Multiple award-winning photographer Kristi Odom will illustrate how her own love of nature and conservation has driven multiple personal photography projects that have raised tens of thousands for conservation and taken her to crazy remote places all around the world.   This presentation will show the power of voice and photography and how that can help you follow your passions while shooting work that deeply inspires you.

Bio: Kristi Odom is a wedding and nature photographer who is based in Washington DC, and most at home while exploring the world. From destination weddings in Thailand to conservation projects in the jungles of Borneo, physiotherapist she is dedicated to documenting the vast beauty in the world around us. Kristi has built her career by melding her personal passions with wedding photography, which in turn has created a business that is both profitable and rewarding. She loves to give back by sharing this approach with fellow photographers and encouraging them to do the same.

Kristi’s wedding work has been highly awarded by Fearless Photographers, Junebug Weddings and WPPI. Her photojournalism and nature photography has been on exhibit at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, has been featured on rollingstone.com, at the offices of Nat Geo and on the billboards of Times Square. Her public speaking credits include the Nikon Theater, WPPI, Fearless Conference, Adventure Always, REI, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.