Breakout Speaker: NANPA Summit 2025

cindymillerhopkins.myportfolio.com
Cindy Miller Hopkins is a full-time travel and wildlife photographer with 25 years’ experience and over ten thousand publications to her credit. Cindy has more than 135,000 images represented by two major photo agencies, Danita Delimont and ALAMY. Her images can be seen on the pages of thousands of textbooks, travel brochures, calendars, fine art prints, consumer products, U.S. and international TV spots, magazines and newspapers. Her freelance, assignment and workshop career has taken her to all seven continents and to over 160 countries.
Some of her clients include National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Wells Fargo, American Express, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, AAA & Frommer’s travel guides, Smithsonian Journeys, Royal Caribbean, Princess Cruises, Quark Expeditions, Silversea Expeditions, PONANT, Blount Small Ship Adventures, Chester Zoo, BING homepage images and TV’s Food Network & the Discovery Chanel. She has images on permanent display at the Museum of the Bible and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. Her 2018 shot of 5-species of penguins in one frame is thought to be the only one like it in the world and is currently the lead image in a campaign to fully protect South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Along with her stock photography business, Cindy is the American Photo Ambassador for PONANT, teaches digital photography classes and workshops, works as a prophotographer/ lecturer on expedition ships and leads photo safaris around the world. She is past president of the NANPA Foundation Board and a current Nature Photography Foundation Board member. On average, Cindy is out of the country over 200 days a year. When not traveling, which isn’t often, she lives at home with her husband in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Portfolio Reviews
Thursday, May 15 / 8:00am – 9:30am / Portfolio Review Room
Friday May 16 / 8:00am – 9:30am / Portfolio Review Room
Saturday, May 17 / 8:00am – 10:00am / Portfolio Review Room
The Nature Photography Foundation Presents: Responsible Travel and Tourism Photography – Ethics in Action
Thursday, May 15 / 1:00pm – 2:00pm / Keynote Room
This first-time panel lead by long time NANPA members and well-respected members of the Nature Photography community share their experiences and knowledge of ethics based photography from around the world. Panelists and their topics include:
Cindy Miller Hopkins – “Expedition Cruising With a Passion for Polar”
Mary Ann and Joe McDonald – “Out of Africa: Elephants, Big Cats, Wild Dogs, Mountain Gorillas, and Culture”
Stephen Vaughan – “Photographing Close to Home – Where Ethical Considerations Intertwine with Creative Opportunities. Finding Extraordinary Images in Ordinary Places”
Dee Ann Pederson – “The Grand Canvas of Nature’s Masterpieces : Ethics in Our National Parks”
Moderator: Sonia Wasco – Nature Photography Foundation President
