International League of August 2010Conservation Photographers Newsletter
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Is an image worth dying for? The answer is probably "no," but as photographers working either on assignment within tightening budgets or speculatively out of our own pockets, we all push the limits of safety and personal well-being from time to time in order to bring back images that help change the fate of our planet.
This month we lost one of the greatest underwater cave photographers of our generation. Wes Skiles, a talented artist with tremendous experience diving in extremely difficult circumstances, died in a diving accident in Florida. As much as we all would like to think that he died doing what he loved most, the truth is he died too young.
There are very few professions that demand such tremendous personal sacrifice but are as poorly recognized and remunerated as photojournalism. Being a photojournalist, especially one dedicated to documenting nature and conservation, demands boundless energy, resourcefulness, unflagging enthusiasm, a spirit of adventure, the ability to produce under difficult circumstances, and the courage to confront danger. It is all-consuming, which makes for lonely mates and neglected children. It is frenetic, exciting, sometimes dangerous and even deadly, but to those of us who have chosen it as a career, every minute is worth it.
Although many photographers are willing to endure the hardships of the job in the name of conservation, and most recognize that risk to life and limb is a reality of the profession, few organizations budget to compensate photographers appropriately for their work. So what is a photo worth? In the end, this will be gauged by the passion, dedication, and conviction we all have in the power of images to change the world. One thing is for sure, our work is anything but free.
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Cristina Mittermeier
President
International League of Conservation Photographers
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PHOTOGRAPHER of the MONTH - Amy Gulick
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| Every one of the iLCP photographers has an inspiring conservation story to
share and we want to give them as large an audience as possible. This is
why we highlight the work and commitment of these amazing
photographers throughout the year.
Being a photojournalist working in conservation is a tough job that calls for a unique brand of individual; one that is truly driven by the need to tell the truth, right injustices and give a voice to the voiceless. Intelligence, compassion, curiosity, determination and courage are some of the qualities that have carried Amy Gulick further in our profession than most other photographers. With a new book out and a busy speaking schedule, Amy is bringing issues of global importance to center stage. Amy is a founding Fellow of the iLCP and one of the artists and conservationists that best exemplifies the spirit of our organization.
A firm believer in the power of images and words to shape
public  opinion, photographer and writer Amy Gulick uses her work to
educate both the public and decision makers on conservation issues. Her
work has appeared in Audubon, Sierra, National Wildlife, Outdoor
Photographer, High Country News, and other publications. She has covered
numerous topics including: endangered species, old-growth forests,
illegal wildlife trade, commercial whaling, plastics in the oceans, and
the effects of the aquarium trade on coral reefs. Her photographs have
been featured in the conservation campaigns of the Alaska Wilderness
League, Sierra Club, Alaska Rainforest Campaign, and other
organizations.
Gulick's current work focuses on the Tongass National Forest of Alaska. The Tongass contains one-third of the world's remaining old-growth
coastal temperate rain forests, and the largest reserves of old-growth
forests left in the United States. Her book "Salmon in the Trees: Life in Alaska's Tongass Rain Forest" is a 2010 Independent Publisher Book Award winner.
Gulick's work has received numerous honors including the prestigious
Daniel Housberg Wilderness Image Award from the Alaska Conservation
Foundation, and a Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American
Travel Writers Foundation. She is also the recipient of a  Philip Hyde
Grant Award for her work in the Tongass National Forest, and a Mission
Award, both presented by the North American Nature Photography
Association.
Gulick is a national speaker on both the Tongass National Forest and
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge of Alaska. She is a conservation
columnist for Currents, the magazine of the North American Nature
Photography Association, and is a member of the Society of Environmental
Journalists.
Salmon in the Trees YouTube Video
Salmon in the Trees Web Site
Voice of America
Outdoor Photographer
Mongabay.com
ESPN Outdoors
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
KATH TV
Juneau Empire
KTOO Radio
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iLCP UPDATES
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The
UBS/Arbor Group is hosting a silent auction fundraiser for iLCP at the
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle on September 30. Proceeds will go to the
RAVE fund. All iLCP photographers and Affiliates are invited.
Blue Ocean Film Festival
and Conservation Summit
The Blue Ocean Film Festival and Conservation
Summit is taking place August 24 - 29 in Monterey, California. If it's ocean related, it's probably being discussed here.
