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International League of Conservation Photographers
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February 2009
Newsletter
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The distance from sea to shining sea, along the United States-Mexico border is just a little over 2000 miles. This is the distance that the ILCP Borderlands RAVE team just completed. A team of 13 photographers from both countries traveled by car, air and foot along the entire length of the border to document the beauty of this landscape and the importance of preserving it for the valuable ecological services it provides.
The issues surrounding the border are complex and serious and we do not pretend to know the solution. Illegal immigration, drug trafficking and violence are just the tip of the iceberg. However, the purpose of the RAVE was not to make a commentary on these issues, but to call attention to the importance of observing existing environmental laws as we seek solutions to these problems.
As it stands today, the fence has been designed without taking the needs of wildlife and landscpaes into account and without much thought to the long-term consequences of fragmenting this fragile habitat.
We hope that the RAVE will shed some light on this missunderstood region and that new emphasis will be placed on looking at long-term solutions based on science that aim to build bridges between the two nations and not to destroy valuable ecosystems and ecological processes.
In other news, the ILCP is happy to let you know that Garth Lenz has been nominated to ILCP Fellow status...congratulations Garth! We'd also like to welcome Trevor Frost as our new RAVE Coordinator. Welcome to the team!
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Cristina Mittermeier
Executive Director
ILCP
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NEW ILCP HONORARY MEMBER - MICHIO HOSHINO
The ILCP is honored to include Michio Hoshino as its newest Honorary Member. This is only the fourth photographer to be added to our Honorary membership and he joins the ranks of the ILCP along with luminaries like Galen Rowell and Phillip Hyde.
Michio Hoshino, a gifted photographer native of Japan moved to Alaska permanently in
1978. His 19-year photographic journey included the publication of
Grizzly, an award-winning book published in 1986 by Chronicle. He dedicated his life's work to briging attention to important landscapes. Sadly, on
August 6, 1996, at the young age of 44, Hoshino was killed by a brown bear
while asleep in his tent in Kamchatka, eastern Russia. Fifteen of his
photography and essay collections were published in his lifetime and to this day the photographic community mourns his loss.
It is our hope that through this recognition, his contributions to conservation and photography will never be forgotten.
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ILCP FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER of the MONTH - STEVE WINTER
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 Steve Winter. Steve, a National Geographic Magazine photographer, has won the
first prize for the World Press Photo of the Year 2008 in the Nature Stories category with this photo of a snow
leopard. This win follows the recognition we received last Fall when he won first prize in the prestigious BBC/Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Check out Steve on the ILCP website.
You can also visit STEVE'S WEBSITE or check out some of his work with National Geographic.
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WHAT ARE OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS UP TO?
ILCP Fellow Florian Schulz's exhibit Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam opened at the Field Museum in Chicago on January 16 and will be there through July 5. It showcases 29 large-scale color photographs of animals in their natural surroundings and shows the need for continuing habitat conservation. The exhibit explains the mission of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) that is dedicated to creating and maintaining a connected landscape where wildlife can migrate, and animals and humans can co-exist. View the press release and visit the Field's website.
 ILCP Fellow Carlton Ward, Jr. held an artist's reception on January 30 for the special collection that is part of his Lights on Tampa project - Tampa Bay Living Waters. Rivers, springs, white pelicans, dolphins, flocks of roseate
spoonbills, fishermen and mangrove coasts come to life through vivid
color photographs, celebrating the natural wonder that defines the Tampa region. The exhibit is available for viewing through March 5. 
ILCP Fellows Flip Nicklin, Patricio Robles Gil and Brian Skerry gave presentations at Whale Quest Kapalua, held February 13 - 15. This event was in conjunction with Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ambassadors of the
Environment, and celebrated Maui's most famous
visitors, the humpback whale, through presentations and extraordinary
video footage by leading marine experts and filmakers, whale watch
excursions, and more!
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February 14th Natuurfotografen Verbond Nederland (NVN) organized a theme programme about nature
conservation and photography, with the contribution of Jasper Doest
(Dutch nature photographer) and ILCP Fellow Klaus Nigge. Klaus presented his
lecture about the Philipinne Harpy Eagle. During their programme and the NVN Photographer of the Year
Awards, they discussed ethics statements formed by NVN and ILCP over
the past two years. View these statements here.
