National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale will speak at Anderson Ranch Tuesday evening.
Vitale wants to use her filmmaking and photography to inspire people to take action on behalf of the environment.
“This is our planet. What’s the path? And I find incredible stories that I think can be a blueprint for other places,” Vitale said.
She’s travelled to 21 countries in the past six months alone. One of her projects focused on the world’s first indigenous-owned elephant sanctuary in Northern Kenya.
She’s in the Roaring Fork Valley as a guest teacher at Anderson Ranch this week. She said she’s struck by the way valley locals cherish the landscapes around them.
"I think that’s one thing we share, is just a love of the land and all the wildlife. Not that there aren’t challenges, but it does feel like there are people who are on nature’s side here," she said.
On Tuesday at Anderson Ranch, Vitale will talk about how picking up a camera changed her from a shy young woman into the globe-trotting advocate she is today.
