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Ready to grow a career (or a sustainable side-hustle) in conservation photography and visual storytelling? Dive into these podcast episodes that focus on strategy and business skills.

Episode 101: 7 types of photo stories every conservation nonprofit needs
Conservation nonprofits who aren't investing in photographers and filmmakers to tell their stories are missing out BIG TIME. Here's 7 kinds of stories you can make for nonprofits that'll help build trust, stoke community spirit, and ramp up fundraising.
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Episode 099: What to Create When You're in a Creative Rut with Morgan Heim
When you hit a plateau in your creative work, turn to these 3 tools and strategies for what to make so you get back your momentum.
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Episode 098: Getting Local Photo Stories in National Mainstream Publications with Anne Readel
Just 2 years after picking up a camera, this photographer is getting her local conservation photo stories into national publications like New York Times, Audubon, Better Homes & Gardens, Sierra and more. Here's how.
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Episode 097: Pitching Conservation Photo Stories with Steven Bedard of bioGraphic Magazine
Why conservation photo stories are needed now more than ever, how bioGraphic is providing essential (and increasingly rare) reporting, and of course, tips for pitching your photo stories.
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Episode 096: Slipping Conservation Values into Commercial Photography with Rebecca Stumpf
You don't have to work strictly on environmental issues to be an effective conservation photographer. Editorial and commercial photographer Rebecca Stumpf shows how you can work these values into every type of photography you love to do.
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How to build a scope of work for a conservation photography assignment
Being organized is considered the boring part of our creative work as conservation photographers. But this critical step actually frees us to be more creative in the long run.
Pausing at the beginning of a photography project in order to shape its purpose, its parameters, the direction, and the end goals always pays off big time in the end.
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5 Essential Elements Of A Conservation Photography Project Budget
Photography budgets only seem boring. In reality, they're amazing for providing clarity and predictability for any photo project. Let's walk through budget essentials for stress-free photo projects, and how to customize a budget for conservation photography projects large or small.
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Episode 089: How to Market Your Conservation Stories and Campaigns with Robin Moore and Arnelle Lozada of Re:wild
Effective conservation is about marketing. Join two professionals who bring photography and messaging together to reach global audiences for big impact, and learn strategies you can use in your own efforts at home starting today.
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Episode 088: Publishing Photo Books for Conservation with Helen Cherullo of Braided River
This publishing house doesn't call it done when a book hits the shelves. For Braided River, that's only the beginning of using the power of photography books to inspire change and protect wild spaces. Learn how they're using books as the launching-off point of new conservation campaigns.
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Episode 087: How to Start a Successful Career in Underwater Conservation Filmmaking with Inka Cresswell
How do you break into the world of underwater filmmaking? This marine biologist made the jump and shares her story plus strategy tips with us.
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Episode 086: How This Filmmaker Goes Beyond Premieres for Conservation Impact – An Interview with Gunjan Menon
The real work begins after the film hits screens. This filmmaker launched an initiative that helps filmmakers create long-term impact for conservation with their films.
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Episode 085: How to Get 100 Million Image Views for Conservation Causes with Benjamin Von Wong
An environmental artist shares how he cracked the code behind viral images, and how that success pushed him toward focusing on conservation issues.
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