Animals on the Edge

Our Photographers

Chris Weston

Chris Weston is a professional wildlife photojournalist who has travelled extensively documenting the issues and challenges facing many of the world’s rarest species. His work has been published in the international press and media, and he has written 30 books on wildlife and photography, including the title Animals on the Edge: Reporting from the Frontline of Extinction - described as “the most up-to-date visual survey of our world’s rare and endangered mammals”. His prints have been exhibited across Europe and he regularly presents to sell-out audiences at home and abroad. In the field, Chris has worked with many leading biologists, including PBS TV presenter Chris Morgan. His photographs are used extensively in promoting the work of wildlife-centric NGO’s - most notably Animals on the Edge - and in educating the global population of the need for effective conservation. In 2003, in recognition of the quality of his work and his ethical approach to wildlife, Chris was awarded affiliate membership of the US-based NGO, Canopy - one of only two photographers to receive such an award. And in 2008 he was appointed Ambassador of the African Lion and Environmental Research Trust.

Art Wolfe

The photography of Art Wolfe captures the sheer beauty and wonder of the Earth’s far corners, documenting endangered species and landscapes that could be lost to future generations. His photographs are a profound statement of what exists, as well as a plea for preservation. Wolfe is a master of composition, an image magician who creates visual symphonies for the eyes and heart. Traveling thousands of miles annually to capture revealing portraits of wildlife, his animal studies capitalize on his subject’s distinguishing features, instinctive behavior and natural habitat. “The shots that are most successful are the photographs where the animal and I have direct eye contact. That’s the emotion of the moment”, says Wolfe. Working with fund-raising programs for zoos from coast to coast, Wolfe also works on assignment and publishes frequently with periodicals such as National Geographic, National Wildlife, National Audubon and Smithsonian.

Peter Goin

Peter Goin is a Foundation Professor of Art in photography and videography at the University of Nevada, Reno. He served as editor of Arid Waters: Photographs from the Water in the West Project (University of Nevada Press, 2002) and also as co-author of the Atlas of the New West (Center for the American West, University of Colorado, Boulder), a collaborative effort with members of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Peter’s photographs have been exhibited in more than fifty museums nationally and internationally, and he is the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. His video work has earned him an EMMY nomination as well as the Best Experimental Video Award at the 2001 New York International Film & Video Festival. At the turn of the new century, Peter was awarded the Nevada Governor’s Millennium Arts Award for Excellence in the Arts.