Cristina Mittermeier

		Theme 2 Conservation In Focus with Cristina Mittermeier Cristina’s photographs are a vehicle for raising awareness—the first step in inspiring change. Ultimately, Cristina goes beyond the sound bite to reveal a story that offers hope. She’s the ideal teacher for those who seek to make a meaningful impact with their photography.
What You Should Enter: Favorite places and cultures close to your home or far away that you feel are exceptional and worthy of conservation.

Cristina Mittermeier
Cristina Mittermeier is one of the premier nature photographers in the world. As the chairperson of the ILCP, she has a particular dedication to endangered people and places around the world. She offers first and foremost a vehicle for raising awareness—the first step in inspiring change—and she does it with the deliberate use of her camera. Ultimately Mittermeier goes beyond the sound bite to reveal a story that offers hope. Her images focus on the increasingly fragile relationship between human cultures and the planet, and her work encompasses important sustainability topics such as biodiversity and indigenous peoples. She is the ideal teacher for those interested in nature photographer and to anyone who seeks to make a meaningful impact with photography. For examples of the photo essays she has crafted, please see her online portfolios at cristinamittermeier.com.