<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Capturing.Biz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capturing.Biz]]></description><link>https://www.capturinginthewild.biz/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:37:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.capturinginthewild.biz/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Can Good Design Save an Ecosystem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you spend enough time in the forests or along the coastlines of British Columbia, you quickly realize that everything is talking to everything else. The temperate rain-forest isn't just a collection of trees and animals. It is a finely tuned, interconnected web where the removal of a single thread can cause the entire structure to collapse.]]></description><link>https://www.capturinginthewild.biz/post/visual-storytelling-for-advocacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56cdd5b849c2f7916a3f2f</guid><category><![CDATA[Design & Advocacy / Visual Storytel]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:03:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d6342_ab8700c9de23429e88a6ef398ca75265~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Renée Nicole</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case Study: Designing for Imminent Extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[With only 28 fish expected to return, BC’s legendary steelhead face imminent extinction. Here is how I used design thinking to turn a biological crisis into a high-impact digital advocacy campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.capturinginthewild.biz/post/case-study-steelhead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56cdd5b849c2f7916a3f37</guid><category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:55:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d6342_646e7b1f9d154b538f4934eaa0348a04~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_550,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Renée Nicole</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Intrinsic Value of Empathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can we return to a place in which empathy and compassion isn't compartmentalized and utilized only when it's convenient?]]></description><link>https://www.capturinginthewild.biz/post/the-intrinsic-value-of-empathy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56cdd5b849c2f7916a3f30</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:05:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d6342_32c95164b4004a20baba5d57eaaa2b14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Renée Nicole</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Geotag Dilemma: Is Instagram Killing the BC Back-Country?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was a time when the most beautiful places in British Columbia were protected by a gentle barrier of silence and several dozen kilometres of corrugated gravel. 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As a photographer, I have learned that the antidote to burnout is found in the frame. Discover why shifting from global anxiety to local agency is the most powerful tool we own.]]></description><link>https://www.capturinginthewild.biz/post/the-cost-of-caring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56cdd5b849c2f7916a3f3a</guid><category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wildlife Photography]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:23:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d6342_f9c11260a4a84707b19eba6f7f49565f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Renée Nicole</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rom-Com Career Gone Wrong  |  How twenty years in ad agencies led me back to the wild.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I once daydreamed about a career that looked like a Rom-Com. Twenty years later, I found myself in a soul-sucking agency life that lacked the impact I craved. This is the story of how I traded the boardroom for biology and finally found my way back to the wild.]]></description><link>https://www.capturinginthewild.biz/post/visual-storytelling-for-conservation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56cdd5b849c2f7916a3f32</guid><category><![CDATA[Wild Strategy]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:27:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d6342_40eaca304f7c4a00adc239ee0de84d97~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_534,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Renée Nicole</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Trust Balance: Navigating AI Ethics for Modern Non-Profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is quietly moving into the conservation space, but it brings a physical cost. From water-thirsty data centers to the threat of synthetic imagery, how do we find the balance? 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In a world of AI-generated content, discover why human imperfection and grounded storytelling have become a brand’s greatest competitive advantage.]]></description><link>https://www.capturinginthewild.biz/post/ai-trustgap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a56cdd5b849c2f7916a3f36</guid><category><![CDATA[Wild Strategy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:26:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4d6342_e1a55d7d7a724e12940af11679ef6e14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Renée Nicole</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Green Prescription: How Shinrin-yoku and the Forest Floor Heal the Modern Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forest doesn’t demand anything from us. It doesn't ask for a reply to an email or a solution to a problem. 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