Learn About The Ethical Considerations of Conservation Photography

The Nurture Nature Campaign presents a webinar with world renowned nature photographer Geogina Steytler, Trinidadian photographer and author Faraaz Abdool and the campaign’s own director, Mark Gibson on the Ethics of Conservation Photography.

This webinar introduces budding conservation photographers to the ethical concepts and practices of conservation photography, and is the 2nd in our conservation photography webinar series for the “Nurturing The Wild” Photography Competition. While also detailing the specific ethical guidelines of the competition and a Q&A session this webinar is recommending viewing for persons interested in entering the photo competition.

Georgina is a world class nature photographer from Western Australia with a passion for birds, ethics and conservation. In 2018 she became the first Australian woman to win a category in ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year,’ the world's foremost nature photography competition. More recently she was the winner of the Portfolio Prize for the 2020 Bird Photographer of the Year.

Faraaz is a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Bird Status and Distribution Committee (TTBSDC), an acclaimed wildlife photographer, birding guide, safari agent, author of the book ‘Casual Birding in Trinidad and Tobago,’ and the manager of the “Nurturing the Wild” Photo Competition.

Mark Gibson is the volunteer director of the Nurture Nature Campaign and a criminologist specializing in wildlife trades. He is an avid amateur photographer whose experience includes documenting war crimes in Guatemala, the Sea Turtle Fishery in Latin America and the Wildlife Trade in T&T.

The webinar was originally broadcast on Jan. 25th, 8:00am T&T time on Zoom.