Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category
Obama Rally: Portland 2010
Everyone likes a blurry picture of the President, right? That’s what I have to assume after the amount of cameras hoisted in the air last night at the John Kitzhaber and Barack Obama rally. Long lines, tight security and thousands of strangers encroaching on your personal space… totally worth it.
It’s good to get a reminder that your individual voice and work does count. Now go out and do something with it.
Friday Photo: Glorious Fall
Colors this vivid always amaze me.
Taken on the Eagle Creek trail near Punchbowl Falls.
Friday Photo: Downpour
A humid night in New Orleans, the air thick and sluggish, practically begging to crack open. And it does, sending me to stand under a dripping awning, watching the cars fly by, spraying water every which way. I wait for the tropical deluge to pass, clothes soaking, hair stuck to my face, watching the water level rise in the street. The hard asphalt softens and the rain continues.
Friday Photo: Swedish Autumn
This time of year equals serious Sweden cravings. Fresh, brisk air, cool afternoon walks, morning fika with warm coffee and baked goods, a pair of rainboots by the door, a weekend to pick chantrelles out in the country… the list goes on. So to kill (or feed, I can’t decide which) my homesickness, today’s Friday Photo gets a whole album. Njut!
Drop Everything and Become a Conservation Photographer?
Photo courtesy Cristina Mittermeier, iLCP
That’s what the iLCP makes me want to do… they’re in the Great Bear Rainforest right now doing a Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition, where they’re documenting an incredible place that could be severely affected by potential gas pipelines. In other words, they’re fighting oil industry interests. An important cause at a crucial time. After spending ten days in the Gulf last month, this is even more poignant for me than it ever has been.
And they’re doing it all with photos. When we see a place, we connect to it. We are hopefully driven to protect it.
Founder Cristina Mittermeier wrote an excellent piece this week that’s a great reminder of why we need to connect the dots:
What is the big deal in sacrificing the livelihoods, traditions and sustenance of entire indigenous communities, when the rest of us will not accept paying the full ecological and social price at the pump?
Read the whole post here.
Friday Photo: Blue Lake
Spent three days of unconnected bliss out in Indian Heaven Wilderness last weekend, camping by the aptly named Blue Lake. There’s a reason that Henry David Thoreau said, “In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” In the backcountry things are still and simple. Just what the overly multi-tasked brain needs.
Friday Photo: Dirty Shell
Still trying to decompress after returning home from the Gulf…
Last Saturday I found myself on Ship Island, one of the barrier islands of Mississippi that makes up Gulf Islands National Seashore. Beautiful white beaches lined by bright green grass and topped off with bright blue sky. And covered in tar balls and dirty shells. This is the new reality, and as I move forward and work on processing everything that the last ten days entailed, this image is going to be forever etched in my mind.
Friday Photo: Oil Booms
Oil booms in Mississippi River Delta, flight provided by http://www.southwings.org
I’ve learned one thing in the last week: oil is a dirty thing. That’s not a new realization, but as I’ve traveled through the Gulf Coast it’s become ever more clear to me what our dependence on fossil fuels is doing to us and our planet, and it’s a complex dilemma that stretches from economy to environment. On Tuesday I had the chance to do some aerial photography out over the Mississippi River Delta, a striking experience in many ways. Although much of the surface oil isn’t visible anymore, oil booms line the region, adding a visually disturbing element to the otherwise pristine and lush habitat.
Full photo gallery here.
Friday Photo: Brad Pitt for Mayor
During an evening walk through the French Quarter of New Orleans, you see many things. You quickly get the feeling that this is a rebellious place; a place where things are done just a little bit differently. I saw a sign that said “We’re not Republican or Democrat, we’re just New Orleans.”
There’s truth in that, and on five years after Hurricane Katrina, it’s easy to see that this place embraces the people that give it support. Like Brad Pitt.
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