Nature First — The Alliance for Responsible Nature Photography
Dustin Gent wrote:
I am glad that people are now saying something about it. But am wondering why just now?
I know a few of the folks who are part of the group, and they have been actively speaking about, writing about, and promoting good practices for quite a while. The "nature first" group may be new, but the concerns aren't entirely new. I know, for example, that Sarah Marino has been pretty vocal about this stuff for some time, and Guy Tal has, too. Some of the folks in my California landscape photography circle have been concerned for quite a while. (I got my own "education" from one of them about 10 years back, and it changed my thinking about a lot of stuff.)
It also builds on some other initiatives that have been around for a while, for example explicitly connected photography with the Leave No Trace approach that has been on the radar for backcountry travelers for quite a while.
Also, I think that the impact over over-use and, in some cases, activities that damage the natural world has become more widely known. The internet, and in particular social media, has led much greater numbers of people to places that used to be quieter and less visited. On the plus side, the same social media tools have allowed like-minded folks to collaborate on projects like this more effectively.
Does that get at your question, or are you asking something different than what I interpreted?
Take care,
Dan
Apr 29, 2019 at 06:28 PM
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