Ian Shive is an award-winning conservation photographer, author, educator, film producer and environmental advocate recognized as the recipient of the Sierra Club's 2011 Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography.
Shive’s images have appeared in publications around the world including National Geographic, Time, Ski, Travel Channel, Gourmet, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, US News & World Report, Popular Science, Men’s Journal, Outside and hundreds of others. Often referred to as the leading chronicler of America’s National Parks today, Shive’s book The National Parks: Our American Landscape has become a best-selling photography book and has helped shape diplomacy efforts around the world through his Wilderness Diplomacy initiative, currently underway in Afghanistan.
Agency founder, conservation photographer, nature lover— Ian Shive offers his perspectives on the photo industry and on how to make a living doing what you love.
