![Community Mapping in Gabon](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Field Notes/Community Mapping/CommunityMapping-400x400.1900ee35.jpg)
by Nina Hamilton
I came to Gabon to study how communities use and value their forest resources, what they see is threatening their resources and why all of that might differ across the landscape. All of the information…
Read more![Audubon’s Nebraska Crane Festival](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Youth/Audubon Crane/cranes_thumb.a6d97ced.jpg)
by Emily Baumbach
During four to six weeks from the beginning of March and into mid-April, nearly half a million Sandhill Cranes, roughly 80% of the world population, arrive in south-central Nebraska.
Read more![The Bones of Extinction at the Ivory Crush](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Youth/The Bones of Extinction/Bones_of_Extinction_Feature.3f14aee3.jpg)
by Lysander Christo
In November, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stood vigil over an unprecedented event in the United States: the crushing of six tons of illegal ivory seized from poachers and smugglers. At the…
Read more![Sculpting Nature: Memories in Stone](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Sculpting Wildlife/IMG_2080.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Zoe Stoenner
Statues are ubiquitous; they stand watch in front of government buildings, adorn city towers, and are monuments to what we humans hold in high esteem. While many sculptures are a testament to our history…
Read more![Unnatural in Nature](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Unnatural in Nature/5.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Ross Honig
In today’s society, so many of us are unaware of the human footprint we leave on this planet. Throughout this photo essay, American University student Ross Honig tries to create simple snapshots of the…
Read more![Backyard Wildlife](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/Backyard/Squirrel.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Keiran Snow Dawson
Join American University student Keiran Snow-Dawson as he goes in search of the wildlife that lives in his own backyard. In this photo essay, he illustrates that even in urban areas, wildlife can be abundant.…
Read more![Overnight in the Cederberg](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/Cedarburg/A%20Rhebok%20in%20the%20Groot%20Winterhoek%20Wilderness%20Area.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Samuel Strand
Samuel Strand, 12 years old, grew up in South Africa, surrounded by the beauty and wildness of this open, diverse country. He spends his free time venturing out into the wilderness, exploring the mountains…
Read more![Water Scarcity](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Youth Gallery/Water Scarcity/September%2014%2C%202012-51-2.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Kimberley R. Williams
Do you know how much water you waste? Izilwane teamed up with American University and the School of Communication's Visual Literacy taught by Kimberley R. Williams. After watching the film Call…
Read more![Nature is Dying](/assets/image-cache/images/IMG_0320.7603d9d1.jpg)
by Kimberley R. Williams
Izilwane teamed up with American University and the School of Communication's Visual Literacy class, taught by Kimberley R. Williams. After watching the film Call of Life, students determined…
Read more![Conservation Biology and Artistic Expression](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2013/03/IMG_5478-438x400.84cdda71.jpg)
by Nezam Ardalan
The decision to pursue conservation biology came after an incredible and intense 14 months of traveling through South America. There was no one moment or epiphany, no strike of clarity, just a slow and…
Read more![Teenaged Climber Takes Growing Up to New Heights](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/Jordan Romero/photo_2.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
Dating. Homework. High school dances. Where to go to college? Life for many teenagers is already full of the challenges of growing up. But at 15 years old, mountaineer Jordan Romero is taking “up” to a…
Read more![The American Landscape: The Background Story](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/American Landscape/7.17394b91.jpg)
by Cristina Kladis
One American University student explores the untold stories of the mountains of garbage that Americans throw away every day. She sets out to photograph not only the trash we discard but also the effects…
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