• © Stephen Wilkes. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Day to Night, 2015. Edition 33/50. Stephen Wilkes has built an unprecedented body of work and a reputation as one of America’s most iconic photographers, widely recognized for his fine art, editorial and commercial work. Day to Night, Wilkes’ most defining project, began in 2009. These epic cityscapes and landscapes, portrayed from a fixed camera angle for up to 30 hours capture fleeting moments of humanity as light passes in front of his lens over the course of a full day. Blending these images into a single photograph takes months to complete.
    © Stephen Wilkes. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Day to Night, 2015. Edition 33/50. Stephen Wilkes has built an unprecedented body of work and a reputation as one of America’s most iconic photographers, widely recognized for his fine art, editorial and commercial work. Day to Night, Wilkes’ most defining project, began in 2009. These epic cityscapes and landscapes, portrayed from a fixed camera angle for up to 30 hours capture fleeting moments of humanity as light passes in front of his lens over the course of a full day. Blending these images into a single photograph takes months to complete.
  • © Tim Flach. Endangered - Fireflies. Small 76 cm x 119 cm. Edition 3 of 10. Large 122 cm x 190 cm. Edition 2 of 5.
    © Tim Flach. Endangered - Fireflies. Small 76 cm x 119 cm. Edition 3 of 10. Large 122 cm x 190 cm. Edition 2 of 5.
  • © Ami Vitale. Wildlife keeper Joseph Wachira comforts Sudan, the last living northern white rhino on the planet, moments before his death of natural causes on March 19, 2018 at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya. He died surrounded by love, together with the people who committed their lives to protecting him. From the moment, almost twelve years ago, when I first heard about the bold plan to airlift four of the last Northern White Rhinos from Safari Park Dvör Karlove Zoo in the Czech Republic back to Africa, until today, when Najin and Fatu, his daughter and granddaughter, are the last two remaining of their kind, this story has shaped the lives of countless dedicated keepers, scientists & conservationists.
    © Ami Vitale. Wildlife keeper Joseph Wachira comforts Sudan, the last living northern white rhino on the planet, moments before his death of natural causes on March 19, 2018 at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya. He died surrounded by love, together with the people who committed their lives to protecting him. From the moment, almost twelve years ago, when I first heard about the bold plan to airlift four of the last Northern White Rhinos from Safari Park Dvör Karlove Zoo in the Czech Republic back to Africa, until today, when Najin and Fatu, his daughter and granddaughter, are the last two remaining of their kind, this story has shaped the lives of countless dedicated keepers, scientists & conservationists.
  • © Jim Naughten. C type, no border. Edition 10 of 10. Life on earth began 542 million years ago with the Paleozoic ( early life ) period. This was followed by the Mesozoic ( middle life ) ending with the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The Cenozoic ( age of mammals ) takes us to the present day. ‘Eremozoic’ is the named suggested by biologist E. O. Wilson for the current period, more commonly referred to as the ‘Anthropocene’ (age of man), Wilsons suggestion implies an age of ‘loneliness’ reflecting the upcoming biological age after the sixth great extinction.
    © Jim Naughten. C type, no border. Edition 10 of 10. Life on earth began 542 million years ago with the Paleozoic ( early life ) period. This was followed by the Mesozoic ( middle life ) ending with the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The Cenozoic ( age of mammals ) takes us to the present day. ‘Eremozoic’ is the named suggested by biologist E. O. Wilson for the current period, more commonly referred to as the ‘Anthropocene’ (age of man), Wilsons suggestion implies an age of ‘loneliness’ reflecting the upcoming biological age after the sixth great extinction.
  • © Paul Nicklen. Archival Pigment Print. Edition 2/10. Emperor Penguins shot from the Mario Zuchelli Base, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Penguins at Floe Edge at Terra Nova. Emperor penguins go to sea for days or even weeks at a time to hunt food to bring home to hungry chicks. They can dive to over 1000 feet deep. Despite being the tallest and heaviest of all Antarctic penguin species, weighing up to 80 pounds, they move with grace and speed in the water.
    © Paul Nicklen. Archival Pigment Print. Edition 2/10. Emperor Penguins shot from the Mario Zuchelli Base, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Penguins at Floe Edge at Terra Nova. Emperor penguins go to sea for days or even weeks at a time to hunt food to bring home to hungry chicks. They can dive to over 1000 feet deep. Despite being the tallest and heaviest of all Antarctic penguin species, weighing up to 80 pounds, they move with grace and speed in the water.
  • © Tamara Dean. Edition #4/8 (From an edition of 8 + 2AP's) Unframed ‘Endangered’ is a reframing of the notion of ourselves as human beings - mammals in a sensitive ecosystem, as vulnerable to the same forces of climate change as every other living creature. Biologists predict that if we continue carrying on the way we are then by the end of this century 50% of species living today will face extinction. And humans are not immune. To see ourselves as different and separate to the ecology and ecosystem of our planet is leaving humanity unprepared for the world we are currently destroying.
