Meet Nikon Ambassador and National Geographic Magazine photographer Ami Vitale. Already renowned for her award-winning international photography, Ami was recently nominated for The Natural History Museum’s prestigious People’s Choice award, Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Her photograph, “The Last Goodbye,” (shown above) is an image of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino left in the world, moments before he passed away at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya.

University of Montana Wildlife Biology recently had the chance to catch up with Ami, who is based in Missoula. In telling the heartbreaking story of Sudan, she also left us with a sense of hope. Read the interview below.

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CBS Sunday Morning – Travel photographers on capturing images close to home

During the pandemic, photographers who are used to working in exotic locations have been focusing on more local subject matter, opening up new avenues of creativity. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Ami Vitale, whose work frequently appears in National Geographic magazine, and lifestyle photographer Gray Malin, about how the lockdown forced them both to reach a new understanding of their work – and their purpose.