This directory features a list of Black Women Photographers and Filmmakers in the Wildlife, Documentary, Conservation and Nature Space. These women capture stunning visuals and tell powerful stories. Explore their work and support diversity in nature and wildlife photography and filmmaking. To find more black women wildlife and nature photographers and filmmakers, this page will be updated regularly.

Toni Payne

Toni Payne is a Wildlife and Nature Photographer, Documentary Filmmaker, and Conservationist based in Los Angeles. She educates about and documents the biodiversity in various regions in our natural world. She is passionate about exploring and documenting how we can co-exist symbiotically with the wildlife around us. She creates mini documentaries that highlights various wildlife, people and places related to nature.

Find her on INSTAGRAM @TONIPAYNEOSHA | TIKTOK @OFFICIALTONIPAYNE | YOUTUBE @TONIPAYNE

Angela Ledyard

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Angela first became interested in photography after watching her grandparents capturing photos. As a little girl, she asked her grandfather to show her how to use his camera. Who knew that her love of photography would remain with her for the rest of her life. She currently chases bits of nature and documents them on her platforms

Find her on INSTAGRAM @ chasing_bitsofnature | WEBSITE @ ANGELAYARD.COM | TIKTOK @ ANGELALEDYARD

Jamie Leandra

Jamie is a Cincinnati based photographer that shoots the world around her. She captures beautiful images of wildlife and landscapes telling stories of her region along the way.

Find her on INSTAGRAM @ J.leandra.photography | WEBSITE

Tshepo Phokoje

Ms Tshepo Phokoje is a passionate storyteller and photographer based in Botswana who loves to capture the beauty and diversity of nature and wildlife. She uses her work Minimalism, fine art, landscape, creative, portraiture, corporate and events photography. She also explores other genres of photography such as minimalism, creative, portraiture, corporate, events and landscape.

Find her on INSTAGRAM