Conservation in a Panda Costume with Ami Vitale

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Today on Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, National Geographic wildlife photographer Ami Vitale sits down with Sharon to talk about her adventures around the world. Ami is dedicated to spending time with people, places, and animals and sharing their authentic and intimate stories through her camera lens. She speaks about her passion for creativity and environmental conservation efforts, and the idea that an individual may not have the power to change the world, but a great many people taking patient, determined steps together can turn the tide and make a difference.

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome!
0:06.6	Today's conversation is more than a year in the making.
0:10.6	I'm chatting today with an incredible National Geographic Wildlife Photographer Amy Vitale.
0:17.2	And she travels so much overseas with very minimal internet connections that it took seemingly
0:26.0	forever to arrange this conversation, but I'm so glad we finally made it happen.
0:31.5	Amy is truly an extraordinary person and she is also extraordinarily gifted.
0:37.3	I can't wait to share this interview with you.
0:40.3	So let's dive in.
0:43.2	I'm shared with you.
0:44.8	And here's where it gets interesting.
0:49.8	I am so excited to be chatting with Amy Vitale today.
0:54.3	And finally back in the United States.
0:58.6	Yes.
0:59.6	How much of the year do you spend on the road?
1:04.8	Well, I mean, it depends on the year that it is.
1:08.4	The pandemic really reshaped my life in a beautiful way.
1:13.4	I used to be on the road as much as like 320 days a year.
1:18.9	I mean, non-stop.
1:20.4	I mean, I was just in Kenya for almost two months.
1:24.9	And so what I do is go deep into one story, one project and try to develop it for different
1:32.4	mediums.
1:33.4	So I was making a film, writing, doing photography.
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