![Creating Ice Storms](/assets/image-cache/Ice-Storm-6_Preview-Photo.a05f2e57.jpg)
by Lindsey Rustad
Ice storms are extreme winter weather events that inspire wonder and fear in people who live and work in northern temperate and boreal forests around the world. They are major causes of disturbance in…
Read more![The Matter of Life and Death](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/The Matter of Life and Death/KBrennan_DripLine.ace03f03.jpg)
by Kathleen Brennan
As a lifelong photographer and multi-disciplinary artist, I am repeatedly drawn to the harsh beauty of the elemental transformations that occur in our everyday lives. I have photographed birth, death,…
Read more![Drought in the Southwest](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Galleries/Drought in the Southwest/Brennan%20Gallery-Thumb.abec955d.jpg)
by Kathleen Brennan
Cycles of wet and dry have occurred for as long as the planet has been revolving around the sun, since dinosaurs roamed the shores of an inland sea that now makes up the Raton-Clayton volcanic field in…
Read more![Audubon’s Nebraska Crane Festival](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Youth/Audubon Crane/cranes_thumb.a6d97ced.jpg)
by Emily Baumbach
During four to six weeks from the beginning of March and into mid-April, nearly half a million Sandhill Cranes, roughly 80% of the world population, arrive in south-central Nebraska.
Read more![The Bones of Extinction at the Ivory Crush](/assets/image-cache/media/images/Youth/The Bones of Extinction/Bones_of_Extinction_Feature.3f14aee3.jpg)
by Lysander Christo
In November, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stood vigil over an unprecedented event in the United States: the crushing of six tons of illegal ivory seized from poachers and smugglers. At the…
Read more![Sculpting Nature: Memories in Stone](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Sculpting Wildlife/IMG_2080.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Zoe Stoenner
Statues are ubiquitous; they stand watch in front of government buildings, adorn city towers, and are monuments to what we humans hold in high esteem. While many sculptures are a testament to our history…
Read more![Unnatural in Nature](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Unnatural in Nature/5.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Ross Honig
In today’s society, so many of us are unaware of the human footprint we leave on this planet. Throughout this photo essay, American University student Ross Honig tries to create simple snapshots of the…
Read more![Backyard Wildlife](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/Backyard/Squirrel.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Keiran Snow Dawson
Join American University student Keiran Snow-Dawson as he goes in search of the wildlife that lives in his own backyard. In this photo essay, he illustrates that even in urban areas, wildlife can be abundant.…
Read more![Outsider Nature Art Photography](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/J Madison Rink/eye%20of%20heart.17394b91.jpg)
by j. Madison Rink
If Rock|Stone speaks – what does it say? These fine-art, photographic, naturally-sculpted works, which underscore the magic and fluidity of perception, were chosen for inclusion in a pioneering 2010 publication.…
Read more![Malama `Aina: Taking Care of the Land](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Hawaii Carnes/Izilwane-Hawaii_5.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Tannyr Carnes
The Hawaiian Islands are unique in that they are both inhabited and extremely isolated. This contributes to the complexity of their habitats and, ultimately, their vulnerability. Each island has a unique…
Read more![Overnight in the Cederberg](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/Cedarburg/A%20Rhebok%20in%20the%20Groot%20Winterhoek%20Wilderness%20Area.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Samuel Strand
Samuel Strand, 12 years old, grew up in South Africa, surrounded by the beauty and wildness of this open, diverse country. He spends his free time venturing out into the wilderness, exploring the mountains…
Read more![Water Scarcity](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Youth Gallery/Water Scarcity/September%2014%2C%202012-51-2.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Kimberley R. Williams
Do you know how much water you waste? Izilwane teamed up with American University and the School of Communication's Visual Literacy taught by Kimberley R. Williams. After watching the film Call…
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