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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)
- The Strategic Hunter
2020 Pangolin Photography People's Choice Finalist
- The Successful Hunt
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
- Mirror Image
2019 BBC Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
- Semi-finalist: Red Tide
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
