The People Behind Wildview
At Wildview, we look at travel through multiple lenses. We believe that stepping into the natural world requires more than just showing up for the view. It requires doing the homework to truly understand a destination’s wildlife, confronting the real conservation challenges affecting these habitats, and carrying those lessons with us across every border.
While we share this exact same curiosity and passion, we each bring a different perspective to Wildview. Our individual backgrounds, experiences, and interests shape how we see the natural world and the stories we want to tell. Get to know us below, discover what brought us here, and see how our different angles come together in the journal.
Our Stories
Two Perspectives, One Journal
Elias Six
Photography, storytelling and Travel
My relationship with the natural world has developed through travel and wildlife photography. I only started travelling in my late twenties, but those experiences have changed how I see the world. The more I learn about wildlife and the places it inhabits, the more I find myself questioning the challenges they face and the impact we leave behind.
Wildview grew from a desire to explore those questions and make sense of what I learn along the way. It gives me a place to share experiences, express my concerns and reflect on how my understanding of wildlife and conservation continues to evolve. I don’t have all the answers, but I believe there’s value in staying curious, looking beyond the encounter itself and sharing that process with others.
María Belén Durán
Conservation expert, research and engagement
Wildview grew out of my need to make sense of that ongoing journey. It is a personal space where I can share my experiences, ask the questions that travel forces us to confront, and process what I am learning about nature and conservation. I believe that simply becoming aware of our impact is a great first step toward travelling more responsibly. Through my stories and discoveries, I hope to encourage you to look a little closer, ask better questions, and approach our planet with a bit more curiosity and consideration.
My background is in conservation and environmental policy, and I’ve worked on project that connect people, wildlife and sustainable development in various organisations worldwide.
OUR ROLES
What We Each Bring to Wildview
Elias
Founder, visual storyteller and traveller
As the founder of Wildview, my goal is to bring our journeys to life through photography and writing. I manage our trip planning and deep-dive research, focusing on understanding a destination’s wildlife and ecosystems before we even arrive. On the ground, I document our firsthand experiences behind the lens, and later translate those encounters into the stories and reflections we share in our content. My work directly complements Belén’s professional experience in conservation and nature policy, allowing us to explore the same environmental questions from two distinct, passionate angles.
Belén
Belén
I bring a conservation and policy perspective to Wildview, leading our research and helping ensure that the information we share is accurate, well supported and placed in its wider context. I am particularly interested in the relationships between wildlife, people and the decisions that shape the future of wild places.
I also help develop and review our stories, build connections with people and organisations we meet, and challenge us to look beyond the immediate experience. My role is not only to explain conservation, but to make sure it remains present across our wildlife, photography and travel content.
Our experience
Moments That Shape Our Perspective
Beyond Wildview
Six Photography
Alongside Wildview, Elias’ photography portfolio brings together a wider selection of images from his travels. While Wildview explores the stories, questions and context surrounding an encounter, the portfolio provides a dedicated space for the photography itself.
Come Along With Us
We hope that by sharing our perspectives and raising our questions, we can inspire a deeper appreciation for wildlife and wild places, and more thoughtful choices in how we travel, look at and talk about the natural world.