Category: Central America

Suzi Eszterhas

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Suzi Eszterhas

Photographer
Petaluma, California

Website: SuziEszterhas.com

Instagram: @suziesztherhas

Suzi Eszterhas specializes in documenting the family lives of endangered species and is well-known for her unprecedented work with newborn animals. Her photographs have been published in over 150 cover and feature stories in publications throughout the world. As an author, Suzi has 21 books in print. Suzi is a dedicated conservationist and helps raise funds and awareness for environmental organizations around the globe. She also recently founded Girls Who Click, a non-profit dedicated to encouraging young women to enter this male-dominated profession.

Expertise and Skills
Africa, Central America, North America, Photojournalism, Wildlife Photography
Conflict Trained, Expedition
Coexistence, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rehab
English

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Jenny Adler

WHITE SPRINGS, FL - MAY 29: Jenny Adler dives at Ginnie Springs in White Springs, Florida May 29, 2019 (Photo by Bob Croslin/Getty Images for National Geographic Partners)

Photo/Bob Croslin

Jenny Adler

Photographer
Gainesville, Florida

Website: JenniferAdlerPhotography.com

Instagram: @jmadler

Jennifer Adler, PhD, is a conservation photographer and underwater photojournalist. Her work is informed by her scientific background, and she uses her imagery to communicate science and conservation. She specializes in underwater photography and is a trained freediver and cave diver. She has worked on grant-funded stories and assignments for The Nature Conservancy, National Geographic, Huffington Post, and the International Women’s Media Foundation. Jenny is represented by National Geographic Image Collection.

Expertise and Skills

Central America, North America, Oceania, Photojournalism, Underwater, Underwater 360
Cave Diving, Diving, Expedition, Sailing, Science Background
Climate Change, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Fisheries, Science Communication, Water Issues
English, French

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Gabby Salazar

Gabby Salazar with a pitcher plant (Nepenthes kinabaluensis) along Kinabalu Summit Trail, Kinabalu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia.

Photo/Rick Stanley

Gabby Salazar

Photographer, Filmmaker
Gainesville, Florida

Website: GabbySalazar.com

Instagram: @GabbyRSalazar

Gabby Salazar is a nature and conservation photographer and a social scientist. As a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Photography and an Associate Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), Gabby has worked on environmental photography projects across the globe. Gabby has an MSc in Conservation Science from Imperial College London and is currently a doctoral student at the University of Florida, where she studies conservation marketing. Gabby also uses photography to connect children and youth with nature.

Expertise and Skills
Amphibians and Reptiles, Asia, Central America, Documentary Film, Invertebrates, North America, Photojournalism, Plants, Wildlife Film, Wildlife Photography
Diving, Expedition, Science Background
Biodiversity, Coexistence, Ecology, Natural Resource Extraction, Wildlife Crime
English

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Tania Escobar

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Tania Escobar

photographer, filmmaker
Fortaleza, Brazil

Website: TaniaEscobar.tv

Instagram: @taniaeo

Tania is a cinematographer working primarily in natural history and documentary genres. Her filmmaking experience centers on wildlife behavior, conservation, and observational documentary. She has produced conservation video series for The World Wildlife Fund and filmed on high-end Tv productions for NDR|Naturfilm, Smithsonian Channel, BBC and National Geographic. Tania is from Mexico and currently lives in Brazil.

Expertise and Skills

Aerial, Africa, Amphibians and Reptiles, Birds, Camera Trapping, Central America, Documentary Film, Drone, Invertebrates, Lighting, Macro, South America, Wildlife Film, Wildlife Photography
Expedition
Biodiversity, Coexistence, Fisheries, Indigenous Culture, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife Rehab
English, Portugese, Spanish
Latinx

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Alison Jones

East Africa: Uganda, Jinga, photo of Alison Jones on No Water No Life expedition

Photo/David Anderson

Alison M Jones

Photographer
New York, New York

Website: NoWater-NoLife.org

Instagram: @nowater_nolife

In 2007 I founded No Water No Life as a documentary project on values and threats regarding our rivers and watershed ecosystems. I’ve led 70 expeditions to African, Indian, Latin and N American watersheds, creating a 116,000-photo archive and 450 scientist and steward interviews presenting sustainable solutions for clean water for all. Affiliations: International League of Conservation Photographers Sr. Fellow; Explorers Club Fellow; member of Society of Women Geographers, a NJ Land Trust and ASMP.

