On the occasion of the Vital Impacts Annual Print Initiative, running from November 3rd to December 24th, 2025, Jane Goodall’s signed prints — along with 60 images from internationally acclaimed environmental photographers — will be available for purchase. The initiative offers an alternative to traditional gifts, supporting youth education, wildlife protection, and community-based conservation.
Self Portrait.In her early days at Gombe, Dr. Jane Goodall spent many hours sitting on a high peak with binoculars or a telescope, searching the forest below for chimpanzees. She took this photo of herself with a camera fastened to a tree branch.This photo is available hand signed by Dr. Jane Goodall herself, as well as without a signature.Says Dr. Goodall, "I was really excited to see that that photo of me looking out at the valley at Gombe with my trusty lightweight telescope was chosen. It was taken in, I think, 1962. I was on my own, very high up in the hills and I thought what a great photo this would make."
"I had to find a place where there was a tree that was just right for balancing the camera. I had to set up the tripod and fiddle about until I had the tripod and the imagined image of me framed just right. That was in the days before digital so I had to wait a long time before I got the results back from National Geographic. I was pretty proud of myself. I love that picture."Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world-renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural world.Jane Goodall
"I had to find a place where there was a tree that was just right for balancing the camera. I had to set up the tripod and fiddle about until I had the tripod and the imagined image of me framed just right. That was in the days before digital so I had to wait a long time before I got the results back from National Geographic. I was pretty proud of myself. I love that picture."Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world-renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural world.Jane Goodall
Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, Jane Goodall has inspired generations through her work grounded in hope and in the belief that a better world is possible. As Ami Vitale, National Geographic photographer and founder of Vital Impacts, noted, “Jane taught us that protecting our planet begins with love, respect, and truly listening: to animals, to nature, and to one another. She reminded us that every act of care, no matter how small, matters, and that compassion has the power to change the world. Jane’s spirit—joyful, fearless, and endlessly curious—lives on in every person she inspires, and in every effort made to protect life on this planet.”
A Lost Place Home.Print - 25cm x 20cm on Hahnemuhle Pearl
Edition of 20 (plus 1 artists proof)Print - 50cm x 40cm on Hahnemuhle Pearl
Edition of 10 (plus 1 artists proof)“This work is a very personal reaction to the climate emergency, in particular to the Australian fires which almost destroyed my family home. Although we have not experienced the ferocity of the 2019/2020 bushfires this year, the threat is ever present. This work uses my own archival images, and, through painting, scratching, and reworking, reimagines the landscapes of my childhood home, now with the threat of environmental devastation. The interference of my brushstrokes on the prints became a mirror of human intervention in nature, my own hand attempting to control the uncontrollable.”Aletheia Casey is a photographic artist based between Sydney and London. During the last 12 years Aletheia has published and worked with The Guardian, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Financial Times Magazine, BBC London and BBC World, Australian Associated Press, BBC Wales, SBS Television, and various international publications.Aletheia Casey
Edition of 20 (plus 1 artists proof)Print - 50cm x 40cm on Hahnemuhle Pearl
Edition of 10 (plus 1 artists proof)“This work is a very personal reaction to the climate emergency, in particular to the Australian fires which almost destroyed my family home. Although we have not experienced the ferocity of the 2019/2020 bushfires this year, the threat is ever present. This work uses my own archival images, and, through painting, scratching, and reworking, reimagines the landscapes of my childhood home, now with the threat of environmental devastation. The interference of my brushstrokes on the prints became a mirror of human intervention in nature, my own hand attempting to control the uncontrollable.”Aletheia Casey is a photographic artist based between Sydney and London. During the last 12 years Aletheia has published and worked with The Guardian, The Sunday Times Magazine, The Financial Times Magazine, BBC London and BBC World, Australian Associated Press, BBC Wales, SBS Television, and various international publications.Aletheia Casey
A moment captured by Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace. Says Dr. Goodall, “This photo is of Fifi’s first grandchild, Fax, son of daughter Fanny. It was taken in 1993.”Dr. Goodall is a world-renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural world.Jane Goodall
Endangered - Fireflies.Small 76 cm x 119 cm. Edition 3 of 10. Large 122 cm x 190 cm. Edition 2 of 5.Tim Flach is a photographer best known for his stylized portraits of animals and for the originality that he brings to capturing animal behaviour and characteristics.Tim Flach
A leopard (Panthera pardus) resting up a tree at night near to its kill (impala- Aepyceros melampus), Timbavati game reserve, South Africa. We were based out of Bateleur Tented Camp. The camp has an an incredible tracker named Doctor. Owners- Andreas and Melina, very happy to host camera traps, very conservation minded. Every month Andreas trains the antipoaching team in the Kruger National Park.Steve Winter
Through this initiative, a selection of recently signed photographic prints by Jane Goodall — created during her visits to the Jane Goodall offices in Washington, D.C. — will be available, along with works by renowned photographers celebrating the beauty and resilience of life on our planet.
All proceeds will support the Jane Goodall Institute and Jane Goodall’s Roots Shoots program, which fosters and educates young people around the world to become compassionate leaders and to raise environmental awareness in their communities.
