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International League of Conservation Photographers
Bringing conservation into focus
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May 2009
Newsletter
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Recently one of the iLCP's Fellows asked me whether or not I feel that we are being effective and meeting our objectives. The answer is a resounding yes! Just in the last month, the iLCP has participated in two separate photographic exhibits in the US Capitol Complex in which we not only got to showcase our images in one of the most historically-significant buildings, we also had our photographers speak about their personal experiences to one of the most important audiences we have: legislators and decision-makers in the US House and Senate.
For a small organization like the iLCP this is no small achievement and we are more aware than ever of the critical importance of working in partnerships to get work done. We have an enormous debt of gratitude to the many organizations we are lucky to work with: groups like Earth Justice, Defenders of Wildlife, the Sierra Club, Fine Print Imaging, Nature's Best, the North American Nature Photographers Association, Agrupación SIerra Madre, Save our Seas, Cornell University, WILD Foundation, CI, WWF, National Geographic, National Parks Conservation Association, Wild Wonders of Europe, and many others have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with our photographers to bring conservation messages alive.
I also want to acknowledge and thank the talented men and women behind the camera; their passion and determination to make conservation stories accesible to all kinds of audiences continues to be a source of inspiration and strength.
As the iLCP gets ready to welcome a new Director and to evolve into a more effective, stronger organization, I am pleased to tell you, that yes, we are very much meeting our objectives...one image at a time.
Cristina Mittermeier
Executive Director
iLCP
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PHOTOGRAPHER of the MONTH - Thomas P. Peschak (South Africa)
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 Associate Thomas P. Peschak. Tom is the chief
photographer for the Save Our Seas Foundation. A former marine
biologist, he has been a marine wildlife and underwater photojournalist
for 10 years. He has photographed and written three books - Currents of
Contrast, South Africa's Great White Shark and Wild Seas, Secret Shores
of Africa. He is widely published in magazines and newspapers including
BBC Wildlife, Africa Geographic, Geo, Fathoms, Paris Match and many
others. He has won awards in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year,
Nature's Best, Fuji Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the Festival Mondial de l'image sous Marine Competitions. He is a dedicated
conservation photographer and haslead many successful campaigns to
combat abalone poaching, illegal shark fishing and to create marine
reserves.
Thomas' most famous photograph "Great white shark with Kayak" is the perfect example of the importance of journalistic integrity and truthfulness in captioning. When
this photograph was first published in Africa Geographic, BBC Wildlife
and later in Paris Match and the Daily Mail (London) it resulted in a
flurry of e-mails, phone calls and letters from around the world asking
if the image was a fake. Following publication no less than 50 websites
were hosting colorful discussions about the authenticity of this
photograph. The image became probably the most talked about shark
photograph ever and has become my undisputed best seller. No, it is not a fake; to read how the image was made go to Thomas' website here.
Tom's latest article takes on the ugly issue of shark nets off the coast of South Africa. In the article, featured in Africa Geographic magazine, Thomas tells a tragic story encompassed by beautiful imagery. See the images and watch a short video here! Download the Africa Geographic article as a PDF here.
"Large numbers of sharks are a
non-negotiable prerequisite for healthy seas, yet South Africa is one
of only a handful of countries in the world where shark nets are still
used. Many people wrongly believe that these nets are a continuous
barrier that prevents sharks from approaching beaches. In reality they
are gill nets designed to entangle, suffocate and kill sharks. The
first nets were installed in 1951 and were so effective that by 1989 45
kilometers were in place at 64 beaches. Key targets are so-called
"dangerous sharks" (great white, tiger and zambezi), but the majority
caught are species that have never seriously injured a human."
SAVE OUR SEAS FOUNDATION
Thomas will be a speaker at the WILD SPEAK symposium during WILD 9. Register now to learn more about how photographers use images to translate science into action.
Check out Thomas on the iLCP website.
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CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHERS in ACTION
 iLCP Fellow Suzi Eszterhas was featured in the March 2009 Ranger Rick magazine with her story titled "Bringing Up Moto." During a trip to Kenya to shoot wildlife, Suzy ended up becoming "Mom" to an orphan serval named Moto. Download the Ranger Rick article as a PDF here. Suzi was also a guest lecturer for a Conservation Photography class lead by instructor Myfanwy Rowland at UC
Berkeley. She spoke about her work as a conservation photographer and the iLCP. The
purpose of the class was to convey how photography is used to empower
conservation. The core
approach was the examination of specific case studies in conservation
photography, emphasizing cross-cutting issues of culture, power, nature, and
justice and the ways in which images are used to portray them, particularly
when these issues are relevant or applicable to students. For the final project, the
students investigated individual conservation photography cases,
contacting photographers and organizations associated with the images
in an effort to compile a database of tangible, concrete and documented
results of conservation photography. It was a challenging experiment,
and the students would like to thank all the photographers who were
able to respond to their inquiries -- they are in the process of
reviewing the results, and will report the findings to iLCP upon
completion.
