Joanna Steidle is an international award-winning professional drone pilot, aerial photographer/videographer, and artist based in the Hamptons area of Long Island, New York. She has been flying drones since 2015 but did not become serious about photography until 2020 when she discovered it was her true purpose in life.Her work focuses heavily on marine life, coastal abstracts and ocean conservation, capturing stunning aerial views of whales, sharks, rays, dolphins, schools of menhaden (a keystone forage fish), birds, marshes and coastal patterns. Her muse is Mother Nature, and she maintains a strong spiritual connection to all life on Earth.She has built a career around blending artistic expression with environmental advocacy using her aerial perspective to highlight conservation issues in the Atlantic Ocean and coastal areas.Her photography and videography has been featured by outlets like National Geographic, BBC, Smithsonian magazine, and DJI. Represented by YellowKorner Galleries, her limited-edition prints are represented in over 80 galleries worldwide.  She has received over 30 international photography awards to date including International Aerial Photographer of Year 2025 and one Emmy Award nomination.She's known for her dedication to the craft, often spending long hours searching for the perfect subjects to document and protect through visual storytelling. She draws the viewer closer to details in an effort emphasize the beauty of her subjects. With a style all her own she continues to progress highlighting the beauty of this world and our oceans. As a conservationist she works closely with multiple global nonprofit organizations.