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Posts tagged photographer
The Conservation Photographer
Nov 22nd
Michael Forsberg is a conservation photographer. The video is a plug for his new book Great Plains Americas Lingering Wild, but that doesn’t make it any less powerful. Without climbing up on my own soapbox, it’s nice to see that some of us do get it. Check out Michael’s website
www.michaelforsberg.com.
“When I began as a photographer,
I was taking pictures mostly for myself.When we had children my mindset
changed, and now I do the work mostly
for them. Because I don’t want my kids
or anyone else’s to grow up one day
and only be able to appreciate the
wonders of nature in a museum or
read about it in a book or see it in a zoo.I feel we are blessed to be
stewards of this planet, but in many
cases we have forgotten that with this
privilege comes responsibility.Photography can be a powerful
witness to our short-comings, but
also to show that beauty and hope still
exists in the natural world. It can
help communicate to people why
something matters.Conservation photography is an active
and powerful tool to begin this process,
to start the conversation, to call for action.Time is short.”
-Michael Forsberg
Desert Shoot With Joe McNally
Nov 20th
Just a quick post….
This is a cool video, shot by hobbydavid, of Joe McNally during a desert photo shoot. These on location pieces are always the most interesting to me because they give you a small window into what the artist was thinking at the time. Why the light were set up a certain way. What he was trying to achieve. Even if you aren’t a photographer, McNally’s sense of humor should make this video worth watching. So enjoy….