 On May 5th, one of our favorite partners, Livebooks hosted
a free hour-long webinar with iLCP Emerging Member Chris Linder. Chris, who is the staff photographer with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Live from the Poles project joined the audience live from the Bering Sea and spoke via satellite phone about his most recent work while onboard the US
Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy. His presentation shed some light on the impact of climate
change on the ecosystem in that area. Livebooks will be posting the webinar in their website soon!
 iLCP Fellow James Balog and his Extreme Ice Survey project received a 2009 Aspen Institute
Energy and Environment Award for Visual Art and Design" for
highlighting and reframing our understanding of climate change." Watch the narrated video. There
will be an EIS exhibition, lecture, and book signing at the Mountainfilm festival held over Memorial Day (May 22-25) weekend in
Telluride, Colorado. Look for articles about the Extreme Ice Survey in the April/May issues of National Geographic Adventure, Photographer's Forum and Outdoor Photographer.
The Extreme Ice Survey is the most
wide-ranging glacier study ever conducted using ground-based, real-time
photography. EIS uses time-lapse photography, conventional photography,
and video to document the rapid changes now occuring on the Earth's
glacial ice. The EIS team has installed 27 time-lapse cameras at 15
sites in Greenland, Iceland, Alaska, and the Rocky Mountains. EIS
supplements this ongoing record with annual repeat photography in
Iceland, the Alps, and Bolivia.
 In May, iLCP Fellow Tui De Roy's gallery exhibit "Dance of the Albatross" featuring the courtship ritual of this magnificent bird will travel to Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Lithuania, India, Brazil and Italy. France and Spain will follow in September with Terre Sauvage and GEO Spain magazines. It will also be published by GEO International, and in Greece by ELEFTROPIA magazine.
"Dance of the Albatross" first appeared as a cover feature in the summer 2008 edition of BBC Wildlife magazine, with the comment "watch the most beautiful ballet in the animal kingdom." The photo story was picked up by BBC Knowledge magazine in April 2009. Other magazines which showcased Tui's albatross photos are Natural History (April 2008), Ocean Geographic (Fall 2008), National Wildlife (October-November 2007), Mankind and Nature (China February 2006) and Nature's Best (Summer 2005). Tui also showed her Albatross Project in presentations in Finland (Luontokuva Festival October 2008), New Zealand (Southern Seabirds Solutions Workshop October 2008 and Department of Conservation Winter Programme September 2008), Holland (NVN Festival February 2008) and Germany (WunderWelten Festival January 2007 and Fürstenfelder Naturfototage July 2006). Her book ALBATROSS: THEIR WORLD, THEIR WAYS (240 pages, 400 photos, coauthored with Mark Jones and Julian Fitter) was released in fall 2008 in the US (Firefly), Europe (A&C Black), Australia (CSIRO) and New Zealand (Bateman), where it is entering its second edition this May (signed copies available from: books@rovingtortoise.co.nz). Speaking on the subject, Tui has been featured live on New Zealand National Radio and major TV stations, and was also covered by all New Zealand national newspapers. To photograph 20 of the world's 22 species of albatrosses, Tui made 12 expeditions to remote albatross islands, including seven on the small yacht she and her photo partner Mark Jones outfitted expressly for the purpose, spanning nine months at sea. She still strives to nab the three remaining species that have eluded her. Selection of Tui's vast albatross photo collection can be seen at Minden Pictures or at Hedgehog House by typing "tui de roy albatross" in the search box.
 iLCP Associate Stefano Unterthiner was featured in the May issue of Outdoor Photography magazine. The popular British magazine interviewed Stefano regarding his portfolio on
wildlife photography and conservation. "When I am shooting, I am photographing one individual rather than one species. Like humans, every wild animal is different: it has unique behaviour and characteristics," says Stefano in the interview by Tracy Hallett. In the interview, Stefano also speaks about the ILCP and his work and role as a conservation photographer. Download the interview as a PDF here.
 iLCP Fellows Patricio Robles Gil and Igor Shpilenok have just released a beautiful new book. Kamchatka: Wilderness at the Edge, published by Agrupacion Sierra Madre as part of their Voices from the Earth series features Igor's inspiring narrative on encounters with bears, Steller's sea-eagles, and his life in the wildlands of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula -- one of the last true wilderness areas on Earth. The book is interspersed with spectacular photos of wildlife by both Igor and Patricio. The book comes in a lovely hard-cover gift box and is available through the WILD Foundation webstore.
