As a writer, editor, photo editor and film director with nearly 15 years of editorial experience, including nine years atNational Parks Magazine – Amy is uniquely poised to access and produce the most compelling stories about the national parks today. Her award winning Yosemite film, “The Way Home,” inspired the NPX series. She is the editor of The Digital Naturalist, a blog dedicated to improving advocacy video storytelling, teaches a filmmaking class at Boulder Digital Arts, and recently produced a short film for The New York Times.
Dana is a visual storyteller whose images grace the pages of National Geographic, The New York Times and publications worldwide. While working at The Charlotte Observer, Dana was among the team recognized as a runner-up to the Pulitzer Prize in 2007. She’s received international awards and recognition including the Anthropographia Multimedia and Human Rights Award, which brought her film, “No Man’s Land” to worldwide human-rights gatherings. Dana has directed and shot advocacy films appearing at live-events from packed stadiums to film festivals around the globe.