Conservation Storytelling, with Jaymi Heimbuch & Anne Readel: The B&H Photography Podcast

08/18/2022

Nature and wildlife photographers seeking to put their images to work for the good of the planet will love this week’s podcast. Our first guest, Jaymi Heimbuch, founded the Conservation Visual Storytellers Academy to teach photographers how to use their pictures for a larger purpose. Listen in as Heimbuch discusses ways to harness the three A’s—Action, Audience, and Affect—and successfully target the people you want your work to reach.  

Above photograph © Anne Readel

After a break, we hear from Heimbuch’s star student, Anne Readel, who reveals how the viral spread of her story on No-Mow May enabled her to recast her message with different angles, increasing the story’s reach. Stay to the end for Readel’s offbeat story about living with your urban turkey neighbors. Please join us for this inspiring discussion about conservation storytelling, and learn how the aforementioned three A’s can be used to craft the focus of your nature and wildlife pictures and expand their impact. 

Guests:  Jaymi Heimbuch and Anne Readel 

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) juvenile swims by with a curious look. Southern Alaska coast. 
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) juvenile swims by with a…
Coyote (Canis latrans) standing in a road. This rare individual has blue eyes. San Francisco Bay Area, CA. 
Coyote (Canis latrans) standing in a road. This rare individual has…
Bank swallow (Riparia riparia) adult feeding a fledgling. Coastal Oregon.  
Bank swallow (Riparia riparia) adult feeding a fledgling. Coastal…
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) runs across rocks in a stream on a chilly morning. Coastal Oregon. 
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) runs across rocks in a stream on a…
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) with prey in conifer forest. Yosemite National Park, CA.
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) with prey in conifer forest. Yosemite National…
Headshot: Jaymi Heimbuch
Headshot: Jaymi Heimbuch
Jaymi Heimbuch

Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) feeding on a woodland sunflower in a backyard garden, Shorewood Hills, WI.
Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) feeding on a woodland…
Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) feeding on crabapple tree blossoms, Madison, WI.
Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) feeding on crabapple tree blossoms,…
Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis) feeding on white clover in a residential lawn, Shorewood Hills, WI.
Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis) feeding on white clover…
Goldenrod crab spider (Misumenoides formosipes) waiting among flower petals to ambush its prey, Waunakee, WI. 
Goldenrod crab spider (Misumenoides formosipes) waiting among flower…
Sweat bee feeding on a New England aster, Madison, WI.
Sweat bee feeding on a New England aster, Madison, WI.
Treehoppers mating on a plant stem, Shorewood Hills, WI.
Treehoppers mating on a plant stem, Shorewood Hills, WI.
A group of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) males sitting at a picnic table in a residential apartment complex, Madison, WI.
A group of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) males sitting at a picnic…
Headshot: Anne Readel
Headshot: Anne Readel
Anne Readel 

Host: Allan Weitz

Senior Creative Producer: Jill Waterman

Senior Producer: Jason Tables

Executive Producer: Shawn C Steiner