around the world, her camera always being her loyal companion.
Daphne
Daphne (she/her) is a wildlife photographer living in Northern California. She has loved nature and animals from a very young age, and discovered an affinity for space through watching NOVA. Daphne is finishing her senior year of high school and plans on majoring in astronomy along with at least one language. Aside from photography, she enjoys learning languages, reading, painting, discovering new music, and traveling.
Angelica Mills
Angelica Mills (She/Her) is a travel consultant, CITW Bobirwa volunteer, conservation enthusiast and amateur photographer. In December 2015 she completed her honors in BCom Tourism Management at the University of Pretoria. She is constantly seeking ways to improve herself and take on any challenge with a smile. She has an intense passion for the African savanna, animals and nature, which goes hand in hand with her love for wildlife photography.
Lianna Nixon
Lianna Nixon is an educator and storyteller based in Boulder, Colorado. She is particularly interested in stories that explores the relationships of the natural world, wildlife, technology, and identity development as agents for change. She is currently a Master’s student at the University of Colorado Boulder: Learning Sciences and Human Development and currently working on the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC), the world’s largest and most complex central arctic research expedition to date, to create educational outreach content about the Arctic climate system.
Aishwarya Sridhar
Aishwarya Sridhar (She/Her) is an award-winning wildlife filmmaker, photographer, and presenter. Her debut documentary was telecast on India’s state-owned broadcaster and has helped protect the last remaining wetlands of Mumbai. She is working towards policy level protection for wetlands in Maharashtra. She has recently completed filming the most iconic and photographed wild Bengal Tigress from the forests of Central India.
Samantha Stephens
Samantha Stephens is a visual storyteller using photography and film paired with compelling written narratives to communicate scientific research- especially when that research is relevant to conservation issues. Through her work she hopes to foster appreciation for the natural world and the people who work to understand and protect it.
Evelyn Smalley
Traveling to Namibia at a young age instilled her love for the natural world, however hazy the memories, she realized she felt most at home outdoors. As part of her BSc Zoology degree at the University of Manchester she was fortunate enough to return to Southern Africa to research leopard populations. Although her background in science has always been aligned with my creative side, she now wants to focus all her energy into wildlife photography and filmmaking. She feels the visual medium is the most effective way to showcase the world’s natural beauty to the widest audience, ensuring its protected before it’s too late.
Kate Vylet
Kate Vylet (She/Her) is an underwater photographer, marine biologist, and divemaster anchored in Monterey Bay, California. Her photography and videography explores California’s underwater coast and highlights the marine life hidden below its green waves. With a background in ecology specialized to California’s kelp forest ecosystem, she focuses her photography through a lens of science to bring light to the ocean’s breathtaking beauty and incredible intricacy. Through her work Kate hopes to inspire awe and appreciation for the vibrant life found within the wet worlds of this blue planet.
Katie Waddington
Katie Waddington grew up in the South-West of France where her fascination with wildlife started. As a child, the animals she would see the most were the ones in her garden. Insects have always been her main focus as they play a key role in our ecosystems and yet are so easily overlooked.