Tiny Mountain.As I studied a slice of agate I found a snow capped peak hidden inside a 1/2 inch square. I never cease to be amazed at how the smallest designs in nature mimic grand vistas. As a conservation and natural history photographer, Jon McCormack hopes that his images convince humans that nature is worth fighting for. In addition to photography I am also actively involved in conservation and social good organizations. I am a member of The Explorer’s Club, a founding board member of Sealegacy, and co-founder of The Kilgoris Project.Jon McCormack
Arctic Tern.An Arctic Tern in front of the Monaco glacier in Liefdefjorden, at the northwest tip of Svalbard in the high Arctic.The beautiful and tiny 113-gram Arctic Tern is a super impressive bird! Each year, it makes the longest migration of any animal in the world, traveling between breeding sites in the northern Arctic and survival/moult areas in the Antarctic pack‐ice zone. That practically means flying from the North Pole to the South Pole and back – each year! Miniature transmitters have revealed that they follow zigzagging routes and rack up to 71,000 kilometres annually!Arnfinn Johansen is a wildlife photographer based in Norway. He is a member of the Norwegian Nature Photographers Association and the founder of Oltepesi Tented Safari Camp / oltepesi com – a specialised camp for wildlife photographers in the Maasai Mara Kenya. Arnfinn’s work has been recognised in numerous international competitions and is widely displayed in exhibitions and publications.Arnfinn Johansen
Gorillas.Limited Edition. 2 of 5. C type, no border.Life on earth began 542 million years ago with the Paleozoic ( early life ) period. This was followed by the Mesozoic ( middle life ) ending with the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The Cenozoic ( age of mammals ) takes us to the present day. "Eremozoic" is the named suggested by biologist E. O. Wilson for the current period, more commonly referred to as the "Anthropocene" ( age of man ), Wilsons suggestion implies an age of "loneliness" reflecting the upcoming biological age after the sixth great extinction.Today, in the evolutionary blink of an eye humans have come to dominate the planet and our relationship with the natural world has fundamentally shifted. Up until the agricultural revolution humans were directly and intimately connected to nature and entirely dependent on wild flora and fauna for our well being and survival. Today this connection is severed, and the natural world has become profoundly diminished.Our perception is that wildlife is something other, apart from humanity. It happens elsewhere, in far away lands, in nature documentaries, zoos or safari parks. This impression is fictional and bears little resemblance to reality, both because wildlife barely exists at all in this harmonious state, and also because despite our perceived separation, we are still very much bound to the laws of the natural world.The images in this series reflect this by using natural history specimens and dioramas, themselves a fictional human construct, and adding layers and altering and exaggerating colours to highlight the artificial and nature of what we are seeing.Jim Naughten is an artist exploring historical and natural history subject matter using photography, stereoscopy and painting.Jim Naughten
Flower Bears.olar Bears Wilma, Bamm Bamm, and Pebbles sleep amongst the fireweed, resting in a bed they made for themselves that morning this trio was our #1 favourite during the expedition in 2020, which resulted in the series 33 Days among the Bears.Martin Gregus has numerous projects and expeditions in the works, both in Canada and internationally. In 2021, he won the Rising Star Portfolio Award in the National History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) competition and his documentary film on his time with the animals, 33 Days Among Bears.Martin Gregus
Rainbow over Indian Creek.Matt Redd, Rancher, rounding up cattle on the Duggout Ranch in Indian Creek, Utah in Bears Ears National Monument.Aaron Huey is a National Geographic photographer and Explorer, a Stanford d.School Fellow, and Founder + Chief Creative of Amplifier.org. He is currently working on a set of new AR experiments, and the revival of the Wide Awakes Movement. But, perhaps most importantly, Huey was named the 3rd coolest Dad in America by Fatherly.com after Lebron James and Kelly Slater.Aaron Huey
Shadows at Sunrise.The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is not only the largest hot spring in the United States but one of the most magnetic places to view from above. However, taking pictures while flying a plane is rarely straightforward, given the windy conditions and the spring’s location in a high-elevation, mountainous corner of the park.It is equally as turbulent below ground: Yellowstone contains half of all the world’s known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples, and also has the world’s largest concentration of geysers, more than 500 or two thirds of all those on the planet.According to recent studies, there is a Super Volcano under the entire park. Yellowstone holds a special place in my heart. It was there that I experienced my initial bolt of energy and inspiration to pursue photography back in 2014.This year Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park celebrates 150 years since its founding in 1872. This image was taken at sunrise while flying my single-engine 1976 Piper Warrior plane.Jassen Todorov is the Grand Prize Winner of the 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest. His images have been published and featured by National Geographic, the Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Daily Mail, Metro, Daily Mirror and Digital Photographer (UK) and many more.Jassen Todorov
Ornithography #128Common Starlings, Ebro Delta, Catalonia.Available in 3 sizes:Printed area: 21.4 inches x 11.3 inchesEdition of 3.Printed area: 46 inches x 24.3 inchesEdition of 5.Printed area: 78.2 inches x 41.3 inchesEdition of 2.Ornithographies arises from the concern for capturing those unnoticed moments and from the interest in questioning the limits of human perception.This project focuses on birds, in order to capture in a single time frame, the shapes they generate when flying, making visible the invisible.Ornitographies is a balance between art and science; a nature-based dissemination project and a visual poetry exercise but above all, an invitation to perceive the world with the same curious and innocent look of the child we once were.In 2012 Xavi Bou embarked on Ornitographies; photography inspired by his curiosity about the invisible patterns traced by birds in flight.Xavi Bou
