Archive for ‘Ethics’

Winning at What Cost? Ethical Considerations for Wildlife and Nature Photo Contests

April 04, 2020 10:49 AM
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By iLCP Staff Member Brooke McDonough and Associate Fellow Doug Gimesy THE ISSUE In the competitive field of nature and wildlife photography, it appears that the staging of wildlife to produce a competition-winning image has become more frequent, and in some competitions, rewarded. We have seen, for example, instances where two animals are artificially placed […]

What are our Fellows doing? July 2019

August 08, 2019 01:23 PM
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Esther Horvath’s work on Station Nord was featured in National Geographic. Katie Schuler has two Jackson Wild award nominations  for her films “Nigerians fight to protect the world’s most trafficked mammal” and “Where Life Begins.” Jen Guyton’s photo of a pangolin was featured in BioGraphic. Kyle Obermann gave a TEDx talk in Chengdu, China about conservation and photography. In 2017 Doug Gimesy helped establish and then chaired […]

Views from the photo desk: Sharks in Peril

July 07, 2019 10:59 AM
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From Wild to Captive: A Call for Ethics in Modern Nature Photography

December 12, 2018 10:54 AM
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Article by iLCP Associate Fellow Melissa Groo This is a thrilling time to be a nature photographer. The digital age has brought advancements in camera capabilities that only a couple decades ago were beyond our imagination. Shared GPS coordinates, drones, thermal imaging, camera traps, photo metadata, online forums, and other tools inform us on the […]