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Link: Michael Nichols wins 4th annual National Geographic Photographer’s Photographer Award - The Photo Society](http://thephotosociety.org/blog/michael-nichols-wins-4th-annual-national-geographic-photographers-photographer-award-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=michael-nichols-wins-4th-annual-national-geographic-photographers-photographer-award-2)

Over the years this photographer realized that the natural world he was adventuring in was fragile and disappearing, so he turned his photography into a tool for conservation, and became successful beyond his wildest imagination. While we all hope that our pictures can endure, or perhaps even make a difference in this world, how many of us have had our photographs convince a head of state to create thirteen national parks?