"Oceans in a +2C Warmer World", a multimedia production about the effect of climate change on
the world's oceans produced by The Center for Ocean Solutions and iLCP is a finalist in the BLUE Ocean Festival's 'Shorts' category! Watch it HERE
iLCP Fellows David Doubilet, Cristina
Mittermeier, Thomas Peschak, Michele Westmorland, and Affiliate Greg
Stone of Conservation International will conduct a panel discussion
on Photojournalism: A tool for Conservation.
David Doubilet's gallery showing of
'Below', sponsored by Rolex, iLCP, and National Geographic will
be exhibited. Ralph Lee Hopkins' latest work in Baja and the Galapagos,
supported by the Helmsley Charitable Trust will be exhibited in separate
installations. Thomas Peschak's exhibitions on Sharks and
Aldabra, supported by Save Our Seas Foundation and iLCP will be exhibited
in separate installations as well.
For more info click HERE
Telluride Photo Festival
Check out the iLCP Exhibit "RAVE Retrospective" featuring fine prints of photographs from all Rapid Assessment Visual Expeditions that have been operated to date.
iLCP Fellows Jack Dykinga, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Wendy Shattil, and Bob Rozinski will be giving workshops during the festival. For more information and to sign up click HERE
iLCP Fellow Robert Glenn Ketchum and iLCP President Cristina Mittermeier will be giving slideshow presentations, for more info click HERE
National Parks magazine editors Scott Kirkwood and Amy Marquis will be
reviewing portfolios at the Telluride Photo Festival this fall. Be sure
to swing by their exhibit to see some of the magazine's best images and
the stories behind them; iLCP Fellow Roy Toft is among
the photographers featured.
For more information on the festival click HERE
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EARTH IN FOCUS EDITIONS
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During the month of August, we will have gone to
press with two important books: The Rio Grande: El Valle, for the Gorgas Foundation and the
University of Brownsville, Texas, and Rupununi: Rediscovering a Lost World, by
iLCP Fellow Pete Oxford, Renee Bish, and Graham Watkins, which is being released October 2010.
We are honored to be working with the Global Environment Facility, the largest environmental
lending arm of the World Bank, on their first major book publication, Defying
Extinction:
Partnerships to Safeguard Global Biodiversity, a look into the GEF's generous
partnerships and relationships with leading NGO's and partner countries to
showcase and preserve the last vestiges of a number of endangered and
threatened species. And of course we are busily finishing work on what we feel
will be the best book in the CEMEX Conservation Series yet, Freshwater: The Essence
of Life.
Finally, Earth in Focus Editions plans to feature at least three calendars in the Amber Lotus calendar line up.
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| RAVEs (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition) |
| RAVE is a tool developed by iLCP to create media "tipping points" around conservation issues by using the convening power of photography.
iLCP is pleased to announce that we have 3 RAVEs taking place this summer and fall!
The first is the Chesapeake Bay RAVE, which is presently ongoing and will finish in September with an exhibit on Capitol Hill, presented by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, our principal partner on this RAVE. The purpose of the RAVE is to promote awareness of water quality issues in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, stretching from central New York state down into southern Virginia, in support of efforts to pass the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Act (H.R. 3852/S. 1816). The following
photographers will play a key role in helping CBF to advance this critical
legislation: Garth Lenz, Morgan Heim, Krista Schlyer, Miguel Angel de la Cueva, Octavio Aburto, Neil Osborne, Robin Moore, Justin Black, and Cristina Mittermeier. webpage
Watch Krista Schlyer's video blog HERE and read a blog by Krista HERE
The second RAVE is to the Sacred Headwaters in British Columbia. Wade Davis is leading this RAVE and we have built a strong team of photographers to assist First Nations and environmental groups in the fight to stop a massive open pit mine and an enormous coal bed methane complex right on top of the shared origin of the Skeena, Stikine, and Nass Rivers - three of the largest Salmon producing rivers in British Columbia. Partners on the RAVE include the Swift Foundation and Patagonia, Inc. The RAVE
will culminate in the production of a conservation photo book to be used
by environmental groups, local First Nations, and influential Canadians to
sway decision makers and derail the proposed mining projects. iLCP photographers Paul Carr Clifton,
The final RAVE is to the Great Bear Rainforest, which we reported about in a recent newsletter. We are in the process of finalizing logistics for
this RAVE, and we're excited because recent news indicates that we are striking
at the perfect moment. Follow the links below to read more:
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Alberta+Ottawa+odds+over+oilsands+exports+China/3188028/story.html?id=3188028
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ignatieff%20promises%20tanker/3185242/story.html
RAVEs Under Consideration:
We hope to continue looking into the Tar Sands issue by launching a RAVE that follows a proposed pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Houston, Texas. The Keystone pipeline, built by the same company that just caused an oil spill in the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, will traverse the entire United States to deliver some of the dirtiest oil on the planet to the Gulf of Mexico, where it will be shipped to Asia.
