Not Just Pretty Pictures: Photographers Aid Conservation Issues

Mountainfilm in Telluride has long celebrated the work of some of the world's leading outdoor and nature photographers, many of whom have taken part in the festival’s Gallery Walk. A recent Washington Post article examines the impact that National Geographic photographers have had on conservation issues, and it features several photographers who’ve displayed their work at the festival.

Steve Winter brought his photos of snow leopards (which earned him the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award) to Mountainfilm in 2009, while Nick Nichols has worked with explorer Mike Fay on his African and Redwoods transect (Mountainfilm 2010). Also mentioned in the Post article is James Balog, whose striking and innovative work has been presented and exhibited at Mountainfilm many times (the documentary, Chasing Ice, which focuses on his work on the Extreme Ice Survey recently premiered at Sundance).