 In March, Igor Shpilenok was announced winner of the "Wildlife" category in the Golden Turtle Nature Photography Awards, the most prestigious nature photography contest in Russia. Seven of his works received recognition. The winning images can be viewed on his website.
 iLCP Fellow Norbert Rosing's slide show titled Wild Germany has become very successful. The
coffeetable book from National Geographic Germany of the same name (280 pages) is in the 4th print-run
after 1 1/2 years after its first release. This puts the book in the bestselling
coffeetable book list on rank #3! A second coffeetable book by Tecklenborg Verlag titled Germany`s Untouched Nature Paradises was released on April 25th (204 pages). Both books are presenting very important conserved areas and are supported by the EUROPARC organisation. Norbert plans on continuing photographing in Germany for two more books to be out next year.
 iLCP Fellow Daniel Beltrá was announced as the winner of The Prince's Rainforests Project (PRP) Award
at this year's Sony World Photography Awards Gala ceremony in Cannes,
France on April 16th. He is awarded a fully-funded assignment to document three rainforest regions of the
world. On behalf of The Prince's Rainforests Project and Sony Eco, he
will travel through the rainforest nations over the course of three
months. Read more about it here. Congratulations to Daniel for this wonderful recognition! His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales spoke
at the Sony World Photography Awards 2009, and personally met with Daniel. Watch the 4 minute YouTube video where HRH shows some of Daniel's images and then gives him the award. Daniel also has a show in Seattle of 23 images of the Amazon, opening June 5th from 6 to 8pm at the Benham Gallery. It should be up until July 7th.
 iLCP Fellow Paul Nicklen is the winner of a Communication Arts Award for their Editorial Series category. Paul's sailfish story, In the Whirl, which was featured in the September 2008 issue of National Geographic Magazine. A gallery of images from that story can be seen here. The images will run in the CA photo annual (probably in June).
iLCP Fellow Beverly Joubert continues to be one of the busiest and most productive conservation photographers on the planet. Here is a brief summary of what she and her husband, filmmaker Dereck have been up to lately through their involvement with Great Plains, an innovative conservation organization:
- Ol Donyo Wuas Lodge, southern Kenya is a project that involves Massai communities to help stop conflict between humans and lions.
- Bengal tigers, India. Beverly and Dereck just finished scouting India to find a suitable location to engage in a significant conservation photography project. Stay tuned for updates.
- Gorillas in Rwanda, through reforestation and forest regeneration, the project aims to increase the available habitat for this species.
- Elephant footprint, Botswana. Through ecotourism, the project aims to offer a non-consumptive safari experience that inspires guests.
- Fisheries of the Seychelles, the project is aimed at ensuring sustainable fisheries in this amazing archipelago.
Not busy enough? Learn more about what Beverly is doing in the BigCat Initiative.
 iLCP Fellow Frans Lanting's new
multimedia production of LIFE: A Journey Through Time, will be performed on June
10 at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. The gala opening night
celebration will inaugurate New York's World Science Festival and honor
the distinguished biologist Dr. E. O. Wilson on the occasion of his 80th
birthday. LIFE will be presented as an
entertainment centerpiece of the evening's festivities, which will feature a
star-studded cast of some of the world's most renowned scientists and
performers, including Alan Alda, Glenn Close, Harrison Ford, and Nobel
Laureates James Watson, Harold Varmus, and Sir Paul Nurse, as well as acclaimed
neuroscientist Oliver Sacks.
Highlights
of the gala evening program, which will weave together music, images, dance,
film, and science, include the New York Premiere of a new version of LIFE: A
Journey Through Time,
a multimedia orchestral production featuring the imagery of Frans Lanting and
the music of Philip Glass in a performance that celebrates the glory of life on
Earth. Choreographed by visual
designer Alexander V. Nichols, LIFE will be performed by the Orchestra of St.
Luke's, conducted by Maestra Marin Alsop, with images projected
dynamically on a cinema-width screen.