    © Tamara Dean. Edition #4/8 (From an edition of 8 + 2AP's) Unframed ‘Endangered’ is a reframing of the notion of ourselves as human beings - mammals in a sensitive ecosystem, as vulnerable to the same forces of climate change as every other living creature. Biologists predict that if we continue carrying on the way we are then by the end of this century 50% of species living today will face extinction. And humans are not immune. To see ourselves as different and separate to the ecology and ecosystem of our planet is leaving humanity unprepared for the world we are currently destroying.
  • © Jane Goodall. In her early days at Gombe, Jane Goodall spent many hours sitting on a high peak with binoculars or a telescope, searching the forest below for chimpanzees. She took this photo of herself with a camera fastened to a tree branch.
    © Jane Goodall. In her early days at Gombe, Jane Goodall spent many hours sitting on a high peak with binoculars or a telescope, searching the forest below for chimpanzees. She took this photo of herself with a camera fastened to a tree branch.
  • © Reuben Wu. Field of Infinity. A continuation of his Lux Noctis and Aeroglyphs series, Reuben explored the landscapes of Bolivia on a week-long road trip, photographing in remote and extreme locations, in combination with his modified drone to illuminate the landscapes at night.
    © Reuben Wu. Field of Infinity. A continuation of his Lux Noctis and Aeroglyphs series, Reuben explored the landscapes of Bolivia on a week-long road trip, photographing in remote and extreme locations, in combination with his modified drone to illuminate the landscapes at night.
  • © Vince Musi. Azy, a captive born Orangutan, famous for his cognitive skills was photographed for National Geographic magazine.
    © Vince Musi. Azy, a captive born Orangutan, famous for his cognitive skills was photographed for National Geographic magazine.
  • © Anand Varma. The forked tongue of this Anna’s hummingbird can be seen through the glass vessel from which it’s drinking artificial nectar. To fuel their energetic flight, hummingbirds may consume more than the equivalent of their body weight in nectar each day, via a tongue that makes a sipping motion up to 15 times a second. To keep the birds healthy in captivity, the artificial nectar they’re fed contains protein powder and other nutrients, seen here as white specks.
    © Anand Varma. The forked tongue of this Anna’s hummingbird can be seen through the glass vessel from which it’s drinking artificial nectar. To fuel their energetic flight, hummingbirds may consume more than the equivalent of their body weight in nectar each day, via a tongue that makes a sipping motion up to 15 times a second. To keep the birds healthy in captivity, the artificial nectar they’re fed contains protein powder and other nutrients, seen here as white specks.
  • © David Liittschwager. Common name: Blue Button, Scientific name: Porpita porpita. A sunburst in blues, this jellyfish relative called a blue button isn’t one organism but many, joined at the gas-filled hub that keeps the colony afloat. Each tentacle has a specialized role in the cooperative—catching prey, digesting, or reproducing. The pigment blocks ultraviolet rays. Photographed on board the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Larval Billfish Survey off Kona, Hawaii, September 19, 2006.
    © David Liittschwager. Common name: Blue Button, Scientific name: Porpita porpita. A sunburst in blues, this jellyfish relative called a blue button isn’t one organism but many, joined at the gas-filled hub that keeps the colony afloat. Each tentacle has a specialized role in the cooperative—catching prey, digesting, or reproducing. The pigment blocks ultraviolet rays. Photographed on board the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette, Larval Billfish Survey off Kona, Hawaii, September 19, 2006.
  • © Nick Brandt. Quarry with lion, Kenya, 2014. In Inherit the Dust (2016), unreleased portraits of animals that had taken over prior years were printed life-size on panels and placed in locations where animals such as these used to roam but, as a result of human impact, no longer do. 38 x 98 inches on 44 x 104 inch paper. From an edition of 15.
    © Nick Brandt. Quarry with lion, Kenya, 2014. In Inherit the Dust (2016), unreleased portraits of animals that had taken over prior years were printed life-size on panels and placed in locations where animals such as these used to roam but, as a result of human impact, no longer do. 38 x 98 inches on 44 x 104 inch paper. From an edition of 15.
  • © Jimmy Chin. Charakusa Valley Karakoram, Pakistan, 2001.
    © Jimmy Chin. Charakusa Valley Karakoram, Pakistan, 2001.
  • © David Doubilet. Tower of barracuda surround a diver in a question mark pattern in Sipadan, Malaysia. This is what photographers call a decisive moment, a moment later the scene changed dramatically.
    © David Doubilet. Tower of barracuda surround a diver in a question mark pattern in Sipadan, Malaysia. This is what photographers call a decisive moment, a moment later the scene changed dramatically.
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World’s greatest photographers helping raise conservation awareness

