International League of October 2009Conservation Photographers Newsletter
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  or conservation to be effective it is imperative to be able to scale up efforts and in the current economic climate, the best way to achieve this is by creating partnerships.
Now, for many organizations the word "partnership" is little more than a buzz word. Not for us. We absolutely embrace the principles of quid pro quo - you contribute something, we contribute something, and we all win. Our partners range from large, multinational corporations like CEMEX and Sony Electronics, to small, local conservation organizations, like Amigos de Sian Ka'an and Pronatura in Mexico, or Wildsight in British Columbia. From media giants like National Geographic, to small dive shops like Caradonna Dive Adventures in Cozumel. Working closely with all of them we are able to deliver high quality, relevant images that help further conservation campaigns and bring important messages to life. Partnerships are not just about money, they are about intangible benefits, like gaining access, recognizing opportunity, obtaining recognition and building community.
Partnerships are the very fabric that holds the work of the iLCP together and we work hard to maintain a close relationship with all our partners. In the course of our jobs it has become very clear that all the organizations we work with, large and small, are made of people who, like us, care deeply about maintaining the full range of life and cultural wealth of our planet. Our partners are our community and without them we cannot get our jobs done.
As we fast approach the opening date of WILD9, which will take place in Merida, Yucatan from November 6-13, we want to let all our partners know how much we appreciate working with them and how much we look forward to all our future collaborations.
To see a list of all our partners please visit our website; you will be surprised
at how many caring individuals and organizations are stepping up to take of our planet!
Cristina Mittermeier Executive Director, iLCP |
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iLCP at WILD9 |
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WILD9 - World Wilderness Congress & WiLD SPEAK  The iLCP will have a significant presence during WILD 9! In celebration of our 4th anniversary, we are organizing a conservation communications symposium entitled WiLD SPEAK, to discuss ways in which photography, journalism and film-making can have a greater impact in achieving conservation success. The iLCP will also coordinate a series of photography-related events, including exhibits, workshops, lectures and presentations by some of the world's best conservation photographers. Register Now!World-class
photographers and film-makers will gather in Merida, Mexico, during the 9th World
Wilderness Congress (WILD9) to present and discuss their work and its
contribution to conservation efforts. They will join writers, journalists and conservation experts at the inaugural WiLD SPEAK, a
Conservation Communications Symposium Nov. 9-12 organized by the
International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP). WiLD SPEAK Welcomes Film-Makers As a Wilderness Working Session at WILD9 focusing on communications strategies for conservation, WiLD SPEAK will also feature the participation renowned film makers who are making a difference. Thanks to WiLD SPEAK co-conveners, ARKive (Wildscreen initiative - www.ARKive.org), confirmed film makers participating in the symposium include Cynthia Moses, Exec Director of INCEF and Paul Appleby, renowned BBC Natural History Unit Exec Producer. The League Award - Outstanding Achievement in Conservation PhotographyThe iLCP is proud to announce the launch of our first League Award, to recognize outstanding achievements in conservation photography. Five photographers were nominated by iLCP's Affiliates and Board members, and voting by iLCP Fellow photographers took place in September of 2009. iLCP Board Members Dr. Jane Goodall, Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Russell Mittermeier, and Vance Martin will present the award at an award ceremony and VIP dinner during the 9th World Wilderness Congress in Mexico. The League Award will become an annual recognition of an outstanding conservation photographer by the conservation community.
12 SHOTS - A story told in 12 frames
During WILD9, iLCP will be hosting a cocktail hour and photo exhibit to encourage networking with iLCP members. We invite photographers to submit their '12 shot' essay to WILD9. The theme has to be related to wild nature, conservation, climate change or other aspects of our planet's natural history. Do you want to see your conservation story projected at WILD9 ? Submit to 12 shots and have your images shown with the greats New Deadline: October 14th - 12 Shots is NOT limited to iLCP members! Please email Jenny@ilcp.com for submission guidelines. Read more about 12 Shots exhibit.
WILD9 Exhibits - Wild Wonders of Europe: 40 images capture the essence of the Wild Wonders of Europe campaign.
- Wild Shots: 4 years of conservation photography at National Geographic with iLCP photographers representing the unique and awe-inspiring wilderness worldwide.
- Focus on Mesoamerican Wilderness: 40 images illuminate the beauty of the remaining wilderness in the Corredor Mesoamericano
- Your shot: Look3 the Festival of the Photograph is traveling to Mexico and will be hosting an exhibition of your best shot. Bring a digital file on your best work and Fujifilm will print it!
The Wealth of Nature. The Wealth of Nature is the newest tome in the CEMEX Conservation Book Series and it will be presented during a VIP event at WILD9. This beautiful book explains how ecosystem services are critical to the well-being of humanity and proposes ideas for how to integrate the real value of ecosystem services into global economies. With over 170 images from members of the ILCP, this book is also a celebration of the wealth and beauty of our planet and its ecosystems. The book will also be presented at the United Nations Forum on Climate Change that will take place in Copenhagen in Decemeber of 2009 and in the European Parliament of Europe in Brussels, also in Decemeber. | |
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PHOTOGRAPHER of the MONTH - Nick Nichols
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Everyone 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 Michael 'Nick' Nichols
Michael
"Nick" Nichols is a
passionate photographer whose enthusiasm is
infectious. Visually capturing endangered species
and peoples, Nick's work is bound in energy. He
strives to photograph subjects with an edge of
tension, movement, and dynamism. Nick is a former
member of the famed cooperative Magnum Photos and
currently works as a staff photographer at
National Geographic. He is the author of seven
books; including Brutal Kinship with Jane Goodall
published by Aperture.
Nick's latest work is featured in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic, which spotlights Nick's most recent collaboration with Dr. Mike Fay. This time they partnered to document and explore whe
best ways to manage redwood forests. Nick produced the first-ever high-definition, seamless composite photograph of an entire redwood tree,
part of which is shown on the October 2009 cover, and which can be seen
in its entirety in the issue as a 5-panel tear-out gatefold.
"This tree may be the most complex architectural tree on Earth,"
Nick has said. "It's 300 feet tall and between 1,500 and 2,000 years
old. The photo was created with 84 very high-resolution images, taken
at approximately 3-foot intervals from a vertical dolly rigged parallel
to the tree. Stitching them together allowed us to create a portrait
unwarped by perspective, which offers a view of the entire tree with
amazing clarity from base to crown."
"We cut down all but 95 percent of California's coastal redwoods. This
creates a complicated editorial story, and the goal of my photography
was to create sexy images that would lead people to Mike Fay's essay on
global forest management - which is not sexy, but very important."
- Michael
"Nick" Nichols
At
least 1,500 years old, a 300-foot titan
in California's
Prairie Creek Redwoods State
Park has the most complex crown scientists
have mapped. Mosaic composed of 84 images
(Click on the photo to enlarge)
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| CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHERS in ACTION
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 iLCP Fellow, Daniel Beltra's photos are featured on CNN. The photographs
were taken by world-renowned environment photographer Daniel Beltra who
was this year's winner of the Prince's Rainforest Project Award at the
Sony World Photography Awards earlier this year. The images graphically depict the effects of climate change on the rainforests in the South America, Africa and Indonesia. Daniel
compiled a library of around 40,000 images during month long trips to
the Amazon Basin, the Congolese Forest and Borneo and Sumatra in
Southeast Asia. When he returned home Daniel produced a shortlist of around 1000 images from which the final exhibition photos were selected. ABC News will feature a piece on Daniel's journey to Sumatra with legendary war reporter Bob Woodward. Expected show time is Oct. 16 2009 at 6:30 EST. Tune in to watch Daniel in action.
