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Join Us in Jackson--May 17-23
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In the middle of this month we will meet in Jackson, Wyoming, for a whirlwind week discussing ILCP business, focusing on photographic technique, brainstorming on important conservation issues like global warming, and taking action on preservation of the Wyoming Range. Please join us if you can!
ILCP Meeting--RAVE Discussion
Our ILCP business meeting will focus in part on defining the concept and methodology of RAVE and planning for upcoming RAVE efforts. This will be an important opportunity to shape one of our most cutting edge conservation tools.
In addition, we have invited Michael Totten, senior Climate Change scientist for Conservation International to join us for the week. Michael is one of the senior authors for our upcoming Cemex book, "A Climate for Life". He will be around all week to discuss ideas and brainstorm with us. He will also lecture on the evening of May 21st, opposite Jim Balog.
Conservation Photography Workshop
At the end of the ILCP meeting, on May 18, the Conservation at the Summit workshop will begin. This workshop offers the dual opportunity to spread the ILCP ethic and for our members to focus on photographic technique, make important professional connections, and try out some of the latest photo technology, which will be available not only to workshop participants, but also to RAVE participants.
The Summit workshop is available to ILCP photographers for a reduced
rate of $1500 for the week.
For more information on the summit, click here.
RAVE
On Monday, May 19, ILCP members and workshop participants will split into photographic teams for a mini RAVE in the Wyoming Range and Upper Green River Valley. We'll be partnering with The Wilderness Society, Biodiversity Conservation Society and others to get the word out about plans for oil and gas development on this incredible landscape, home to moose, grizzly bear, wolves, lynx and many other species of wildlife. There is currently legislation pending in the US Congress (the 2007 Wyoming Range Legacy Act) that would protect the Wyoming Range from development, but the Forest Service is considering leasing the land before this bill can be acted upon. We hope to shine a spotlight on this area and pressure the Forest Service to withdraw the 44,700 acres of proposed leases.
Additionally, Dancing Star Foundation is sending a camera crew to film a RAVE documentary. The crew will incorporate this RAVE into a one hour film that will eventually encompass three RAVEs and potentially serve as a
pilot for future ongoing RAVE documentaries.
PRESS RELEASE
All ILCP members are welcome to participate in various Summit events throughout the week, including opening and closing receptions, RAVE photo exhibit, and nightly lectures (see schedule below).
Location: Our meeting, the workshop and RAVE exhibit will be held at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. ILCP has a block of rooms at the Spring Creek Ranch at a special rate of $169 per night. Please call and make your reservations: 1.800.443.6139 (be sure and mention you are with the ILCP when making a reservation).
Schedule
May 16th--ILCP reception at Spring Creek Ranch 7:30 - FREE FOR ILCP and friends
MAY 17 and May 18--ILCP MEETING AT WILDLIFE MUSEUM
On Sunday there will be a breakout on the Wyoming RAVE which will include an overview and final planning session.
Tentative reception at the Bentwood inn (time TBD)
MAY 19-21 Wyoming RAVE
SPEAKING EVENTS, Monday - Thursday 8PM in Museum Audtorium:
Mon. 19 Kathy Moran, Frans Lanting
Tues. 20 David Doubilet, David Schonauer
Wed. 21 Michael Totten, James Balog
Thurs. 22 Jack Dykinga, Brian Storm
May 23 Final Exhibition in Wildlife Museum Gallery 4-6pm
MAY 23 Final reception and dinner at Spring Creek Ranch - ILCP welcome, but must pay if not enrolled in workshop
Directions from Jackson Hole Airport to Spring Creek Ranch 1. Turn right as you emerge from the airport; note your mileage. 2. Drive into Jackson to the third set of lights (8.6 miles). The Jackson Town Square, with its elk antler arches will be on your left. 3. Turn Right onto Broadway. 4. Go 1.4 miles through 3 more sets of lights, moving into the farthest right-hand lane before the 4th set of lights. At the intersection stoplight, you will bear right onto Hwy 22 toward Wilson and Teton Village. 5. Go 0.4 miles, and bear right onto Spring Gulch Road. 6. Go 0.8 miles to the ranch-style entrance of Spring Creek Ranch on your right. 7. Ascend 2 + miles of switchback road to the resort itself.
Any questions once you arrive in Jackson
Jenny: 703 901 7009
Krista: 202 213 6215
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Ethics: Photo Paper
The onset of the era of digital photography has allowed photographers to use fewer resources and toxic chemicals in the capture and processing of images, but photo printing remains an area where gains need to be made.
To help photographers and exhibitors make the best decisions possible, Dr. Joe Zammit-Lucia, in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy, has created a guide to the impacts of various types of photo paper. You can download this guide by clicking on the cover, above, or by visiting the ILCP website where we have included a link on our ethics page.
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Affiliate Council's April Gathering
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The ILCP Affiliate Council met last month to discuss and define the role of affiliates in the ILCP. This meeting, hosted at The Nature Conservancy's office in Arlington, Virginia, brought to light many ways in which the ILCP can serve as a link between ILCP photographers and conservation organizations.
Affiliates from National Parks Conservation Association, National Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy, Ocean Conservancy, National Geographic, and Smithsonian discussed the ways in which affiliate members can help the ILCP better achieve conservation goals. A more concise summary of this meeting will be sent out when it is completed.
In order to continue and expand this discussion, the Affiliate Council will be meeting more regularly--we will let you know when and where these meetings are to take place.
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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.
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Thanks for your support!
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