About — Grace Young

Hometown: Seward, Nebraska

Location: Portland, Oregon

Experience:

2012-Present: Photo Editor & Researcher, Wildlife As Canon Sees It
2012-2016: Operations Manager & Lead Lion-Tamer, Joel Sartore Photography
2007-2012: Assistant, Joel Sartore Photography

Education:

2007-2010: BFA Studio Art with Photography Focus, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2005-2007: Worked towards BFA in Photography, Columbia College Chicago

Select Awards & Recognition (not necessarily photo related):

2015: Aeronaut Certificate, Scenic Wind Balloon Tours
2015: Empress of Advancement, Lincoln Irish Dancers
2014 & 2015: Photo Volunteer, Nebraska Appleseed
2012: Certificate of Appreciation, Locks of Love
2007: Static Line First Jump Course Completion, Crete Skydive

Siq Trail, Mujib Biosphere Reserve, Jordan

Country of contrasts.

“Their smiles are genuine.” When we asked @cambochildrensfund staff what makes Cambodia different, this is the answer that keeps coming back to me.
Last week, a fire broke out in the CCF community which displaced over 250 people. @whoiso

A little over a month ago I traveled to Cambodia for a new work project with @cambochildrensfund. CCF is a non-profit that approaches poverty holistically within a small community centered around a former garbage dump in Phnom Penh. Over the weekend,

Tonle Sap River

National Concert Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.

Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Tianfeng Pagoda, Taroko National Park

Jiufen Old Street

An early Christmas present from the city of Portland.

Dislikes include: being photographed, goodbyes, and @13jorn + @kusabusa moving back to Sweden. Portland misses you two already. xoxo.