W. Clark Bunting, Contributor: W. Clark Bunting is President and CEO of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), a nearly 100 year–old non-profit advocacy organization, following a distinguished career within the media industry. At NPCA, Bunting combines his passion for conservation with his political and business skills to lead the nonprofit and national parks movement into a second century.
Ian Shive, Photographer: Ian Shive is an award-winning conservation photographer, author, educator, film producer, and environmental advocate, as well as the recipient of the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. Shive’s images have appeared in publications around the world, including National Geographic, Men’s Journal, Outside, Backpacker, National Parks, Nature Conservancy, Smithsonian, and hundreds of others. Often referred to as the leading chronicler of America’s national parks and endangered ecosystems around the world, Shive is most proud of his role in helping bring science and conservation stories to life with his photography and films.