Photo Activism: Using a Green LensIn an earlier blog post I wrote about heroic social and/or environmental proposals to change the world; to make our earth a little bit better. The global awareness website, Changents, “connects Agents of Change with a fan base of ‘Backers’ around the world, enabling them to create change together.” The best part about Changents is that it brings global awareness about uniquely fascinating people and their do-good actions. Combining storytelling and social networking, Changents, partnered with Timberland and EarthKeepers , promoting these praiseworthy environmental ambassadors (and their adventures) in the hopes of gathering supporters from around the globe. Environmental photo activist, Andrea Bakacs, is one such hero. She uses her “green” lens in hopes to tell the world a story. A visual account showing the impact of our changing environment. Bakacs’ photos will not only captivate you with awe and (possibly) disgust, but with enough sensibility to be effective to spread awareness. With the media congesting our minds with overflowing eco-blogs, books and news articles pleading with us to make changes, Andrea Bakacs utilizes her talents to filter out the peripheral nonsense and focuses on what the true problem is: neglect, greed, selfishness, gluttony. Just take a look at some of her poignant photos:
“As a photography graduate of Parsons School of Design and with experience as both a photographer and photo editor, I’ve got the inside scoop into the infinite possibilities of clean, striking visual storytelling. I know just how effective the right image can be at the right time, and the kind of impact that image can have upon an audience who might not have previously been engaged with an issue, brand or subject. Why use the image just to shout doom and gloom on the front of the newspaper? I want to use it to spread awareness, inspire communities, and empower the world to make a difference for the better.” Maybe photo activist, Andrea Bakacs will make it clear through her photography that we no longer have a choice. We have to make people environmentally conscious. Her goal: “to visualize problems and solutions.” I think she does just that through her green lens. Tags: agents, Andrea Bakacs, carbon footprint, change, Changents, changes, christopher swain, clean water, climate change, earth, earth promise, earthkeepers, earthpromise, eco-friendly, energy, environment, environmental, environmental footprint, environmental issues, global warming, green, green challenge, green changes, green future, green living, green practice, green practices, green revolution, green tips, organic, recycle, reduce, reuse, social network, timberland |
