Raised in Saudi Arabia by a Dutch mother and American father, Karine has motorcycled through Vietnam, circumnavigated the globe by ship, taught English in Taiwan, traipsed through the jungles of the DRC, and battled seasickness in Liberian waters.  From one chapter to the next, her adventures nurture her fervor to use the camera as a tool for storytelling.   

Aigner has a unique skill set: not only is she a photographer,  but she has over a decade of experience as a magazine picture editor; working on staff at National Geographic—as the Senior picture editor for National Geographic Kids magazine. 

Karine believes in the power of youth, and along with a colleague,  started Kids Conservation Photography Workshops (www.kidsconservationphotoworkshops.com) – an endeavor to take teenagers away from their comfort zones, put the camera in their hands, and connect them to their environment. Aigner believes the camera is one of the most powerful tools we have to teach awareness, understanding, and conservation.  

Karine’s work has been featured in National Geographic Magazine, Audubon Magazine, Smithsonian, BBC Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy, Ranger Rick and WWF magazines to name a few.  Karine is a member of The Photo Society, a fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) and a member of Girls Who Click (a non-profit organization offering free photographic workshops to inspire teen girls that they too can have careers in the wildlife and science fields). Her imagery is represented by Nature Picture Library, as well as Tandem Stills & Motion.