Ami Vitale started as a photo editor for the Associated Press in 1993. She then quit her job to be a photographer/foreign correspondent in the Czech Republic in 1997.
Today, she is a well-known conservationist championing the cause of endangered wildlife and the environment with her own photography and that of others.
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"Turn off social media and the tv and read voraciously. " says photographer Ami Vitale when asked about resources for grant applications. This year, Ami is the first female judge for the Imagely Fund--which is looking to provide a grant for one environmental photography project and one for a humanitarian photography project. thephoblographer.com »
2019-07-05 13:00
In 2018, Ami was put into the spotlight for her image of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, in which she documented the heartbreaking final moments leading to his passing. "There are no words to adequately express the profound grief I felt then and still feel today", she says when asked about the experience. thephoblographer.com »
2019-02-19 14:00
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