Natalie Fobes: Lessons from two notable projects

At the Blue Earth Alliance's Collaborations for Cause conference, documentary photographer Natalie Fobes sat down with PhotoWings to offer inspirational stories from her career, as well as her insights into the photographic medium. No stranger to the power of photography to create change, she may be best remembered for her harrowing coverage of the Exxon Valdez disaster in the pages of National Geographic. Fobes founded the Blue Earth Alliance along with Phil Borges in 1996 to act as an aid for documentary photographers who seek to create positive change through their storytelling.

In this video, Natalie takes us through two of her most notable projects to explain her drive as a photographer. First, she recounts shooting the Valdez oil spill and the effects her photography made in the aftermath. Second, she explores her ten-year salmon project — the trials involved and the lessons learned.

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