OPTIC returns for its 6th consecutive year, bringing you the world’s best conference on wildlife, landscape and travel photography brought to you by B&H Photo & Lindblad Expeditions. The conference will be held June. 7 and 8, entirely online. Keynote Speakers : Ami Vitale and Clyde Butcher Special Guest Speakers (More speakers are being announced [ … ]

Ami Vitale is thrilled to be speaking Friday, May 15 at 2pm MT (4pm EDT) on her Instagram Live with Melissa Schneider of Bespoke Reps on The Business of Photography. Mark your calendars and get your questions ready! We’re going to be diving into how to make your photographic business a success. We’ll be tackling [ … ]

Ami will be delivering the talk Rhinos, Rickshaws and Revolutions at National Geographic Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Apr. 30, 2020. Purchase tickets here. “I realized that if I wanted to cover anything, I should spend time to understand it. And to do that, you have to go live the story.” —Ami Vitale Experience our [ … ]

Ami will be delivering the talk Rhinos, Rickshaws and Revolutions with National Geographic Live in Irvine, CA on May, 13, 2020. Purchase tickets here. “I realized that if I wanted to cover anything, I should spend time to understand it. And to do that, you have to go live the story.” —Ami Vitale Experience our [ … ]

Ami Vitale will be a speaker at the Storytellers 2020 Photo Conference in Miami Beach, May 17-19. Attendees will widen their visions as storytellers, expand their abilities in business, in technique and philosophically under the guidance of some of the best in documentary photography. She will be joined by fellow coaches Matt Eich, Sharon Farmer, [ … ]

Ami will be a keynote speaker at the 2020 Click | Away Conference in Atlanta Mar. 6-8. Click | Away is an immersive three day conference for photographers. Participants will learn how to take pictures that get noticed, grow their business and make connections that matter. Register now at clickawayconference.com National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale [ … ]

On Mar. 3, 2020 in Toronto, The Travel Corporation is celebrating inspiring women trailblazers who are helping to create an equal world during International Women’s Week. Ami Vitale will be speaking alongside extraordinary women like Patricia Schultz, Roxanne Joyal, Sarain Fox and Nadine Sykora. We’ll discuss why we’ve chosen our path, and how we’ve overcome [ … ]

Ami will be delivering the talk Rhinos, Rickshaws and Revolutions at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon on Mar. 1, 2020. Purchase tickets here. “I realized that if I wanted to cover anything, I should spend time to understand it. And to do that, you have to go live the story.” [ … ]

I am honored to be hosting opening night of the New York Wild Film Festival. We’re screening Best Adventure Film, “8000+”, and the Best Impact Film, “Kifaru,” about the last northern white rhinos on the planet and their selfless Kenyan caretakers. Following the film, I am thrilled that rhino keeper Joseph “JoJo” Wachira will be [ … ]

The Guardian Elephant Warriors of Reteti tells the story of the inspiring, community led conservation work of northern Kenya’s Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, the first ever community-owned and run elephant sanctuary in Africa. This oasis where orphans grow up, learning to be wild so that one day they can rejoin their herds, is as much about [ … ]

The Montana State University Honors College is hosting Renowned National Geographic Photojournalist and Nikon Ambassador, Ami Vitale, for the first Hoffmann Lecture on Feb. 19, 2020 at 7.30pm in Bozeman, MT at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture. Join National Geographic photographer, filmmaker, writer and explorer Ami Vitale, February 19th in Bozeman as [ … ]

At the Carnegie Museum of Natural History from Nov. 16, 2019-May 25, 2020. For 115 years, National Geographic has pioneered and championed the art of wildlife photography, and captivated generations of engaged audiences with a steady stream of extraordinary images of animals in nature. From the very first such image to appear – a reindeer [ … ]

Artists of international and national renown recall our community’s strength, compassion and connection through a powerful group exhibition on view October 18, 2019-February 16, 2020 at California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks. “Empathy: Beneath the Surface” presents a multi-disciplinary perspective on the idea of empathy and personal agency, with works that explore the universal themes [ … ]

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the U.S. constitutional amendment confirming women’s right to vote, a powerful new exhibition and book from National Geographic showcases iconic women around the world. WOMEN: A CENTURY OF CHANGE illuminates, celebrates and reflects on where the world’s women have been, where they are now and where they are [ … ]

I am proud to be a part of W|ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine, an upcoming show at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles opening Oct. 5, 2019. Complex, challenging, and immersive, W|ALLS: Defend, Divide, and the Divine is a historical look at civilization’s relationship with barriers, both real and imagined. For centuries, [ … ]

A 9-day photographic safari through two of Botswana’s most wildlife rich regions, led by photojournalist Ami Vitale. Renowned photojournalist Ami Vitale leads this safari through Botswana’s Chobe National Park and the remarkable Okavango Delta, where guests can make use of Ami’s extensive knowledge as well as specially adapted safari vehicles and on-site photo labs, an [ … ]