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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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There's no one single (or right) way to select images and lay out a conservation photo story. But in the 10+ years I've been working on online stories, I've found one workflow that works best for me. Whether you're creating your own articles on your photography website, or image-driven articles and pages for other organizations, take what tips are helpful and run with them. 
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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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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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Get a glimpse into the life of a professional wildlife conservation photographer... who happens to be one of the world's best bird photographers, too. Meet Gerrit Vyn, whose work with Cornell Lab of Ornithology takes him all over the globe to photograph some of the rarest birds on Earth. 
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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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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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Finding and nurturing your personal photography style ends up being a huge asset both in standing out from the crowd, and in preserving your creative sanity. But it isn't always an easy process to get there. Here are the three truths I discovered about what it takes to find your own style in conservation photography.
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Curating a portfolio of images is tough work. But thankfully there’s a simple process to it. And once you know this process, it gets a whole. Lot. Easier. We’re going to break it down together step by step so you can create a pitch-ready conservation photography portfolio on repeat with this 5-step process!
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Empathy is critical to effective conservation visual storytelling, especially as we find ourselves more divided than ever and living on a planet sliding quickly into climate crisis. But who receives our empathy? And how do we muster it up in the face of conflict? We answer these questions and more with a brain science and communication expert.
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"What is a conservation photograph? it transcends culture, age, gender language, all those barriers that the written word might have. And it does so instantly." This conversation with conservation photography legend Pete Oxford explores the heart and soul of using photography for conservation. 
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Things will go wrong. They always do. But here's how you get through even the most haywire moments in your photography.  
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