Jole Sartore: How Can Photography Help the Environment

Fig. 1: Slade 2019

As photographers what are our obligations to 'give back?' There are many options and viewpoints on this subject.

According to Jole Sartore one of those is to use photography to engage their viewers to think more closely, and recognize what is happening to our Planet Earth and Resources.

According to Jole, its not responsible journalistically to simply show beautiful animals in beautiful nature anymore. But we must show the threats to these beautiful animals as well.

"Photography can do a huge service in two ways.

It can expose environmental problems as nothing else can, and it can help get people to care. The stakes could not be higher." (Satore 2019)

You do not have to be published or professional to do this- even local photographers can have a tremendous impact on showing their audience what is happening environmentally, and Jole sites the International League of Conservative Photographers as an example.  

Jole is the founder/creator of the project 'The Photo Ark.' A project with the duel purpose of documenting each specie, and getting people to care before its too late.   SEE more about his project here: https://www.joelsartore.com/photo-ark/




Figure 1: Bren SLADE. 2019.  Plastics in My Kitchen. Private Collection.

SATORE, Jole. 2019. [online] Available at: https://www.joelsartore.com/photo-ark/ [accessed October 2019].