Visionary Wild, LLC • 2200 19th St. NW, Ste 806, Washington, DC 20009

E-mail: info@visionarywild.com    •    Tel: 1-202-558-9596 (9am to 6pm, EST).    •    Justin Black’s iPhone: 1-202-302-9030

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

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Upcoming Workshops

Creative CorePoint Reyes and Marin CoastMar
2012
ExpeditionGrand Canyon by RaftSold Out
Wait ListMay
2012
VisionOregon CoastSold Out
Wait ListMay
2012
AdvancedOlympicJul
2012
AdvancedOlympic – Digital Printing ExtensionJul
2012
ExpeditionGlacier - WatertonJul
2012
ExpeditionIcelandAug
2012
AdvancedTuscanySep
2012
AdvancedSonoma CoastSep
2012
Creative CoreBoulder, UtahOct
2012
ExpeditionBurmaOct
2012
AdvancedCosta RicaDec
2012

Featured Instructor

Annie Griffiths

The best part about teaching is that it reminds me of what brought me to photography in the first place:  the thrill of seeking out new pictures, and the triumph of that first look at a moment captured.

One of the first women photographers to work for National Geographic, Griffiths has photographed in more than 100 countries during her illustrious career. She has worked on dozens of magazine and book projects for the Society, including stories on Lawrence of Arabia, Baja California, Galilee, Petra, Sydney, New Zealand, and Jerusalem.

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In addition to her magazine work, Griffiths is deeply committed to photographing women’s issues.  She is the Executive Director of Ripple Effect Images, a collective of photojournalists who are documenting the programs that help poor women deal with the effects of climate change. Griffiths is a Fellow with The International League of Conservation Photographers. Known for her warmth and for her ability to create photographs that humanize situations and cultures, Griffiths is one of the National Geographic Speaker's Bureau's most popular lecturers.

Griffith’s work has also appeared in LIFE, Geo, Smithsonian, Stern, Time and many other publications.  With author Barbara Kingsolver, Annie produced Last Stand: America’s Virgin Lands, a book celebrating the last pristine wilderness in North America.  Proceeds from the book raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for grassroots land conservation.  In 2008, Griffiths published A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel, a photo memoir about balance, and the joy of creating a meaningful life.  Her newest book, Simply Beautiful Photographs, was named the #1 photography book of 2010 by Amazon.

Griffiths has received awards from the National Press Photographers Association, the Associated Press, the National Organization of Women, The University of Minnesota and the White House News Photographers Association.  She lives in Great Falls, Virginia with her two children.

 

Videos featuring Annie Griffiths

Interview: Annie Griffiths by National Geographic Live!

Annie Griffiths: A Camera, Two Kids and a Camel

 

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Welcome to Visionary Wild

We invite you to have a look around, learn about our vision and our upcoming programs. Visionary Wild specializes in inspiring, effective, and generous instruction by leading professionals, low student-to-instructor ratios – most programs range from 2:1 to 5:1, accompanied by excellent support and amenities. We pride ourselves on being exceptional hosts, and our programs are generally packaged inclusive of single-occupancy lodging and quality catering of all meals.

Upcoming experiences in 2012 include a workshop in March on the rugged and scenic California Coast at Point Reyes National Seashore, a ten-day trip down the Grand Canyon by raft, the peak of alpine wildflower season in Olympic National Park, Iceland, Tuscany, Burma, the rain forest of Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, and a variety of workshops around the wild lands of the American West from the Rockies to the Southwest. We hope you’ll join us!