Infographics have become an important medium for communicating science. PeerJ and other journals allow authors to include infographics in their work, and the designs have steadily gained popularity. However, it is not easy to create effective images, so I sat down with Mary Zambello (who also happens to be my sister), and asked her about…
Author: Erika Zambello
Erika Zambello is a writer, birder, and photographer living and working along the Emerald Coast of Florida. She has a master’s degree in environmental management, where she specialized in ecosystem science and conservation. Her love of the outdoors was inspired by a childhood in Maine, where she returned for her National Geographic Young Explorer grant. In addition to Maine, she has lived in New York, France, Washington, DC, and North Carolina. Erika believes in the power of communicating conservation and exploration, which was the inspiration for One World, Two Feet.
Birding Maine – Saying Goodbye to Shorebirds
I look forward to summer as much as anybody, but there is one sad element to the changing of the seasons: the absence of shorebirds. Shorebirds are undoubtedly my favorite group of avian species. They make their home on beaches and mudflats, where it is generally easy to see and photograph them. In addition, they…
One World, Two Feet – A Stormy Day on Okaloosa Island
Storms often create amazing conditions for beach photography. On Okaloosa Island, the spray from the waves settled into a dense fog along the sand. I loved how the lone walker’s silhouette added some perspective to the height of the waves and the dunes. See more of my photos and stories at oneworldtwofeet.com!
E. Zambello Writing and Art 