The show is
a 30-minute adaptation of the original, one-hour multimedia production LIFE:
A Journey Through Time, featuring Frans Lanting's photographs and Philip Glass's music, and
first produced by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and Music
Director Marin Alsop. LIFE interprets the history of life on
Earth in seven movements, from its earliest beginnings to its present
diversity, in a production that merges the photographic arts, music, and
science. The music for this
adaptation of LIFE
is comprised of four movements from LIFE, paired with a visual score
newly created for this event.
Frans' exhibit
LIFE: A Journey Through Time is currently exhibiting at the Neanderthal Museum in Dusseldorf,
Germany until July 4th and will be in Luxembourg, Germany from
July 1st until September 15th. Frans' lyrical photos
trace Earth's history from the beginnings of primordial life to the
ascent of mammals through otherworldly landscapes and breathtakingly
intimate portraits of animals and plants engaged in million-year-old
rituals.About the LIFE ProjectFrans Lanting StudioPDF for tickets to LIFE in NYAbout the World Science Festival iLCP Fellow Annie Griffiths Belt's exhibit on The Last Stand continues to travel. This summer it will be featured at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. Annie will be delivering the opening lecture for the National Geographic week at Chautauqua from July 5-12. The exhibit will then travel to Springs Preserve Botanical Garden in Las Vegas for the fall. Her book The Last Stand: America's Virgin Lands takes readers from the tallgrass prairies of Kansas to
the Arctic tundra of Alaska to the deserts of the Southwest and bears
passionate witness to the last wildernesses, reminding why they must be
preserved. Dedicated conservationist and acclaimed
novelist Barbara Kingsolver teamed up with Annie to capture the essence of America's endangered
virgin lands. Annie's hand-tinted infrared photographs breathtakingly evoke the
spirit and beauty of these diverse bioregions.  iLCP Fellow Wade Davis will also be presenting his documentary series Light at the Edge of the World at the Chautauqua Institution on July 7. His series explores cultures that are preserving their ancient values in the face of modernity. He invites us into the world of vanishing cultures, imploring us to
value diversity for its own sake, and to resist the urge to view these
vibrant, unique cultures as "failed attempts at being us."
 iLCP Fellow Connie Bransilver exhibition of 25 framed prints titled WILD FLORIDA is been shown at the Cabinet Meeting Room of the Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, now through August 12, and is open to the public during normal business hours. Featured will be ethereal
images of Florida's wild orchids along with infrared photographs of
Florida icons such as Great Egrets and Royal Palms, landscapes such as
"Bolt on the Prairie," underwater images of Florida's fish nurseries,
gators and owls and birds galore, and, of course, the endangered
Florida Panther.
 The June issue of National Geographic magazine features iLCP Fellow Kevin Schafer's picture story on Amazon River Dolphins or Botos (as they are known in Brazil). Preview the story on the website. Only a small fraction of the pictures from this two-year project appear in the magazine. To see more, visit Kevin's "Unpublished Favorites" page. " Spending several weeks in the close company of these extraordinary animals was one of the highlights of my career -and my life. Intelligent, curious and playful, Amazon Dolphins are masters of their world; I feel privileged to have gotten to know them." Kevin Schafer
 iLCP Emerging Member Ian Shive will be publishing his first major book on August 1st. The 224-page, hardcover coffee table book titled The National Parks: Our American Landscape will hit store shelves nationwide. National Parks have long been an inspiration to his photography.
Ian spent the last 4-years photographing on assignment or just
meandering through the woods documenting everything from the arctic
slopes of Mt. McKinley in Alaska to the underwater world of Channel
Islands National Park in his backyard in California. Ian is donating proceeds from the sale of his book to the National Parks Conservation Association. As the date of release nears closer we will keep you in the loop on all the happenings associated with the book. View the press release for more info.  As
an extension to the widely-acclaimed Tooth & Claw project, iLCP Associate Peter Cairns, with colleague Mark Hamblin, have been
commissioned to highlight the plight of Britain's only remaining native
feline, the Scottish wildcat. With numbers estimated at only 400, the
wildcat has become the UK's rarest mammal. A public outreach programme
includes Britain's only dedicated wildcat website, a
range of image-based education literature and visual media material
aimed at bringing the wildcat into the public consciousness for the
first time.  iLCP Fellow Phil Borges has a new website showcasing
multi-media pieces he has created for the organization CARE concerning the
empowerment of woman and girls in the developing world. Through the "Women
Empowered" book, traveling exhibit and mini-documentaries, Phil has
helped CARE reach a new audience with a new story about the developing world:
one of inspirational women who are challenging the old ways to become catalysts
for change in their communities. Visit the Women Empowered website to learn more!  iLCP Fellow Joel Sartore's black-footed ferret got the cover of the latest Audobon Magazine, as well as an endangered species spread inside. Joel will also be having a show Vanishing Gems
on endangered amphibians at the Look3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, VA from June 11-13. Location: McGuffey Art Center
Amphibians
around the world are in serious trouble. We stand to lose half of this
entire class of animals within the next 10 years. Habitat destruction
and pollution have been steadily taking a toll. Now a deadly fungus is
sweeping the globe, often taking every toad, newt, salamander and frog
that it comes across. This exhibit looks not only at this catastrophic
decline in the wild, from the High Sierras of California to the cloud
forests of Ecuador, but also uses a series of studio portraits to
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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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 BORDERLANDS RAVE OUTREACH EVENTS a SUCCESS!
