International Conservation Photography Awards

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An Invitation from Art Wolfe

The 2012 International Conservation Photography Awards (ICPA) are under way today, December 1, 2011. Submissions are now being accepted until February 29, 2012.

This Photography Awards program was conceived and started by Art Wolfe. Watch and listen to his invitation and consider submitting your work and contributing to this showcase program for conservation.

“An event for the advancement of photography as a unique medium capable of bringing awareness and preservation to our environment through art.” – Art Wolfe

>>CLICK HERE to go to the ICPA Website for more information and to learn how you can submit your work. View the 2010 ICPA Gallery to see last years winners.

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Philip Hyde: Messages from the Wilderness

Philip Hyde from Lumière on Vimeo.

Philip Hyde has shown what can be done via photography to shed light and awareness on our precious natural resources.
Celebrate his life and look for his show now on view at the Lumiere Gallery in Atlanta. Watch the video to get a glimpse of his message.

I regularly support conservation and environmental awareness issues through the medium of photography. We all need to get the word or image out to the public in order to influence change and/or preservation. This is the right kind of propaganda.

>>CLICK HERE to get more information about the show.

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AFRICA! Namibia

BLOG: Africa, Sossusvlei, Namibia – Images by Art Wolfe

The lions, leopards and monkeys all show that it is truly Spring with mothers and babies playing with each other.

Just so you don’t worry too much about my safety, the elephants I photographed have been rescued and are habituated to people.  They are now free.

Hot News Tip: International workshops in January 2012 to South Africa will be coming up on my workshops website very soon.  Stay tuned!

Contact us immediately if you are interested and want to make sure to reserve a place even before the signup is available.

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Catching Up With Richard Dawkins



Preeminent evolutionary biologist and controversial author Richard Dawkins is famous for taking on the difficult issues. We had the honor of working with him a decade ago when he contributed an essay to Art’s masterwork The Living Wild.

>>Read His Essay

>>Read his profile & watch a video interview:

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AFRICA! Chobe Chilwero

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BLOG: Chobe Chilwero – Images by Art Wolfe

Checking in from the banks of the Chobe River in Botswana.

We had an excellent day today photographing from a boat. We did a lot of work on elephant and hippo, managing to get really close and then were lucky enough to see a leopardess and her cubs come down to drink in the middle of the day – very rare sighting. We got some great shots of the sunset with elephants that I had been visualizing since arrival and I actually pulled it off!

We have been “roughing it” at Sanctuary Retreat “camps” in both Zambia and Botswana and they have really looked after us well.

In Chichele:
http://www.sanctuaryretreats.com/lodges/zambia/chichele-presidential-lodge.cfm

In Chobe:
http://www.sanctuaryretreats.com/lodges/botswana/chobe-chilwero.cfm

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Wangari Maathai 1940-2011

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BLOG: Pelly Place – EEAW Award – Images by Art Wolfe

The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace,” Wangari Maathai passed away on Sunday.

Her Green Belt Movement founded in 1977 has planted more than 30 million and helped nearly 900,000 women gain jobs.

With Green Seattle Partnership she helped plant trees and inspired everyone around her during her visit to Washington in 2009.

>>NYTimes obituary

>>View and Share condolences

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Elwha River DamRemoval Begins

Elwha

This Saturday is the grand re-opening of the beautiful Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.

This is the world’s biggest dam removal, and one of biggest and most significant river restoration efforts. We will see a river coming back to life, with great benefits for salmon runs, the tribe and community. The lessons we learn on the Elwha can inspire other river restoration efforts around the country.

>>CLICK HERE for more info on the Elwha Dam removal project

>>CLICK HERE for an interesting back story on Senator Bill Bradley and the Elwha

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ILCP September Newsletter

A commitment that borders on madness.  The community of photographers that are bringing the world into focus.

Enjoy!

>>CLICK HERE for the September Newsletter

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Blue Earth Print Lottery September 22

Blue Earth’s first project was “The Living Wild”. Since then they have helped photographers create many socially and environmentally critical works. This is a great event that supports Blue Earth and you could walk away with a great piece of art by one of the many talented photographers.

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ILCP August Newsletter

Keeping you up-to-date on the world of conservation photography.

I was just in Alaska photographing the great bears.  The work of protecting these magnificent creatures is very important.

>>ILCP August Newsletter

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