How are previous RAVEs doing?
The Patagonian Foundation and iLCP continue to apply the photographs and video from the Patagonia RAVE to good effect in a visual action campaign that is traveling around the world. The first project was an exhibit outside the shareholders meeting of Enel, the Italian energy giant that is behind the proposed dams for the Rio Baker and Rio Pascua, in addition to a presentation given by project partner Juan Pablo Orrego of Ecosistemas to Enel shareholders. Now TPF and iLCP are launching a second traveling exhibit and press event in Chile to start off in Santiago. The final exhibit will be launched later this summer and will tour around North America. TPF and iLCP are also working to create 5 and 7 minute videos for internet and event distribution. Finally TPF and iLCP are also working with major media outlets, including ABC, National Geographic, and the Guardian, to release the story of the proposed dams to the world.
Check out videos and media HERE and HERE!
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RESOLUTION 41
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The most important outcome of the Conservation Communications Symposium that was co-convened by the iLCP and WildScreen, was the approval by the 9th World Wilderness Congress (WILD9) of Resolution # 41. This resolution, which was drafted and signed by participants to the symposium, encourages the philanthropic community to scale up their investment in communications for conservation. The current level of funding for communications, outreach, education and awareness is grossly insufficient and we most recognize that until more funding is available we will fail to succeed on our conservation efforts.
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TRIPODS IN THE MUD
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| Tripods in the Mud (TIM) is an initiative of the
iLCP that helps partner professional photographers with conservation
organizations for the creation of visual materials on a specific region
or issue.
On assignment with Save our Wild Salmon iLCP Emerging League member Neil Ever Osborne is documenting the Snake River. The goal is to give a face to the fight to save the Snake River's one of a kind salmon.
Read a Q & A session in Wend Magazine with Neil HERE
Read about TIM on the Save Our Wild Salmon blog HERE
Read Neil's iLCP blog HERE
For more info on TIM click HERE
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| CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHERS in ACTION
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iLCP founding members Leo and Dorothy Keeler use comical photo/caption combinations as the basis for their newest creation - The
Kritter Kard Kit™ - The Fun Way to Stop Junk Mail (Patent Pending). The
Kit consists of pre-printed Kritter Kardz(tm) and labels that are fun
to send, eliminate up to 90 percent of your postal junk mail, and help
protect you from identity theft. This colorful Kit saves trees, time,
ink, water, habitat, and local tax dollars. The Kit was created to
raise funds and awareness for non-profits who share their values and to
provide a measurable way to help improve the environment. Each Kit
showcases 2 extraordinary non-profit organizations, and the iLCP was
the Keeler's first choice. Their company, Wilderness Inspirations, will
donate $1.00 to iLCP for each Kit sold, up to a maximum of $5,000.00.
Order your Kit now at www.stopjunkmailforgood.com.
iLCP Fellow Alison M. Jones' No Water No Life ® (NWNL) project
 continues its focus on the vulnerability of our freshwater resources.
NWNL 2010 expeditions have covered Africa's White Nile and Mara Rivers
and New Jersey's Raritan River. Recent publicity includes: Explorers Club Journal and Discovery's Green Planet.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Steve Winter has a story on India's Kaziranga National Park in the August issue of National Geographic.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Gary Braasch has been covering the BP Gulf oil gusher on  three trips to
the region, with images ranging from the rig-site source of the oil to
details of marsh and beach clean-up and the effect on residents of the
area. He has been reporting with colleague Dr. Joan Rothlein, an
environmental toxicologist, to add richer science, health and human
effects coverage to captions and articles. The images and information
are for use by all NGOs and publications, with an eye toward showing
the long term effects of our energy choices and reasons why we should
reduce fossil fuel use. Gary also completed an assignment for a
national magazine, to appear this fall.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Klaus Nigge's work on Whooping Cranes is featured in the  June issue of National Geographic (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/06/whooping-cranes/holland-text).
