Zenya Lepper is a wildlife photographer based in Middleburg, Virginia. Her first introduction to the arts was through ballet, which she pursued as a career until retiring at twenty. Around this time she was gifted her first camera and instantly became intrigued by this new form of storytelling. From there Zenya acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from George Washington University in 2022. Growing up she often found herself nose-deep in a National Geographic magazine, captivated by the photos. This childhood captivation led her to volunteer in South Africa after graduation; she not only fell in love with wildlife photography but developed a passion for telling their stories. Zenya has continued to volunteer and photograph in various countries throughout Africa with the goal of showcasing and capturing people's imaginations of the breathtaking wildlife.