Photographer Ami Vitale has recently turned her lens to documenting compelling wildlife stories and spent three years documenting these fascinating bears. “Rewilding Pandas” appeared in the August 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine.
Ami Vitale is a National Geographic Explorer at Large, photographer, writer, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the nonprofit Vital Impacts. Her work illuminates the deep interdependence between people, wildlife, and the natural world, using storytelling to inspire empathy and action.
Over nearly three decades in more than 100 countries, Ami has documented the far-reaching consequences of environmental change. Beginning her career in conflict zones, she witnessed how resource scarcity, displacement, and climate instability shape human lives—experiences that forged her belief that social and environmental challenges cannot be separated.
Today, her work focuses on solutions: stories of resilience, collaboration, and renewal. Through both her own projects and her leadership at Vital Impacts, she is dedicated to supporting emerging voices and advancing a more hopeful, collective future for the planet.
Wild Hope illuminates the resilience of nature and humanity, offering hope, empathy, and a call to protect the living world.
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‘Our Interconnected World’ showcases stunning images that are not just photographs; they are windows into ecosystems, cautionary tales of human impact, and visual invitations to take action.
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Reteti elephant sanctuary takes in orphaned and abandoned elephant calves with an aim to release them back into the wild herds adjoining the Sanctuary.
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Photographer Ami Vitale has recently turned her lens to documenting compelling wildlife stories and spent three years documenting these fascinating bears. “Rewilding Pandas” appeared in the August 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine.
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