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Himalayas in Danger Due to Tourism
A photo journalist with a mission attempts to bring public attention to issues facing the Manali, India. The work, Trouble in Paradise, records the deteriorating environmental state of the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh.
Purpose: To bring attention to the environmental state of the Himalayas.
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Amazing Views of the World Through The Conservation Photographer's Lens
The Nature Conservancy works to protect ecologically important lands and waters across the globe. With the use of photography they hope to bring attention to the conservation of vital habitats and animals. Here are five of their featured photographers who hope to bring you an inspiring and unique perspective of nature around the world.
Purpose: To bring attention to the conservation of world's vital habitats and animals.
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Photojournalist Kristen Ashburn Captures the Impact of AIDS in Southern Africa
Kristen Ashburn is a documentary photographer based in New York City. She has received numerous honors for her works from the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. Her book "I Am Because We Are" comes from her mission to photograph the impact of AIDS in southern Africa.
Purpose: Raise awareness about the ongoing AIDS epidemic.
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Robots, Scientists Document Animal Habitat with GigaPan Panoramics
GigaPan is spanning the globe, with scientists documenting animal habitats in panoramic images. And these aren't your run-of-the-mill panoramics. They're made with robots. You can search and zoom and explore in incredible detail, like you're there. Take a look at these amazing images from the GigaPan group at Carnegie Mellon University.
Purpose: Highlight the importance of preserving animal habitat and biodiversity.
Beautiful Celebrity Portraits Made from Trash
An Arizona artist named Sandhi Schimmel Gold turns trash into something you'd hang on your wall. Using advertisements, menus, greeting cards, calendars and personal tax forms she creates faces -- some really famous, some just beautiful -- from mailbox trash.
Purpose: Bring new meaning to the word "Reuse."
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An Ocean of Plastic ... In Birds' Guts
Chris Jordan's latest photography project, Midway, documents the shocking impact of Pacific trash.
Purpose: To raise awareness of the Pacific Garbage Patch and Over-consumption of Plastic.
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Photographer Gets Within Inches of Whales
Bryant Austin is the first photographer to display life-sized high resolution of images of whales, bringing the audience an extreme close up.
Purpose: To save whales.
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Gulf Oil Spill - Amazing and Devastating Photos
Be a witness to the devastation of the Gulf oil spill through amazing photography of its impact on nature and civilization.
Purpose: To raise awareness of the effects of the Gulf Oil Spill.
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Brick by Brick: Endangered Species Captured in Lego
Lego Artist Sean Kenney captures some of the world's most critically endangered species one brick at a time with this incredible exhibition at the Philadelphia Zoo.
Purpose: To raise awareness (especially among the youth) about specific endangered species.
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The Beautiful and Mysterious World of Seaweed
The seas hold many secrets, like a variety of plant life that you just don't see unless you're wearing a diving mask or walking along a particular shoreline. Photographer Dwight Eschliman of San Francisco captures the varied and amazing life (and death) of seaweed in a collection called "Kelp, Algae, Shell Fragments, Limpets and Bones."
Purpose: To appreciate a species we don't normally see in order to protect it.
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Amazing 'Augmented Ecologies' Blends Plants, Light, and Sound
Do you talk to your plants? Do they talk back? A wild, innovative installation from artist Guido Maciocci includes plants that respond to people with light, electronic music, and a whole lot of "Wow!"
Purpose: To showcase the interconnectedness of all things in the natural world (especially plants and people).
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Insects: Up Close and Really, Really Personal
These amazing images come from the macro lens of photographer Thomas Shahan, an Oklahoma man who's not afraid to get his shirt dirty as he gets up close and personal with big-eyed bugs.
Purpose: To advance entomology, the scientific study of insects.
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Amazing Images of Earth From Space
Take in the 200,000-foot and higher view of Earth from space satellites, shuttles and stations. From close ups on colorful land features to the big blue ball in its entirety, explore an awe-inspiring slideshow.
Purpose: To advance space photography through technology and study Earth's geology.
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Yann Arthus Bertrand's "Home" Aerial Photography
Inspired by "An Inconvenient Truth," French photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand wanted to use his art to inspire more people to take action on behalf of the planet. The result: An incredible collection of photographs.
Purpose: To demonstrate the impact of humans on the environment.
