Photography | Sketching | Writing

My name is Kristi! From a young age, I knew that I wanted to do something creative with my life. I started drawing and writing in elementary school, and in highschool that translated into architectural drafting. I find a new creative hobby nearly every week, whether that be 3D modeling, felting, painting, sewing, fim making, or photography. Since I started working at an architecture firm roughly a year and a half ago, I have longed to find a way out of the 9-5 office culture and reconnect with nature and myself. My creative journey is far from over, but I am so excited to see where it takes me.

Writing | Photography | Song

Mona Saidi is a writer, storyteller, and civic engagement journalist whose work explores identity, belonging, and the emotional landscapes that shape our lives. Raised outside the United States and fluent in multiple languages, her perspective is shaped by a lifelong experience of cultural hybridity and code-switching. She writes personal essays and narrative journalism that combine lyrical reflection with social observation. Mona’s work often examines themes of healing, self-discovery, and the search for meaning in an increasingly complex world. Alongside her writing, she uses music and storytelling as creative tools for connection and expression.

Writing | Photography

I am a scientist, journalist, writer, parent, and explorer. My throughline perhaps is an unending desire to wrest the most I can out of this short life--to learn, to create, to experience, to improve, and to open those doors to others. I have worked as a science journalist for 15 years, most of those as freelance, covering health, the environment, math, physics, espionage, whale butts, and policy. Currently I am writing a book about the world's quietest places. The world is both wondrous and cruel but I belive that we can move toward kindness as individuals and a society. Awe and wonder connect people to their heart and to others'. It makes us better people. My work and career have been in service to the belief that when people are shown how things are and could be, and given the tools and time, most will choose awe and kindness.

Photography | Writing

My name is Morgan. I am a traveling Sonographer and part time (feels full time hahaha) real estate investor. Traveling for work has allowed me to embrace flexibility and passion projects, whether that be remodeling homes, volunteering overseas, or capturing photography for others. My creative journey started at age 13 with journaling and my first DSLR. As I grew older anxiety and perfectionism stunted my photography journey. A year and a half ago I picked back up my old Canon and took a chance to reignite my old passion. I joined a workshop in Iceland on a whim and knew Id found a missing piece of myself. Since then I have found myself in love with my new Mirrorless camera, working to step out more in my creativity all around the world.

Photography

Painting | Writing

I was born in utah raised in Washington and moved back about 4 years ago. I grew up going on hikes and making all sorts of art. I am currently attending Utah State University studying drawing and painting, English, and entrepreneurship. Ive been painting basically my whole life but got into plein air painting in the last 3 years.

Photography

I discovered photography in 7th grade, and nearly two decades later, now approaching 32, my passion for it has only grown stronger. What began as curiosity quickly became a lifelong way of seeing and understanding the world. Photography allows tells stories, capture moments, and share experiences beyond words.

When I’m not behind the camera, I work as a Multimedia Lead for the Air Force Civil Engineering Center. Outside of work, I’m an avid traveler, constantly seeking new places, perspectives, and stories to document. Whether at home or halfway around the world, photography remains my way of connecting people, places, and moments.

Writing

I discovered my passion for writing while in undergrad! I fell into a film major and discovered my deep love for story telling via screenwriting. Since then I have expanded my abilities and writing outlets to novels and poetry. I work in the world of optical engineering, but it’s writing and telling stories that really brings me fulfillment each day.

Photography | Writing | Sketching | Directing

I am a multidisciplinary artist, using photography as my dominant medium to explore the connection between people, place, and the quiet power of wild landscapes. My work is driven by a deep curiosity about how art can convey the emotional and ecological stories embedded within natural spaces. Bryce Canyon’s otherworldly hoodoos and vast high-desert light feel like an open invitation to expand my creative practice and deepen my relationship with the American West. I’m especially drawn to Utah as a place of both personal yearning and artistic possibility, where exploration and storytelling converge.

