ethics

Ethics in the field:

As nature and wildlife photographers, we become hypocritical when damaging plants and animals while working to tell their stories through photography. Small creatures and plants may go unnoticed, and are even more likely to be disturbed. Gaining knowledge of the subject and its ecosystem, in advance, will help to prevent inadvertent damage and produce better images. The welfare of the subject and its environment must come before all other considerations. A wildlife photographer must also learn and respect laws created to protect plants and animals, seek permission from private landowners for access to privately owned land, and have patience with other photographers and the general public.

Ethics in the office:

Accuracy and truth of content are respected above all other considerations. As a graduate student in Medical and Biological Illustration at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, I worked with doctors, surgeons and scientists to create visual stories and true-to-life representations in a variety of media. In that setting, nothing was more important than accuracy. My eleven years of professional experiences in both the medical and scientific fields of illustration, animation, and educational software development required the same intensive commitment to accuracy.