An interview about this assignment can be found here: http://blogs.ngm.com/blog_central/2010/05/whooping-cranes.html
By the end of August his new book on Whooping cranes will be published:
http://www.tamupress.com/pages/books_catalogs.aspx
The text of this book has been written by ILCP Emerging League Photographer Krista Schlyer.
iLCP Fellow Tom Blagden has been chosen as the official Photographer-at-Large for Acadia National Park by the foundation that supports the
park, Friends of Acadia. This title acknowledges Tom's three decades of
working in Acadia and his continued commitment to helping the park and
its foundation. Tom's 2003 book "First Light: Acadia National Park" won
the National Outdoor Book Award for Artistic Merit & Design. Tom's
most recent book, "Spring Island: Rhythms of Nature" celebrates a South
Carolina island exemplifying visionary private stewardship.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Tim Laman relates his search for rare species in the
mountain wilderness of the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea in the
August/September issue of National Wildlife. Tim was looking for three
species of birds of paradise which occur nowhere else, and hoping for a
glimpse of the rare Huon tree kangaroo. He succeeded on all counts.
The July issue of National Geographic has Tim's story on the bowerbirds
of New Guinea and Australia. These birds build elaborate bowers, decorate their
courts and paint the inside of their bower all to get a mate. Bowerbirds fascinate because they are an example of sexual selection
quite reminiscent of human behavior.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Art Wolfe has recently launched his redesigned website  . View the new site HERE
iLCP Emerging League photographer Iñaki Relanzon has been  working in the African Apes Hotspots, and making pictures of mountain gorillas, chimps, among others.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Emerging League photographer Gerrit Vyn has been covering the Gulf of  Mexico oil spill and the broader ecological issues facing the Mississippi
River delta in an ongoing documentary project for the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology and other conservation partners. His team recently
discovered and documented a major oiling event at Louisiana's largest
bird nesting colony on Raccoon Island. His photographs are helping to
illustrate the extent to which bird populations are being "lightly"
oiled in the gulf.
See Gerrit's Raccoon Island photographs on National Geographic's website HERE
See periodic blog posts by Gerrit HERE
On
assignment for Humane Society U.S. (HSUS), iLCP Emerging League photographer Dave
Showalter photographed the first relocation of prairie dogs from
private lands (where they would have been poisoned) to public - USFS
lands. The project is a collaboration of NGO's HSUS, World Wildlife
Fund, Defenders of Wildlife and the US. Forest Service. The relocation
went well, for 370 black-tailed prairie dogs and hopes are high for
many more relocations across the West. The article will appear in a
fall issue of All Animals Magazine. For more info click HERE
The July issue of Biodiversitas magazine features a story on Gulf
Corvina photographed by iLCP Emerging League photographer Octavio
Aburto. Photographed over two migratory seasons at the Upper Gulf of
California and Colorado River Delta, the images reveal the importance
of the fishery for the fishing towns, but at the same time the problems
generated by open access and lack of enforcement. The Gulf Corvina
fishery generates more that 2 million dollars in less than 30 days of
fishing each year, but could be a new example of a fishery collapse if
this current harvest levels continue.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Emerging League photographer Neil Ever Osborne and iLCP Affiliate Molly Steinwald co-present on conservation photography at the Ecological Society of
America's 95th annual meeting in Pittsburgh. The title of their talk,
""What is Conservation Photography? Evaluating Visual Communication's
Role in Environmental Research and Outreach" highlights several case
studies, including ILCP Photographer Joe Riis' work with the pronghorn
antelope migration, ILCP's Tripods in the Mud iniative, and Neil
Osborne's work with California Academy of Science's scientist Wallace J
Nichols on sea turtle conservation, and promotes further collaborative
work between ecological and conservation scientists and photographers.
