Ami Vitale

Ami Vitale (born 1971) is an American photojournalist and documentary filmmaker, based in Montana. Vitale's photographs have been published in National Geographic, for which she is a contract photographer, most recently covering the wild side of pandas and the fragile peace in Sri Lanka.[1] She is also a Nikon Ambassador.[1]

Ami Vitale
Ami Vitale at World Press Photo Festival 2018.
Born1971 (age 49–50)
NationalityAmerican
Occupationphotojournalist
documentary filmmaker

She has won World Press Photo awards in 2003, 2005, 2015, 2017 and 2018.[2]

Education

Vitale has an undergraduate degree in international studies from the University of North Carolina and received her master's at the University of Miami.

Awards
  • 2003: General News, third prize stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[3]
  • 2005: People in the News, second prize stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[4]
  • 2015: Nature, second prize singles, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[5]
  • 2017: Nature, second prize stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[6]
  • 2018: Nature, first prize stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[7]
  • 2020: Wildlife Photographer of the Year, nomination[8]

References
  1. "Photographer Ami Vitale Biography -- National Geographic". 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Ami Vitale". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  3. "2003 Ami Vitale GNS3-AL". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  4. "2005 Ami Vitale PNS2-AL". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  5. "Orphaned Rhino". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  6. "Pandas Gone Wild". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  7. "Warriors Who Once Feared Elephants Now Protect Them". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  8. "25 People's Choice Finalists from the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest". petapixel.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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