Isabelle Groc

Isabelle Groc is an award-winning photojournalist, author, and documentary filmmaker who specializes in wildlife conservation, marine ecosystems, and the relationships between people and the natural world. With master’s degrees in photojournalism from Columbia University and Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Isabelle brings a unique perspective on environmental storytelling. She has traveled to some of the world's most remote destinations to raise the profile of diverse species and habitats. A fellow of the Explorers Club and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, she grew up in France and now lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Isabelle's images and stories have appeared in National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, The Guardian, Canadian Geographic, New Scientist, and many other publications. She is the author of several books, including Gone Is Gone: Wildlife Under Threat; Sea Otters: A Survival Story; Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment; and A Hummingbird on My Balcony. All books are illustrated with Isabelle's photographs and have received several honors, including two American Society of Journalists and Authors Book Awards.

As a filmmaker, Isabelle has written and directed over 20 nature documentaries. Part of the Pack explores the complex interactions between people and wolves and gained critical acclaim at several film festivals across Europe and North America, while Toad People, a film on local communities taking action to conserve amphibians, achieved international recognition with an Impact Panda Award at Wildscreen, the world's biggest festival of natural history storytelling. Her most recent documentary, Sandpipers' Last Supper, explores shorebirds' epic migration from South America to the Arctic. For her long-standing work on shorebirds, Isabelle was selected as a grantee of the prestigious Trebek Initiative, a collaboration between the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the National Geographic Society that supports explorers who utilize the power of storytelling to inspire and engage communities across Canada.

Languages spoken: French and English

Photo credit: Craig Minielly