The Borderlands briefing on Capitol Hill on April 27th introduced the public to our
documentary and convened a panel of experts on the issue. The purpose
was to inform staffers in congressional offices about the issue and the
legislation that was introduced simultaneous to our outreach there (HR
2076). We had a standing room crowd and good discussion afterward. There were about 30 different House of Representatives officers on hand.
During the week we helped organize a group of 40+ people from around the
country to fly in and lobby in favor of the bill we are supporting. Our
group visited about 120 Representatives and Senators over three
days-- these efforts will be ongoing as the legislation winds its way
through Congress. We asked the legislators that we visited to support
our bill, and to push for mitigation money for the borderlands, and to
contact Janet Napolitano and ask her to suspend wall construction until
it could be better studied. Some have agreed to do all of these things.
We
also had our exhibit in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 29th and had good
attendance--perhaps 500 people over the course of the day. Including
many members of congress. Many of those members reported to our bill's
sponsor that before seeing the exhibit they did not realize how much
beauty, and biodiversity was down there. We also had members of the
Bureau of Land Management and Department of Interior at the
exhibit--many of whom reported that they did not realize the extent of
the destruction. This was important, because these are the people
responsible for making decisions about much of the borderlands and we
need their voices to be well informed about just what is going on.
We
held a reception at the exhibit which was attended by 9 members of
congress and their staff, among many other people. The representatives addressed our crowd at the
reception, many with stirring remarks about returning the rule of law
and environmental protections to the borderlands. The closing remarks
of the night were given by Rep. John Lewis, who likened current
struggles for the environment to those that he experienced in the fight
for civil rights, and reminded us all that we must never give up, no
matter how hard things get.
The purpose of the
exhibit in that location was both to inform those that have supported
wall in the borderlands, and also to inspire and motivate those who
have been against the wall. We think it was a success on all counts.
Now, we will be working to raise money to move the exhibit around the
country and perhaps internationally.
The exhibit is currently on display with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts until June 6. We are looking for places for the exhibit to go and would like to ask any of our
partners who have connections for exhibit space to please contact Krista Schlyer at kris_schly@yahoo.com.  
Read the thank you letter from Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.
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iLCP is Organizing WILD SPEAK
To celebrate the 4th anniversary of our creation, the iLCP is convening a Conservation Communications Symposium to take place during the upcoming WILD 9 Congress. WILD 9 will take place in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico from 6-13 of November and WILD SPEAK will be concurrent from November 9-12 during the afternoon sessions.
WILD SPEAK will include plenary sessions and debates to discuss issues relevant to conservation communications, including the role of photojournalism in conservation, the imperative of translating science for general audiences and much more. We are also inviting several iLCP photographers to make presentations about their projects.
Need more reasons to come?
- iLCP will hold its Executive Committee meeting on November 5th
- There will be an all day iLCP Membership committee on November 8th
- iLCP is curating 4 photographic exhibits showcasing the work of our partners
- During the evenings we will feature your "12 shots" during the after-congress Cocktail Hours
Finally, the iLCP is proud to announce the launch of our first League Award, to recognize the conservation work of an outstanding photographer. Nominations will be requested from our Affiliates and Board (and include both iLCP and non-iLCP members) and voting by all our member photographers will take place in August. The award will be presented to the winner at a ceremony during WILD 9.
We hope that the League Award will become the most prestigious recognition to the work of an outstanding conservation photographer by the conservation community.
For more information and to be a part of WILD SPEAK and WILD 9, please contact:
Jenny Nichols
jenny@ilcp.com
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WILD WONDERS of EUROPE
May 11th marked the one year anniversary of the Wild Wonders of Europe newsletter! Well done, and keep up the good work!
