On September 14, 1962, Beth was born near the Florida Everglades where, growing up, her parents instilled in her a love of nature and a curiosity about the outdoor world and nearby ocean that she continues to explore. As a kid, she was always out & about, collecting bugs & birds, and taking classes such as astronomy & marine biology at the local science museum. Beth hold's a Bachelor's degree in natural sciences from Auburn University and a Master's degree in museum science and vertebrate paleontology from Texas Tech University where she helped operate the planetarium, participated in many dinosaur digs, and curated museum collections.

During summer breaks at Tech, Beth began work in the outdoors, combining her love of geology, biology& photography into the job of naturalist. In 1986 she began a career as a naturalist, working in Petrified Forest, Glacier, and Denali National Parks as a National Park Service ranger and naturalist guide interpreting the geology, biology, history, and wildlife of the areas for park visitors. Since 1996, Beth has traveled on expedition ships as a naturalist in the Sea of Cortez, the Caribbean, the Chilean Fjords, the Amazon, Alaska's Inside Passage, and Antarctica where her diverse lectures reflect her interest and passion in the natural world. She also works on private yacht charters in Alaska as a naturalist/mate/ photographer-guide.

After selling her first photos in 1990, Beth has enjoyed a successful career as a wildlife and nature photographer and writer. Her images and articles continue to appear in publications such as National Geographic Traveler, National Wildlife, Sierra Club, Audubon, GEO Germany, Outdoor Life, Montana, Nature's Best, Florida Wildlife, Alaska, WildBird, Ranger Rick, and many other magazines, books, calendars, and advertisements worldwide. Four agencies represent her work globally. While Beth continues to market her still photography& magazine articles, a few years ago she switched to shooting video. As producer, cameraman, and editor of digital video media, Beth owns and operates “WorldWild™ Productions,” a company that produces a variety of television documentaries for international broadcast and films for various organizations. A member of Filmmakers for Conservation, and a NAUI advanced scuba diver her love for wildlife and passion for filmmaking allows Beth to give voice to the increasing fragility of all earth's ecosystems, above and below our endangered oceans. OceanFootage (www.oceanfootage.com), an online agency, represents some of Beth's digital video footage.

During 9/11, Beth assisted on productions for tvbmedia & Swiss TV in New York City. In 2002 Beth produced and assisted in filming the acclaimed 43-minute investigative documentary, “Operation Latin Phoenix,” for WDR television (Germany) that has been edited into a number of versions for international broadcast. She also produced pieces about the Aquarius project, a joint NASA and NOAA mission to train astronauts at an underwater facility in the Florida Keys, as well as a show about wake vortex encounters, following the airline disaster in Queens, NY. In 2004 Beth produced & filmed the promo video for the Biscayne Nature Center.

In 2005 Beth produced and directed a high definition educational film, which will be shown at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Florida (generously funded by the Save Our Seas Foundation - www.saveourseas.com) on the endangered Florida manatee. World-renowned marine wildlife HD cinematographer (www.tomcampbell.com) filmed that production. Beth manages Tom's office in Santa Barbara and they work on other HD projects together with his HD crew. The manatee film was awarded the prestigious Telly Award and Gold Millenium Award.

To learn more about the world she lives in, Beth loves to travel to wild places to film the lives of animals and the habitats in which they live. Of special interest to her is documenting the work of scientists dedicated to gathering the information upon which conservation guidelines are established to help preserve our amazing world. Filming the scientists, the physical habitats in which they work, and the creatures and people that inhabit those areas is her passion. Beth says that sharing with others, teaching through photos, articles, lectures and on-site commentary, makes her experiences all the more rewarding.

From polar bears to penguins, Beth has had fascinating adventures between the poles including 5 weeks spent as a guide with polar bears in the Canadian Arctic, camping among musk ox in Greenland, swimming with humpback whales in Tonga, hiking among the wild creatures of the North American Rockies and Alaska, scuba diving various ecosystems such as the Caribbean, Indonesia, and elsewhere, and perambulating with penguins on 14 voyages to Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falkland Islands.

Beth challenges herself to the goals of production excellence, scientific integrity, and communication accuracy in her work in order to produce films that inspire people to make a difference in the world by educating and informing the viewing public about scientific, environmental, and educational projects that help preserve and protect the planet. Her background as a naturalist, scientist, writer, diver and photographer are well-suited to promote, through her pictures, words, and films, conservation issues that positively affect everyone - and everything - on our planet.