#nikonambassadors

@Natgeo hit 100 million followers! As a thanks, they are having a photo contest for the next 24 hours only. To submit, simply post your most Nat Geo inspired photo on your feed using the hashtag #NatGeo100Contest. The top 10 photos will be posted on @natgeo and the winner gets a photo trip to Tanzania. Good luck! #pandamonium @natgeo @thephotosociety @nikonusa #sichuan #china #amivitale #nikon #d4s #nikonlove #nikonnofilter #climatechange #conservation #savetheplanet #panda #pandas #babypanda #ipanda #giantpanda #nikonambassadors (at China) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEWTipFIOB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b0q9ok3mj8fr

Photo by @amivitale. On the eve of this new year, I hope to shine a light on all of us. This intricate little planet we call home is shared. Here, Afghan children who returned to Kabul from a long, brutal war live in the ruins of a bombed out container with no running water or access to health care. The light shining in from bullet holes seemed like a metaphor and perfectly illustrate Rumi's beautiful poetry... “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” @natgeo @nategeoimagecollective @nikonusa @thephotosociety #nikon #nikonambassadors #photojournalism #kabul #afghanistan #amivitale (at Kabul, Afghanistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8i10ClGh2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fd1j70503u3z

Photo by @amivitale. People are the key to saving Africa's great animals. In this photo, Kamara, a Kenyan rhino keeper, walks in the rain with orphaned black rhinos he hand-raised at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (@lewa_wildlife) in Kenya. Indigenous communities are on the front lines of the fight against poaching and landscape destruction, making them the best protectors of the endangered wildlife around them. @nrt_kenya @tusk_org @kenyawildlifeservice @thephotosociety @natgeo @nature_org @nikonusa @sdzsafaripark @nature_africa @synology.official #WorthMoreAlive #protectrhinos #DontLetThemDisappear #rhinos #saverhinos #stoppoaching #kenya #northernkenya #magicalkenya #africa #everydayafrica #photojournalism #nikonusa #nikonlove #nikonambassadors #amivitale (at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoiKrqEBRKL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13yh7e6fxdrl0

Photo by @amivitale. Yusuf, then a keeper at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (@lewa_wildlife) in central Kenya, slept among three orphaned baby rhinos. This was my first glimpse into the unwavering commitment of these keepers and the sacrifices they make to protect endangered animals. The calf he rested his head on was orphaned when poachers killed his mother at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy (@olpejeta), about 50 miles away. Keepers like Yusuf, who now works at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e), along with Kenya’s indigenous communities are on the front lines of the fight against poaching and landscape destruction, making them the best protectors of the endangered wildlife around them. The Nature Conservancy in Africa (@nature_africa), the Northern Rangelands Trust (@nrt_kenya) and Lewa are doing incredible work to strengthen these communities, who hold the key to saving Africa's great animals. Together we can work to save them - visit and support the communities that protect them. @nrt_kenya @tusk_org @kenyawildlifeservice @thephotosociety @natgeo @nature_org @nikonusa @sandiegozoo @sdzsafaripark @nature_africa @synology.official #WorthMoreAlive #protectrhinos #DontLetThemDisappear #rhinos #saverhinos #stoppoaching #kenya #northernkenya #magicalkenya #africa #everydayafrica #photojournalism #nikonusa #nikonlove #nikonambassadors #amivitale (at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BodNAvzBh-R/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lvsz3emsev67

Photo by @amivitale. Ramla Sharif roasts coffee inside her home in the village of Choche, Ethiopia. Legend has it that this is the birthplace of coffee. The region is home to the largest pool of genetic diversity of coffee in the world, more than all other coffee-producing countries combined by a huge margin. This week I’m sharing images of women around the world, exploring their lives and the vital roles they play in their communities. @natgeo @natgeoimagecollection @thephotosociety @nikonusa #ethiopia #coffee #coffeegrowers #africa #everydayafrica #seetheworld #nikonnofilter #nofilter #nikon #nikonambassadors #amivitale #photojournalism (at Ethiopia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpz7ANUFxUu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hlfaz3sum23s

Photo by @amivitale. A Borana girl hides behind her mother's abaya in Isiolo, Kenya during a funeral for a slain ranger. Northern Kenya has a history riddled with violence, primarily between livestock herders of warring tribes. Competition for pasture and water, especially during times of drought, force different tribes to migrate to the same area and often leads to conflict. These years of fighting have taken their toll on the communities, wildlife and habitats of Northern Kenya, which is why the Northern Rangelands Trust (@nrt_kenya) is working with these communities to improve security and build relationships between the communities. This week I’m sharing images of women and children around the world, exploring their lives and the vital roles they play in their communities. @natgeo @natgeoimagecollection @thephotosociety @nikonusa #kenya #northernkenya #africa #nikonnofilter #nofilter #nikon #nikonambassadors #amivitale #photojournalism (at Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrB2-InFnhc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rr6zuekm7opr

Photo by @amivitale. In December 2009, I heard about a plan to airlift four of the last Northern White Rhinos from a zoo in the Czech Republic back to Africa. It sounded like a storyline for a Disney film but in reality, it was a desperate, last ditch effort to save an entire species. The hope was to breed them. The air, water, and food, not to mention room to roam, might stimulate them to breed—and the offspring would then be used to repopulate Africa. Back then, there were only eight of these gentle, hulking creatures alive, all in zoos. Today there are two, both in Kenya at Ol Pejeta Conservancy (@olpejeta). March 19th, Sudan, the last living male Northern White Rhino passed away. If there is any meaning in his death, its that Sudan can be our final wake up call. In a world of 7 billion, we need to start recognizing that we are not separate from nature. When we see ourselves as part of the landscape and part of nature, then saving nature is really about saving ourselves. In honor of World Rhino Day on Sept. 22, I am sharing some of my favorite images of these magnificent, ancient creatures. Together we can work to save them - visit and support the communities that protect them. @nrt_kenya @tusk_org @kenyawildlifeservice @thephotosociety @natgeo @nature_org @nikonusa @nature_africa @synology.official #WorthMoreAlive #protectrhinos #DontLetThemDisappear #rhinos #SudanForever #OlPejetaRhinos #NorthernWhiteRhinos #saverhinos #stoppoaching #kenya #northernkenya #magicalkenya #africa #everydayafrica #worldrhinoday #photojournalism #nikonusa #nikonlove #nikonambassadors #amivitale https://www.instagram.com/p/BoNOsNQhwof/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1was85gqit5vw

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for my many incredible friends, family, the individuals and organizations who work year-round to protect our wildlife, like keeper Mary Lengees, who cares for orphaned elephants at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@r.e.s.c.u.e). Reteti is the first indigenous-owned and run elephant sanctuary in northern Kenya. Mary is one of the first indigenous Samburu women elephant keepers in all of Africa. The sanctuary is helping to change the lives of the people in the community as well as the animals under their care. Follow these and other wonderful organizations from around the world to support and learn more about these initiatives. @r.e.s.c.u.e, @nrt_kenya, @lewa_wildlife, @conservationorg, @tusk_org, @kenyawildlifeservice, @sandiegozoo, @nature_africa.#goodtoearth @lavazzaofficial @natgeo, @natgeoimagecollection, @thephotosociety, @nikonusa, #DontLetThemDisappear #elephant #saveelephants #retetielephants #stoppoaching #kenya #northernkenya #magicalkenya #whyilovekenya #africa #everydayafrica #nikonusa #nikonlove #nikonnofilter #nikonambassadors #photojournalism #amivitale (at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqgOqqOlOI3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s3c4d3wxlh2i