10 November 2021

One hundred of the finest photographers in the world have come together to offer an extraordinary selection of fine art to raise awareness and much-needed funding for conservation efforts around the world. The mission of the initiative, Vital Impacts, is to support organizations working to protect endangered habitats and the storytellers who amplify these critical stories. 

© Ami Vitale. Wildlife keeper Joseph Wachira comforts Sudan, the last living northern white rhino on the planet, moments before his death of natural causes on March 19, 2018 at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya. He died surrounded by love, together with the people who committed their lives to protecting him. From the moment, almost twelve years ago, when I first heard about the bold plan to airlift four of the last Northern White Rhinos from Safari Park Dvör Karlove Zoo in the Czech Republic back to Africa, until today, when Najin and Fatu, his daughter and granddaughter, are the last two remaining of their kind, this story has shaped the lives of countless dedicated keepers, scientists & conservationists.
© Ami Vitale. Wildlife keeper Joseph Wachira comforts Sudan, the last living northern white rhino on the planet, moments before his death of natural causes on March 19, 2018 at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya. He died surrounded by love, together with the people who committed their lives to protecting him. From the moment, almost twelve years ago, when I first heard about the bold plan to airlift four of the last Northern White Rhinos from Safari Park Dvör Karlove Zoo in the Czech Republic back to Africa, until today, when Najin and Fatu, his daughter and granddaughter, are the last two remaining of their kind, this story has shaped the lives of countless dedicated keepers, scientists & conservationists.

Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, has also contributed signed prints from her time working in Gombe, Tanzania, sixty years ago. These never-before-seen images include a self-portrait, as well as two other images showing the remarkable lives of chimpanzees that she has been working to protect for over 60 years. Other contributors are drawn from the covers of National Geographic and the world's most prestigious fine-art galleries. Just a few of the exceptional photographers include Paul Nicklen, James Balog, Cristina Mittermeier, Nick Brandt, Chris Burkard, Jimmy Chin, Tamara Dean, David Doubilet, Beverly Joubert, Keith Ladzinski, Jim Naughten, Maggie Steber, Joel Sartore, Tim Flach, Carolyn Guzy, Matthieu Paley, Xavi Bou, Beth Moon, Ami Vitale, Stephen Wilkes, and Reuben Wu, who are among the hundred photographers taking part. 

© Nick Brandt. The Day May Break is the first part of a global series portraying people and animals that have been impacted by environmental degradation and destruction. The people in the photos have all been badly affected by climate change - some displaced by cyclones that destroyed their homes, others such as farmers displaced and impoverished by years-long severe droughts. The photographs were taken at five sanctuaries/ conservancies. The animals are almost all long-term rescues, victims of everything from the poaching of their parents, to habitat destruction and poisoning. These animals can never be released back into the wild. As a result, they are habituated. So the animals and people were photographed together in the same frame. Available in 2 sizes: 20 x 26.6 in. image size on 24 x 30.6 in. paper ed. of 15 28 x 37in. image size on 32 x 41 in. paper ed. of 12
© Nick Brandt. Quarry with lion, Kenya, 2014. In Inherit the Dust (2016), unreleased portraits of animals that had taken over prior years were printed life-size on panels and placed in locations where animals such as these used to roam but, as a result of human impact, no longer do.
38 x 98 inches on 44 x 104 inch paper. From an edition of 15.

The initiative will be supporting Big Life Foundation, Jane Goodall Institute's Roots and Shoots program, Great Plains Conservation's Project Ranger, and SeaLegacy. The initiative is led by women and founded by the award-winning National Geographic photographer and filmmaker Ami Vitale and the visual journalist Eileen Mignoni.

© Tim Flach. Endangered - Fireflies. Small 76 cm x 119 cm. Edition 3 of 10. Large 122 cm x 190 cm. Edition 2 of 5.
© Tim Flach. Endangered - Fireflies. Small 76 cm x 119 cm. Edition 3 of 10. Large 122 cm x 190 cm. Edition 2 of 5.

They are also minimizing their environmental impact by offsetting their emissions. The Vital Impacts printing, shipping, ordering system, and web platform are all carbon neutral.

Visit the Vital Impacts website.

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