Fritz Mueller grew up on a rural homestead in British Columbia's Coast Mountains. Biology was a natural career path for a kid raised in wild country filled with mountain goats and grizzlies. He completed two degrees at University of British Columbia, doing his master's fieldwork near Kluane National Park in the Yukon. For a decade Fritz worked in northern Canada as a zoologist and environmental assessment scientist. In 2003 he quit his government job to shoot full-time. He does a mix of editorial assignment, stock and commercial photography, but his main focus continues to be telling compelling stories about science, conservation and the interface between people and nature. An award-winning photographer, he's published in
National Wildlife,
Nature's Best,
Ranger Rick,
Natural History,
Canadian Geographic,
Up Here,
Defenders of Wildlife,
explore,
The New Yorker, the
Globe and Mail,
The Guardian and more.
Teresa Earle grew up exploring the islands and waterways of B.C.'s Georgia Strait near her hometown of Vancouver. She completed a BA at University of British Columbia, worked for the family publishing business, and completed the Writing and Publishing Program at Simon Fraser University. A spontaneous year of dogmushing turned into a decade of adventure in Minnesota, Northwest Territories, Yukon and points overseas. Today Teresa is a writer, consultant, entrepreneur and manager of a growing photography business. She's written for
Canadian Geographic,
explore and
Up Here and is a former science and nature newspaper columnist.
Sam Abell has worked with the National Geographic Society since 1970, photographing numerous articles on various cultural and wilderness subjects. He has also lectured on photography and exhibited his images internationally. His work has also been featured in many books, including
Stay This Moment: The Photographs of Sam Abell, Contemplative Gardens, Australia: Journey Through a Timeless Land, Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery, Sam Abell: The Photographic Life, Four Stories, and
The Life of a Photograph. Abell lives in Albemarle County, Virginia, with his wife, Denise.
