Ian Shive, Author: Ian Shive is an award-winning conservation photographer, author, educator, film producer, and environmental advocate, as well as the recipient of the Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. Shive’s images have appeared in publications around the world, including National Geographic, Men’s Journal, Outside, Backpacker, National Parks, Nature Conservancy, Smithsonian, and hundreds of others. Often referred to as the leading chronicler of America’s national parks and endangered ecosystems around the world, Shive is most proud of his role in helping bring science and conservation stories to life with his photography and films.

Jon-Paul Harrison, Co-Author: Jon-Paul Harrison is the Executive Director of Sales and Development at Tandem Stills + Motion, Inc. where he helps unite the world’s best image-makers with magazines and companies looking to enhance their visual brand identity. An established outdoor industry veteran with over a decade of experience, his approach to sales and progressive licensing models in the digital era has been highlighted in respected art and photography schools around the country including the American Society of Media Photographers, The National Press Photographers Association, the University of Southern California, and Santa Monica College.

Tandem Stills + Motion, Inc. is one of the world's leading image providers representing photographers in genres of adventure sports, environment, travel, culture, nature, and healthy living. The company's images frequently grace the pages of the world's most-read publications including National Geographic, Sunset, Men’s Journal, Self, Climbing, New York Magazine, Backpacker, Competitor, Geo France, Mountain Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, National Parks, The Nature Conservancy, and hundreds more. They are located in Los Angeles.