 ILCP Fellows Roy Toft, Gary Braasch, Art Wolfe, Norbert Rosing
and Tim Laman gave inspiring information presentations at the NANPA conference held February 18-21 in Albuquerque, NM. ILCP helped to support the NANPA outreach event this year with ILCP Photographers Daniel Beltra and Chris Linder.
 ILCP Fellow Phil Borges was present at a special wine and cheese reception and book signing as part of his exhibit "Tibetan Portraits" at the Cavallo Point Art Gallery (601 Murray Circle, Sausalito CA) on February 19. The exhibit will be there through March 31st.
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 Suzi Eszterhas has won the first-ever Ranger Rick Photographer of the Year 2008 award. Eszterhas' photos appearing in the
magazine during the past year include Alaskan grizzly bears in the
March issue and cheetahs from Namibia, Africa, in the October issue. As
such, she was automatically included in the awards process designed to
recognize the photographer who has done the most during the calendar
year to help the magazine delight children with spectacular
photographs, inspire a greater understanding of the natural world and
help nurture a lifelong commitment to conservation. VIEW PRESS RELEASE and SEE the CHEETAH STORY 
ILCP Fellow Flip Nicklin is featured in the March 2008 issue of National Geographic Magazine. His whale images are part of the article titled "Still Blue" by Ken Brower. VIEW IMAGES
 ILCP Executive Director Cristina Mittermeier and Emerging Member Inaki Relanzon are featured in the January issue of Ocean Geographic. Read "Disclosure & Truthfulness in Conservation Photography: A Photojournalism Moral Compass" on the website.
ILCP Executive Director Cristina Mittermeier is also featured in the December 2008 issue of Pop Photo's college edition in an article called "Sustaining Vision" by David Schonauer. The article focuses on her work with indigineous peoples, such as the Wai Wai of Guyana. READ ARTICLE
ILCP Fellow Michael Aw has two featured articles in the January issue of Ocean Geographic - "Changing the Face of Terror - Sharks" and "Arts & Colours Uninterrupted." Michael has also been awarded the Bronze  Diver Award for Best Portfolio, the Silver Diver Award for Music Slide Show - 'Heart of the Ocean' and Bronze Diver Award for Best Portfolio - 'The Big Feast.' Read more on the website.
 ILCP Associate Tom Peschak's photographs accompanied the article "Stormy Seas" by Claire Attwood in the August 2008 issue of Africa Geographic.
ILCP Associate Jurgen Freund had a chance to be interviewed in Gland, Switzerland by a lady from IUCN for Wild Talk about the underwater world he shoots. To listen to the interview and see the images, click here.
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REGARDING THE LAND LIMITED EDITION
Get a signed and numbered collector's edition copy of ILCP Fellow Robert Glenn Ketchum's Regarding The Land and
help support the International League of Conservation Photographers, too.
Limited to 125 copies, this special edition set arrives in a fine linen
slipcase. Also included in the set is a digitally-mastered, 7.5x9.5-inch
Fuji Crystal Archive print of one of Robert's classic images, Sun Dance.
The only previous print run of Sun Dance, an edition of thirty-three
30x40-inch cibachrome prints, sold out in just two weeks, making this a rare
opportunity to own a signed and numbered print of this important image. The
price is $1,500 for the complete set, of which Robert will donate $250 to
the ILCP. For more information, contact Robert's studio at (310) 472-3681,
or by e-mail at peace2rth@mac.com.
More information is available on Robert's website.
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UPDATE on BORDERLANDS RAVE
On February 17, the Borderlands RAVE concluded successfully in
Brownsville, Texas, after 2000 miles of travel and participation by 13
photographers. If you haven't yet checked out the RAVE blog, please
visit it here. Members of the RAVE team presented
slideshows at the North American Nature Photographers Association
conference in Albuquerque, immediately following the RAVE. Images from
the Borderlands RAVE will now be put together as an exhibit to be held
on Capitol Hill on April 29, and in a multimedia documentary. Thanks to
all who participated, and thanks to Hunt's Photo for supporting the RAVE photographers!