This month, iLCP Fellow Igor Shpilenok is on expedition to southern Russia for Wild Wonders of Europe, a project to document and bring attention to Europe's most spectacular wild places. Igor's mission is to photograph the endangered saiga antelope - Europe's only antelope - in its native and disappearing steppe in Kalmykia, a region in southwestern Russia. Because of poaching and other pressures, there are fewer than 20,000 saiga remaining in Europe, down from more than 2 million animals in the middle of last century. Read WWE's interview with Igor and see a portfolio of his work on the website. 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.
Join Wild Wonders of Europe on Facebook!
Browse some 200 images on Flickr
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NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST in MEXICO
Reforestamos
Mexico's mission is to preserve, restore and sustainably manage
forests in Mexico, by promoting a culture of conservation that
encourages the participation of all sectors of society, for the benefit
of human kind and the environment. With the objective of changing public behaviour patterns towards favouring environmental conservation, Reforestamos Mexico seeks to increase the knowledge, understanding, love and appreciation of trees and forests in Mexico. For them it is important to spread forestry education through charismatic images that motivate the public to care for trees and all forest ecosystems. Reforestamos Mexico would like to invite you to participate in their Centinelas del Tiempo - Majestic Trees of Mexico National Photography Contest. Your job is to seek out and photograph the most outstanding trees in Mexico, the majestic trees of the country, the Sentinels of Time. Some members of the jury are iLCP Fellow Patricio Robles Gil, Fulvio Eccardi (an Italian photographer who organized the El Triunfo RAVE and participated also in the Balandra RAVE) and iLCP Emerging Member Jaime Rojo (also Executive Director of Wild9). You must register before the 21st of August 2009 at 8:00 pm. For more information on the contest and how to register, visit the website.
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GDT REGISTRATION OPEN
The online registration service for GDT European Wildlife Photographer and the Fritz Pölking Award is now available!
Take part in this year's contest "GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year" (GDT-EWPY 2009)! As every year the "Gesellschaft Deutscher Tierfotografen" (GDT) invites
all amateur and professional photographers from all over Europe to
participate in this contest. The main object of the contest is to
illustrate the high quality and the specific style of European wildlife
photography by excellent pictures from Europe and all over the world
and to promote general awareness for nature conservation through the
means of photography.
In recognition of GDT founder member Fritz Pölking, who died in 2007,
this prize will be yearly awarded by the publishing house "Tecklenborg"
in cooperation with the GDT within the context of the contest "GDT
EWPY". This prize will be awarded for extraordinary work in the field
of wildlife photography. This may either be a special wildlife
photography project or a portfolio of individual photographs. The
winner will receive 2 000 € in cash donated by Tecklenborg. The Fritz Pölking Junior Award offers young photographers up to 25
years of age the possibility to win 1 000 € in cash, a travel voucher
for a photography tour worth up to 1 000 Euro (both donated by
Tecklenborg publishing house) AND hired professional equipment for the
duration of the tour (donated by AC-Foto).
Closing date for both awards is 1st June 2009.
European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Info
Fritz Polking Award Info
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SAVE the ELEPHANTS PRESS RELEASE
The WILD Foundation is ramping up with Save the Elephants to try and raise money for the Mali elephants emergency relief...it's a bad scene.
