CONSERVATION
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| From the world’s first national park to the modern fight against climate change, photography has always been a leading force for conservation. William Henry Jackson, Ansel Adams, Phillip Hyde, Michael “Nick” Nichols; these are the names of a few pioneers whose photography has helped change national policies and protect millions of wild acres. As the loss of wilderness, wildlife, and native cultures accelerates, there is an unprecedented need for photographers to bear witness to conservation. It is for this reason that Carlton founded the Legcy Institute for Nature & Culture (LINC) in 2004 and in 2005, under the leadership Crisitna Mittermeier, joined forty leading photographers from around the world to found the International League of Conservation Photographers. Carlton's current focus is the ranchlands of the Northern Everglades, a component of the Florida Wildlife Corridor initiative he co-founded on Earth Day 2010. Starting in January 2012, he and a small team will trek for 100 days and 1000 miles from the Everglades to Okeefenokee to raise awareness for the opporunity to protect a corridor of connected lands and waters throughout the Florida peninsula. Learn more at www.FloridaWildlifeCorridor.org and www.Facebook.com/FloridaWildlifeCorridor. Conservation Photography is a window that sheds light on the people, places and issues that demand our collective attention so that together we can ensure the survival of essential natural and cultural legacies. Please explore the links below to learn more about the organizations with which Carlton has worked or is currently collaborating. Conservation Photography Organizations: Legacy Institute for Nature & Culture (LINC) International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) Images for Conservation Fund ARKive Florida Conservation Organizations: Audubon of Florida Conservation Trust for Florida Florida Wildife Federation 1000 Friends of Florida The Nature Conservancy World Wildlife Fund Florida Forever The Nature Conservancy's Disney Wilderness Preserve Focus on the Everglades: Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge Kissimmee Basin: Northern Everglades Global Conservation Organizations: Conservation International National Audubon Society National Geographic Society Natural Resources Defense Council Smithsonian Institution United Nations Environmental Programs USAID WILD Foundation Wildlife Conservation Society Articles on Conservation Photography: Conservation Photography - Thesis by Carlton Ward Jr. Conservation Photography: Art, Ethics, Action - Cristina Mittermeier Finding Nature's Frame - Interview with Carlton Ward Jr. The State of the Art - Niall Benvie A Conversation With Robert Glenn Ketchum - American Photo The Psychology of Conservation Photography - Eugene Myers |
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