Here are some group shots from the RAVE:
 Ojos Group (L to R): Jeff Foott, Chris Linder, Ian Shive (below), Roy Toft, Miguel Angel de la Cueva, Ted Wood, Krista Schlyer, Claudio Contreras and Jack Dykinga.
 Organ Pipe Group (L to R): Conservation biologist Rurik List, Brenda Robles (media guest), Jeff Foott, Mark (videographer from Cornell lab), Krista Schlyer, Jack Dykinga, Claudio Contreras, Ian (from Cornell lab), Mark (producer from Cornell lab), Miguel Angel de la Cueva, (below) Kevin Schafer and Roy Toft.
 Mexico Team in Pinacate (L to R): Jack Dykinga, Rurik List, Brenda Robles, Jeff Foott, Miguel Angel de la Cueva and Claudio Contreras.
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BALANDRA WINS DUBAI AWARD
Good news!!! The Colectivo Balandra, a group of
citizens, organizations and institutions who successfully fought to stop
development in the beautiful Balandra Bay in the Gulf of California, won the 2008 Dubai International Award for Environmental Practices. The ILCP
is proud to have played a small role in this success through our Balandra RAVE in 2007. This award was given in December 2008 but was just published a few weeks ago. A slide show of the Balandra RAVE images
will be presented at Dubai. For more information on the award, visit this website. ILCP photographers who were involved in our Balandra RAVE were Flip Nicklin, Jack Dykinga, Miguel Angel de la Cueva, and Patricio Robles Gil. Other photographers who lent their talents to the success of this RAVE include Miguel Octavio Abuerto, Fulvio Eccardi, Michael Calderwood and Ralph Lee Hopkins.
Read more on our Balandra RAVE here. Congratulations to all who were involved!
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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.
ILCP Fellow Igor Shpilenok was recently chosen as one of their Photographers of the Week. Read the interview with him and view some of his amazing photographs here.
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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER of the YEAR COMPETITION 2009 is OPEN for ENTRIES
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.
Note that they have changed some of their rules for this year,
including being a bit stricter & more specific about other
competitions:
"A picture that has won a prize in another competition, which receives
more than 500 images, is not eligible for entry. The competition is
looking for images which are new and unique and if a picture has been
widely seen before it may count against it during the judging process.
Once we have notified photographers, that they have a winning or
commended photograph, these images must be withdrawn from all other
competitions until 31st December 2009, and must not be offered for
media publication until 23 October 2009."
Deadline is March 20 (for postal submissions) and March 27 (for online).
To see the entry rules go here
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2009 INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION PHOTO CONTEST
To help raise awareness about rhinos and their plight, the
International Rhino Foundation invites photography enthusiasts of all
skill levels to enter RHINOS IN FOCUS,
the 2009 IRF Photography Contest. Winners will be chosen from three
categories and will receive prizes as well as recognition on the IRF
website and in other publications. The GRAND PRIZE winning photo will
be featured in IRF's 2008 Annual Report.
Enter a digital photo in one of three categories between February 1, 2009 and February 28, 2009. Submit to any of these three categories:
Rhinos in Zoos Category
Rhinos in the Wild Category
Express Your Inner Rhino Category
A panel of judges will select 10 finalists from each category by March 14, 2009, and then you get to choose the winners! Vote online for your favorite finalist photo March 16, 2009 thru March 27, 2009.
Votes are counted and highest average score in each category wins, with
the overall highest score declared the grand prize winner. The winners
will be announced April 1, 2009.
View complete contest rules here!
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LIVEBOOKS BLOG is LIVE
RESOLVE, a collaborative online community that brings together photographers and
photo industry professionals of every kind to find ways to keep
photography relevant, respected, and profitable, is now live! Visit the main page by clicking BLOG or directly here.
This is an important moment for photography
- things are changing fast and there seem to be far more questions than
answers. That's why LiveBooks decided to create this online resource for
photographers, a place to come together with colleagues, to get
inspired by great work, and to learn from the experiences of photo
professionals from every corner of the industry and the world.
