![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,…
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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…
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by Tara Waters Lumpkin
Formed in 1993 in Eugene, Oregon, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) states its mission as using “the power of the law to defend and protect the American West’s treasured landscapes, iconic wildlife…
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![Brilliant Baboons Screened at Taos Shortz Film Festival](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2013/04/Prayer%20Flags.1d00087f.jpg)
by Tara Waters Lumpkin
For the second year in a row, Izilwane—Voices for Biodiversity had one of its films accepted by the Taos Shortz Film Festival, a growing film festival that focuses specifically on films shorter than 28…
Read more![Old Man of the Forest](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Braker Borneo/DSC_0947.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Caroline Braker
Over the last several decades, human activity, including the development of palm oil plantations, has caused massive deforestation in the Borneo rainforest. More recently, the Malaysian government has…
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by Lisa Bayne
Whether walking through an ancient rain forest in the Queen Charlotte Islands or hiking up a mountain in northern New Mexico, photographer Lisa Bayne is in awe of the endless variations and flow of changing…
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by Courtney Quirin
This unique photo gallery celebrates the interdependence between Balinese subsistence communities and the landscape. While traveling through Bali in 2011, photographer Caroline Braker was inspired to capture…
Read more![The Taos Youth Art & Biodiversity Project](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Youth Gallery/Wildlife_Photos.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Catherine Meyer, Hari Ganesan
Through the Taos Youth Art and Biodiversity Project, Izilwane hoped to educate young children about conservation by connecting the human animal to the natural world. With simple, grassroots publicity,…
Read more![A Winding Road: Population and Consumption in India](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Altaire India/14_Made%20in%20India_.17394b91.jpg)
by Altaire Cambata
In a world where the opulent often clashes with the impoverished, where modernity clashes with tradition, India has swept travelers off their feet by embracing both and the contradictions therein. Here,…
Read more![Humpbacks of Ha’apai](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Humpbacks Rice/Darren_Rice2.17394b91.jpg)
by Tannyr Carnes
Gentle giants, humpback whales are one of the most important tourist attractions in the island nation of Tonga. Many local outfitters offer “up close and personal” experiences with these rare mammals,…
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