For more info click HERE
Molly Steinwald, ILCP Affiliate and a Fine Outreach for Science Gigapan
fellow, presented a talk, "Images for the Environment, Science, and
Humanity: Connecting Multiple Audiences to Nature Through Photography"
at the Ecological Society of America's 95th annual meeting in
Pittsburgh. Her talk described her work 1) using interactive Gigapan
and still photography images to document and communicate her graduate
research lab's NSF-funded cryobiology field work in Antarctica to 600+
elementary and middle school students in Ohio and Virginia (see one
part of the effort, the blog, at: http://frozenfly.edublogs.org/),
and 2) using her own photographic images of local, mundane nature in
the built environment in teaching an instructor with Project Dragonfly (http://www.projectdragonfly.org),
a collaborative graduate program between the Cincinnati Zoo &
Botanical Gardens and Miami University, in which K-12 educators work
towards a Master's of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in the Biological Sciences
while learning both science content and inquiry/participatory teaching
techniques using only the small-scale nature available in their
schoolyards.
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UPCOMING EVENTS & EXHIBITS
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| iLCP Fellow David Doubilet has been confirmed as a speaker for WildPhotos 2010
"We are pleased to announce the keynote speaker for WildPhotos  2010 is world-renowned underwater photographer David Doubilet. David is a contributing photographer and author for the National Geographic magazine, for which he has photographed more than 65 stories since his first assignment in 1971. David's work continues to appear in publications and exhibitions worldwide. The first published collection of his work, Light in the Sea, raised the creative stakes of underwater photography, and the follow-up volume Water, Light, and Time is regarded as a classic. WildPhotos will bring together many other inspirational wildlife, environmental and landscape photographers, plus leading photographic agents, librarians and publishers, to offer insights, tips and inspiration."
Put the dates in your diary now, and be sure to sign up when registration opens during the first week of June! Further programme details will also be launched at this time.
22 & 23 October
Royal Geographical Society, London
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Daniel Beltra is featured in the exhibit SPILL: Crude Response. SPILL
speaks both to the idea of human beings as indelibly tied to their
environment and also to the intellectual rapture found in contemplating
organic forms. 212 gallery owner, Katie Kiernan, brought SPILL artists
to Aspen to coincide with discussions taking place at the Aspen
Institute's, Environment Forum, to share a first hand view of the Gulf
Oil Spill and to put a focus on the how important and vital the ocean
is to our collective daily existence. View the exhibit July 28 - September 25.
View a video of Daniel's work HERE
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Klaus Nigge has been confirmed as a speaker for four different events in September and October in Europe.
1. Festival Namur Nature, Belgium 15.-24. October
www.festivalnaturenamur.be
www.aves.be/concoursphoto/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=35&Itemid=59
2. Wildphoto in London, UK, 22-23 October
www.wildphotos.org.uk
3. Naturfotofestival GDT, Germany, 29-31 October
http://gdtfoto.de/content.php?siteloc=42&action=open&owner=9
4. Festival in Montier-en-Der, France, 18-21 November
www.festiphoto-montier.org
Klaus will be presenting his latest stories about Philippine Eagles and Whooping Cranes.
In Belgium and France the presentations will be accompanied by exhibitions.
iLCP Fellow Stephen G. Maka will be participating is a three -person gallery
exhibition of abstract landscapes at the Bella Luce Art Gallery in
Whitinsville, MA.
His project, "Rain Acid Rain", responses to man's lackadaisical
attitude concerning the increasing number of human-perpetuated
environmental disasters.
We may periodically get emotionally distressed, as each new,
irreversible, environmental disaster makes headlines, but it doesn't
seem to alter our self-centered routine for long. As the news fades,
so does our reaction to it.
These photomontages of altered landscapes were created to intentionally
make the viewer uncomfortable and hopefully initiate some lasting
reflection on our combined legacy.