iLCP Fellow, Art Wolfe joins legendary mountaineers Peter Hillary and Dave Hahn on an expedition to Antarctica and South Georgia Island. There are still openings available for this remarkable expedition taking place November 21-December 13, 2009. Art will be leading photography enthusiasts and explorers to best sighting opportunities for wildlife and incredible scenery, while Hillary and Hahn will guide a special section of the expedition following Ernest Shackleton's footsteps. For more information, click here.
 iLCP Fellow, Boyd Norton has a feature article on Siberia's Lake Baikal in November issue of Audubon Magazine. Norton began documenting the lake's beauty and unique ecosystem more than 20 years ago, working with the late David Brower, America's conservation icon, to help establish Baikal as a World Heritage Site. More Baikal photos. Check out Boyd's Blog for a short excerpt and more photos.
http://boydnorton.wordpress.com/
iLCP Fellow, Amy Gulick  is featured in NANPA Currents Magazine. The Fall 2009 issue of the NANPA Currents magazine features ILCP photographers: Amy Gulick, Alison Jones, Gary Braasch, and Kevin Schafer. The feature story, entitled "Shooting for Conservation," focuses on how to advance conservation goals using photography, and how to turn a conservation photography project into a reality. Amy Gulick's Fall 2009 conservation column in NANPA Currents magazine is entitled "Teaching the Choir." The article talks about the importance of photographers educating conservation organizations how and why to use photography to advance their work. Lastly, Amy was the keynote speaker at a recent event in Minneapolis hosted by the Alaska Wilderness League. Gulick's presentation, "Salmon in the Trees: Life in Alaska's Tongass Rain Forest," highlighted what makes the Tongass National Forest so special and worth preserving. Her upcoming book, of the same title, will be available in spring 2010.
 iLCP Associate photographer, Stefano Unterthiner's
photos of brown bear are featured in an eight
pages portfolio on National Geographic Italy. The images and this story
are a selection from Stefano Unterthiner's new book, "The nights of the
bear". It is a busy month for Stefano, who will be promoting his book
at the following events in Europe. October 11th, illustrated
presentations at the prestigious Finlandia Hall in Helsinki. October
16-18, presenting "King's odyssey " exhibition at October 25th,
Speaking at the GDT photo festival
(Germany), with an illustrated presentation about his Sub-Antarctic
expedition 2007. Lastly, Stefano
Unterthiner new website - www.stefanounterthiner.com
 iLCP Emerging photographer, Chris Linder was awarded a National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers grant to photograph the South Polar Skua, a predatory seabird that nests on Ross Island. Linder is one of five awardees that will be heading south this summer (December-January) season. In July 2009, Chris Linder joined a group of faculty and undergraduates on a scientific expedition to northeastern Siberia. As our planet's climate warms, carbon that has been frozen away in the Siberian permafrost is now being thawed and released into the rivers, lakes, and atmosphere. Siberia's "carbon bomb" can have far-reaching impacts on our entire planet and way of life. With the help of Bob Sacha and Maisie Crow at Mediastorm, Linder produced a 10-minute multimedia piece about Siberia, carbon, and the challenges of conducting research in Siberia. Watch it here.
