SeaLegacy

On September 30, the Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods hosted its 39th annual Smith Nature Symposium, “Inspiring Change,” at the Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago. Nearly 200 people attended the event to honor the extraordinary leadership of Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen and their impact on ocean justice and conservation as photographers, marine biologists, and founders of SeaLegacy. Every year, […]

Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier, the world’s leading ocean conservationists, award-winning National Geographic wildlife photographers and 2018 National Geographic Adventurers of the Year, have traveled to and photographed some of the most beautiful and remote corners of the earth, capturing the breathtaking grandeur of our planet and its oceans, but also the heartbreaking threats our environment faces. Determined […]