Krista Schlyer

3511 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, MD 20712

202-213-6215         kris_schly@yahoo.com       www.wayfarerphotography.com

 
 

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Bio Krista Schlyer is a conservation photographer, researcher and writer, with home-base in Washington DC. Since obtaining a master’s degree in journalism in 1997 with a focus on photojournalism, Krista has contributed stories and photography to numerous magazines, books and websites, including National Parks, Defenders, High Country News, Ranger Rick, National Geographic News, Audubon, and Outdoor Photographer. Her stories and other publications have focused on wildlife like the desert tortoise, bison, prairie dog, and larger environmental issues including global warming and freshwater shortages. Krista is currently working on a photo book on the wildlife and ecosystems of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, which will be released in August 2012 by Texas A&M Press. As a member of both the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) and the North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA) her work has focused on long-term documentation and communication projects. One such project included the planning and facilitation of a public information campaign related to the ecological impacts of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The project has included a 17-member expedition with fellow photographers in the ILCP, a blog, exhibit, series of profiles on borderlands residents, website, and multimedia documentary. In addition to several dozen locations the exhibit has visited around the United States, it has been presented to the U.S. House and Senate, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Good Neighbor Environmental Board and to the Natural Resources Committee of the Mexican Congress. Krista is also currently working on a documentary project on the Anacostia River in Washington D.C., one of the most polluted rivers in the nation. The purpose of this project, similar to the goals of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands project, is to increase awareness of both the resilliance and surprising biodiversity of this ecosystem, and also to highlight the ongoing threats to the watershed and the ability of residents to take an active role in restoration efforts. To achieve this goal, Enviro-pic and partners will be creating a series of public art displays that integrate storm drain art (painted murals designed to incorporate storm drains and river themes) and all-weather outdoor photo prints that also serve as QR code portals for internet sites and river-related games. By bringing inspirational and eyecatching images of the river to public spaces, this campaign endeavors to inspire the public to return to the banks of a much-forgotten river. Current Employment Freelance Writer and Photographer August 2000 to present. My work has included photography and writing for magazines, internet publications, special reports, films and books, primarily on natural history and science topics. Publications and projects include: Magazines: National Parks, Defenders, Wildlife Conservation, Ranger Rick, Bird Watchers Digest, High Country News, Outdoor Photographer and others. Reports: U.S. EPA special report to the President on the U.S.-Mexico border: Provided photos for the 2010 report produced by the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, which advises the president on the border environment. Other reports include: Gambling on the Water Table, Defenders of Wildlife, 2007; Refuges at Risk, Defenders of Wildlife, 2005 and 2006. Books: Whooping Cranes: Images From the Wild. Texas A&M Press, fall 2010. Wrote the text for this book, which explored the natural history and conservation legacy of the whooping crane. Continental Divide: Borderlands Wildlife, People and the Wall, Texas A&M Press, winter 2012. Supplied all photos and text for this upcoming book on the natural history of the U.S.- Mexico borderlands and the current policy predicament of the region. Video/Film: National Landscape Conservation System 10th anniversary documentary. I produced, wrote and photographed for a documentary for the NLCS. Worked with Edward Norton, Bruce Babbitt and BLM Director Bob Abbey to create the system’s 10th anniversary video. Education Master of Arts Degree in Journalism - University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Awarded: May 1997. Bachelor of Arts Degree - St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Awarded: May 1993. Previous Employment Photo Editor, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC. 2002-2004. Writer/Researcher, Center for Responsive Politics, Washington, DC. 1999- 2000. Database research and writing on campaign finance issues, for online and print publications. Researcher/Reporter, Congressional Quarterly, Washington, DC. 1998-1999. Researched and wrote content for book (Politics in America) and newsletter (OnPolitics) publications. Software proficiency: Photoshop, Lightroom, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Word, Keynote Links to samples of my work: http://www.epa.gov/border2012/news/13thGnebEnglishFinal.pdf http://www.greatbasinwater.net/pubs/gambling_on_the_water_table.pdf http://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/programs_and_policy/science_and_economics/global_warming/refuges_at_risk_2006.pdf http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/defenders_magazine/fall_2008/shell_shocked.php Photo portfolio http://www.epa.gov/border2012/news/13thGnebEnglishFinal.pdfhttp://www.greatbasinwater.net/pubs/gambling_on_the_water_table.pdfhttp://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/programs_and_policy/science_and_economics/global_warming/refuges_at_risk_2006.pdfhttp://www.defenders.org/resources/publications/programs_and_policy/science_and_economics/global_warming/refuges_at_risk_2006.pdfhttp://www.defenders.org/newsroom/defenders_magazine/fall_2008/shell_shocked.phpPages/Portfolio.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5