Contemporary Photographers Environmental Issues And...

In the preceding chapter, I demonstrated how contemporary photographers take advantage of innovative ways to tell stories, alert the public about environmental issues and spark engagement. This chapter furthers the discussion by exploring current trends in environmental activism ranging from the modest to extreme opportunities for engagement beyond traditional media. Nowadays, photographers, environmental advocates, and NGOs reorient public perceptions about environmental issues through unique and creative experiences that have expanded to the web, and lately to social media and emerging digital platforms. In the first part of the chapter, I focus on coordinated efforts of photographers and environmentalists working to resolve problems affecting the global community. The next section considers voices outside the mainstream also working to make known the overwhelming issues facing planet Earth. Following this, I turn to partnerships between environmentalists, NGOs, and celebrities tha t drive media and the public’s attention to environmental causes. The last part of the chapter considers a new trend of environmental activism through art. Visual Stories Drive (of) Global Impact Environmentalism in some form goes back decades consisting of a variety of activities that led to policy for preservation and protection open places and spaces (see Ch. 3). Past conservation groups appealed directly to the public and decision-makers, especially youth and counterculture, andShow MoreRelatedProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesPurchasing and Supply Management, Thirteenth Edition Nahmias, Production and Operations Analysis, Sixth Edition Olson, Introduction to Information Systems Project Management, Second Edition Schroeder, Goldstein, Rungtusanatham, Operations Management: Contemporary Concepts and Cases, Fifth Edition Seppanen, Kumar, and Chandra, Process Analysis and Improvement, First Edition Simchi-Levi, Kaminsky, and Simchi-Levi, Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, Case Studies, Third Edition