Expertise and Skills
Aerial, Africa, Central America, North America, Photojournalism, Wildlife Photography
Expedition
Agriculture & Ranching, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ecology, Indigenous Culture, Natural Resource Extraction, Water Issues
English

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Katie Orlinsky

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Katie Orlinsky

Photographer
New York, New York

Website: www.katieorlinskyphoto.com

Instagram: @katieorlinsky

Photographer Katie Orlinsky has spent over a decade covering news stories and feature assignments around the world. Her work explores a variety of subjects from conflict and social issues to unique subcultures, wildlife, and sports, and has been featured in National Geographic magazine, the New York Times, the New Yorker, and Smithsonian. Since 2014, she has been working on a long-term photographic project documenting the human stories of climate change across the Arctic.

Expertise and Skills

Aerial, Arctic, Camera Trap, Central America, Documentary Film, Drone, North America, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Underwater, Wildlife Photography
Conflict Trained, Dog Sledding, Expedition, Horseback riding, Rafting, Writing
English, French, Spanish

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Ana Luisa Santos

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Ana Luisa Santos

Filmmaker
The Hague, South-Holland, The Netherlands

Website: analuisasantos.ateles.org

Instagram: @atelesfilms

Ana Luisa Santos, as one of the only female Portuguese wildlife filmmakers, specializes in producing long-form blue-chip behavioral wildlife and natural history documentaries for main broadcasters such as NHK, France Televisions, Nat Geo Wild and Terra Mater. Based in Portugal and the Netherlands, she produces, directs and shoots her films across the globe. Educated as an engineer she actively has been contributing as a judge for the main wildlife film festivals in Europe and USA.

Expertise and Skills

360, Aerial, Africa, Amphibians and Reptiles, Birds, Camera Trapping, Central America, Documentary Film, Drone, Europe, Invertebrates, Lighting, Macro, Other Remote Photography, Plants, Portraiture, Wildlife Film, Wildlife Photography
CPR / First Responder, Expedition, Kayaking, Mountaineering, Rafting, Science Background, Skiing, Technical Climbing, Tree-climbing, Writing
Agriculture & Ranching, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coexistence, Ecology, Environmental Justice, Forestry, Humanitarian, Indigenous Culture, Natural Resource Extraction, Science Communication, Sustainability & Renewables, Urban Wildlife, Waste, Water Issues, Wildfire, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rehab
Dutch, English, Portugese, Spanish

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Jordyn Romero

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JORDYN ROMERO

FILMMAKER
Santa Barbara, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico

Website: jordynromero.com

Instagram: @jordynromero

Jordyn is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, storyteller and creative. With the belief that empowering women is inexplicably linked to positive environmental change, she aims to reclaim the female narrative on screen and amplify the voices of diverse women worldwide in the outdoor industry.

Expertise and Skills

Central America, Documentary Film, Drone, North America, Underwater, Wildlife Film
Diving, Expedition, Mountaineering, Sailing, Skiing
Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Sustainability & Renewables, Water Issues
English
Hispanic

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Emi Kondo

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EMI KONDO

Photographer, Filmmaker
San José, Costa Rica

Website: www.emi-kondo.com

Instagram: @la.orquidea.ninja

Emi Kondo is a Costa Rican-Japanese multimedia producer, 2021 National Geographic Explorer, and Multimedia Manager at World Animal Protection International. She has traveled the world to film and photograph animals in the wild, farms, rescued in disaster zones, and undercover at captive animal venues. Her campaign stories and educational short films about conservation and animal welfare have advocated for positive change. She is currently developing a short documentary about the jaguar trade in Bolivia.

Expertise and Skills

Birds, Central America, Documentary Film, Macro, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Wildlife, Wildlife Film, Wildlife Photography
Conflict Trained, CPR / First Responder, Writing
Agriculture & Ranching, Climate Change, Humanitarian, Wildfire, Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Rehab
English, Portugese, Spanish
BIPOC, Latinx

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Sylvia Johnson

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Sylvia Johnson

Photographer, Filmmaker
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Website: freeroamingstudios.com

Instagram: @sylviamariaj

A filmmaker and impact strategist infused with a deep love for all things wild, Sylvia’s work humanizes stories of conservation to inspire strategic action towards change. An American in the broadest sense of the word, born in Bolivia and raised in South, Central, and North America, Sylvia brings a unique transcultural perspective to everything she does. She’s a National Geographic Explorer, Fulbright Scholar, Center for Environmental Filmmaking Fellow, and member of New Day Films.

Expertise and Skills

360, Central America, Documentary Film, North America, Photojournalism, South America, Wildlife Film
Expedition, Horseback riding, Skiing, Writing
Agriculture & Ranching, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coexistence, Humanitarian, Science Communication, Waste, Water Issues, Wildlife Rehab
English, Portugese, Spanish

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