Working with the Raptor Resource Project to film peregrine falcon conservation for CNN’s “Call to Earth.”

Running Wild Media collaborated with the Caroga Arts Collective to create a unique concert experience, combining live music with stunning wildlife footage to raise awareness for conservation.

For the 2024 Spring Semester, we partnered with the University of Mount Olive in North Carolina on our science communication internship program.

If you have stumbled upon this blog, chances are you have taken a few images of wild animals before, and are looking for some advice to up your game and quality of images, or perhaps you are looking to make this passion into a career. If this is you, you have come to the right place.

The special preview engaged community members by gathering feedback about the film during the editing process.  Over 200 community members came out for the film’s preview, and many of the attendees provided helpful feedback.

the Running Wild Media team worked with NOAA and NAAEE to produce a series of videos highlighting different STEM related after-school programs put on by environmental educators.

The Running Wild Media team traveled with the University of North Texas on an NSF Grant funded expedition to the southernmost forests of the world in Chile.

In mid-2023, we traveled to Boca Chica, Texas, delving into the often overlooked facets of space exploration. Collaborating closely with Defenders of Wildlife, we sought a deeper understanding of SpaceX's environmental footprint and explored proactive measures to mitigate its impact.

We traveled to Turks and Caicos to film for Evolution Earth on PBS. This episode features the rapid evolution discovered by a small group of researchers in Silver Key anoles after a hurricane swept through its native habitat.

Co-founder Justin Grubb traveled to North Carolina to work with Defenders of Wildlife to help tell their story about the work they do with local partners to preserve hellbender salamanders.

Co-founder Alex Goetz traveled to the Southwest to work with Defenders of Wildlife/ to help tell their story of what they are doing to help conserve the Mexican gray wolves.

Our traveling wildlife photography gallery “Conservation through a Lens” is on full display at the St Louis Public Library - Central Branch along with a suite of workshops to help young photographers learn about wildlife conservation photography and storytelling.

The Running Wild Crew filmed the red fox hunting sequence for Season 2 of “America’s National Parks” available now on Disney +.

Filming greater prairie chickens in Western Nebraska took some skill and a fair amount of patience. Sitting in the blind for hours in cold Great Plain temperatures was tough, but filming such unique behavior made it extremely rewarding.

We worked with the Endangered Wolf Center, a conservation facility in Missouri dedicated to the preservation of canids, to help tell their conservation story for PBS “This American Land.”

Our film “Hellbent” in co-production with Wild Lens Collective, premiered at the New York WILD Film Festival on March 5th at the Explorers Club and received the award for Best Short at the festival.

The Running Wild Media crew spent several months living in the Badlands National Park in South Dakota filming for Disney + and National Geographic’s “America’s National Parks” series.

On December 10th, Ocean leaders from around the state of Florida and around the world gathered to connect and learn from one another on what it means to build a sustainable future for the oceans. Kicking off the event, Running Wild Media’s very own co-founder Justin Grubb delivered the keynote speech titled “Speak for the Fishes: giving the ocean a voice.”

Our recent Running Wild photo expedition brought us to the edge of the world to Iceland, a country known for its intense landscapes and incredible culture. Our group got a chance of a lifetime to witness the northern lights, connect with the unique Icelandic culture, and be apart of the dramatic battle of the Icelandic landscape.

We recently showcased our “Conservation through a Lens” traveling wildlife photography exhibit at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. This exhibit showcased over 40 large colorful metal prints, three major photo stories, a host of special workshops and programs, and several short film screenings.

On October 11th, installation began in Terminal 2 of the St Louis International Airport on a 6-month exhibition featuring the work of the Endangered Wolf Center. This exhibition follows the journey of two wolf species, the red wolf and the Mexican wolf to the wild from managed care facilities.

Earlier this year we had the privilege to work with AJ+ on a story about the Marshallese community and what they have gone through over the past several decades as a result of the US Nuclear Weapons Testing Program.

Since 2018, we have had the opportunity to produce countless video and photo projects for Metroparks Toledo. It's easy to have fun with every project that comes our way from Metroparks Toledo, when the passion behind the team is so apparent.

Filming rattlesnakes along Georgia's coast is no easy task. Just locating these stealthy animals is a complicated and exhausting endeavor. Luckily, we know a guy and teamed up with the Jekyll Island Authority to explore this beautiful barrier island and get up close and personal with some of the Island’s most secretive residents.

Getting footage of wildlife from unique perspectives and vantage points is essential in telling noval wildlife stories. Co-founders Justin Grubb and Alex Goetz traveled down to Georgia to learn how to climb trees in order to film stories in one of the most under-explored regions on earth - the canopy.

To support Defenders of Wildlife’s ongoing efforts to protect species, landscapes, and natural communities, Running Wild Media went on assignment to Wyoming, North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia to create visual stories to help better communicate their efforts to the world.

We went on assignment with BBC ONE to film for “The Mating Game” - a David Attenborough narrated series about how wildlife does what wildlife does best - copulate! Our story features the first cloned endangered species in the United States.

In search of some of the coolest species of herps in Costa Rica, Co-founder Justin Grubb heads out into the night to photograph venomous snakes, rare frogs, and the conservation work behind them.