Spring 2025

C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S P R I N G 2 0 2 5 119 A T AGE 12, J ODI F REDIANI ’ S FATHER GAVE HER A B ROWNIE CAMERA THAT SHE USED TO CAPTURE IMAGES OF HER PETS . T ODAY , SHE USES MUCH MORE SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT ON HER TREKS AROUND THE WORLD , BUT ONE THING HASN ’ T CHANGED : SHE ’ S STILL PHOTOGRAPHING ANIMALS . I N ADDITION TO RAISING A FAMILY , SHE HAS WORKED AS A MIDWIFE , ORGANIC FARMER AND ENVI - RONMENTAL CONSULTANT . S HE REALIZED ON A FAMILY Y OSEMITE TRIP THAT SHE HAD A TALENT FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND TOOK SOME CLASSES AT C ABRILLO C OLLEGE . “I’ VE ALWAYS GONE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ART ,” SHE SAYS . S INCE DEDICATING HER TIME TO PHOTOGRAPHIC ART , F REDIANI HAS CHOSEN TO FOCUS ON MARINE SPECIES IN THEIR HABITATS , ESPECIALLY THE M ONTEREY B AY AND THE D OMINICAN R EPUBLIC . B UT SHE ’ S ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED LAND - BASED ANIMALS ALL OVER THE WORLD , INCLUDING T HAILAND , B RAZIL , A RGENTINA , A NTARCTICA , A LASKA AND A FRICA . H ER WORK HAS APPEARED IN MANY TOP PUBLICATIONS AND HAS GARNERED MANY PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS . F REDIANI IS ESPE - CIALLY DRAWN TO WHALE SPECIES . “I HAD A DREAM ABOUT WHALES AS A CHILD ,” SHE SAYS . “L ATER I WAS INSPIRED TO PHOTOGRAPH THEM RIGHT HERE IN THE M ONTEREY B AY .”