Turn Your Passion Into Profit


I started just like you, chasing the light, watching for movement, capturing wildlife in those perfect, fleeting moments. Over time, I developed my skills and grew a large portfolio of images. I wanted that one lens, the 400,mm f2.8, and I did not want to dig into my savings to buy it. I thought there had to be a way I could use those images to pay for that lens.

Fast forward 5 years from that date, and I did use my photography to pay for the lens and more. But it took me a while to figure out how, tons of trial and error and failures along the way, but I learned a lot on my journey, what works, what does not work, and now I have been able to turn my passion into profits.

And so can you, and you do not need to figure it out all alone. There is a community that can support you. Whether its to have a side hustle to pay for that next phototour or you want to build a sustainable business this place is for you.

THE WILD LENS BIZ COMMUNITY

"I try to talk about The Wild Lens whenever an opportunity presents itself. I think you are building something incredible"
Allison
Australia

About the Community

What You’ll Discover

MONTHLY LIVE CALLS

Bring your real questions, pricing, pitching, licensing, marketing, websites and get answers you can actually use.

MONTHLY LIVE GUEST EXPERT SESSIONS

Conversations with people who’ve been in your shoes, award-winning photographers, editors, and conservationists. You have the opportunity to talk directly to them, no muted mics and no need to type in the chat box, have a conversation with them in real time.

Past guests include:

  • Shane Gross - past Wildlife Photographer of the Year
  • Jenny Wong - Nikon Ambassador, CanGeo Explorer and Polar Bear International Ambassador
  • Alicia Barrett - professional photographer and self-publishing expert
  • Jaren Fernley -co-editor Untamed Photo Magazine

Coming soon in 2026:

  • John Marriott - Canon Ambassador, founder of Exposed Wildlife Conservancy
  • Charles Glatzer - renowned wildlife photographer, tour leader and owner of Shoot the Light
  • Jared Lloyd - founder of the Journal of Wildlife Photography and PhotoWILD Magazine
  • Dawson Dunning - Emmy award-winning cinematographer of Path of the Panther, Frozen Planet II, Planet Earth III, Earth Sounds, America's National Parks America and many more
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"I just participated in our first live call and this is showing great potential to be exactly what I’ve been looking for. I’ve been a part of other photography business groups and courses but Donna provided excellent, usable info right from the start — where others seemed too general and no actual ‘how-to’ instructions"
Shelly
member

There's More!

WEEKLY BUSINESS CHALLENGES

No fluff. Just small, actionable steps you can take each week, from building your print shop to refining your pitch to editors to get you on the path of growing your business.

PRIVATE COMMUNITY

A place where you can ask questions, share wins, and talk about the hard stuff with people who understand the journey.

ON-DEMAND RESOURCES

Miss a session? Need a template from a challenge? It is all there and easy to access on your schedule.

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  • >95%
    member retention
  • 20+
    hours of content and growing every month
  • 2
    Payment options - monthly or annually
  • 5+
    Number of different countries members are from