While giving individual photographers the tips and tools to build
creatively fulfilling, economically sustainable businesses, they are also
working toward positive RESOLUTIONS to some of the hardest questions
facing the photo industry. Of course the forecast sometimes looks
gloomy, but photographers and photo industry professionals are some of
the most innovative, passionate, and creative individuals. If anyone
is going to figure out where the photo industry should go from here,
it's photo professionals themselves.
Please take a look at the blog, send it to friends you think it will help, comment on posts
you have some thoughts on, and please get in touch with Miki Johnson, Social Media Editor (415.200.0585 or miki@livebooks.com) if you are
interested in collaborating with them. Whether
you have a question that's been on your mind, or you heard about a cool
new photography project, or you have some new images that you'd like to
get some feedback and exposure for, or you just want to chat about the
state of the industry, Miki is always happy to hear from you.
Some ILCP photographers have already
started to work with LiveBooks, such as ILCP Emerging Member Chris Linder. We've heard that ILCP Fellow Robert Glenn Ketchum and ILCP Associate Garth Lenz have been in touch with them too. Please forward the above links to anyone you think would be interested!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS and UPCOMING EVENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New Website for Philip Hyde Photography
In a matter of days a new website for Philip Hyde Photography (www.philiphyde.com) will go live. Stay tuned. Philip is an ILCP Honorary Member who passed away in 2006.
CI-Peru's Photo Exhibition "Climate Change and Megadiversity"
The Minister of
Environment and the Executive Director of Conservation International-Peru
held and opening for the photo exhibition "Climate
Change and Megadiversity" and for the
presentation of the book "A
Climate for life - Meeting the Global Challenge" on February 19 in Peru.
EVENTS:
 Irreplaceable - Wildlife in a Warming World
The G2 Gallery hosted a reception on February 6. The show features the work of some of the world's top nature photographers, who have captured the wonder the fragility of the earth's plants and animals! This traveling exhibit done in partnership with Earth Justice was on display through February 15. The upcoming locations for the exhibit this Spring (in Washington D.C.) are still to be determined. Stay tuned for new announcements of future exhibits this Summer and Fall.
We recently received an email from Ray Wan, the Earthjustice Marketing and Design Manager. The G2 Gallery just
sent them pictures that kids drew of their favorite photo after visiting
the Irreplaceable Exhibit in LA. It makes you realize what a strong impression this project is making on
people, and we are sure the photographers would be thrilled that their
work is so admired by young children. VIEW THEM HERE!
Photo credits: American Crocodile (Patricio Robles Gil), Northern Flying Squirrel (Joel Sartore), Emporer Penguin (Kevin Schafer), American Pika (Wendy Shattil/Bob Rozinski), Piping Plover (Joel Sartore), Walrus (Norbert Rosing), Wolverine (Dorothy Keeler).
For more information, visit the Irreplaceable website.
 Palm Springs Photo Festival
The
ILCP will be making an evening presentation at the next Palm Springs
Photo Festival, which will take place March 29 - April 3, 2009.
Advanced registration is now open! CONNECT 09 offers the opportunity
to meet
top photographers, curators, art directors, educators and industry
leaders in the spectacular desert environment of Palm Springs,
California for this year's Palm Springs Photo Festival.
View the website or call 1-800-928-8314
 A Climate for Life Exhibit at California Academy of Sciences
Fifty images from the ILCP photographers featured in the 16th Tome of the
CEMEX Conservation Book Series in partnership with Conservation
International are on display at the California Academy of Sciences
January 17th to April 12th. Read Press Release and view the Art for Conservation's virtual tour.
LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph - June 11-13
ILCP Fellow Michael "Nick" Nichols, Co-Executive Director of LOOK3 and Jessica Nagle, Co-Executive Director, welcome in their 3rd year of the LOOK3 festival - an amazing program! ILCP Fellow Tom Mangelsen will be featured in the TREES this year, an innovative exhibit literally
hanging in the trees in the walking center of Charlottesville. For more information and to buy your tickets now, visit the website.
 Blue Film Fest - June 11-14
Taking place this year in Savannah, GA, this is a global oceans film and conservation event you shouldn't miss! Call for entries is still open - regular submission deadline is March 15 and late submission deadline is April 15. For more information, visit the 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.
 WILD9 - World Wilderness Congress
Save the Date! November 6-13 2009 Merida, Mexico
Register Now!
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