Jul 3, 2018
Suzi
Eszterhas, our next
podcast guest, told me she is no longer a workaholic, but as our
conversation progressed, I had to wonder if she was telling me the
truth! Suzi has created an internationally recognized name for
herself in wildlife conservation photography, particularly baby
animals and their families. She leads three group photo tour
adventures per year, started a non-profit for young women
photographers called Girls Who Click
and is an author of several
children’s books. In addition to all of that, she co-authors books
with conservationists, she speaks at fundraising engagements and
writes several magazine articles per year.
Suzi
is a passion “doer”; she is doing not working. It is rare, but
should not be, to turn a passion into a livelihood and still be in
love with it. Suzi is a model of what we can become through hard
work, dedication and stay true to our passions.
I
enjoyed our conversation in this podcast. We talked about childhood
love of animals and her first adventure to Kenya where she helped
raise a Serval cub (the entire story is told in her book,
Moto and
Me). She tells us about
her first camera adventures to how she is now helping young women
use cameras to tell their stories.
Suzi
is an inspiration. I often dream to live the lives of my guests.
This is also true with Suzi. Her story resonates with my childhood
dreams. I had always wanted to go to Africa to observe and
experience the wildlife and culture.
Thank
you, Suzi, for bringing awareness about conservation and wildlife
to so many people. Also, thank you for empowering young women
in Girls Who Click to follow their dreams to tell their stories.
More
information from Suzi's website about the conservation
organizations she is involved with: "Recognized as a conservationist in her own right, Suzi
is a patron of the Sumatran Orangutan
Society and actively
supports the Cheetah Conservation
Fund, Wildlife Conservation
Network, TigerTime (David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation), Sloth Conservation
Foundation,
Orangutan Foundation
International,Center for Animal
Protection and Education, and other organizations."
Beautiful Photographs Suzi shared with us:
*Intro and Closing by Dale Wilman and music by www.bensound.com