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 Women Photographers (PWP)
- Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA)
Awards
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
- Altered Reality Semi-Finalists: At The Waterhole and The Long Trek
- Birds Semi-Finalists: The Alarm Cry, Stellar Flight, Frozen March, Royal Portrait, I See You!, Mom's Watchful Eye, Cloud Soaring, Flight in Pink, Rightful Place
- Mammals: The Successful Hunt, The Long Drink of Water, Lunch is Served, Spots on Ice, Battle of the Behemoths, The Predator Waits, By Momma's Side
- Scapes: Winter Architecture, Foggy Valley, Golden Ridges, Fall is in the Air!, Standing Proud!
2020: Published in Africa Geographic, Mom Says No!
2019 Nature's Best Photography National Parks Top 100 Finalist (awarded 2020 due to Covid)
2020 Pangolin Photography People's Choice Finalist
2020 North American Nature Photography (NANPA) Showcase
- Top 250: Tender Moments – Momma Leopard w/ Cubs
- Altered Reality Semi-finalist: The Unfolding of Autumn - North Carolina
- Macro/Micro/All Other Semi-finalist: Marching to His Own Drummer – Namaqua Chameleon
- Mammals Semi-finalist: The Cycle of Life – Cheetah with Kill; Spotted Stealth - Cheetah
- Scapes Semi-finalist: The Blessing of RAIN!! - Maasai Mara, Kenya
2019 Photo Tales coffee table book published by HPH Publishing - Johannesburg, S. Africa
- Tender Moments (2020 N. America Nature’s Photography Association Top 250)
- Deadly Embrace (Category Winner 2018 Nature’s Best Photography Africa)
- Morning Mist
2019 Gainesville Fine Art Association (GFAA) Art Exhibit at Oak Hammock
- Award of Merit: Starry Starry Night
2019 National Geographic Photo of the Week April 26
- It's a Big World Out There
2019 National Geographic Daily Dozen February 27
2019 BBC Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
2018 Nature's Best Photography Africa Competition
- Category Winner Wild Cats of Africa Behavioural: A Deadly Embrace
2019 North American Nature Photography Associations (NANPA) Showcase
- Top 250: Life on the Edge
- Mammals Semi-finalist: A Pause in the Hunt; Night Time Forager
- Scapes Semi-finalist: Icelandic Aurora; The Compliment of Complementary; Golden Beauty; Red Tide; Dunes Encroach on Pan of Dead Vlei; Aerial View of Cathedral Spires
- Macro/Micro/All Other Semi-finalist: Morning Commute; The Bath
2018 BBC Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
- Semi-finalist: The Successful Hunt
2018 Gainesville Fine Art Association (GFAA) Winter Show at Trinity United Methodist Church
- Award of Merit: Peruvian Innocence
2018 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition
- Mammals Semi-Finalist: Over the Top; The Omega Wolf
- Scapes Semi-Finalist: Golden Beauty, Sand Dunes
2017 Photographer's Forum Best of Photography 2017
- Finalist: The Successful Hunt
2017 Nature's Best Photography Africa
- Birds of Africa Portrait Semi-finalist: Look at me! Tawny Eagle
- African Landscapes Semi-finalist: The Compliment of Complementary Colors
2017 Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) Living Creatures Exhibit
- Award of Merit: Plowing Through
2017 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Showcase Competition
- Mammals Semi-Finalist: African Wild Dog on Alert
- Birds Semi-Finalist: Tawny Eagle Opens Wide; Stellar Eagle Portrait; The New Boss (Stellar Eagles and Raven); Red Morph on a Mission
2016 Florida Wildlife Federation (FWF) Photo Contest
- Winner for Waterscape Category: Ospreys at Dawn
Exhibits
2022 : Santa Fe College Art Gallery, multi-artist exhibit: Nature's Beauty
2017-2020: Artist in Residence: Francesca's Trattoria, Gainesville, FL
2019: GFAA Winter Showcase, Gainesville, FL
2019: GFAA Art Exhibit at Oak Hammock, Gainesville, FL
2019: GFAA Member's Best at the Cofrin Gallery, Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL
2019: PWP Member Slideshow Showcase
2019: GFAA Photography & Digital Art Exhibit, Gainesville, FL
2019: Solo Exhibit at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2019: GFAA Fins, Feathers, Fur Exhibit, Gainesville, FL
2019: Harn Museum of Art, Art of Inquiry Exhibit, Gainesville, FL
2019: SIMED, Gainesville, FL
2018: GFAA Markey Wealth Management Exhibit, Gainesville, FL
2018: GFAA Photography & Digital Art Exhibit, Gainesville, FL
2018: Francesca's Trattoria Solo Exhibit, Gainesville, FL
2018: GFAA Winter Show at Trinity United Methodist Church
2018: SIMED, Gainesville, FL
2017: GFAA Gallery Member's Showcase
2017: SIMED, Gainesville, FL
2017: Sweetberries, Gainesville, FL
2017: GFAA Gallery Living Creatures Exhibit
2017: Pura Cuba, Oak Hammock, Gainesville, FL