Journalism | Writing | Photography | Video Creation

Kristin Hugo is a science journalist focusing on biology, nature, animals, and bones. Her upcoming book, "Carcass: On the Afterlives of Animal Bodies" is slated to be published at MIT Press in Spring 2027. 

After earning a BA in Journalism from California State University, Northridge, and an MS in Science Journalism from Boston University, Kristin moved around the East and West Coasts of the US to pursue science writing positions at National Geographic, PBS Newshour, Newsweek, and Bay Nature Magazine. Now she lives in Kemmerer, Wyoming, focusing on various projects involving writing, bone-hunting, social media, science, and adventure.

In addition to writing, Kristin has experience in fact-checking, social media, multimedia, and photography. Her social media accounts (RollBones on TikTok and CarcassAfterlives on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube) have a combined follower count of over 350,000, and she runs a meeting group and resource page called Authors of Nonfiction Books in Progress via Substack. She has received an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Book Grant and is an alum of the Poynter-Koch Media Fellowship, the Wyoming Innovation Partnership Creative Economy Workshop, and residencies at Jentel, Badlands National Park, and the Tallgrass Artist Residency. She was also the 2024-2025 Wyoming Arts Council Creative Writing Fellow in Nonfiction.You can see her writing, social media pages, and contact info at KristinHugo.com. 

Photography | Cinematography | Writing

Jay Kazen is a Texas-based photographer, filmmaker, and naturalist whose work is rooted in an anthropological perspective on people, culture, and the natural world. He is passionate about exploration and preservation, with a strong focus on wildlife conservation and protecting wild places. Jay views photography and cinema as powerful art forms that can inspire awareness and action, using visual storytelling to connect audiences to the environments and species he documents. His approach emphasizes culture as a driving pillar of the conservation movement, believing that how we understand and relate to nature shapes how we protect it. Through his work, he seeks to bridge the gap between storytelling, science, and conservation.

Photography

Hi! I’m Laura. I’m a mortgage lender as my full time career but my true desire is to be in nature as often as possible. I believe we get so caught up in rushing through life that many people miss the beauty of it all. I work hard but also don’t believe in working your life away. There is so much more out there. A heart of gratitude and being able to slow down to soak the beauty of nature in… that’s the winning ticket in life. That’s the kind is rich life I chase!

I have loved the outdoors and camping since I was a child.  Sitting around a campfire with friends or family is one of my top favorite things to do in this life. I believe nature is healing. When I’m in the mountains, it’s where I feel the closest to God.

Writer | Videography

Paul Dubiel is a filmmaker and co-founder of MobilBoheme, a boutique storytelling studio he runs with his partner Kat in the New Braunfels area. He grew up in Dumas Texas, and his trips to Palo Duro Canyon were where he found his love for nature and the outdoors. A 2014 graduate of Texas State University in Creative Writing and Film Studies, Paul sees poetry and film as kindred forms of expression that connect people and places on a deeper level. 

He just launched a new Youtube channel called, Poems with Paul, it features intimate readings of his own poetry and reflections as well as close reads from fellow pets that inspire him. 

He attended his first Wild Creative gathering in Big Bend National Park in 2025, where he found the intersection of community, creativity, and ecology that makes WIld Creative so special.

Videography | Photography ⭐️

Kat is a Third Culture Kid, with parents both serving in the US State Department. Born in the Philippines, raised in Yemen, Virginia, Germany, and Egypt.  Her love of travel and exploring new cultures led her to pursuing a degree in Public Administration with a minor in Anthropology at Texas State University. She has always had a passion for documenting memories, from her travels, to hangouts with friends, she was always behind the lens to capture it all! She met Paul through mutual friends at Texas State, and together they found a love for filming live music, art and other community events throughout San Marcos, Texas.  

After a few years, they decided they wanted to start filming as a full time profession. In 2018, they launched a Wedding and Events photo and film company, MobilBoheme, with the intent of one day being able to expand their reach all over the US and beyond!