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ILCP AWARDS
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Spirit of the Huaorani Used to Aid Ecuadorian Conservation
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Pete Oxford and Renee Bish's book depicting the culture of native Ecuadorian tribes has been used as a tool by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa to lobby for money for preservation of a culturally and biodiverse region of the country. Portions of Yasuni National Park are under intense pressure for oil development, and if development is pursued, several uncontacted tribes and countless species of plant and animals could be devastated. In order to raise money to avoid development of this land, President Correa appealed to OPEC nations in Vienna and to the European Parliament, using Oxford's book to illustrate the need for conservation.
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Daniel Beltra wins National Press Photographers Award
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| El Triunfo RAVE in Journal of Wilderness
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The current issue of the Journal of Wilderness includes an article about the ILCP Triunfo RAVE, written by Jaime Rojo.
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Amy Gulick in Forest
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| Michael Aw in Ocean Geographic
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Suzi Eszterhas Cheetahs profiled in April's BBC Wildlife
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| Frans Lanting in April National Geographic
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Florian Schulz leading photography workshop in Peruvian Amazon,
August 2008
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For more information click on the above photo or go to
photoexperience.net.
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Dear ILCP community,
I hope this email finds you all well. We have some exciting events and accomplishments detailed here, but first we would like to welcome our newest members to the ILCP community.
They are:
Associate Members: Garth Lenz, a photographer whose current focus is on boreal logging issues in Canada; and Jenny Ross, a photographer who has been working on the Salton Sea and bear conservation.
Affilliates: Bonnie Stutksi, Senior Photography Editor at Smithsonian Magazine; Karine Aigner, Senior Photo Editor at National Geographic Kids; Nadja Masri, Bureau Chief at GEO; Lori Murphy, Production and Photography Manager at Ocean Conservancy; and Enric Sala, a scientific researcher at the Centre d'Estudis Avancats de Blanes in Spain.
Welcome!
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ILCP and Conservation at the Summit |
Jackson Hole Wyoming next month will be the site of an incredible opportunity for inspiration and advancement of our goals.
First off, on May 17 and 18 we will hold our business meeting. This gathering will include a discussion of our business plan, goals and objectives for 2009, a first look at "A Climate for Life," which will be at the printer by then, and discussions of our exhibit Irreplaceable with earth justice and RAVE plans and accomplishments.
The two-day meeting will be divided into three sections. The first, our Executive Committee Meeting, will take place on the morning of the 17th. The second, a Photographers Business Meeting, will be open to photographers who are members of the ILCP and will happen on the afternoon of the 17th. And finally, on Sunday, May 18, we will hold our ILCP meeting, which is for the ILCP community but also will be open to guests and non-ILCP participants in the Summit workshop.
Sunday afternoon will also mark the opening of a very special photography workshop. For 25 years the Summit Workshops have been one of the prime photography workshops in the United States. And this year the Summit will gear it's world renowned staff toward conservation photography in partnership with the ILCP. This is a great opportunity for photographers to hone their photographic skills, try out some of the latest in photographic technology (the newest Nikon equipment will be available for use by participants, as well as processing software, computers and printers), and make connections with magazine editors. The list of staff for this unique conservation photography workshop includes David Alan Harvey, Chris Johns, Frans Lanting, Michael (Nick) Nichols, Jack Dykinga, James Balog, Kathy Moran and many, many more.
The Summit workshop is available to ILCP photographers for a reduced rate of $1500 for the week. Spring Creek Ranch has a special rate and block of rooms for ILCP members. (give them a call to make a reservation 1-800-443-6139). And ILCP members can receive a 10 percent discount off of Frontier Airlines flights by using the code 9UPG7E when booking.
Please make reservations soon as the summit and lodging are filling up fast!
For more information on the summit, click here.
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Red Desert RAVE at the Summit
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In conjunction with our meeting and the Conservation Summit, we will be holding a RAVE to raise awareness for areas of the Wyoming Range and Upper Green River Valley that are currently threatened by oil and gas development. Robert Glenn Ketchum will be organizing this ILCP event, which should attract major media attention. Workshop participants can participate in this RAVE, and a selection of the photos will be printed, framed and displayed in the museum that is hosting the Summit workshop.
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IRREPLACEABLE begins US Tour in Providence
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On April 3, Earth Justice opened a unique traveling exhibit
drawing attention to the effects of climate change on endangered
species. The 40 images that will be projected on the side of a
large office building and displayed in a gallery space, are the work
of ILCP photographers.
The exhibit, titled, Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming
World. Will travel from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montana,
Washington state and California and possibly New York and
Washington DC (see current schedule below).
One specific goal of the exhibition is to increase public awareness
about the American polar bear and in particular new offshore oil
leases being granted in the only parts of Alaska and the US where
polar bears exist.
Many thanks to Mark Lukes at Fine Print Imagine for framing the
prints for this exhibit and to Conservation International's scientific
team that helped write the captions, which focus not only on the
reasons why each species is endangered, but also on what we can
do to help.
Please go see this exhibit if you get a chance. It will be traveling
for a year and will culminate in Washington DC early next year.
The Travel Schedule for Irreplaceable is as follows:
04/03/08 - 04/26/08 Providence, Rhode Island
05/01/08 - 06/01/08 Missoula, Montana
07/01/08 - 08/01/08 Seattle, Washington
09/01/08 - 10/01/08 San Francisco, California
For more information, visit the website, which
has a Call to Action and the opportunity for anyone to
submit their own image to create a giant photo globe.
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AFFILIATE COUNCIL MEETING April 15--The
ILCP Affiliate Council will be meeting in Arlington Virginia on Tuesday
April 15. All affiliates are invited! The meeting will be held at The
Nature Conservancy office at 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100. Please arrive at 6:30 for pizza (BYO drinks) and the meeting will start at 7:30.
By
metro, take the orange line to Ballston-- TNC is across the street and
to the left. If you are driving, you can park in the TNC
building for $3 (after 6pm) or try to find a spot on the street. When you arrive the
doors will be locked, so walk around to the backyard garden-- we'll see
you from the conference room and let you in. If that doesn't work, call
Melissa on her cell phone: 202.413.9856.
POYi AWARDS IN WASHINGTON DC -- The
POYi awards , several of which will be going to ILCP photographers, will
be held at National Geographic on April 17 and 18. They are open to the
public, but you must RSVP on their website. http://www.poyi.org/
LOOK 3: FESTIVAL OF THE PHOTOGRAPH -- Rooms are filling
up and tickets selling fast for this incredible photography event in
Charlottesville, VA, June 12-14. So if you want to attend, make plans
now! Visit the website for more details.
ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR -- The
Environmental Photographer of the Year contest is open for
submissions. To submit visit their website before the deadline, July 31st, 2008.
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Thanks for your support!
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