This exhibit will hang from mid August to mid October.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Frans Lanting's studio in Santa Cruz, California is  preparing to host its first-ever FALL Workshops. There are still a few spots available for the 2010 Fall Workshops. There
are two workshops available to help teach and inspire nature
photographers at every level. It is a rare opportunity to work with one
of the world's foremost nature photographers in the awe-inspiring
setting of the Monterey Bay Area.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Tui De Roy announces a Galapagos Photography Workshop Cruise Tui has just returned from the Galapagos Islands, where she was  shooting some new material and lecturing on her three classic Galapagos
books - Preserving Darwin's Legacy, Islands Born of Fire, and Wild Portraits - increasingly regarded as the three pillars of
information for the conservation-minded visitor. She has also made
arrangements to lead a special photography group on an extended 15-day
itinerary in May-June next year. This is her all-time favorite season
in Galapagos, when all of the wildlife is revitalized, as the cool
upwellings return to fire up their breeding fervor. Contact or phone
1-800-969-9014 For more info click HERE
The Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography in Canton, Ohio, will be
 hosting iLCP Fellow Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge exhibit July 2-October 1, 2010. Art
will be town on July 16th for a luncheon, keynote speech at Malone
University, and book signing. 'Travels' is a companion collection to
the critically acclaimed public television series.
For more info click HERE
Wild Wonders of Europe announces the opening of the spectacular Outdoor Exhibition by Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of The Netherlands
From May 27 to August 30 The Hague will host the World Premiere of this unique exhibition at the Lange Vijverberg with 100 life-size photos from 69 top photographers, taken in 48 European countries. The official inauguration will take place on May 27 by HRH Princess Irene, patron of the Biodiversity Coalition 2010.
Wild Wonders of Europe reveals the stunning natural treasures of Europe to 700 million Europeans and the world. It is about the beauty of nature. About what we can admire now, but are at risk of losing. Why European nature is important for us, and why we need to protect it.
The Hague Exhibition is the first in a tour that will travel across Europe and the USA, and coincides with the release of the photo book Wild Wonders of Europe, published in multiple languages.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Fellow Robert Glenn Ketchum has several upcoming exhibits  and workshops.
2010 Workshops: August 7-8 "Landscape Photography & Conservation" Art Association of Jackson Hole
"Environmental Photojournalism"
August 23-27, 2010 Rocky Mountain School of Photography
Sept. 21-23, 2010 "Scale & Color in the Landscape" Telluride Photo Fest Workshop
The iLCP Bookstore now has a selection of Robert's books currently for sale that will be made available with personal inscriptions and his signature!
In May, Ketchum and Robert Kennedy, Jr. presented a No Pebble MIne
campaign to an audience of Natural Resources Defense Council's friends
and guests. Ketchum's exhibit about the Bristol Bay/Pebble mine is
still up at G2 Gallery in Venice (CA) where Ketchum lectured in June. Ketchum and Joel Reynolds, lead attorney for NRDC, will present
again on July 1st at the new Annenberg Space for Photography.
For more information, and to follow issues related
to the No Pebble Mine campaign click HERE.
Robert
Glenn Ketchum has a 48x66 print of his multi-layered image,  "Care For
Earth" included in a national traveling show organized by the New
Orleans Museum of Art entitled, THE ART OF CARING.This major exhibition
of more than 200 works features images that address the human condition
and the moments that shape our lives. Other photographers in the
exhibit include Alfred Eisenstaedt, Eugene Smith, Sally Mann, Nicolas
Nixon, Larry Sultan and Nan Goldin. The exhibit is currently at the
Cincinnati Museum Center in Ohio until September 19th. For more info click HERE
Florida Forever has been preserving natural Florida for more than two decades, protecting more than 2.4 million acres. The Legacy Institute for Nature & Culture (LINC), founded by iLCP Fellow Carlton Ward Jr, has worked to promote Florida Forever through the collaboration of photographers, non-profits and businesses to publish the Florida Forever Conservation Photography Calendar. After going unfunded for the first time in its history, the calendar is helping drive a public awareness campaign for why funding of Florida Forever must continue. Each photograph in the calendar showcases the habitats and wildlife of some of the most imperiled places on the Florida Forever acquisition list. This year, LINC created an exhibit of 24 calendar images that are on display in the Capitol rotunda in Tallahassee, which is complimented by a multimedia piece on the Florida Forever Coalition Web site. iLCP Emerging photographer Eric Zamora is a calendar photographer and the project's manager.
