About Images For Conservation Fund

Images for Conservation Fund (ICF), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, creates sustainable development of rural economies through the establishment and prosperity of the Private Lands Nature Photo Tourism Industry. Nature Photography has the unique ability to preserve habitat permanently by making it profitable.

Photography is the most powerful conservation tool on the planet!

Wildlife Conservation - Ninety-four percent of Texas land and 90% of the Western Hemisphere is privately owned. ICF photo tournaments, programs and economic incentives encourage private landowners to restore, preserve and enhance wildlife habitat.

Education - ICF instructs private landowners how to maximize benefit from their land's wildlife through photography. The ICF program demonstrates the advantages of private land photography and provides educational opportunities for adults and children.

Art - ICF promotes photography as a visual voice for nature, featuring award winning images in books and exhibitions for the public's education and enjoyment.

Natural History - ICF promotes the study of plants, animals and ecology through the imagery of professional and amateur nature photographers, chronicling the biodiversity of North America.