Since 2008, Laura has spent 3-6 months out of each year taking pictures in Argentina. She leads wildlife photo tours throughout Argentina and Patagonia with Buenos Aires business partner, German Ambrosetti. When time allows, she works on personal photography projects in the wetlands of the northeast. In the past, her specialty has been birds and bird behavior, but she’s slowly transitioned into telling stories that depict a more complete picture of natural and cultural history. |
Publications: Laura’s photography has been published in National Wildlife, National Geographic, Nature’s Best, Nature Conservancy, Smithsonian Magazine, Ranger Rick, and Birder’s World magazines – among others.
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS:
2010
- Images for Conservation Pro Tournament 2010:
- 3rd place out of 20 professional photographers
- $21,500 cash prize
- National Wildlife Magazine:
- Honorable Mention in ‘Birds’ category
2009
- NANPA Member Competition:
- ‘Top 10’ from 4,120 images, as judged by professional photographers of the North American Nature Photographers Association
- Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice Awards:
- Honorable Mention in ‘Birds’, professional division
(Exhibited at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum)
2008
- National Wildlife Magazine:
- Second place in ‘Birds’, professional division
2007
- Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice Awards:
- Two ‘Highly Honored’ images in ‘Birds’
2006
- Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice Awards:
- Winner of ‘Animal Antics’
(Exhibited at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum)
- ‘Highly Honored’ image in ‘Birds’
- International Wild Bird Photographer:
- Winner of the ‘Best Artistic Image’
Photography Experience:
- Stock photography as well as database creation of stock photography library for Medical News Network, New York City, NY
- Diagnostic (specimen) photography, field photography, and darkroom work for archaeologists and curators at the Center for American Archaeology and the University of Nebraska State Museum.
- Freelance photography for special events in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Digital/Technical Assistant for Joanne Williams International Photo Safaris
- Owning and managing Frontera Wildlife Photography Adventures with partner German Ambrosetti
Education:
Graduate - MA in Medical and Biological Illustration from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate - BFA in Scientific Illustration as well as Visual Arts from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Mission: To present the natural world as an emissary for its own preservation and enhancement, teach about the natural world through photographic stories, and hopefully, shift egocentric human perspectives toward the environment.
Memberships: North American Nature Photographer’s Association, American Society of Media Photographers, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, and Association of Medical Illustrators. Conservation Memberships: Nature Conservancy, Land Trust Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Refuge Association, Yellowstone Association, National Wildlife Federation, Sierra Club, and Defenders of Wildlife
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