The field of nature photography is disproportionately male, and far fewer women than men enter wildlife photo competitions. BigPicture is proud to be a women-led and jury chaired photography competition with gender-balanced judging panels. We’ve awarded and celebrated the work of over 50 women wildlife photographers since its inception in 2014. But collectively, we need to do more to address this broad and complex issue of gender imbalance in wildlife photography. We’re continuing to find ways BigPicture can make a bigger impact. If you have ideas for how we can help, email bigpicture@calacademy.org.

A Brave Conversation (Livestream Recording): Watch this unusually brave, straightforward conversation about the issues and challenges faced by women in the still male-dominated field of wildlife photography—as well as the unique skills and perspectives women bring to this work—via panelists Suzi Eszterhas (BigPicture jury chair and renowned wildlife photographer and founder of Girls Who Click), Susan McElhinney (National Wildlife Federation Photo Director), and Her Wild Vision's Jaymi Heimbuch and Morgan Heim (BigPicture judge).

• Jaymi Heimbuch’s Impact: The Conservation Photography podcast focuses on Equality in Wildlife Photography Competitions

• Nature Photography—Where Are the Women? (Girls Who Click)
• Why are there so few female wildlife photographers? (Discover Wildlife)
• Women were photography pioneers yet gender inequality persists in the industry today (The Conversation)
• Women battling sexism in photography (The Guardian)
• The Female Lens (Jill Greenberg TED talk)

• Girls Who Click
• Her Wild Vision
• Women Photograph
• Black Women Photographers