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| Figure 1: Danita Delimont (from her own agency) |
With over 30 years of experience photographer turned photographer agent Danita Delimont (Figure 1) has an extensive resume and diverse experience that has established her as one of the premiere Climate Change Photographers. Delimont’s own photographs and those of her clients are vivid, colorful, and breathtaking, capturing the cultural and environmental diversity present globally, as well as acting as an illustrative record of how the environment is changing as a result of global warming, human interventions, and more.
Delimont’s inspiration for these subjects actually comes in part from her early adventures traveling the globe with her family, a result of her father’s job with the Army Corps of Engineers, and her education in Cultural Anthropology through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Through these duel endeavors she not only became familiar with other cultural groups but adept and skilled in maneuvering and communicating with assorted people. Through cultural anthropology Delimont was also able to sustain another of her interests, photography, as photographing the people one studies is one aspects of ethnographic study.
Upon completing her Cultural Anthropology degree Delimont landed a job with a travel agency, where she was initially responsible for researching and writing about far away people and places. The goal of these efforts was to entice travelers to visit those exotic locales and learn more about the people living there. She later took on a role of assisting in Adventure Cruises, specifically along the Amazon River. These cruises matched tourists with experts in biology and anthropology who would provide educational tours about the physical and cultural landscapes of the Amazonian Basin. This allowed Delimont the opportunity to hone her skills and capture the living cultural histories through film, while also developing new skills that she later took with her in founding her latest enterprise, the Danita Delimont Stock Photography and Footage Agency.
As the Founder and CEO of this company she and her staff advocate for select photographers in ensuring their photographic works reach the largest and most appropriate audiences. Again, it is the combination of anthropological knowledge coupled with her photographic talents and business acumen that has led to this successful endeavor, which also benefits the public as these photographs are seen around the world through various media. You can check out Delimont’s and her client’s work at this website.
References
Danan, Tammy. "Documenting Climate Change Through Nature Photography." 14 October 2020. Shutterstock Blog. Electronic. 7 December 2020.
Delimont, Herbig & Associates, LLC. Danita Delimont. 2020. Electronic. 7 December 2020.
3 comments:
I really enjoyed this blog. It taught me a lot. I learned that Delimont’s inspiration for these subjects actually comes in part from her early adventures traveling the globe with her family, a result of her father’s job with the Army Corps of Engineers, and her education in Cultural Anthropology through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
I also enjoyed the part she and her staff advocate for select photographers in ensuring their photographic works reach the largest and most appropriate audiences.
Josh w.
I had never heard Danita Delimont before reading this article. It was very informational about how anthropology can help be the start of an interesting career. Delimont’s career seems very interesting because not only did she get to travel to different countries, she got to really indulge in their culture and experience different ways of living which is a goal of mine. She was also educating others at the same time with her photographs and research.
I enjoyed this blog, Danita Delimont is someone that I've never heard of. This blog post gave numerous of reasons on why anthropology is important and how using it in your career could playa role. - Makala Reynolds
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