Bridget Besaw tells the story of the human connection to the natural world. The primary inspiration for her work is environmental protection.

During her years as a newspaper and magazine photographer Bridget won numerous national press awards for stories on the depletion of natural resources. Among publications Bridget created feature stories for: Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, Smithsonian, National Geographic Adventure and Nature Conservancy Magazine.

Bridget’s passion for these stories led to her niche in producing multimedia, exhibits and books as outreach tools for environmental organizations. Bridget has now published two books in partnership with environmental organizations: Wildness Within, Wildness Without and From the Land.

Bridget’s projects have tackled issues such as development threats to northern Maine’s wilderness, loss of working farmland in New England, restoration of crucial salmon habitat in the North Pacific, threats to wild rivers and arid grasslands in South America, climate change research and prevention in Indonesian forests and sustainable fisheries initiatives throughout the world.

Organizations who have partnered with Bridget to create photography projects: Maine Farmland Trust, The Nature Conservancy,
 Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Patagonia, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,

 Chewonki Foundation, 
The Kittredge Foundation, The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The Penobscot River Restoration Trust and Patagonia Sur Foundation.

In 2011 Bridget embarks on 2 new large-scale documentary projects: the multi-year restoration of the Penobscot River as 3 dams are removed from the historic Maine river, and the documentation of delicate eco-tourism regions of Chilean Patagonia. Both projects will culminate in web film series, exhibits and books.

Bridget's work is supported by Leica Camera Company and is represented by Aurora Pictures.