Blue Earth board members are selected for their diverse expertise and commitment to furthering the mission of Blue Earth. The board is assisted by a select group of advisory board members.
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Benjamin Drummond & Sara Joy Steele
As a documentary team, Benjamin and Sara have been telling stories about people, nature and climate change for almost a decade. Over the last two years their personal project, Facing Climate Change, has been featured in Photo District News, Orion Magazine and Mother Jones, in exhibitions from the Ansel Adams / Mumm Napa Fine Art Gallery to Houston Center for Photography, and as a multimedia presentation shown at a variety of venues, from colleges and prisons to art galleries. Their work has been sponsored by Blue Earth since 2007 as was recently awarded Nau's inaugural Grant for Change. www.bdsjs.com
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Malcolm L. Edwards
Malcolm L. Edwards is a retired lawyer and a professional fine art photographer. His photographs have been shown in over 50 individual and group exhibits in the US, Japan, and Europe. Malcolm is a past president and current co-president of Blue Earth. His is also past president of the Board of Trustees of the Photographic Center Northwest, a non-profit that operates an accredited photography school and gallery in Seattle.
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Natalie Fobes, President
Pulitzer Prize finalist Natalie Fobes has shot assignments for National Geographic, Smithsonian, Audubon and others. Her images of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill are iconographic and she is known as the “salmon lady” due to her 10 year book project about the fish and its cultures. The author of three coffee table books, her work is represented by Corbis, Getty, National Geographic Image Collection and Science Faction photo agencies. Natalie’s fine art portraiture is nationally recognized. Natalie is a co-founder of Blue Earth Alliance and teaches at SCCC. www.fobesphoto.com
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Mike Gurley
Mike Gurley has wandered through the Photographic Industry since he fell in love with it when he was 14 years old. He remembers his father saying "photography is interesting, it might be your avocation, but not necessarily your vocation." With that as a challenge, he made the imaging business his passion. He has owned a camera store and been a commercial photographer. He was hired by Eastman Kodak Co. and had a 20+ year career that spanned Technical Representative to Commercial Marketing Manager. In 2008, Mike joined Canon USA as Senior Professional Market Specialist, and is back creating images on a weekly basis, using the coolest tools, and loving every minute of it.
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Gary Hawkey, Treasurer
Gary's passion for imaging and science led him to pioneer techniques for photo restoration, edition printing and the application of computers to all phases of graphic design and photo reproduction. He has a 35 year history in the graphic arts and photographic businesses. Currently he is the managing partner at iocolor, a premier book production company which produces work for museums, artists, photographers as well as university presses and major publishers. iocolor is located in the historic Pioneer District in the building that housed the first printing company in the downtown area of Seattle.
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Chase Jarvis, Creative Vice President
A sports, lifestyle, and pop culture photographer, Chase has been working with corporate clients like Vulcan, Volvo, Nike, Microsoft, Columbia Sportswear, REI, Patagonia, and Jeep. Chase is also a member of ASMP, EP and ASPP. Chase Jarvis Media has offices in both Seattle and Paris. www.chasejarvis.com
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Dan Lamont, Vice President
During his 30 year career in photojournalism, Dan has covered issues of the environment, land use, and social change for many publications. Dan is former Director of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), and immediate past-President of the ASMP Foundation. www.danlamont.com
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Tim Matsui
Tim Matsui is a multimedia journalist and producer focusing on human trafficking, alternative energy, and the environment. He's worked with one of the world's leading multimedia production companies, MediaStorm in NYC, is a past Blue Earth Alliance Project Photographer, and a recipient of grants from the Open Society Institute, Fund for Investigative Journalism, and King County 4Culture. He is the founder of a non profit using documentary multimedia to create dialog about the lasting effects of sexual violence and is a co-founder of the Travel and Outdoor Photographer's Alliance. www.timmatsui.com
Executive Director
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Bart J. Cannon
Bart acts as the Executive Director for Blue Earth in Seattle. He has extensive experience in academia and in the non-profit sector advocating for progressive issues including GLBT human rights. He is strongly committed to the preservation of biodiversity and a passionate supporter of animal rights.