Lucas Bustamante grew up around the Ecuadorian outdoors and became a passionate biologist and an environmental photojournalist. His goal is to use photography to promote wildlife conservation, and to that end, he manages projects throughout South America, Africa, and Asia. Lucas co-founded Tropical Herping and Savia Fund, a photo tour company and an Ecuadorian nonprofit that works in the legal defense of nature, environmental and cultural conservation, and visual storytelling. Books he’s written include Reptiles of Ecuador, and he has described 13 new species for science. His photographic work has been featured in National Geographic Magazine, BBC Wildlife, GEO, Smithsonian, Audubon, and many other magazines, books, photo exhibitions, and articles. Lucas is a Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Nature’s Best prize winner. He is a member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP), and Nature Picture Library represents his images.