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Welcome! It's my pleasure to share the world through my lens!
Please grab your beverage of choice, sit back, relax and enjoy the slideshow! Images are in chronological order with the most recent displaying first. You can enlarge an image by simply clicking on it. My galleries are available by clicking the Featured button on the top of the page where you can explore a particular category by theme such as Big Cats, Naturescapes, Birds and much more. All galleries are also in chronological order with the most recent image displaying first.
Award winning images from 2018 to present are listed below and are viewable by clicking on the Featured button on the top of the page.
Please follow me on social media or contact me with the links provided below. Please use the same links to reach me with your inquiry If you're interested in purchasing a print.
Thanks for your interest and your support of my photography!
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