WORST DROUGHT IN 26 YEARS THREATENS SURVIVAL OF LAST DESERT ELEPHANTS IN WEST AFRICA Download the "Save the Elephants" Press Release May 18, 2009 If you want to help us save these elephants please send a donation via the website. Contact
Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton
Save the Elephants and Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
tel +44 798 140 3918
iain@savetheelephant.org
Jake Wall
Save the Elephants
tel +223 7454 6124
tel +223 6603 5042
walljcg@gmail.com
Vance Martin
WILD Foundation
tel 303-442-8811
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
iLCP Gets New Director Press release:
For
the past four years, the International League of Conservation
Photographers has experienced a meteoric rise. From its creation in
2005, iLCP has been under the direction of photographer Cristina
Mittermeier. With nearly 100 of the most acclaimed conservation
photographers of our generation, the League has grown to become a
powerful and credible voice in the conservation arena. Now, as the
organization reaches new milestones in terms of achievement,
recognition, and conservation outcomes made possible through
fund-raising successes, the team has reached out to a veteran in the
industry to help bring it to a new level. As
of June 2009, the International League of Conservation Photographers
will be under the direction of Justin Black, who for the past seven
years has been the general manager and curator of Mountain Light
Photography, Inc., in Bishop, California. Mountain Light was created by
legendary photographer (and iLCP honorary member) Galen Rowell with his
wife and business partner, Barbara, in 1983. Black joined the
successful company in 1999 as Mountain Light's image licensing manager
and took over its management a few months before the Rowells' August
2002 deaths in the crash of a chartered airplane. Working from the
solid foundation the Rowells built, Black reestablished Mountain Light
as the prestigious and profitable business it remains today. Personal
reasons have lured Black to back to his hometown of Washington, DC, and
this has created the perfect opportunity for the League to take
advantage of his unique skills as a promoter of the use of the highest
quality photography in conservation. "Mountain
Light has given me an opportunity to carry on the Rowells' vision, to
see to it that their legacy is firmly established, and to work with
professionals at the top of the fields of nature and conservation
photography, many of whom are fellows of the iLCP," said Black. "As I
leave for a new beginning, I am proud of the work we have done here,
and I plan to remain closely associated with Rowell legacy projects and
the organization that has given me so much." Mountain Light and the iLCP recently announced a new partnership so close ties are expected to grow between the two entities. Among
Black's duties will be to manage the expanding activities of the
League, including the creation of a new initiative that will offer
workshops, lectures, exhibitions, book publishing and multimedia
activities featuring the skills of the members of the organization.
The initiative, called Earth in Focus, will be officially launched as
soon as he joins the staff of the iLCP. "Justin
joins our team at a critical juncture in our history" said Mittermeier,
Executive Director of the iLCP. "We have been lucky to experience a
constant positive growth since we got started and now we need the kind
of expertise that Justin brings to the table to propel us to the next
level." Mittermeier
will assume the role of President of the organization and will remain
fully engaged with the promotion and expansion of the League, its
members and its partners. The iLCP has shown the photographic community that passion and purpose can
help infuse photography with new meaning. The organization asks that
you join us in welcoming Justin Black as our new director and Mountain
Light as a new partner. For more information about iLCP, or to schedule interviews with Black and Mittermeier, please contact: Jenny Nichols iLCP Projects Manager jenny@ilcp.com 703-341-2707 http://www.ilcp.com |
UPCOMING EVENTS
 Irreplaceable - Wildlife in a Warming World
This
exhibit 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 is done in
partnership with Earthjustice. The exhibit was shown in the Rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. from May 18-22. iLCP Fellow Tim Laman
spoke at the reception on May 19th. Stay tuned for new announcements
of future exhibits this Summer and Fall. For more information, visit
the Irreplaceable website.
Tim Laman said of the event: "It was amazing to hear US Senators thanking the IiCP by name for bringing images to the public that help get across the important conservation messages. And seeing our prints exhibited in in the beautiful rotunda of the Russell Building just across the street from the Capitol was very satisfying indeed. I think Earthjustice was a great choice to partner with, and my impression from the whole event was that the photography exhibit added greatly to the success of the "Irreplaceable" campaign. Without the photography, I don't think there would have been anywhere near the response or interest among members of congress and their staff".
We agree.
 A Climate for Life Exhibit at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas and Tokyo, Japan!
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 Springs Preserve's Desert Living Center Gallery from April 24 through July 12th. Visit the website.
A
separate photo exhibit opened on April 22nd in Japan at STBUX J's
shop in Ginza, Tokyo. The exhibit will run until the end of June. See the pictures here.
You can also view the Art for Conservation's virtual tour.
 Internews' Earth Journalism Awards
All journalists (including photojournalists) are welcome to pre-register on the website
for the Earth Journalism Awards! These awards are designed to spur and
improve reporting on climate change around the world during this
crucial year leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference
(in Copenhagen December 7-18, 2009). The competition officially opens
on June 5. Download the PDF for all the information.
 LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph - June 11-13
iLCP Fellow Michael "Nick" Nichols,
Co-Executive Director of LOOK3, and Jessica Nagle, also Co-Executive
Director, welcome in their 3rd year of the LOOK3 festival - an amazing
program!This year iLCP Fellow Tom Mangelsen
will be featured in the TREES, an innovative exhibit literally hanging
in the trees in the walking center of Charlottesville, VA. Also, iLCP Fellow Joel Sartore will have a show of amphibians up at Look 3. For more information and to buy your tickets now, visit the website.
