More Postings on Facebook Page
See more postings and news on my Facebook page that you will find here. I’m sharing more content there!
CWM Re-design
Canadian Wildlife Magazine is going through a re-design and you can see the latest changes in the current issue. One of Canada’s growing publications for conservation and Canadian wildlife. I’ve also got some more news! You’ll now see me in the masthead as the conservation photography editor. Get in touch if you want to learn more about this publication!
Pipeless Dreams
New work featured on Outside’s website here.
Witness on The Digital Naturalist
Conservation is about collaboration. So, is being creative. Read more here.
Witness Showing!
Witness is showing in San Diego this coming Wednesday. Come one! Come all!
Green Guerillas show Witness
Catch a glimpse of Witness as Green Guerillas shows the documentary in New York.
Man and Manatee and me.
Watch for new manatee portfolio at www.neileverosborne.com soon. This on-going work documents the co-existence of man and manatee in Florida.
NEW Column: Defining Conservation Photography with Kathy Moran
At the precipice of the environmentally active climate we all observe today is the immediate need for the greater inclusion of strategic visual communication in the form of conservation photography.
What does this mean? It means having the ability to take advantage of visual communication so an environmental message can be effectively conveyed to an intended audience. Conservation photography is a tool that can make this happen.
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This column is about the emerging genre of conservation photography. With insight from working photographers, journalists, educators, scientists, and other professionals, I aim to share content that highlights an influential “voice”, that is, a unique perspective that describes the newly recognized discipline of conservation photography, the philosophy behind this movement, or other facets of the genre.
Kathy Moran is National Geographic Magazine’s senior editor for natural history projects. A 29-year veteran of the National Geographic Society, Kathy has been producing projects about terrestrial and underwater ecosystems for the magazine since 1990. At last count, she has produced more than 150 stories for the magazine. Recent highlights include editing photographer Nick Nichols coverage on the redwoods for National Geographic magazine’s October 2010 issue. Moran is a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP).
NEO: What is conservation photography?
KM: Well, i think I approach it a bit differently than people like Cristina Mittermeier or Tim Laman. I’m coming at the idea of conservation photography from the storytellers’ point of view and I think that photography and conservation have gone hand and hand for decades, but it’s only now that were actually giving it this title, that we’re sort of giving it a gravitas. So, photography and conservation have always been working in concert, it’s just that now a broader audience is finally recognizing that they go so beautifully hand in hand and you really can’t have successful conservation without photography shining a light on it.
NEO: Is it fair to distinguish nature photography from conservation photography?
KM: I think it’s better to put it in a different context. I think it’s more important to talk about the visual narrative and story telling. If a photographer goes out and what they do best is make great photographs of the cute and the furies, and beautiful flowers, then that’s great. But, then you have to step back and say what are there issues? Is climate change impacting how these flowers bloom? Is development having an impact? Or, is overgrazing a factor? So, sure we can make those pretty pictures, but if you really want them to have an impact then you have got to step back and tell the bigger picture.
NEO: What five words would you use to describe the conservation photographer?
KM: Integrity. Knowledge. Courage. Commitment and talent.
NEO: What drives the conservation photographer?
KM: When I think of photographers who really epitomize conservation photography, these are all men and women who not only have a great talent, but a great commitment to storytelling and who very carefully choose projects because they feel that their time is precious and they don’t want it wasted on frivolous endeavors. They actively seek out projects that they can document, that they know, or at least they have the hope that the photography is going to further the work that’s being done. And, that takes a serious commitment of time and resources. You can’t do the kind of work that really fosters conservation change unless you put yourself out on the front line. Whether it’s trekking through the jungle or diving into the ocean or spending months and months and months living with indigenous people so you can tell their story, so you can give them voice. It’s really commitment of one’s talent, one’s knowledge, and one’s passion.
Conservation Photography Talk
In the Toronto area, contact me for more details > neophoto@mac.com
Witness Revealed
Witness kicked off the Wild & Scenic film festival. View the film/multimedia piece here. We want a few 10,000 more people to see this.