Creating Images of the Natural World for Scholarship and Conservation
As a wildlife and conservation photographer, I create images to not simply see an animal but to have an insight into its life, a deeper understanding of its behavior and how it relates to its world. Through sharing my images, I hope to bring a greater understanding and appreciation of the natural world in order to engage people in conservation action.
“Kathy’s work is utterly wonderful, reflecting outstanding technical expertise, extensive training in biology, and a special knack for capturing details, a talent I suppose must come from some deep love of natural history. My regard for Kathy’s award-winning work is all the higher because of her commitment to conservation, especially through education.” Harry W. Greene
Check out and download here (Berenty, Madgascar edition 2019), here (Masoala, Madgascar 2020 edition) and here (Azuero Panama 2021 edition) free children’s coloring books on primate conservation, and updates to my children’s conservation program here. Contact me if you’re interested in developing a children’s outreach activity book customized for your research site, species, and conservation issues.
“Kathy not only empowers the international community to care about lemurs, she empowers local communities to save them.“” Cortni Borgerson
Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris), Monterey Bay, California.
2020 NANPA Showcase Top 250
White tailed tropic birds in mating flight (Phaethon lepturus)
2021 NANPA Showcase Top 250
Galápagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
2021 NANPA Showcase Top 250
Nature’s Best Photography Semifinalist 2017
2022 NANPA Showcase Top 250 
Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) Nature’s Best Photography Semifinalist 2020
Mkapa Wildlife Photography Semifinalist 2021
Serengeti leopard descending tree, Tanzania ©KathyWestStudios 
Red faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) 
Galápagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis), Galápagos Islands. (IUCN Endangered) 
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus), Bermuda 
Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus), male. Amber Mountain NP, Madagascar 
Common Birdwing Butterfly, Banteay Shey, Cambodia 
Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Monterey Bay 
Guinan Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella), juvenile feeding on bromeliads 
Indri indri, Madagascar 
Red winged blackbird displaying epaulets of crimson, Yolo Bypass, California 
Green crowned brilliant hummingbirds (Heliodoxa jacula) displaying 
Southern Sea Otter and pup, Whaler’s Bay, Calif 
Breaching humpback, Monterey 
Harbor seal, Monterey Bay, Calif 
Brandt’s Cormorant, Point Lobos, Calif 
Southern Sea Otter, Monterey Bay, Calif 
Black footed Albatross with piece of giant squid, Monterey Bay, Calif 2021
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