October 2011
Photo Credit: Bruno D'Amicis
"Visions inspire more than nightmares." - Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff
It's easy to get caught up in the negative when communicating about conservation, and reasonably so, given the challenges we face as a conservation community. There is a time and place for negative examples - the shock factor is effective. However, as a community, it is also important to celebrate our individual and collective successes and speak about issues in a way that reaches outside the choir.
Inspire. Visual stories have the ability to resonate with the innate connection we have with the wilderness surrounding us. As Annie said, vision can be a more effective route than fear. At iLCP we strive to convene audiences to discuss conservation challenges, create strategies and define tactics for successful campaigns. Online communications platforms act as a virtual soapbox.
In the same way that we work with partners in the field on initiatives such as RAVEs and TIMs, we also work with partners in outreach efforts. Two of these partners are The Huffington Post and National Geographic News Watch. iLCP projects and individual photographer projects are highlighted on these outlets weekly. Our website is also a tool for up-to-date communications, be sure to stop by regularly for new blog entries from photographers in the field, new imagery, speaking events, exhibits and more! The quickest way to get news out about iLCP initiatives, iLCP Photographers, Affiliates and Partners is Facebook and Twitter!
Communication requires a sender, a message, an intended recipient, and sometimes a loudspeaker.
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Absaroka TIM - Dispatches from the field
iLCP Associate Fellow Dave Showalter reports from the Bighorn Basin where he joined The Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and LightHawk to document and support the campaign to protect the Absaroka-Beartooth Front, one of the last great vestiges of wild frontier left in America.
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Photo Credit: Dave Showalter
Sacred Headwaters and Great Bear Rainforest at Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival
Sacred Headwaters and Great Bear Rainforest exhibits will be at Banff Mountain Film festival. These exhibits are the result of the Great Bear Rainforest RAVE and the Sacred Headwaters RAVEs, highlighting threats to the headwaters of the Skeena, Nash and Stikine Rivers and to the Great Bear Rainforest. Join Wade Davis, author, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, and iLCP Fellow, joined by iLCP photographer Paul Colangelo and representatives of the groups supporting the conservation efforts of the Great Bear Rainforest to join the fight!
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Bruno D'Amicis
Bruno D'Amicis is trained as a wildlife biologist but wanted to find a way to inspire people about nature conservation rather than just practice it. Based in Abruzzi, Itay, Bruno specializes in mountain wilderness areas and photographs of animals that give a true feel of the wild. Bruno is a speaker at WildPhotos.
"I thought photography would be a good tool to give voice to the valley (Ticha' Valley of Slovakia), make people aware about what Europe was losing and hopefully inspire them with action" - Q&A with Bruno
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Photo Credit: Bruno D'Amicis
WildPhotos 2011
October 21 - 22 sees the return of WildPhotos. Join the world’s top wildlife and environmental photographers, including iLCP Photographers Daniel Beltra, Bruno D'Amicis, Thomas Peschak and iLCP Affiliates Kathy Moran and Sophie Stafford round out an excellent program! Jack Dykinga, Pulitzer Prize winner and celebrated American landscape photographer will be the Keynote Speaker.
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Photo Credit: Stefano Unterthiner
FotoWeek DC
iLCP will have a RAVE Retrospective exhibit at the FotoWeek DC Headquarters and will be projecting imagery at a 12SHOTS event during this week long celebration of photography in Washington, DC. November 5-12, 2011. Check iLCP.com and iLCP's Facebook for more details!
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