Photos by Brian Skerry, Cristina Mittermeier and Thomas Vijayan.
Grants and Mentorships
Inspiring Change
Our 2024-2025 Environmental Photography Grants and Mentorships recognize the powerful legacies of seven environmental leaders and pay tribute to the extraordinary contribution they have made.
This year, we are proud to distribute $50,000 in grants and award ten transformative mentorships, empowering local photographers who are addressing critical environmental challenges in their communities.
Special Print Sale
Saving the Monarchs
Vital Impacts thrilled to unveil our latest initiative and campaign featuring the stunning work of National Geographic photographer Jaime Rojo, and his breathtaking 20-year documentation of the Monarch Butterfly.
Sixty percent of profits from these fine art photographic prints will support organizations dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Monarch Butterfly: Monarch Watch and FOCEN - Conservation Fund for the Neovolcanic Axis.
INITIATIVES
Building Community
Vital Impacts is deeply committed to actively seek ways to foster and support the next generation of photographers and humanitarians. We work not only to illustrate personal stories about individuals who, against all odds, are making profound changes in their communities and the world but also to create opportunities for the individuals making the impacts.
The Last Northern White Rhinos
Remembering Sudan
The short film Remembering Sudan documents the heartbreaking crisis facing the northern white rhinos and keepers like Zacharia Mutai, on Ol Pejeta Conservancy, who sacrifice so much to protect them.
Ticket sales benefit Ol Pejeta Conservancy who care for the last two northern white rhinos on the planet.
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Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Vital Impacts is an IRS designated 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Vital Impacts in the Media
Our campaigns capture people's hearts and minds and turn their attention to nature and our ties to it. We have been featured in media globally and have had a social reach of more than 500 million individuals.
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All images on the Vital Impacts website are the original creation of our photographers. We believe in the importance of authenticity and AI will never be used or accepted through Vital Impacts Print Sales or as part of our grants and mentorship program.