AMy Schaffer
Visual Journalist
photo by Claire Nguyen
about
I am a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism currently working as a wilderness ranger at Mount Rainier National Park. My work as both a photographer and photo editor has been featured in publications like the Columbia Missourian, Vox Magazine, The Kansas City Pitch and Worthless Studios's "FREE FILM : JUNE 2020" photo book.
In 2021, I interned as a digital marketer for The Park Adoption Community Center and for Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in 2022. I participated in La Trobe University's journalism program in Melbourne, Australia for the first half of 2023 and spent my time outside of class backpacking the coast and photographing the experience.
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My passion for visual storytelling lies in the humanization of environmental issues. I aim to put a face to topics like agriculture, climate change and wildlife conservation, building a connection between people to the planet they live on. When I am not working, I am likely out rock climbing, getting boba with friends or in the tattoo studio building my sleeve.