I was born and raised in the small island town of Sitka in Southeast Alaska. My passion for photography budded at age 13. Since then, I have worked to capture and share my appreciation for the beauty, value, and interconnectedness of the natural world through workshops, travel, summer internships, and simply getting outside. I recently graduated with a degree in Resource Conservation from the University of Montana and have minors in climate change studies and media arts. More and more, I am finding interest in using photography to communicate the relationships between people and nature and the importance of sustaining those connections in our dynamic world.

      Awards, Publications, and Valued Experiences

• Presentation of my "Vulnerable Vietnam: Climate Change in the Mekong Delta" Storytelling Project for the Juneau World Affairs Council at KTOO in Juneau, AK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcMMYnDTZxs

• “Seabird Sanctuary” photo story in “We Alaskans” issue of Alaska Dispatch News: https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/we-alaskans/2016/10/02/from-petrels-to-puffins-thousands-of-alaska-seabirds-call-saint-lazaria-island-home/

• Selected to be the guest young photographer on a 2015 Tanzanian Wildlife Safari

• Youth Winner of the 2014 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Contest and Blog Featured Photographer: https://www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com/young-photographer-lione-clare-shares-her-story/

• North Pacific Research Board photo contest - 1st Place Youth Category

• Honorable Mention in the Sitka Convention and Visitors Bureau Photo Contest

• North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) High School Scholarship Recipient, with NANPA blog post feature: http://www.nanpa.org/nhssp-fostering-my-future-aspirations/

• Image in the “Past, Present, and Future of Nature Photography” exhibit at the International Photography Hall of Fame, St. Louis, MO

• North Pacific Research Board photo contest- 1st and 2nd Place Youth Category

• Directors Choice in the Sitka Convention and Visitors Bureau Photo Contest (2012)