Incredible Women Wildlife Photographers

Edit: Please feel free to copy this post and add to wherever you like, its all about getting these women’s incredible work in front of as many people as possible!

Original Post:

The International League of Conservation Photographer‘s annual conference called WiLDSPEAK recently took place in Washington D.C. As always, leaving the event meant the mental batteries were re-charged and inspiration was running at full steam. Yet, there was one other glaring take away. Women are not only still largely under-represented in wildlife photography, but they are also incredibly under-appreciated.

Jodi Cobb was part of the programming, enlightening the audience with her work on Geishas and modern day slavery. Her photographs were absolutely stunning, her stories grippingly captivating. I sat there embarrassed. I had no idea who she was. She has completed over thirty stories for National Geographic, working for and with the magazine for over thirty years. I didn’t have the slightest clue. I was humiliated by my complete ignorance.

Now I realize that as a man, I have been afforded opportunities woman have not. And quite honestly, I feel very conflicted about writing this blog post in the first place. Is it appropriate for me as a male to write about the under-representation of females in the industry at all? The reason I ended up deciding to do so is that this is not about me, but rather about the many incredible women wildlife photographers who produce amazingly inspiring work and of whom everyone should be aware.

Please check out their work.

Suzi Eszterhas

Suzi Eszterhas

Cristina Mittermeier

Cristina Mittermeier

Esther Horvath

Esther Horvath

Krista Schlyer

Krista Schlyer

Melissa Groo

Melissa Groo

Morgan Heim

Morgan Heim

Jaymi Heimbuch

Jaymi Heimbuch

Jen Guyton

Jen Guyton

Susan McConnell

Susan McConnell - Incredible Women Wildlife Photographers

One thing that you may have noticed is that all of these women are not only wildlife photographers, but also conservation photographers. They are all using their images to raise awareness, save species, and fight for the planet. True heroes in my book!

Update December 7th, 2017 – I posted this list on Facebook yesterday and asked other’s to share their inspirational women photographers. The comments kept flooding in. It was tremendous. I want to include their suggestions here. I will update this list as more suggestions come in (leave them in the comments here!)

Update December 11th, 2017 – Since wildlife is or at the very least should be the top priority for all wildlife photographers, I am not adding links for photographers who bait or lure mammalian predators or raptors, including owls, or who promote game farm photography.

Listed in alphabetical order:

Jennifer Adler

Jennifer Adler

Karen Ann Sullivan

Karen Ann Sullivan

Ellen Anon

Ellen Anon

Cheryl Arena

Cheryl Arena

Bethany Augliere

Bethany Augliere

Sandra Bartocha

Sandra Bartocha

Bee-Elle

Bee-Elle

April Bencze

April Bencze

Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson

Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson

Sarah Blodgett

Sarah Blodgett

Janet Brown

Janet Brown

Alison Buttigieg

Alison Buttigieg

Trish Carney

Trish Carney

Jodi Cobb

Jodi Cobb

Brittany Crossman

Brittany Crossman

Ellen Cuylaerts

Ellen Cuylaerts

Barbara Dall’Angelo

Barbara Dall'Angelo

Jacqueline Deely

Jacqueline Deely

Anja Denker

Anja Denker

Carole Deschuymere

Carole Deschuymere

Isabel Diez

Isabel Diez

Carol Dilger

Carol Dilger

Laurie Dirkx

Laurie Dirkx

Alena Ebeling-Schuld

Alena Ebeling-Schuld

Eilo Elvinger

Eilo Elvinger

Melissa Farlow

Melissa Farlow

Katherine Feng

Katherine Feng

Stephanie Foote

Stephanie Foote

Teri Franzen

Teri Franzen

Carolina Fraser

Carolina Fraser

Jodi Frediani

Jodi Frediani

Colleen Gara

Colleen Gara

Daisy Gilardini

Daisy Gilardini

Cindy Goeddel

Cindy Goeddel

Annie Griffiths

Annie Griffiths

Renee Grinnell Capozzola

Amy Gulick

Amy Gulick

Jessica Hadley

Jessica Hadley

Orsolya Haarberg

Orsolya Haarberg

Hilary Hann

Hilary Hann

Cristina Harboe

Cristina Harboe

Jennifer Hayes

Jennifer Hayes

Hennie van Heerden

Hennie van Heerden

Tanya Houppermans

Tanya Houppermans

Denise Ippolito

Denise Ippolito

Marisa Ishimatsu

Marisa Ishimatsu

Rebecca R Jackrel

Rebecca R Jackrel

Britta Jaschinski

Britta Jaschinski

Cindy Jeannon

Cindy Jeannon

Beverly Joubert

Beverly Joubert

Amanda Joy 

Amanda Joy

Pamela Underhill Karaz

Pamela Underhill Karaz

Arati Kumar-Rao

Arati Kumar-Rao

Lauren Owens Lambert

Lauren Owens Lambert

Lisa Langell

Lisa Langell

Brianne Lehan

Brianne Lehan

Jennifer Leigh Warner

Jennifer Leigh Warner

Kathy Lichtendahl

Kathy Lichtendahl

Sally Mann

Sally Mann

Stephanie Manuel

Stephanie Manuel

Kerri Martin

Kerri Martin

Piper Mackay

Piper Mackay

Mia McPherson

Mia McPherson

Maggy Meyer

Maggy Meyer

Melyssa St. Michael

Melyssa St. Michael

Valerie Millet

Valerie Millet

Yva Momatiuk

Yva Momatiuk

Beata Moore

Beata Moore

Anette Mossbacher

Anette Mossbacher

Annie Marie Musselman

Annie Marie Musselman

Roberta Olenick

Roberta Olenick

Hob Osterlund

Hob Osterlund

Ann M. Pacheco

Ann M. Pacheco

Eilish Palmer

Eilish Palmer

Melissa Penta

Melissa Penta

Joanna B Pinneo

Joanna B Pinneo

Verena Popp-Hackner

Verena Popp-Hackner

Kari Post

Kari Post

Margot Raggett

Margot Raggett

Lynda Richardson

Lynda Richardson

Sam Rose Phillips

Sam Rose Phillips

Ellie Rothnie

Ellie Rothnie

Tui De Roy

Tui De Roy

Laurie Rubin

Laurie Rubin

Gabby Salazar

Gabby Salazar

Vicki Santello

Vicki Santello

Karin Saucedo

Karin Saucedo

Krisztina Scheeff

Krisztina Scheeff

Kristel Schneider

Kristel Schneider

Karen Schuenemann

Karen Schuenemann

Ashleigh Scully

Ashleigh Scully

Camille Seaman

Camille Seaman

Sandy Sisti

Sandy Sisti

Shayla Snowshoe

Shayla Snowshoe

Ann Toon

Ann Toon

Wendy Shattil

Wendy Shattil

Amy Shutt

Amy Shutt

Sarah Skinner

Sarah Skinner

Maggie Steber

Maggie Steber

Samantha Stephens

Samantha Stephens

Rachael Talibart

Rachael Talibart

Tara Tanaka

Tara Tanaka

Kika Tarsi Tuff

Kika Tarsi Tuff

Ingrid Taylar

Ingrid Taylar

Brenda Tharp

Brenda Tharp

Amy Toensing

Amy Toensing

Inger Vandyke

Inger Vandyke

Ami Vitale

Ami Vitale

Michele Westmorland

Michele Westmorland

Diana Whiting

Diana Whiting

Shannon Wild

Shannon Wild

Jessica Winter

Jessica Winter

Andy Wolcott

Andy Wolcott

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