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Conservation Photography

出版	University of Florida, 2008
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=5DCkAQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋ABSTRACT: Conservation and photography are two words representing distinct fields that when put together take on new meaning. What is conservation photography and how is it evolving into a newly recognized and influential discipline? Conservation photography is simply photography that empowers conservation. Its importance is increasingly recognized within both the scientific and photographic communities as a powerful tool for sustaining the diversity of life on earth. This thesis surveys the history of photography applied to conservation of natural and cultural resources, including insight from social documentary photography and nature photography. Case studies of projects with measurable conservation influence illustrate the foundations of the field and show that conservation photography is actually the oldest form of photography to affect social change. The emergence and function of organizations dedicated to conservation photography, such as the International League of Conservation Photographers, founded in October 2005, also helps define the field. Documenting biological diversity in Gabon, Africa with the Smithsonian Institution provided the author's primary photographic experience, including production of his first book, The Edge of Africa. A professional project accompanying this thesis, including this book and a portfolio of the author's conservation photography, is archived in the Allen H. Neuharth Library of the College of Journalism and Communications.