Shaba has been selected as selected as a winner at ALT EFF 2020. All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF) is a platform that inspires and mobilises communities to take action towards creating a sustainable future, locally and at large. The film festival takes place October 9th – 17th, 2021 in Panchgani, India. Make [ … ]

“Shaba,” my new film on the first matriarch of Kenya’s Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, has been selected to be shown in Innsbruck at the Metropol Cinema during the Innsbruck Nature Film Festival 2021 from October 19th – 22nd. Short or long, documentary or story, thought-provoking, factual, shocking, fascinating, or just simply beautiful: These words describe the [ … ]

Shaba is an Award Finalist for the 2021 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, where it will screen this fall. The Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WCFF) highlights the finest independent films that promote sustainability and the conservation of biodiversity. ​ These films connect the dots between saving species from extinction and preserving the Earth’s precious resources of [ … ]

I am proud to share that “Shaba” has been selected for Dixie State University’s DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival. The festival celebrates the art of documentary filmmaking. The 2021 Festival running from November 1 – 6, offers a week of entertaining films from all over the world, as well as year-round programs including monthly DOCUTAH [ … ]

Connect. Provoke. Inspire. Get ready for The One Club for Creativity’s Creative Week – Online from June 7th – 11th, 2021. This year we’re featuring sessions including everything from Education to Inclusion & Diversity to Executive Leadership and beyond, along with our industry’s most coveted and respected awards shows, The One Show and ADC Awards. [ … ]

I am honored to be speaking at Nature is Calling: the 2021 World Environmental Day virtual symposium from The Green Institute on June 5, 2021. I will be joining John Vermilye, owner and Chairman, Travel Sentry and co-founder of Gallifrey Foundation and other knowledgeable experts who will share insights on the process of ecosystem restoration [ … ]

Join THREE renowned photographers; Ami Vitale, Joe McNally and Tamara Lackey on the trip of a lifetime to Ecuador where you will experience the abundant wildlife of the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest and the culture of Quito, its historic capital. Ecuador has the highest level of biodiversity per square kilometer anywhere in the world and you [ … ]

May 22nd is the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrate with a virtual extravaganza featuring scientists, explorers and conservationists from across the globe! Ami Vitale will be speaking at 12pm MST/2pm EST on Friday, May 21. The Global Biodiversity Festival is a virtual weekend for the general public, with a simple goal of shining a [ … ]

My new film, Shaba, about the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, has been selected for the the Doclands Festival May 7-16, streaming as part of the “For the Love” Shorts Program. Learn more and get tickets here. I hope you’ll have a chance to catch this moving story of the Samburu and Reteti Elephant Sanctuary who have [ … ]

In the mountains of northern Kenya, a Samburu community is doing something that has never been done before, building a sanctuary for orphaned elephants to rehabilitate them back to the wild. The project is not just changing attitudes about elephants, it’s changing attitudes about women too; the secret to the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary’s success is [ … ]

In a talk hosted by Mike’s Camera and Nikon, Nikon Ambassadors Ami Vitale and Corey Rich will hold an open conversation about how to make a difference in the world through storytelling entitled Photography that Matters – with Ami Vitale and Corey Rich. They will candidly discuss passion, meaning and the craft of storytelling and [ … ]

On Friday, April 30th at 12pm ET, PhotoShelter is teaming up with National Geographic photographer, filmmaker, writer and explorer Ami Vitale. Ami will take us on an odyssey, sharing powerful stories about pushing boundaries and how she’s used her photography to make an impact. Ami will share her work to illustrate personal stories about individuals [ … ]

My new film, Shaba, about the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, has been selected for the EarthX film festival in Dallas, Texas. It will screen April 21 at 8pm at Victory Park and online on April 24 as part of the Animals Shorts Block. Learn more and get tickets here. I hope you’ll have a chance to [ … ]

I am proud to be speaking as a part of Photographers Without Borders’ Storytelling for Change Summit Mar. 27 & 28, 2021. As storytellers, we have a great privilege and responsibility to share stories that are meaningful and that take us closer to a shared vision of the world we wish to live in. What [ … ]

In an event hosted by Glazer’s Camera of the Pacific Northwest, Join National Geographic photographer, filmmaker, writer and explorer Ami Vitale, March 15th as she takes us on an odyssey, sharing powerful stories that drive change and inspire us all to push boundaries, break glass ceilings and have impact in our daily lives. Ami has [ … ]

THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19. NEW DATES WILL BE POSTED WHEN AVAILABLE. The Santa Fe Multimedia Storytelling Workshop is an intensive five-day workshop taking place Oct. 5-9. There is a true craft to creating and editing photographic projects, and then translating them into meaningful and powerful expressions in multimedia. Strong stories must [ … ]