 iLCP Emerging photographer, Iñaki Relanzon will lead three new photo workshops in the Pyrenees mountains. During the pyrenees autumm, the forests becomes very colorful, making it the right time to learn the landscape photography
tecnics, in places like Ordesa National Park. On October 10th at 11am -
He will present "Behind the Camera" at the II Encuentro Internacional EXPLORA CALAFELL. For more information: www.exploracalafell.com
On October 17-18th & 24-25th he will hold a photography workshop: Ordesa en Invierno. It will take place at Parque Nacional de Ordesa, Pirineo Aragonés. For more information and to participate visit his website:. fotonatura.org
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RAVEs (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition) |
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YUCATAN RAVE  Starting in July of this year, iLCP lhas been carrying out its 7th Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition (RAVE) to the Yucatan Peninsula. iLCP has no less than 30 assignments scheduled for the Yucatan RAVE. Photographers participating in the Yucatan RAVE include iLCP
Fellows Jim Balog, Florian Schulz, Christian Ziegler, Garth Lenz, Roy
Toft, Tom Peschak, Daniel Beltrá, Paul Nicklen , Brian Skerry, Klaus Nigge, Kevin Schafer, Michele Westmorland, Cristina Mittermeier and iLCP Emerging
Members Joe Riis, Claudio Contreras and Ben Horton among others. Assignment highlights include James Balog's mission to create a cenote mosaic, Florian Schulz and
Joe Riis's assignment to document the corridors between existing
protected areas, and Daniel Beltrá's assignment to document the tourism development of the Yucatan
Peninsula from the air. We are also excited that Brian Skerry will
return to the Yucatan for his second RAVE assignment to document the
Banco Chinchorro reef system. Each of these RAVE assignments has been
scheduled for this fall between September and early November in order
to collect the photographs before the 9th World Wilderness Congress, WILD9, the world's longest-running public
international forum for the environment, which will convene in
the city of Merida in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula from the 6th to the
13th of November 2009. Download the Yucatan RAVE synopsis as a PDF. THANKS TO THE YUCATAN RAVE SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
FLATHEAD RAVE a Success!
  The Flathead RAVE in British Columbia, Canada was just wrapped up by a team of iLCP photographers this August. Publications are readily publishing photos and stories from the RAVE, leaving no doubt that the mission has had a positive impact on the campaign. The buzz that was created from the RAVE points to a resolution in favor of conservation and banning mining in the Flathead by sometime this fall. We have flushed out the impressive list of media exposure as a result of the RAVE. In Print Media: Vancouver Sun, NPCA Magazine, Outdoor Photographer, Canadian Geographic. Vancouver Metro, Epoch Times, Globe and Mail, Outside Magazinand the Journal of the SEJ. Online Media: Web extra for Vancouver Sun, NPCA Magazine, Outdoor Photographer, Canadian Geographic, Vancouver Metro, Epoch Times, Globe and Mail, and 12 image Photo gallery on CBC website. On the Radio: National CBC Radio Piece, CBC Radio Interview with Garth Lenz , National Geographic Weekend Radio Interview On Video and TV: Footage used in KSPS Documentary on the Crown of the Continent (4 million viewers), Footage used on Global TV (3-4 million viewers), Banff Film Festival Premier and Tour (pending), Photographs used on CBC National Television (largest viewership in Canada) Photo Exhibit: Traveling exhibit to be displayed at: Banff Film Festival, Canadian Embassy in DC, The US Capitol Building, Capitol of Montana/Montana Governors Office. iLCP would like to thank dedicated members
of the iLCP who participated in the Flathead RAVE, including fellows Garth Lenz, Matthias Breiter, Roy Toft, emerging member Joe Riis, Executive Director Cristina Mittermeier, Director and Chief of Staff Justin Black. Other contributors to the RAVE included naturalist and photographer Michael Ready, as well as photographer Andy Wright. Read the Flathead RAVE blog!   Borderlands RAVE images continue to travel the country raising awareness about the ecological and human impacts of the US-Mexico Border wall. Articles featuring the RAVE images have been published in Defenders magazine, Outdoor Photographer, Scientific American, Wend and many others. The exhibit, Continental Divide: Borderlands Wildlife, People and the WALL spent September in Maryland and will be up in Greenwood, South Carolina all of October at The Arts Council in the Federal Building, Greenwood SC. The show will also be featured in the photography festival Click 646 in Greenwood October 16 and 17. To help fund the travel of this exhibit, purchase prints of Borderlands RAVE images.
