#098: Just 2 years after picking up a camera, Anne Readel is getting her local conservation photo stories into national publications like New York Times, Audubon, Better Homes & Gardens, Sierra and more.
Anne is a student in Conservation Photography 101 who took my mantra of finding local stories seriously.
So seriously, in fact, that she didn't even leave her apartment complex to get her first photo story ever published by a national magazine.
Wait, whaaaa?
So is she a super-experienced photographer?
Nope.
Anne picked up a camera for the first time in 2019.
After a couple years of learning the ropes, she knew she wanted to do more with her new-found passion than just snap shots to post on Instagram.
(where they wither away as the algorithm is like, \u2018nah. no views for you').
She wanted to tell photo stories that
\U0001f31f Make people think.
\U0001f31f Get inspired.
\U0001f31f Have conversations.
\U0001f31f Act.
So, she made a move I so very deeply admire.
She looked for a fast-track option to gain the know-how and she invested in herself.
Anne enrolled in the Conservation Photography 101 course in June 2021 and by November, she had her first photo story published in Audubon Magazine.
In March, she had a story published in the New York Times.
In April, it was Better Homes & Gardens and Sierra Club.\xa0
Know what her stories so far all have in common?
They're 100% local conservation stories.
In this joyful, inspiring interview with Anne, we talk about:\xa0
\u2705 The mindset she used to pitch dream publications, even without a photography track record
\u2705 How she saw an opportunity to grow momentum for a local conservation movement and ran with it
\u2705 Why \u201cno\u201d isn't a bad thing for a pitch
\u2705 What she learned from \u201cfailures\u201d during the pitching process
\u2705 Figuring out the goal for your story early, and why it matters
\u2705 And so much more!
Get the full show notes + downloadable transcript + links to resources mentioned\xa0 at https://ConservationVisuals.com/98
\U0001f393 Get the Mini-Course: 6 Must-Have Shots for a Photo Story
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\U0001f4f8 QUIZ: What's your hidden visual storyteller personality?
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\U0001f5fa\ufe0f Guide to Conservation Photography
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