Lauren Shonka is a photographer and avid traveler with a creative focus on documenting cultures, destinations, and wildlife. She has experience in different styles of portrait photography to include people of all ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles, as well as family and pet portraiture. As an outdoor enthusiast, Lauren often shoots on the trail, capturing landscapes, remote living, and off-roading adventures.
Having explored some of the most biodiverse places on earth, Lauren hopes to enlighten others about the plight of endangered animals and the dwindling nature of remote locations to promote the conservation of earth's diversity for the benefit of future generations. Her focus has allowed her to document both popular tourist spots and less-traveled corners of the world.
She currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her dog Bandit.