Presentation Summary

Stories have the power to move people, shape perceptions, and inspire action. In this webinar, we will explore how storytelling and visual communication can strengthen conservation efforts and connect audiences to the natural world. Through examples from fieldwork and media projects, participants will learn how to convey scientific and ecological insights in ways that engage, educate, and motivate. This webinar is designed for anyone interested in using storytelling—through photography, video, or narrative—to foster awareness, inspire behavior change, and support conservation impact.  

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Presenter Bio

Justin is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, published writer, naturalist, and co-founder of Running Wild Media. Justin earned his B.Sc. in Biology at Bowling Green State University and his Master of Biology at Miami University. With years of international wildlife field research and formal/informal teaching experience, Justin combines these two fields with media to enhance science communication. Justin’s love for nature and passion for the outdoors has brought him to some of the most extreme habitats on earth to study and film critically endangered wildlife.

He is a 2017 Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leader, a Nat Geo Wild "Wild to Inspire" award-winning filmmaker, a Fellow National of the Explorers Club, an Emerging League member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, and a TEDx Speaker.