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UPCOMING EVENTS & EXHIBITS
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 Click 646: October 16 & 17,2009 Greenwood, SCSmall
town, big ideas: Greenwood launches photography event that showcases
the world. Click646 is a photographic collective that will take place
Oct. 16 and 17, 2009 at venues throughout Uptown Greenwood. The
inaugural event will spotlight iLCP Fellow Christina Mittermeier, as well as Joyce Tenneson, Keith Cardwell and Jon Holloway, plus a student exhibition and photography contest. For more information visit www.click646.com.WildPhotos 2009 - iLCP Photographers headline at WildPhotos Event
 The
2009 WildPhotos event promises to be as engaging and inspirational as
ever, with over 20 of the world's best nature photographers already
confirmed - including 2 iLCP Associates and 5 iLCP Fellows. Speakers
include - Vincent Munier, Thomas Peschak, Daniel Beltra, Niall Benvie, Michael 'Nick' Nichols, Kevin Schafer and Igor Shpilenok.
Kevin Schafer says "Anyone who works in conservation knows the power of
photography to put a face onto the issues. Time and again, pictures
have had a direct impact on changing minds and shaping policy. Images
can make the abstract uniquely visceral: without them, we would just
have words." WildPhotos is aimed at anyone with a passion for wildlife
and high-quality imagery, whether amateur or professional
photographers, working in the photography or publishing industries or
wanting to make more use of the power of nature photography to move and
inspire people. WildPhotos will take place Friday October 23 - Saturday October 24 at the Royal Geographical Society, London, UK
Prince's Rainforests Project  An exhibit by iLCP Fellow Daniel Beltrá opens on Oct 14th at Mercy Corps Action Center, New York, NY. The Sony World Photography Awards created the Prince's Rainforests Project prize to raise awareness about the impact of tropical deforestation on climate change. The winner was Daniel Beltrá, a world-renowned photojournalist and iLCP fellow, who accepted the Sony fully-funded assignment to document rainforest on three continents: the Amazon, the Congo and Indonesia, for use in the PRP's campaign.  Travels to the Edge Exhibit - Art Wolfe iLCP Fellow Art Wolfe's favorite photographs from his public television show "Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge" are on exhibit at Seattle's Benham Gallery through November 28th. This is an intimate and upbeat collection that offers insights on the world's nature and cultures taken during an exhausting and exhilarating two year period filming 26 episodes.  Baja Exhibit Opens - Featuring ILCP Photographers. Baja California: Hope for and
Alternative Future" at the Ordover Gallery in the San Diego Natural
History Museum. Participating in the exhibit are iLCP
photographers Ralph Lee Hopkins, Jack Dykinga, Patrico Robles Gil, Flip Nicklin, and
Miguel Angel de la Cueva. The exhibit runs from September 19, 2009 -
January 3rd, 2010 and their are plans for it to travel within Mexico in
2010. Click here to hear a recent interview with Ralph Lee Hopkins about the
exhibit.
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibit
 The winning and commended images for the 2009 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition will be on show at the Natural History Museum from 23 October 2009, when the exhibition opens. Find our more about the exhibition. From 22 October you can view the 95 winning and commended images in our online gallery. Get a sneak preview of some of them in the October issue of the BBC Wildlife Magazine on sale from 28 September. The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition finds the very best wildlife images taken by the world's top professional and amateur photographers.
Philip Hyde Retrospective: 58 Years In The Wilderness
 The first major commemorative exhibition honoring the prolific 58-year career of master landscape photographer and iLCP Honorary Member Philip Hyde will open Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Santa Monica College.
A new retrospective portfolio of archival pigment prints will contain a
selection of color photographs and for the first time ever unveil a
selection of new black and white archival pigment prints. This
exhibition will revive the controversial Hyde tradition of exhibiting
color and black and white photographs together. Read more about Philip Hyde on his website.
