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“ What my eyes seek in these encounters is not just the beauty traditionally revered by wildlife photographers. The perfection I seek in my photographic composition is a means to show the strength and dignity of animals in nature.  ”

~ Frans Lanting

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Melissa Interviewed for The New Big 5 Project

The New Big 5 project is an international initiative to create a New Big 5 of wildlife: the Big 5 of wildlife photography, not hunting. Shooting with a camera, not a gun.

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Melissa's photos featured in National Geographic article

April 17, 2020

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Sandhill Cranes

March 16-19, 2020

Fall Photography At the Summit

September 27-October 2, 2020
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Melissa's photos featured in National Geographic article

In January 2020, Melissa traveled on assignment for Nat Geo to Santa Cruz island, part of California's Channel Islands, with writer Michael Parfit--to tell the incredible story of the conservation effort to bring back the tiny Island Fox. April 17, 2020

The Revelator Interviews Melissa

February 20, 2020

Follow along as Melissa takes over Smithsonian Magazine's Instagram account Sept 28-Oct 4 @smithsonianmagazine

Melissa will be posting three photos a day on the Smithsonian's Instagram account @smithsonianmagazine. Come follow along! September 28, 2018

Melissa takes over Smithsonian Magazine's Instagram account Sept 28-Oct 4 @smithsonianmagazine

Melissa will be posting three photos a day on the Smithsonian's Instagram account @smithsonianmagazine. Come follow along! September 28, 2018

National Geographic publishes article by Melissa on ethics in wildlife photography

August 31, 2019

Listen to Melissa's interview with Robin Young on NPR's Here and Now on August 26

July 30, 2019

Melissa to speak at CES 2019!

On Friday, Jan 11th, Melissa will be giving a talk for Nikon at CES in Las Vegas. If you aren't attending the conference, all 4 days of Nikon talks will be streamed live and then available online. https://livestream.com/nikon January 2, 2018

Truth In Captioning – An Interview with Melissa Groo and Don Carter

Melissa and the president of NANPA talk about the new Truth in Captioning document released by the NANPA Ethics committee. December 2017

From Wild to Captive: A Call for Ethics in Modern Nature Photography

ILCP publishes article by Melissa on the need for new ethical approaches in nature photography. December 23, 2018

PODCAST: Melissa Groo: Wildlife Biographer

The latest installment of "This Birding Life," a podcast from the folks at Bird Watcher's Digest, features an interview with Melissa. December 13, 2018