Janelle Nightingale

New book · Out November 103 days to go

Resonance: The Quiet Revolution of Compassion

A tattoo artist covering hate symbols. A bombing survivor building flower beds. Resonance asks what happens when we refuse the box and stay in the room.

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Cover of Resonance: The Quiet Revolution of Compassion by Janelle Nightingale
A tattoo artist in a ball cap bends over a client's arm at Stop the Hate in the 918.
A tattoo artist spends one day each year covering hate symbols for free.
A man in a black cowboy hat and glasses stands smiling in front of a Fancy Lad Farms welcome sign.
A wildlife rehabilitator hangs mutilated dolls from trees and wakes every three hours to feed orphaned raccoons.
A bearded man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt sits in a tall wooden chair with his legs crossed.
Two Satanists run food drives and defend religious freedom.
A smiling woman wearing round glasses and a striped shirt sits in a mesh chair on a shaded porch.
A bombing survivor builds flower beds from discarded stone.

One could sort every one of them into a box before they finished saying hello.About the book

Author · Strategic Communications · Photojournalism

Stories that make
compassion legible.

I'm Janelle Nightingale, an author, photojournalist, and communications strategist documenting the quiet work of resilience, in Uganda and across North America.

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A young farmer photographed at golden hour in rural Uganda
Cover of Fields of Resilience by Janelle Nightingale

2025 release

Fields of Resilience

Stories of Strength, Sustainability, and Spirit in Uganda

Step into the heart of Uganda, where resilience blooms and hope is planted in every field. A documentary photojournalism project capturing unforgettable moments of strength, community, and spirit, inviting you to see the world through new eyes.

80% of proceeds support Agri Planet Africa.

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“This is a truly beautiful book in all aspects. The photography is truly evocative and extraordinary… The heart and soul here in the work is inordinately moving.”

K.J. Wetherholt

Publisher / Executive Editor, MIPJ

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Watercolor title card reading Across the Threshold, Janelle Nightingale, a monthly column at Buddhistdoor Global, beside a stone archway opening onto distant hills.

Books & Writing · November 6, 2026

Introducing Across the Threshold

Introducing my monthly Buddhistdoor Global column on Dharma, culture, belonging, service, and change, beginning with “What Travels With the Dharma?”

Wichita's hands hold a braided length of sweetgrass and a lighter, an Apple Watch with an olive band on his wrist.

Field Notes · October 22, 2026

Why I Don't Clean the Frame

A woman and a man listen to one another in a community room beside the headline “A label is a starting point. Not a conclusion.”

Storytelling & Communication · October 20, 2026

A Label Is a Starting Point, Not a Conclusion

Community members and Agri Planet Africa staff sit in a wide circle of blue plastic chairs under a mango tree in Uganda, listening as one man speaks.

Leadership & Growth · October 15, 2026

You Can Hear Every Word and Still Miss the Meaning

A young boy holds Janelle Nightingale’s hand and looks up at the camera during the Kobusinge planting celebration in Uganda.

Storytelling & Communication · October 8, 2026

The Number They Wanted

Looking up at the main tower of Chung Tai Chan Monastery in Puli, Taiwan, its gold trim bright against a deep blue sky and framed by pine branches.

Field Notes · October 8, 2026

A Road Past the Hut

A woman kneels in green grass with several children, planting a seedling together.

Every page planted with hope, every story a seed for change.

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