This week on the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast (https://podcast.mymodernmet.com/), we interview photographer Ami Vitale. Ami is world-renowned for her work documenting endangered animals and the bond they share with their caretakers. In this episode, we chat about how Ami got to where she is today and get a behind-the-scenes look at some of her most recognizable pictures and short films.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Canvy
3:38 - Ami Vitale on understanding the world and refusing to focus on violence in her journalism work
7:27 - Ami Vitale on documenting the death of Sudan, the world's last male Northern White Rhino
12:56 - Ami Vitale on filmmaking and her film "Shaba" documenting an orphaned elephant in Kenya
15:16 - stamps.com
17:53 - Ami Vitale on her photo of the Rothschild Giraffes raft-rescue operation
21:45 - Ami Vitale on what happened to the Rothschild Giraffes and nature's resilience
22:51 - Ami Vitale talks about getting comfortable with a camera, "I'm still uncomfortable"
24:35 - Ami Vitale on how she takes a picture, and some advice for beginner photographers: "Change your angle"
26:44 - Ami Vitale talks about what cameras and lenses she travels with
29:50 - Ami Vitale on the lack of diversity in photography, and how she's using her platform
33:33 - Ami Vitale on new developments of the rhino story and resurrecting the species
35:40 - Ami Vitale's final advice "Follow your heart, follow your passions...stick with things"
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