Saving the Planet One Photograph at a Time. For many, protecting the environment is an issue that doesn’t receive nearly enough attention in the political arena.
Realizing that writing a letter to a local congressman isn’t always enough, nature photographers have frequently turned to their medium, instigating societal change via paper and light. Over 150 years, photography has become a powerful tool in convincing political leaders to protect what earthly bounty we still have. In America, the concerted effort to protect untouched land developed during the middle of the 19th century. In an article for The Guardian, Leo Hickman argues that Carleton Watkins’s photographs of Yosemite Valley, taken in 1861, were primarily responsible for introducing conservation into the minds of Americans. Remake / Photo Project. Adobe recently put forth a challenge to students in the UK with a cash prize of £10,000.
The deadline is soon so if you want in on it you better work quick! Since so many of our readers live outside the UK I thought it might be fun to work with Adobe on our own project. They thought so too, so here it is! Dear Photograph.