Isabelle Groc
Freelance writer, photographer and filmmaker
Isabelle Groc is an award-winning writer, wildlife photographer and filmmaker who focuses on environmental issues, wildlife natural history and conservation, endangered species, and the evolving relationships between people and their environments. She has earned degrees in photojournalism from Columbia University and urban planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and brings a unique perspective in documenting the impacts of human activities on threatened species and habitats. Isabelle has travelled to remote places to raise the profile of many little-known, elusive, under-appreciated threatened species, aiming to inspire concern and action for their conservation.
Her stories and photographs have appeared in numerous publications including National Geographic News, BBC Wildlife, Canadian Wildlife, New Scientist, and Scientific American. Isabelle has also produced videos for National Geographic, and written and directed several documentaries on endangered species and people’s relationships with wildlife. Her most recent documentary, “Toad People,” tells the story of people who take action in their local communities to save western toads and other threatened species. Isabelle grew up in France and now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a fellow of the Explorers Club.
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