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Learning to See Connection: What Long-Term Photography Reveals About Conservation
FromGeorgina Goodwin · PhotographerKenya4 min · Apr 15, 2026
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Every Untold Story as it lands, told firsthand by photographers, scientists, conservationists, and local voices.
- Conservation
Learning to See Connection: What Long-Term Photography Reveals About Conservation
Georgina Goodwin
Apr 15, 2026Kenya
- Conservation
The Flipflopi Project: Kila Kitu Inawezekana
Neeva Sumaria
Mar 26, 2026Lamu, Kenya
- Wildlife
Holbox Wildlife: How Urbanization Is Reshaping Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula
Tamara Blazquez Haik
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Untold InterviewsDiscover, Learn and Protect with Jeremiah Winden, Macro Photographer and Explorer
Magni Macro
Dec 14, 2025United States
MacroOur Tiny Companions: The Wonderful World of Microscopic Organisms
Iker Duro Linares
Nov 11, 2025Spain
PeopleThrough My Lens: Reclaiming the Wild Stories of My Homeland
Imara Njeri
Oct 17, 2025Kenya
Where the stories come from
Every Untold Story begins somewhere real. Explore the places ours are filed from, from a back garden to the farthest coast.
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- Maasai Mara, KenyaLearning to See Connection: What Long-Term Photography Reveals About ConservationGeorgina Goodwin
- Lamu, KenyaThe Flipflopi Project: Kila Kitu InawezekanaNeeva Sumaria
Watamu, KenyaKenya's Battle to Protect Sea Turtles, at Sea and on LandAmos Kiarie
Shimoni, KenyaEntangled in MangrovesNeeva Sumaria- Nairobi, KenyaThrough My Lens: Reclaiming the Wild Stories of My HomelandImara Njeri
Amboseli, KenyaRedefining Conservation: Animals and People Thriving TogetherAzzedine T. Downes
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, UgandaMountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest: An Adventure of a LifetimeJenna Price Mercurio
Mabamba Swamp, UgandaThe Shoebill: A Journey to a Prehistoric Wonder of NatureRocco Scanzuso
Etosha & the Namib, NamibiaThe Enchantment of African Wildlife: A Photographer's HeavenAmber
Greater Kruger, South AfricaThe Art of Noticing: A Cornerstone of Wildlife FilmmakingJura Bakx- Holbox Island, MexicoHolbox Wildlife: How Urbanization Is Reshaping Mexico's Yucatán PeninsulaTamara Blazquez Haik
- Playa del Carmen, MexicoDiving with Bull Sharks in Playa del Carmen: Breaking the Myths and Supporting ConservationDiana & Wynand
Central Florida, United StatesPhotographing Wildlife in Your Own YardKaren González Videla
Badlands National Park, United StatesLessons from the Past: The Role of the Fossil Record in Protecting the FutureMatt & Max- Costa Rica, Costa RicaDiscover, Learn and Protect with Jeremiah Winden, Macro Photographer and ExplorerMagni Macro
Dutch countryside, NetherlandsProtecting Barn Owls: Community Involvement in the NetherlandsNicolas Clerc
Zuid-Kennemerland, NetherlandsRediscovering Myself Through Wildlife Photography: A Journey of HealingDeniz Dalkilic
Vienna, AustriaSurvival of the Fittest: How Wildlife Adapts to Urban HabitatsNikolai Goritschnig- Basque Country, SpainOur Tiny Companions: The Wonderful World of Microscopic OrganismsIker Duro Linares
Germany, GermanyHated, Shunned, and Misunderstood: The Story of the City PigeonNephila Wildlife
Zurich, SwitzerlandThe Secret Kingdom of Fungi Beneath the SoilGulce Tekin
Istanbul, TürkiyeThe Life of a Tree, in the Body of an EarthwormSefa Kaya - Villcorvus
Lithuania, LithuaniaThe Magic of Macro PhotographyMagni Macro
Lithuania, LithuaniaSome Life in the Pond: Of Water Striders and DamselfliesMagni Macro
Lithuania, LithuaniaThe Spiders Next Door: Why You Don't Have to Fear ThemMagni Macro
French Polynesia, French PolynesiaGuardians of the Deep: Lessons from Humpback Whales on Conservation and ConnectionRachel Moore
The High Arctic, CircumpolarClimate Change and the Arctic Fox: The Red Fox InvasionJacob Buck
The Projects in the Field
Many of our stories are tied to conservation in different ways. Some grew directly from field projects, while others were shaped by the people, places, and questions behind them. Here are the real world conservation efforts connected to our Untold Stories, and how each one found its way onto the page.
African Parks · Protection
Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest: An Adventure of a Lifetime
Bwindi, Uganda
- The Flipflopi Project · Cleanup
The Flipflopi Project: Kila Kitu Inawezekana
Lamu, Kenya
- Barn Owl Nest-Box Network · Recovery
Protecting Barn Owls: Community Involvement in the Netherlands
Netherlands
- Bull Shark Dive Conservation · Coexistence
Diving with Bull Sharks in Playa del Carmen: Breaking the Myths and Supporting Conservation
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Author Spotlight
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Conservation
Azzedine T. Downes
Conservation Leader
Azzedine T. Downes is the President and CEO of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), where he leads global efforts to protect animals and their habitats. Known for his innovative approach, Downes has expanded IFAW's reach in tackling issues like wildlife trafficking and habitat destruction. With a background in diplomacy and international development, he has built strong collaborations with governments and communities worldwide. His leadership emphasizes sustainable solutions that benefit both wildlife and people, making him a key figure in global conservation.
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The photographers, scientists, and conservationists who are there when the story happens.
AmberPhotographer
Amos KiarieJournalistAzzedine T. DownesConservation Leader
Deniz DalkilicPhotographer
Diana & WynandPhotographersGeorgina GoodwinPhotographer
Gulce TekinScientist
Iker Duro LinaresFilmmaker
Imara NjeriPhotographer
Jacob BuckMarine Biologist
Jenna Price MercurioPhotographer
Jura BakxFilmmaker
Karen González VidelaPhotographer
Magni MacroMacro Photographer
Matt & MaxPaleontologistsNeeva SumariaConservationist
Nephila WildlifePhotographer
Nicolas ClercPhotographer
Nikolai GoritschnigPhotographer
Rachel MoorePhotographer
Rocco ScanzusoPhotographer
Sefa Kaya - VillcorvusMacro PhotographerTamara Blazquez HaikPhotographerAll Untold Stories
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