# @thrillist on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2kf6HostWo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10808006-thrillist-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-26T16:32:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** thrillist (@Thrillist) — https://gondola.cc/Thrillist

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Grabbing a nice image of a photogenic polar bear is easy, but what about snapping shots of creatures that aren’t as warm and fuzzy? When Scott Traseger, conservation biologist and president of the Tucson, Arizona–based Biodiversity Group, is photographing wildlife, he thinks about the prejudices of the audience. Most people are afraid of snakes, he says, so the photographer’s job is to overcome their fear and get them excited. A good picture highlights the snake’s beauty or an interesting aspect without looking intimidating. “If you take a photo of a snake and show it to somebody who doesn’t really like snakes, and they’re like, ‘Wow, that’s really cool,’ then you did a job well done,” he says. ⁠
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Tresager and the Biodiversity Group lead conservation photography workshops, taking participants to global locales in need of attention and showing them the best way to shine a spotlight on their subjects. While wildlife photography tours are popular, Google “conservation photography tours,” and it’s a short journey. But in an era where climate change is causing the extinction of species faster than we can even record them, participating in conservation photography can have a direct impact. Photographs taken in the field can help secure funding for research and create positive change in the way of habitat protections. ⁠
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It’s a refreshing approach. Rather than feel helpless amid doomsday climate change predictions, here’s a simple way to pick up a camera and do something about it. For more, check our link in bio. #2024MoodBoard ⁠
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🖋️: Caitlyn Grabenstein⁠
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2. Jennifer Leigh Warner⁠
3. Scott Trageser⁠
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✍️: valisbury ⁠
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#photography #conservation #conservationphotography #biodiversity #workshops #photographyworkshop ⁠

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2024moodboard, biodiversity, photographyworkshop, conservation, workshops, photography, conservationphotography

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