“A picture is worth a thousand words.” So goes the old adage, but in this day and age when we are deluged with photographs ranging widely in quality, the idea can get rather lost. We might tend to lose sight of the fact that there are people out there like nature photographer Pete Oxford—who is truly making a difference. Read the rest of this feature »
Art and our world Archive
Bringing Conservation into Focus, Photographers with Meaning and Purpose
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“Bringing Conservation into Focus” is their motto—and it’s something the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) does extremely well. Consisting of the who’s who of conservation photography, this group wields its power to help educate the world community on ecological issues and to further conservation goals. Member photographers work with the top conservation organizations, including Conservation International, the International Wilderness Leadership Foundation and The Nature Conservancy among many others.
Dennis Frates, Focusing on Nature
Dennis Frates has one of those jobs the rest of us can only dream about. From his home surrounded by breathtaking scenery in Wilsonville, Oregon, he strikes out on photographic excursions throughout the West, including his latest favorite: the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Read the rest of this feature »
Chris Jordan, the art of consumerism
When you stand back at a distance, our consumerism doesn’t look so bad,” Chris Jordan says. “In fact, it looks pretty good. We get all these cool, beautiful things—snazzy cell phones, new BMWs, and much more. But when you walk up close and look at the details, when you zoom all the way in, it looks like something very different.” Read the rest of this feature »
