Vicki Santello loves seeing the world mindfully through the art of photography.
"it's not what you look at but what you see". Henry David Thoreau
Professional Memberships
- North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA)
- Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
- Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA)
Awards
2024 ReFocus World Awards: Silver Category Award, Aerials
2024 ReFocus World Awards: Honorable Mention, Aerials Category
2024 ReFocus World Awards: Honorable Mention, Abstracts Category
2024 ReFocus Color Awards, People's Choice, for image titled "Keeping Up with Mom"
2024 African Geographic Photographer of the Year
- Weekly Finalist for image titled "Fig Brings Home the Bacon"
- Top 50 for image titled "Fire!" aka "Run!"
2023 Audubon Society National Contest, Highly Commended Overall, for image titled "Illusion of Foliage"
2023 Greatest Masaai Mara Photographer of the Year
- Top 10 Contest Overall Finalist for image titled "Run!" aka "Fire"
- Monthly Finalist for image titled "The Prize"
- Monthly Finalist for image titled "Pals"
2023 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA)
- Top 100 for image titled "Pivot"
- Top 250 for image titled "At the Waterhole"
- Top 250 for image titled "Sunburst at the Swamp"
- Top 250 for image titled "High Stepper"
2023 Wild Art Photographer of the Year
- Commended, Category - Space, for image titled "The Vanishing Point"
- Top 100, Category - Abstracts, for image titled "Pink Magic"
- Top 100, Category - Light, for image titled "Bejeweled Bear"
- Top 100, Category - Space, for image titled "Swarming"
- Top 100, Category - Space, for image titled "Follow the Leader"
- Top 100, Category - Space, for image titled "The Approaching Storm"
- Top 100, Category - Space, for image titled "Seeing Double"
- Top 100, Category - Wet, for image titled "Royal Snowstorm"
- Top 100, Category - Wet, for image titled "Rush Hour"
- Top 100, Category - Wet, for image titled "Thin Ice"
- Top 100, Category - Wet, for image titled " Against the Current"
2022 WildArt Photographer of the Year
- Gold Prize, Category Winner, WET, The Successful Hunt
- Highly Commended, Category BEHAVIOUR, We Are Family!
- Commended, Category, SPACE, The Long March
- Top 100, WET, 4 Different images: Tactical Assessment, The Zen of Snow, Face of the Future, Ice Palace
- Top 100, SPACE, 2 Different Images ; Alone on the Ice, Cold Mountain Passage
- Top 100, ABSTRACTS, Concealment
2022 The Greatest Masaai Mara Photographer of the Year
- April Monthly Finalist : The Lover's Quarrel
- May Monthly Finalist : The Huntress
2022 Africa Geographic
- Top 100, Startled Ostrich (aka The Pivotal Moment)
2021 North American Nature Photography (NANPA) Showcase
- Top 250: Safety in the Creche - elephant seals in blizzard
2020 North American Nature Photography Associations (NANPA) Showcase
- Top 250: Tender Moments – Momma Leopard w/ Cubs
2019 North American Nature Photography Associations (NANPA) Showcase
- Top 250: Life on the Edge
2018 Nature's Best - Africa
- Category Winner Wild Cats of Africa Behavioural: A Deadly Embrace
Exhibits
2025: Santa Fe College President's Gallery, solo exhibit
2023: Gainesville Fine Arts Association - various venues
2022 : Santa Fe College Art Gallery, multi-artist exhibit: Nature's Beauty
Speaking Engagements
2024: Falkland Islands Musuem, Guest Photography Speaker
2024: University of Florida, Oak Hammock, Guest Photography Speaker