Episode 063 - Celina Chien begins her conservation career using photographs to tell biological stories
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Show Notes
Celina Chien is a conservationist and photographer who is giving voice to wildlife.She has documented endangered biodiversity and shrinking habitats in Madagascar, Indonesia, Ecuador and Southern Africa. Her experience as a conservationist includes working for Panthera’s Jaguar Corridor Initiative in Belize, she was featured on Ted X at age 17 and before she picked up a camera to document biodiversity. Her photographs are moving and emotionally tell the story in a compelling way - her photos give you the opportunity to walk into the forest, river, or grassland along side the animals - she makes incredible photos.
In January 2018, Celina was appointed as the youngest member of Panthera’s Conservation Council; a global advisory board providing Panthera with actionable advice fundamental to the growth and development of the organization.
On Instagram, she is a contributor to Everyday Extinction (@everydayextinction), a collaborative, multidisciplinary awareness campaign highlighting the 6th mass extinction and biodiversity crisis.
See more of her work on her personal channels:
Instagram: CelinaxChien
Website: Celina Chien
In January 2018, Celina was appointed as the youngest member of Panthera’s Conservation Council; a global advisory board providing Panthera with actionable advice fundamental to the growth and development of the organization.
On Instagram, she is a contributor to Everyday Extinction (@everydayextinction), a collaborative, multidisciplinary awareness campaign highlighting the 6th mass extinction and biodiversity crisis.
See more of her work on her personal channels:
Instagram: CelinaxChien
Website: Celina Chien
"I stumbled across a few other photographers and I realized that I've never even considered it before as a medium of \ communicating conservation and communicating science but I found that it was the perfect bridge between conservation and scientists and the academic world and the public because, you know, we hear all these statistics and we hear about all these horrible facts, you know, the sixth mass extinction and you know it makes us feel helpless. And also it's just so big and abstract and having photos that can be shown, emotional connection between people and environmental issues. I think it can really start a discussion and spark action." Celina shares in her interview about finding photography and using it for science.
