iLCP's 12Shot evenings bring together a mixed audience to discuss storytelling.  A series of photographic compilations, each consisting of twelve images by one photographer focused on a single storyline, is projected.  The only words are the photographers name and a title. Inspiring people to effect change in 12 shots is not an easy feat. 12Shots shows how it can be done.

Stories are powerful because they become experiences shared. Images, though motionless, move; though silent, they speak, and we are all gifted with a larger vision of the world. Storytelling is an art and an ever more important part of conservation photography. Being able to introduce an issue, set the scene, bring ideas to light and inspire people to effect change in 12 shots is not an easy feat. Storytelling is one of the main aspirations of iLCP photographers. BRINGING CONSERVATION INTO FOCUS.

"There is no question that part of the glue that holds societies together and that helps us understand our place in the planetary puzzle is the art of story-telling. The proverbial “camp fire” around which stories of our common ancestry, the challenges we face, and the ideas we share, have, generation to generation, been passed through stories. Today’s technology allows us to gather around the global campfire in new and meaningful ways and skilled artists and story tellers have become key players to move the conservation agenda by helping 'connect the dots'."- Cristina Mittermeier, iLCP President