Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
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How to take part in the Greenprint to 2050 project
Now the Greenprint project has fully launched, we will be recruiting 300 young people from across the country to take part in the Greenprint to 2050 project!
How can you take part…
• Workshops - we will now be travelling across the country carrying out discussion group workshops and need volunteers to help out
• Online surveys – get your friends to take part via our online questionnaires (visit our blog or Climate Squad facebook group for details - survey will be coming soon!)
• Online discussions – join our Greenprint to 2050 ~ the Climate Squad vision facebook group and take part in discussions
If you are interested in taking part in any of these, e-mail climate.squad@globalactionplan.org.uk
Photographs by Can Binatli
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Documentary Photography Workshop - By Alexandra Gater
Documentary Photography Workshop,
Saturday 17th April 2010, Covent Garden
By Alexandra Gater
On Saturday, ten Climate Squad photography volunteers were given the opportunity to attend a documentary photography workshop taught by Bryce Bennett, artistic director of Small Guerilla.
Although the ten of us involved with the workshop had varying years of experience with photography, it was clear when we introduced ourselves to each other that we all had a passion for the art form. Bryce delivered information that catered to the passion for photography that we all shared; this meant that we could all take something out of the workshop regardless of our level of experience.
In the morning Bryce introduced us all to documentary photography through visuals and explanation. Although we couldn’t learn everything there is to know about documentary photography in one morning, Bryce did a really good job of delivering us the basics in which we could build on in the future. We then got the chance to use what we had learnt that morning by taking photographs in Covent Garden (it was a beautiful sunny day!). Although this practical session made me realize that documentary photography is very challenging, I found myself inspired to let my guard down and take photos of subjects that I would have been hesitant to shoot in the past.
In the afternoon Bryce combined what we had learnt that morning about documentary photography with helpful tips that have prepared us for any future events we may capture for Climate Squad. We were also taught how to narrow down our best images quickly which I found extremely helpful. We had yet another chance in the afternoon to practice everything we had learnt throughout the day and though it was challenging, I felt myself beginning to get more comfortable with the basics.
Bryce continually stated during the workshop that the key to getting better at photography is to, like anything, practice and try new things. The workshop has given me the tools and inspiration to practice documentary photography in my own time and will be something that I continue to explore.
Photographs by Alexandra Gater
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Maintaining Gaia - EARTH HOUR Fiji switch off event
By Climate Squad volunteer, and photographer Matthew Hensby
Saturday 27th March saw the culmination of a two month WWF climate change campaign in Fiji with a big public event at Suva’s central park – Sukuna Park.
The EARTH HOUR event hosted a number of local entertainers, an excellent Meke performance (traditional Fijian dance), while the popular Hong Kong rugby 7s tournament was projected on a big screen and a lot of candles were lit as the lights around the park were switch off as a symbol to encourage people to think more about climate change.
The general consensus was that the campaign was a success – a large number of people turned out at the park with many more people across the country participating at home and over the two months leading up to Saturday the WWF team handed out thousands of climate change information leaflet.
Climate change receives near universal support in Fiji. Many people, especially those on the coast are already reporting changes in their environment like rising sea levels and with high profile events like the two destructive cyclones to affect the country this year, people are very receptive to the issue.
Earth Hour is a yearly event that started in 2007 and this year over 120 countries participated reaching an estimated one billion people.
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#1 The Traffic of Delhi, India
“India – a LEDC (less economically developed country) with very little concern, if any at all, over the effects its development could have on the environment from increasing levels of CO2 emissions. The USA and UK, to name a few, have exploited resources for means of their own economic development whilst being ignorant of the consequence to the climate, which has become hauntingly apparent over the past decade. Perhaps we could use what we have learnt to prevent developing countries from following the same path?”
Well, this is what I thought before actually visiting India. Whilst being out there I realised that what I thought about India’s attitude towards climate change had, not really surprisingly, been moulded from what I had read about in the media and at university. Actually, it appears we have a lot to learn as Kevin McCloud also highlighted in his “Slumming It” series on Channel 4.
Arriving in Delhi was a shock, even if I spent a day trying to describe the chaos of traffic everywhere, you wouldn’t be able to understand unless you went there yourself. However, despite being so chaotic people actually got to where they wanted without much of a problem. Whilst being driven in a Rickshaw for the first time I was overwhelmed by the heat being emitted from the exhausts of large rickety looking trucks and the volume of traffic meant that you could’nt escape this man-made heat. After addressing this with some friends who actually live in Delhi, they explained that the problems with pollution in Delhi have actually led to the development of a large scale project to try and reduce it. 10 years ago a law was passed whereby all heavy weight vehicles must be fuelled with CNG (compressed natural gas). At this time there used to be thick heavy smog that sat over the city making it difficult to see a reasonable distance in front of yourself. However, since this law was passed the levels of pollution have actually dropped considerably over the 10 year period which, despite the small rise again over the past year or so, is a step in the right direction!
When you actually see the large trucks with “Propelled By Clean Fuel” and “Delhi Transport Corporation, Worlds Largest Eco-friendly CNG Bus Service”, you do wonder how such a large, battered, old looking vehicle can possibly be what it states. But it is the mindset and intentions which are just as valuable for a positive movement towards action on climate change.
In addition to CNG, Delhi is currently undergoing a massive construction project to create a huge metro network across the city. There is no doubt that this will be anywhere near complete for the Common Wealth Games in 2010 of which the structure itself leaves a lot for the imagination. The Delhi Metro network will become a large supplier of public transportation and once complete will hopefully reduce the volume of motor Rickshaws around that city that emit damaging fuel. As a result, we hope for a decline in pollution levels across the city…I guess we shall see!
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CHANGEit Award
Do you know someone who stands out as a leader for positive action against Climate Change?
If so, they may be an excellent person to nominate for the CHANGEit award! The CHANGEit award is in place to acknowledge and reward the actions of young people in the UK who are taking action to positively change the world around them. For you guys it may be that someone has done a lot to inspire people to take action against Climate Change through means such as campaigns, photography, volunteering, blogging or innovative thinking.
Nominations for the award are now open until the 11th December 2009, so if you know someone that matches the criteria, nominate them now! There are up to £750 in funding and fantastic opportunities up for grabs and the award ceremony will actually be held at the Ministry of Sound in London!!!
For more information, follow this link - http://www.changeit.org.uk/
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Ancient Tree Hunt near London - October 17th!
We’re looking for 3 young people in London to join us and our partners at Trees for Cities on an exciting part-time conservation project starting on Saturday, October 17. The Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Hunt is all about recording important woodland information to create a comprehensive living database of ancient trees – the first step towards cherishing them.
In terms of cutting carbon, preserving existing trees is better rather than clearing them to plant new ones as saplings, and so, you’ll be helping to tackle climate change as an Ancient Tree Hunter!
The first event will be taking place in Windsor Great Park, a site especially picked for both its uniqueness and number of interesting trees on it.
In addition to the training you’ll receive on how to record ancient trees, there will also be photography workshops from Edward Parker – a world renowned photographer and author, who has a special interest in ancient trees too.
Not long after the event, you will be able to attend Climate Squad’s dedicated Community Leader training course over a weekend in London, enabling you to start work on your six-month carbon reduction project.
There are a limited number of spaces to take part – so register now through this link http://climatesquad.org.uk/events/22 !
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