Nationally Recognized wildlife Conservation Photographer
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Melody Bentz Photography
Those Who Protect And Save Other Animals Lead The Way In Protecting And Saving Humanity and Earth
-- Anthony Douglas Williams
What is Conservation Photography?
Conservation Photography is the use of photography and photojournalism as a conservation resource to protect nature, wildlife, habitat, or a culture. It tells a story by using the photographer’s eye to capture a visual image that documents a subject’s world like no other conservation tool can achieve with emotion.
What is a Wildlife Conservation Photographer?
Wildlife conservation photographers are wildlife "visual storytellers" who use their passion for photography to evoke change or make a difference through visual education and outreach with a goal of expanding public awareness and knowledge for a species or cause.
Rocky, a Hawaiian Monk Seal rests on a beach. The signs and tape alert beachgoers to her presence.
About Me
About the Photographer and More!
About the Photographer and More!
About the Photographer and More!
Learn more about "The Photographer", her backstory, passions, events...and more!
My Photos
About the Photographer and More!
About the Photographer and More!
Photographs for sale or license. 20% of Monk Seal photo profits will be donated to the Ke Kai Ola: The Hawaiian Monk Seal Hospital in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Purchase & Licensing
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Purchase & Licensing
Want to purchase or license my photographic art? Click on the section photo above for more information about both.
Professional Memberships and Volunteer Efforts
Professional Photographers of America
Hawaii Audubon Society Protecting Hawaii's Native Species Since 1939
Hawaii Audubon Society Protecting Hawaii's Native Species Since 1939
Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the world’s largest nonprofit photography association organized for professional photographers, by professional photographers, with 34,000 creative members in more than 50 countries. Melody Bentz Photography has been a member since 2019.
Hawaii Audubon Society Protecting Hawaii's Native Species Since 1939
Hawaii Audubon Society Protecting Hawaii's Native Species Since 1939
Hawaii Audubon Society Protecting Hawaii's Native Species Since 1939
We foster community values that result in the protection and restoration of native wildlife and ecosystems and conservation of natural resources through education, science, and advocacy in Hawai’i and the Pacific.
My photographs have been used by HAS on social medica and in print. Several photographs are featured in the new edition of their Hawaii's Birds book.
Hawaiian Monk Seal Volunteer Since 2016
Hawaii Audubon Society Protecting Hawaii's Native Species Since 1939
Hawaiian Monk Seal Volunteer Since 2016
As a volunteer to protect and preserve the critically endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals, I've been with both professional conservation organizations (HMMA and HMSPO) as well as an Independent Volunteer. I served in several capacities such as beach response and administrator, using my photographs for websites, print articles, educational materials, grants and social media.
Hui Manu O Ku Volunteer Since 2017
Hawaii Audubon Society Protecting Hawaii's Native Species Since 1939
Hawaiian Monk Seal Volunteer Since 2016
Rescue Team Lead, Education and Outreach Administrator, and Photographer. Hui Manu-o-Kū is a group of conservationists, researchers, and citizens who have one thing in common: an interest and admiration for the White Terns. The group ensures that the official bird of Honolulu is taken care of and watched after. Manu-o-Kū is a very unique bird, especially for an urban center like Honolulu.