Beth Davidow

Beth grew up near the Florida Everglades where her parents instilled in her a love of nature and a curiosity about the outdoor world and nearby ocean that she continues to explore. As a kid, she was always out & about, collecting bugs and birds, and taking classes, like astronomy and marine biology, at the local science museum. Beth hold's a Bachelor's degree in natural sciences from Auburn University and a Master's degree in museum science and vertebrate paleontology from Texas Tech University where she helped operate the planetarium, participated in many dinosaur digs, and curated museum collections.

During summer breaks at Texas Tech University, Beth began work in the outdoors, combining her love of geology, biology, and photography into the job of naturalist. During the past 19 years as a naturalist, she has worked in Petrified Forest, Glacier, and Denali National Parks as a National Park Service ranger and naturalist guide interpreting the geology, biology, history, and wildlife of the areas for park visitors. Since 1996, Beth has traveled on expedition ships as a naturalist in the Sea of Cortez, the Caribbean, the Chilean Fjords, the Amazon, Alaska's Inside Passage, and Antarctica where her diverse lectures reflect her interest in and passion for the natural world. She enjoys educating international travelers about such subjects as oceanography, geology, marine wildlife, ornithology, and glaciology.

From polar bears to penguins, Beth has had exciting adventures, traveling to photograph wildlife between the poles including 5 weeks spent as a guide with polar bears in the Canadian Arctic, camping among musk ox in Greenland, swimming with humpback whales in Tonga, hiking among the wild creatures of the North American Rockies and Alaska, diving shipwrecks in the Caribbean & Florida Keys, and perambulating with penguins on 14 voyages to Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands.

Since 1990, Beth has enjoyed a successful career as a wildlife and nature photographer and writer. Her images and articles continue to appear in publications such as National Geographic Traveler, National Wildlife, Sierra Club, Audubon, GEO Germany, Outdoor Life, Montana, Nature's Best, Florida Wildlife, Alaska, WildBird, Ranger Rick, and many other magazines, books, calendars, and advertisements worldwide. Recently, a line of mini-posters featuring 9 of her wildlife images was produced.

While Beth continues to market her still photography and magazine articles, a few years ago she switched to shooting video. As producer, cameraman, and editor of digital video media, Beth owns and operates “WorldWild Productions,” a company that produces a variety of television documentaries for international broadcast, films for various organizations, an educational productions. A member of Filmmakers for Conservation and a NAUI advanced scuba diver, allows Beth to give voice to the increasing fragility of all earth's ecosystems, above and below our endangered oceans.

Currently, Beth is based in Santa Barbara, CA where (thanks to the generous support from the Geneva-based Save Our Seas Foundation) she is producing a high definition educational film on the Florida manatee, with world-renowned marine cinematographer Tom Campbell as director of photography.

To learn more about the world she lives in, Beth loves to travel to wild places to photograph and document the lives of animals and the habitats in which they live. Of special interest to her is documenting the work of scientists dedicated to gathering the information upon which conservation guidelines are established to help preserve our amazing world. Filming the scientists, the physical habitats in which they work, and the creatures that inhabit those areas is her passion. Beth says that sharing with others, teaching through photos, articles, lectures and on-site commentary, makes her experiences all the more rewarding. She often goes into classrooms to talk to schoolchildren and gives talks to community organizations.

Beth challenges herself to the goals of production excellence, scientific integrity, and communication accuracy in her writings, lectures and films to inspire people to make a difference in the world by educating and informing the viewing public about scientific, environmental, and educational projects that help preserve and protect the planet. Her background as a naturalist, scientist, writer, diver and photographer are well suited to the various educational media and outlets she uses to share her experiences and vision with others.