Team

The initiators

Without knowing each other personally Marion Payr and Pie Aerts joined forces in 2020 with one shared idea: To support conservation efforts during the challenging time of the COVID-19 pandemic. 5 years later they are still working together on the fundraiser, which has since evolved into one of the most hopeful and inspiring projects of their careers.

Pie Aerts / Instagram: @pie_aerts

Pie Aerts is a Dutch documentary photographer. Through his viewfinder he is examining the intricate relationship between humans and the natural world, in an attempt to find answers why we seem increasingly disconnected from each other, ourselves and from our natural environment. On his quest to find stories that whisper rather than scream, Pie constantly pushes himself to choose hope over despair, and coexistence over conflict, on a visual journey towards the essence of our existence. 

Marion Payr / Instagram: @marionpayr

Marion Payr is an Austrian travel and documentary photographer. Her work focuses on ethical tourism, wildlife and nature conservation as well as female empowerment. With a strong focus on Africa, she documents socially conscious projects and women-led initiatives that promote sustainable travel and community resilience. She uses visual storytelling to highlight the transformative power of tourism when it centers people, purpose, and the planet.

Advisory Board

Since 2021 we're joined by our advisory board - to act as sounding board and sparring partner and support Prints for Wildlife with their voices and ideas.

Marcus Westberg / Instagram: @marcuswestbergphotography
Photographer & writer
Marcus: “For me, joining Prints for Wildlife was a no-brainer. Prints for Wildlife is a great way to support at a time when it is needed more than ever - as well as an opportunity to collaborate with incredible photographers from all over the world.”

Michael Lorentz / Instagram: @mlorentz23
Safari guide, conservationist & photographer
Michael: “Conservation can be daunting, and I am often asked, 'what can I do that makes a difference?' Prints for Wildlife is one answer. In buying a print (or even two), you become part of a movement that, at scale, has been shown to raise a significant amount of money. Your purchase of a stunning photograph becomes part of a much larger narrative that truly does make a difference.”

Andrea Heydlauff / @aheydlauff 
Conservationist & Founder of Sahana Strategies
Andrea: “When Marion and Pie came to me with the original Prints for Wildlife concept during the pandemic in 2020, I immediately knew they had created a unique vehicle for people around the world to support critical conservation efforts. It has been an honor since that time, to have helped them raise what is now over $2M for conservation efforts, and growing”.

Advisory Board Emeritus

Mia Collis / Instagram: @mia_collis

Clement Kiragu / Instagram: @clementkiragu

The team

Prints for Wildlife would never have been possible without a dedicated team of volunteers and supporters who invest their time building and managing the fundraiser. Thank you for your continued support.

Julia Korn / Instagram: @days_of_ubuntu

Kady Kirchmayr / Instagram: @kadyinvienna

Martin Meyer / Instagram: @martinmeyer_wild

Laura Merz / Instagram: @lauramerzphotography

Graeme Green / Instagram: @graeme.green

Noelia Martin / Instagram: @noeliamartinm

Nitin Madhav / Instagram: @nitinmadhav

Former team members (previous editions)

Capucine Veuillet / Instagram: @caapsss

Chase Teron / Instagram: @Chase.Teron