A career science educator and self-taught photographer, Robert Dash searches out tiny subjects with large stories about climate, conservation, and biodiversity.

His work has been published by TIME, Lenswork, Buzzfeed, and National Geographic (Growing a Greener Feast, 2022, Best Science Photos, 2021).

Inspirations

Dash’s images have appeared in galleries and juried shows in the US and overseas. His traveling exhibition is titled Food Planet Future. Dash’s first book, Nautilus Award-winning On An Acre Shy of Eternity / Micro Landscapes at the Edge, was a three year study of land on the edge of the Salish Sea where he and his partner, artist Ranna McNeil, reside.

Interview about the origins and techniques behind Food Planet Future: