Breakout Speaker: NANPA Summit 2025
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Mary Ann McDonald is a NANPA Fellow and a founding member of the organization. She has emceed several summits and volunteered to contribute to both the high school and college student programs in the past. Mary Ann is a full-time professional wildlife and nature photographer who, along with her husband Joe, has taught photo workshops and lead photo tours around the world for the past 35 years.
She is the author of 29 natural history children’s books and a coffee table book on The Amish, her images have appeared in all of the major natural history publications and calendars, she recently published the Hoot Hollow Cookbook and is a contributor to the couple’s YouTube Channel.
Mary Ann has won numerous times in the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, has named a baby mountain gorilla in the Kwita Izina Naming Ceremony in Rwanda, has participated in several conservation conferences and along with Joe was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from NANPA in 2021.
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