Blue Earth Launches Lecture Series
Blue Earth will present the first lecture in a series on documentary photography that focuses on global environments, social, and cultural issues. One of our own project photographers Daniel Beltrá will initiate the series at the Henry Art Gallery on Saturday, November 8th at 2 p.m. Beltrá will present his stunning, award-winning photographs of the threatened Amazon rainforest. His breathtaking images witness both the worst drought in living memory and the burning of thousands of acres of untouched rainforest.
Daniel Beltrá is the recipient of awards from the World Press Photo, China International Press, Pictures of the Year and the National Press Photographers Association. He was also recently admitted to the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers.
Tickets available at the door. Free to Blue Earth and Henry members; $10 non-members; $5 for students with ID.
Blue Earth At PhotoPlus
If you are in New York at this year’s PhotoPlus Expo, Oct. 23-25th, be sure not to miss the Blue Earth booth. As in previous years, we will have a booth exhibiting images from Blue Earth projects, photographers will be signing their project books, and board members will be on hand to answer questions. Also this year, we will be participating in Phil Borges' workshop, "The Personal Photographic Project". We hope to see you there!
Annual Lottery A Major Success
The 4th Annual Blue Earth Lottery was held September 18, 2008 at the Palace Ballroom in downtown Seattle. The lottery helped raise funds to support Blue Earth’s mission promoting documentary photography that increases public awareness of endangered cultures, threatened environments, and social concerns. Over 160 people attended and some sixty guests participated in the lottery, each of whom won the opportunity to select a print donated by world class photographers, many of whom were present that evening.
For more details and photos from the lottery, visit our blog.
Blue Earth To Receive Community Recognition Award
Blue Earth is proud to be the 2009 recipient of the North American Nature Photography Association’s “Community Recognition Award.” NANPA’s mission is to “promote the art and science of nature photography as a medium of communication for nature appreciation and environmental protection" and this award is given to acknowledge contributions to the field of nature photography.
Read more about his honor in our blog.
Blue Earth Launches New Blog
Much of our work at Blue Earth is about encouraging conversation, developing public dialog around critical issues through photography. Toward this end, we have launched a new blog on our web site with the intention, in the words of Board President Larry Ockene, to “deepen the dialog by telling the stories behind the photographs”. Our blog will cover photography news, project updates, and stories from our photographers. We invite you to be part of the conversation!
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