Michael Snyder

Michael O. Snyder is a photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on the intersections of social justice and environmental sustainability.  His work has been featured in magazines and galleries by National Geographic, The Guardian, Vox, Roads & Kingdoms, The Washington Post, High Country News, The Wild Magazine, Condé Nast, NPR, Political Science and Politics, and Beautiful Decay.  As Founder of Interdependent Pictures he has directed documentary films in the Amazon, the Arctic, the Himalaya and Uganda. His work has been named Official Selection to over 40 film festivals and he has won numerous awards including Best Environmental Film (Canada Int. Film Fest), Best Environmental Film (The World's Independent Film Fest), Best Doc Feature(Blackbird Film Fest), Best Environmental Film (Colorado Film Fest), Audience Choice Award(G2 Green Earth Film Fest), and Sir Edmund Hillary Award  (Mountain Film Fest).  Driven by a spirit of adventure, Mike has hiked the Appalachian and John Muir Trails, cycled across Europe and ridden trains across Asia.  He holds an MSc in Environmental Sustainability and currently splits his time between Washington, D.C. and Charlottesville, VA.