Ami Vitale

Ami Vitale (born 1971) is an American photojournalist and documentary film maker, based in Montana. Vitale's photographs have been published in National Geographic, for which she is a contract photographer, most recently covering the wild side of pandas and the fragile peace in Sri Lanka.[1] She is also a Nikon Ambassador.[1]

She has won World Press Photo awards in 2003, 2005, 2015, 2017 and 2018.[2]

Education

Vitale has a degree in international studies from the University of North Carolina and received her Masters at the University of Miami.

Bibliography

  • Vitale, Ami (August 2017). "Warriors to the rescue". Dispatches. Kenya. National Geographic. 232 (2): 76–81.

Awards

  • 2003: General News, third prize stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[3]
  • 2005: People in the News, second prize stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[4]
  • 2015: Nature, second prize singles, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[5]
  • 2017: Nature, second prize stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[6]
  • 2018: Nature, first prize stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Photographer Ami Vitale Biography -- National Geographic". 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Ami Vitale". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  3. "2003 Ami Vitale GNS3-AL". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  4. "2005 Ami Vitale PNS2-AL". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  5. "Orphaned Rhino". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  6. "Pandas Gone Wild". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  7. "Warriors Who Once Feared Elephants Now Protect Them". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
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