Annie Means is a Pacific Northwest-based writer, photographer, and storyteller. She spent 2023 and 2024 traveling the globe as part of her Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, during which she explored and reported on women's leadership in the international blue economy and maritime sector. In 2024, she was honored as the runner-up for the prestigious Yachting Journalists' Association's Young Journalist of the Year Award, and was shortlisted for the same award in 2025. Annie is passionate about sharing narratives that bridge nature and culture, the sea and society. More than anything, however, she deeply enjoys connecting with and learning from the individuals and communities who inhabit these essential stories.