As a freelance conservation photographer and writer I work to create awareness and understanding around ecological, human health and environmental justice issues. For more than a decade I have documented the US-Mexico borderlands and the impact of border walls and militarization on human communities, habitats and processes of migration. I also have worked for nearly a decade documenting the Anacostia River watershed in Washington DC. Most recently I spent 3 years on a sailboat, traveling through the Greater and Lesser Antilles and along the island chains on the northern coast of Venezuela. My work has been honored by the National Outdoor Book Award (2013 and 2019), Ansel Adams Award from the Sierra Club, and Vision Award from the North American Nature Photographers Association. I work with numerous conservation and news organizations including The Nature Conservancy, Western Rivers Conservancy, American Forest Foundation, National Geographic Society, Defenders of Wildlife, National Wildlife, BBC Wildlife and many others. In 2018, I released my first feature documentary, Ay Mariposa, a story about three characters living in the path of the US-Mexico border wall.See more of my work at http://kristaschlyer.com.

Since 2007 I have been a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a group dedicated to taking direct action on environmental issues using visual media. Within the group I have led a Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition on the US-Mexico border, and participated in photo expeditions on the Chesapeake Bay, in Idaho and Wyoming wild lands.I currently serve as the chair of the Fellows Advisory Council.

I helped create this foundation that brings art education and college scholarship opportunities to D.C. public school students. My work with the foundation has included fundraising, publications management, strategic development and general management.

I worked as photo editor for Defenders magazine and other publications of Defenders of Wildlife. This position included researching, selecting, and procuring rights for photography use in the magazine.

Database research and writing on campaign finance issues, for online and print publications.

Researched and wrote content for book (Politics in America) and newsletter (OnPolitics) publications.BIOGRAPHICAL NARRATIVE

I researched and wrote for the book Politics in America and for the publication OnPolitics.