For more info click HERE
iLCP Associate Ralph Lee Hopkins will be presenting "The Versatile
Travel  Photographer" in Boston, MA, October 10th, 2010. As part of
National Geographic Traveler magazine's seminar series, he will be
teamed with Bob Krist at Photonics Center at Boston University from 9am
to 4pm. This one-day seminar is intended for amateur to advanced
photographers looking to take their travel photography to the next
level. For more info click HERE
Montreal receives a big photo event this summer about Nature
 Photography with Etat Sauvage, the second edition. Seventy pictures by iLCP Associate Vincent Munier will be
exhibited on his favorite subject: White Nature, animals in
snow.
June 25th until September 6th, 2010.
For more info click HERE
Digital Photography Bridge to Nature
One of the greatest rewards in conservation photography is to pass on  our enthusiasm for preserving all of the valuable resources of our planet. The Digital Photography Bridge to Nature program, designed as a nature photography curriculum for elementary and middle schools, provides an opportunity for photographers to do just that.
The "Digital Photography Bridge to Nature" project is designed to stimulate a lifelong appreciation for wildlife and Minnesota's outdoors for children by providing hands-on nature photography experiences and subsequent enjoyment that they can derive from using their own photos in an educational classroom context.
Eighty digital photography workshops will be carried out over a two-year period for elementary and middle school teachers (grades 3 through 9) at state parks, nature centers, and national wildlife refuges throughout Minnesota. Each workshop will include visits to outdoor sites where children can experience nature photography with the instructor and resident resource managers, biologists, photographers, and conservationists.
If you would like more information or would like to get involved, contact Carrol Henderson, Nongame Wildlife Program at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. carrol.henderson@state.mn.us
For more info click HERE
iLCP Associate Chris Linder was elected a Fine Outreach for Science GigaPan Fellow. The program will be held on campus at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh PA, from November 11-13, 2010. The conference aims to explore innovative use of GigaPan in the classroom, the field and the laboratory by leading scientists. The main purpose of the event is to bring together students, researchers, scientists, teachers and practitioners to present and discuss their latest techniques, ideas, applications and research findings related to various aspects of gigapixel imaging for science. The conference program will consist of keynote speakers, tutorials, workshops, technical presentations, poster presentations, lightning talks, birds of a feather sessions and a juried exhibition of GigaPan prints.
For more info click HERE
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BOOKS!
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iLCP Associate Ralph
Lee Hopkins' new book, Nature Photographer: Documenting the Wild
World, is scheduled for release by Lark Photography Books in
September, and will be a featured selection at Barnes & Nobles
bookstores this fall. Advance orders are already being taken on
Amazon.com. An inspiring teacher, this book was written with beginning
photographers in mind and draws on images from his worldwide travels
with Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic.
For more info click HERE
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| PHOTO COMPETITIONS & AWARDS |
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The Art Of Photography Contest Presented By Sony - Enter Now!
Enter the Art of Photography Photo Contest presented by Sony  for your
chance to win a Sony DSLR camera, and get published in Outdoor
Photographer or Digital Photo! Go to the website to see video tips from elite Sony Artisans Andy Katz,
David McLain, Cristina Mittermeier and Brian Smith on how to take your
best photos. Submit up to 5 images in each of the following themes: · Action Storytelling · Conservation in Focus · Environmental Portraits · Light is The Subject Get started now! Entry deadline is September 21, 2010. For more info click HERE
The
Wild Wonders of Europe Photo Competition is Back! Wild Wonders of  Europe invites photographers from around the globe to submit their best
images of European nature and wildlife to their 2010/11 competition.
Monthly prizes will be given to the best two photographs in two agre
groups: Adult and The Young Crew (17 and younger). The Grand Prize
Winners will win their own photo assignment to a wild destination in
Europe. Happpy Shooting!
For more info click HERE
The 2010 FotoWeek DC International Awards Competition has just launched and is looking for your best work!
Entries
may be made in 12 different photography categories, for both Single
Image and Series, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd cash prizes being awarded. In
addition, there is a special category called Spirit of Washington, with
a cash prize of $5,000, which recognizes images that capture the
essence of Washington in all its forms.
To enter click HERE
WORLD IN FOCUS Photography Competition
Deadline is August 31st, 2010
To learn more and enter click HERE
The Wildlife as Canon Sees It ad campaign has run every month in National Geographic magazine since the 1980s, each month featuring a different endangered species and paying photographers for the use of each image. iLCP Fellow Joel Sartore is helping out with research for the campaign and would love to see your pictures.
For criteria and submission information click HERE
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