For two decades, the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) has united artists and advocates around one shared mission: to protect our planet through the power of visual storytelling. In celebration of iLCP’s 20th Anniversary Print Sale, COOPH spotlights four photographers whose work embodies the beauty—and urgency—of conservation. Their lenses capture the pulse of nature, from the depths of the Pacific to the frozen Arctic, reminding us that every image is a call to action.
Keith Ellenbogen – Depths of Discovery
A celebrated underwater photographer, Keith Ellenbogen’s work transforms the ocean into a theater of color and motion. From the Azores to the Galápagos, his camera reveals the vibrant choreography of marine life—each image a testament to the complexity of life beneath the waves.
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Superpod of Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, Pico Island, Azores (2020)
A superpod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) moves gracefully through deep blue waters off the coast of Pico Island. These highly social mammals weave intricate formations as they hunt, play, and communicate.
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Panamic Cushion Stars, Darwin Island, Galápagos (2019)
An aggregation of cushion stars (Pentaceraster cumingi) feeds on algae across the sandy seafloor. At 100 feet below, strobe light unveils their hidden colors—a fleeting, natural composition.
Ellenbogen is a Senior Fellow of iLCP, Associate Professor at FIT, and Artist in Residence with MIT Sea Grant. His accolades include a Fulbright Fellowship and a TED Residency.
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© Keith Ellenbogen / iLCP
Lana Tannir – Frozen Frontiers
From Arctic tundra to volcanic Iceland, Lana Tannir’s photographs navigate the fragile intersections between climate, wildlife, and human impact. Her work bridges scientific research and art, offering quiet, powerful narratives of adaptation and survival.
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Greater Flamingo, France (2025)
A flamingo rests in its feathers—poised, reflective, and alive with fragile grace.
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Northern Gannet, Helgoland, Germany (2020)
Caught in an intimate moment of self-care, a gannet preens beneath soft northern light.
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Arctic Fox, Svalbard (2019)
The fox sheds its winter coat as spring emerges, a silent transformation of resilience.
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Glacial Rivers, Iceland (2021)
From above, rivers intertwine like veins across a living landscape of ice and sediment.
Tannir, a National Geographic Explorer and iLCP Emerging League member, uses her art to advocate for environmental awareness and education.
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© Lana Tannir / iLCP
Scott Trageser – Hidden Lives of the Wild
Scott Trageser’s lens finds beauty where few look: in the small, secretive species that define Earth’s biodiversity. His photographs are both documentation and advocacy—portraits of creatures that most of humanity will never see.
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Dwarf Iguana
Peering through a vine-looped window, this forest dweller embodies the quiet persistence of leaf-litter dragons—many still unknown to science.
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Spiny Scales
A close-up of the Desert Spiny Lizard reveals an iridescent mosaic evolved for both defense and display in the arid Southwest.
From child naturalist to professional conservationist, Trageser has spent his life amplifying overlooked voices of nature. “iLCP has helped me turn empathy into action,” he says, reflecting on the power of storytelling in conservation.
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© Scott Trageser / iLCP
Tom Vierus – Beneath the Blue Horizon
A marine biologist turned filmmaker, Tom Vierus merges scientific rigor with emotional storytelling. Based in Fiji, his work captures human-nature relationships across the Pacific, from reef ecosystems to the lives intertwined with them.
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Spearfisher, Emirau Island, Papua New Guinea (2024)
Suspended in sapphire waters, a spearfisher glides through the coral gardens of the Bismarck Sea.
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Blue Shades of Fiji, Yasawa Islands (2024)
Light dances through endless gradients of blue, tracing the living pulse of the Pacific.
Vierus is the founder of Pacific Media House and a member of both iLCP and the Ocean Artists Society. His films have screened internationally, including the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in New York.
tomvierus.com | Instagram: @tomvierus
© Tom Vierus / iLCP
From ocean depths to frozen tundra, these photographers embody iLCP’s enduring vision: using art as a force for environmental truth. Each image in the 20th Anniversary Print Sale is a reminder that conservation begins with seeing—and that beauty itself can be a call to protect.