 BLUE Ocean 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! Registration fee is $499,
student rate $399. iLCP Fellows Brian Skerry and Michele Westmorland will be presenting, along with iLCP Executive Director Cristina Mittermeier. Also, BLUE Ocean
Film Festival & Conservation Event is proud to announce that Dr.
Sylvia Earle (a member of ILCP's board of advisors), widely recognized as one of the world's most influential
ambassadors for the oceans, will be on hand in Savannah, Georgia on
June 13 to receive BLUE's lifetime achievement award. Congratulations Sylvia! Also, iLCP Fellow Florian Schulz donated an image for the main banner for Blue! For more information, visit the website.
Announcements for this event have gone out on the following websites: WETPIXEL
DIVEPHOTOGUIDE
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
 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
The
next Wildlife Film Festival and Film Competition is slated for Sept 28
- Oct 2, 2009. The industry conference will culminate in a weekend
community celebration with winners screened in downtown Jackson Oct
3-4, 2009. You won't want to miss the 10th Anniversary retrospective
covering the last 20 years of natural history filmmaking. Stay tuned
for more information on the agenda, keynote speakers and sponsorship
opportunities. For important 2009 Festival dates visit the website.
 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 at the Royal Geographical Society
in London, UK. iLCP Fellow Michael "Nick" Nichols leads
the line-up of speakers and also presenting their work will be winners
from the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year
competition, the results of which will be announced shortly before
WildPhotos. The event is programmed by iLCP Affiliate and Executive Committee Member Rosamund Kidman Cox, journalist and former
editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine, and a judge of the Wildlife
Photographer of the Year competition since 1981, launching it in its
current form. Online delegate registration will open on the website in early June 2009. Further details of speakers will be announced in the coming months.
 WILD9 - World Wilderness Congress & Wild Speak
Save the Date! November 6-13 2009 Merida, MexicoThe iLCP will have a significant presence during WILD 9! We have been
invited to organize a Conservation Communications symposium that we
have titled Wild Speak, to discuss ways in which communications can
have a greater impact in achieving conservation success. We will also
coordinate a series of photography-related events, including exhibits,
workshops, lectures and presentations by some of the world's best
conservation photographers. Join us at Wild Speak
for four days of discussion, debate and creative thinking on the power
of communications to achieve conservation outcomes! View the
preliminary agenda for Wild Speak here.
View the brochure!
Register Now!
Wild Speak Agenda
Yann Arthus Bertrand's HOME to be Released June 5th
In his new film, acclaimed conservation photographer, Yann Arthus Bertrand, invites audiences to lay the foundation to begin rebuilding our home. The hope is that "Home" will shift people's perceptions and inspire action. The film will be released in every format, in movie theaters, on television, DVDs and the Internet, on the same day -June 5th- in over 100 countries to reach the widest audience possible.
To learn more visit Home's website.
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 OUR AFFILIATES RECOMMEND READING
iLCP Affiliate Harriet Nimmo suggested an article written by iLCP Fellow Niall Benvie. This is an opinion piece titled Personal Growth Index, which Outdoor Photography published. We highly recommend it.
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iLCP GROUNDSWELL
Do
you know who is driving traffic to your website? Are you aware of the
intricate routes that people take to see your work? At iLCP we have
started using Google Analytics to find ways to optimize traffic to our
website and ultimately to our photographer's work. One of the cool features of
Google Analytics is that we can see who is driving traffic to our
website. This month our top referral partner was Wild Wonders of
Europe. Thank you!
These are the top ten referral sites for iLCP. How can we help drive traffic to you?
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iLCP and Fotonatura, Spain
The Foro Hispano de Fotografía de Naturaleza y la comunidad virtual de los fotógrafos de naturaleza de habla hispana , Fotonatura is taking a strong stand in favor of conservation photography. This month's issue of their digital magazine features a beautifully-written article in Spanish by iLCP Emerging Photographer, Ińaki Relanzón entitled :Fotografía y Conservación, la iLCP. The issue also has a strong statement by members of AFONAS, the Asturian Photography Assocation on their intention to use their work to promote a stronger conservation ethic on their subjects.Felicidadesˇ
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 Congratulations, Dr. Lovejoy
The
iLCP would like to join the international conservation community in
congratulating legendary biodiversity scientist and iLCP Board Member,
Dr. Thomas Lovejoy on his recent recognition of the newly created
Biodiversity Chair at the Heinz Center. Few people have made more
contributions to our understanding and appreciation than Tom Lovejoy
and we are proud of being associated to him.
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