Spirits & Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon Today, the Amazon is one of the world's most diversified regions,
encompassing the rainforests of northeastern South America and the
vibrant cultures of approximately 200 Indian tribes. Invisible to
modern society, some of these are the last people of the new world who
retain their pre-conquest culture. Spirits & Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon includes a collection of artifacts from the region and celebrates ceremonies and rituals of passage unique to these
indigenous people. The exhibit is illustrated with 40 images by iLCP Fellow Cristina Mittermeier and will be on display at the from October 8 to February 28, 2010. The Art of Thriving  A stunning exhibition featuring images from some of the world's finest nature and wildlife photographers took place at London's celebrated Saatchi Gallery tn early. The exhibition, entitled Thrive!, and organized by BG Group and Conservation International (CI), aims not only to showcase examples of nature's beauty and fragility, but to underscore how human well being and the natural world are inextricably linked. At another recent exhibit, Cristina was able to showcase the work she does in partnership with Conservation International for the BG Alliance for Conservation Photography. The exhibit took place at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Cristina is also participating in a group exhibit with the Sony Artisans of Imagery at the Aperture gallery in New York. The work will be shown from October 22th to October 30th, 2009 |
BOOKS!
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The Night of the Bears - Stefano Unterthiner Diary of a wildlife photographer in the Finnish taiga. Eighty nights in a small hide isolated in the Finnish taiga. Eighty nights waiting for the bear. Season after season, wildlife photographer Stefano Unterthiner reveals his encounters with brown bears, as well as wolves and wolverines. A story in images which take us to the kingdom of the most fascinating and mysterious inhabitant of the boreal forests. From the 1st October, the book will be available in English and Italian. Pre-order your copy at www.ylaios.com.
Caribou Crossing - Art Wolfe iLCP Fellow Art Wolfe's latest children's book takes young readers on a trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a place like no other: cold, remote, dark, and frigid. But there's another side to the refuge, one that is bright, colorful, and teeming with wildlife. It's an undisturbed land where the plants and animals depend on the environment and each other for survival. There are no trails into this pristine place. Caribou Crossing is an excellent way to teach children about flora and fauna, featuring beautiful photographs and fun facts about 23 animals from the refuge, from bearded seals to beluga whales. Click here to buy on Amazon.Travels to the Edge: A Photo Odyssey - Art WolfeExplore some of the world's most intriguing places in this new book by iLCP Fellow Art Wolfe. From majestic glaciers and expansive deserts to elusive wildlife, teeming rain forests, and tribal gatherings, this is an intimate yet stunning selection of his favorite images-all captured on location while traveling for his program Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge, as seen on national public television.
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| PHOTO COMPETITIONS & AWARD |
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Competition of Naturalistic Photography, Open for Submissions The 22nd edition of the Competition of Naturalistic Photography, organized by the Associació de Naturalistes de Girona and the Ateneu Juvenil, Cultural i Naturalista de Girona, is now accepting digital submissions. Up to the moment the participants had to send by postal mail originals printed of their photographs, but from now on they will have to register online through the web page . The Competition of Naturalistic Photography is organized by the
volunteers of the Associació de Naturalistes de Girona and of the
Ateneu Juvenil, Cultural iNaturalista de Girona. During these
22 editions a lot of people have make it possible, thanks to them, who
opened the way, we are here today with renewed energies. Enjoy this
edition! Top prizes include: 1000 euros, a trophy and diploma! iLCP and Robert Bateman Focus on the Next Generation The Get to Know Contest will be launching in California this
September. iLCP has partnered with the Get to Know Program and will be
responsible for judging the photography entries. For ten years, internationally renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman has run a program in Canada that encourages youth to "get to know their wild neighbors." The main initiative of his "Get to Know" Program is an art, writing, and photography contest that has been wildly successful in inspiring youth to discover nature, express themselves creatively, and learn to care for the environment. As Robert Bateman has said, "caring for the planet begins with getting to know the names of your neighbours of other species." We hope that youth who enter this contest will be inspired to continue exploring, conserving, and photographing nature. The contest will run from September 26th to November 30th; details are available on the Get to Know website. |
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