About Natalie Fobes

Natalie's photographic story of the salmon was published in the book, "Reaching Home: Pacific Salmon, Pacific People." Her museum exhibit has been seen by over a million people and is now on permanent display at the USFWS Visitor's Center in King Salmon, Alaska.

Natalie has compiled one of the largest collections of salmon-related photographs in the world. Her files include all stages of the life cycle of the fish, commercial fishing, Indigenous cultures ceremonies, wildlife, aquaculture, research and habitat destruction. She has received over 200 awards; was a Pulitzer finalist; received an Alicia Patterson Fellowship; and won the Scripps Howard Meeman Award. Many print and television stories have featured Natalie and her work, including a 15 minute piece on CBS Sunday Morning Edition and, most recently, a piece in Outdoor Photographer.

Concerned that the number of magazines willing to commission documentary projects was declining, Natalie co-founded Blue Earth Alliance, a non-profit foundation dedicated to helping photographers pursue stories about endangered environments and threatened cultures. Natalie Fobes lives in Seattle with her family.

For more information about Natalie Fobes and her work, please visit www.fobesphoto.com.