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International League of Conservation Photographers
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January 2009
Newsletter
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Happy 2009 to everyone! As the new year rolls out, we are as busy as ever working on a variety of exciting projects that we hope will help us win some conservation battles.
These include a new tome in the CEMEX Conservation Book Series to be published later this year. This new book will deal with the critical role of healthy ecosystems in the well-being of humans and wildlife around the globe. We will launch this book in time to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity in 2010.
Our fantastic new traveling exhibit, "A Climate for Life" opened at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. This exhibit was done with generous support from the Dean Witter Foundation and Conservation International and with the help of some of our partners, including Fine Print Imaging and Art for Conservation in Denver and Minden Pictures in Watsonville, California. The exhibit, which includes 50 stunning prints by members of the ILCP can be seen at the
newly re-opened California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco from now through
April 2009.
This month a group of ILCP photographers will be engaged in the organization's fourth RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition). They will be traveling from coast to coast along the Mexico/US border, documenting some of the fragile ecosystems shared by the two nations and the effects of the border fence that is being built to prevent illegal immigration. The objective of the Borderlands RAVE is to draw attention to the unique ecosystems and species that live along the border and to call for the strict observance of existing environmental laws as the fence is being built . The RAVE started on January 25 in San Diego and will end on February 17 in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. You can follow their progress on the ILCP's Borderlands RAVE blog.
I am looking forward to working with all of you this coming year to continue helping make our planet a better place for all!
Cristina Mittermeier
Executive Director
ILCP
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A CLIMATE FOR LIFE PHOTO EXHIBIT AT CALIFORNIA ACADEMY of SCIENCES in SAN FRANCISCO
Michael Totten, Conservation International's chief advisor on Climate Change and Cristina Mittermeier, Executive Director of the ILCP opened the new "A Climate for Life" photographic exhibit with a lecture that took place on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, CA.... to a full house! The exhibit includes 40 dramatic prints based on images from the book "A Climate for Life: Meeting the Global Challenge", the latest tome in the CEMEX Conservation Book Series. This exhibit is accompanied by captions written by Conservation International scientists to illustrate the important role of forest conservation in mitigating climate change as well as the effects on people and wildlife we are already seeing around the globe. The exhibit, as well as the book, focus on solutions to address this problem through conservation. You can take a peek at the exhibit here.We thank our sponsor for this exhibit, the Dean Witter Foundation, as well as the partners who made it possible. See images from the opening lecture here. Read the Academy's press release. |
ILCP FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE MONTH
Every one of the ILCP photographers has an inspiring conservation story to share and we want to give them as big an audience as possible. This is why we will be highlighting the work and commitment of these amazing photographers throughout the year.
This month's featured photographer is ILCP Fellow Joel Sartore. Joel is one of the most passionate conservationists you will ever find and he has been tirelessly working to raise awareness about endangered species and especially on the tragic extinction of amphibians around the world.
Check out Joel's work on the WILD BLOG as well as his page in the ILCP website.
You can also visit JOEL'S WEBSITE
or check out some of his work with National Geographic.
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What are our photographers up to?
 
ILCP Fellow Joel Sartore's amazing story, "Last One", explores the state of the Endangered Species Act and is featured in the January issue of National Geographic Magazine. VIEW IMAGES
ILCP Fellow Suzi Ezsterhas' images are featured in Ranger Rick. VIEW IMAGES
ILCP Fellows Gary Braasch and Robert Glenn Ketchum will both be participating at FotoFusion 2009 - An International Festival Where Creativity & Technology Fuse from January 27-31 at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. For more information, visit the FotoFusion website.
ILCP Fellow Kevin Schafer will be making a presentation titled "Visual Advocacy: Photography as a Tool for Conservation" at the Houston Zoo on March 5. This is part of the zoo's Call of the Wild Lecture Series. Ticket prices are $10 for Houston Zoo members, $15 for non-members, and $5 for
children, students and Houston Zoo volunteers. Buy tickets on-line
when you visit the website and click on Call of the Wild Lectures.
ILCP Fellow Luciano Candisani's images from an expedition with Conservation International to the Serra da Bodoquena & Pantanal, two very
important areas for conservation, will be used by CI
to raise awareness and push for further protection of these two
important ecosystems. VIEW IMAGES
ILCP Associate Sandesh Kadur's film The Mountains of the Monsoon was featured on BBC 2 in the UK on January 16th. Screening dates for the U.S. launch on Animal Planet will be in the next month or so. We will have further details soon. VIEW POSTER
ILCP Associate Jurgen Freund's Deep Blue 2009 Calendar is available for purchase on Germany's ebay website here. VIEW IMAGES
ILCP Fellows Luciano Candisani and Frans Lanting have images featured in the February issue of National Geographic Magazine on Darwin's First Clues. VIEW IMAGES
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WILD WONDERS OF EUROPE
Visit the Wild Wonders of Europe website to see the latest posts on their blog (now also available in Spanish). Join one of their many communities or check out the new galleries of images. You can also enter the photo competition, or place your vote! The last day of each month is the deadline for each coming month's competition.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Donation of A Climate for Life Books
The ILCP has donated 25 copies of "A Climate for Life: Meeting the Global Challenge" to the Alaska Conservation Solutions group so they can use it in their own advocacy efforts. Check out their website.
 Borderlands RAVE
The ILCP now has a group of Mexican and US
photographers at the border of the United States and Mexico, to
document and highlight the ecological implications of the border wall and current
immigration policy in the United States. The RAVE began in San Diego
on January 25 and will finish up at the far end of the border on
February 17. Read more about the RAVE on our website. Follow the photographers on the ground in the Borderlands RAVE blog! Also, read this Public News Service Article
EVENTS
Irreplaceable - Wildlife in a Warming World
This traveling exhibit done in partnership with Earth Justice is now being shown at the G2 Gallery in Los Angeles, California and will be on display through February 15. If you're in town, please visit stop by.
1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
Time: Tues-Sat 11-9, Sun 11-7
For more information, visit the Irreplaceable website.
Wildscreen Festival in India
The Wildscreen Festival is going to India and Sri Lanka in February 2009. The dates for the next festival are February 9-10 in Delhi and Bangalore, and February 12-13 in Guwahati, Mumbai and Colombo. Wildscreen is running a free communications programme
in India, with touring film screenings and master-classes
from top environmental film makers and communications experts. This year's program has a focus on climate change, and how "to popularize climate change issues through visual media." For more information, visit this website.
Camp Denali Special Emphasis Series 2009
August 28-30 and August 31-September 3, 2009
"Autumn Nature Photography Workshop" with ILCP Fellow Robert Glenn Ketchum
"An unparalleled Setting... An Uncommon Experience"
Now is the time to sign up
for this world-class workshop held in spectacular Denali National Park/Camp
Denali North Face Lodge in Alaska!
Contact: Anne Beaulaurier
anne@campdenali.com
or 907 683 2290
www.campdenali.com
WildPhotos 2009
Save the Date! This year's WildPhotos, the most highly anticipated gathering of nature photographers in the world, will take place once again this year from October 23 to 24.
Save the Date! 6-13 2009 Merida, Mexico - Register Now!
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The call for entries to the 2009 Veolia Wildlife
photographer of the Year is now open!
Once again, the call has gone out for photographers to compete for the very best wildlife images - the competition rewards photographs
that are not only technically flawless but creative, innovative and
surprising - with preference for pictures taken in wild and free
conditions, that faithfully represent nature.
To see the entry rules go here
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