Traditional Hunting in Kyrgyzstan

My Scholarship entry - Coastal Life in Rural Mexico

Mexico | Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | 4 photos

I'm an outdoor loving, explorer who hopes to shape her career around documentary and ethnographic photographer. Having travelled to over 25 countries, I've got an intense passion for the unknown and the drive to help tell the stories that aren't being told. I see this era as one of opportunity to document and preserve disappearing cultures and communities. There has been some interest in my work, but not enough to pay the bills or get me to the next level. I blog and manage social media for multiple organizations and NGOs, frequently volunteering within my community I primarily work with environment and refugee focuses NGOs.

Growing up in American Samoa, the jungle was my backyard, though we didn't have tarantulas larger than my hand nor gold mining operations threatening the ecosystem like Peru. I'm drawn to this scholarship because I feel the chance to work beside a NGS photographer would greatly improve my skills. I've got the gusto to navigate the rainforest, the passion for environmental impact NGOs like WWF, and the desire to explore the little documented Amazonian Peru. Quite simply, I am interested in being a part of this photo essay!