Welcome to the official press and media page for Chasing Cats, an ongoing documentary photography and storytelling project focused on the world’s wild felines and the landscapes, people, and conservation challenges that define their survival.

This page provides background information, story context, and contact details for editorial features, interviews, and media collaborations.

About Chasing Cats

Chasing Wild Cats is a long-term wildlife photography and conservation storytelling project dedicated to documenting all of the world’s wild cat species in their natural habitats. This will result in the world's first comprehensive photo catalog of all wild cat species. These photographs will then be used in conservation impact campaigns to help protect the cats, most of which are declining in population.

Through photographs, essays, field notes, and film, Chasing Cats aims to raise awareness about wild cats that are often overlooked — particularly small and lesser-known species — while highlighting the conservation efforts working to protect them.

Project Focus

Chasing Cats documents all wild felines across diverse ecosystems, from high-altitude steppes and deserts to tropical rainforests, savannas, and temperate woodlands.

The project focuses on:

• Rare and elusive wild cat species
• Small cats that receive little global attention
• Conservation success stories and urgent threats
• Human–wildlife coexistence in shared landscapes
• Ethical wildlife photography practices

As of the latest update, we have photographed 34 out of the forty species of wild cat, hoping to conclude the project by the end of 2026. Many of the previous images involved weeks or months of fieldwork, often resulting in only brief glimpses, or only obtaining images through custom home-made SLR camera traps.

Creators

Sebastian Kennerknecht — Photographer & Conservation Storyteller

Chasing Cats is co-created and co-led by Sebastian Kennerknecht, a wildlife and conservation photographer with more than fifteen years of experience focusing on wild cats

Sebastian has photographed more wild cat species than any other individual, including some of the rarest felines on Earth. His work blends scientific understanding with visual storytelling, emphasizing authenticity, ethics, and conservation relevance.

His photography, video, and time-lapse work has been featured by international publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC Wildlife, Smithsonian, The Economist, and Science.

He holds a degree in Ecology and Evolution from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is an Associate Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP).

Rachel Tobias — Videographer & Conservation Storyteller

Media Assets

Select media assets may be available for editorial use, including:

• High-resolution wildlife photographs
• Behind-the-scenes field imagery
• Project background information
• Artist biography and portrait
• All imagery is subject to usage approval and licensing terms.
• For media asset requests, please contact the email listed below.

Selected Themes & Story Angles

Editorial coverage related to Chasing Wild Cats often explores:

• Pursuing a record breaking achievement to photograph all wild cat species
• The hidden lives of small and lesser-known wild cats
• Field challenges of documenting elusive species
• Conservation threats facing carnivores worldwide
• Human–predator coexistence and conflict mitigation
• Ethical wildlife photography in modern conservation

The project is well suited for features, interviews, photo essays, editorial reporting, and long-form storytelling.

Image Usage Guidelines

• Editorial use only unless otherwise agreed upon
• Images must be credited as:
  © Chasing Cats / Sebastian Kennerknecht
• Images may not be altered beyond standard editorial cropping or color correction
• Commercial, advertising, or promotional use requires prior written permission
• Please inquire if you are unsure whether a particular use is permitted.

Press & Media Contact

For interviews, editorial features, image licensing, or project inquiries, please contact:

Sebastian Kennerknecht media@catexpeditions.com

Rachel Tobias press@catexpeditions.com