Protecting Fragile Environments By Raising Awareness Through Dynamic Media.
Welcome to www.protectpubliclands.org. Visit the companion site at: www.protectpublicwaters.org.
A NATION IS AT ITS MOST BASIC DEFINITION Is LAND.
The land shapes us as people as a society. The conservation of open and natural spaces provides the essentials for a community to thrive, from clean drinking water to buffer zones from natural disasters like floods and droughts. America loses over 4,000 acres of land to development every day. With 80% of Americans living in cities or suburbs, we are losing touch with the natural world around us.
“New York is one of the most heavily forested states in the Northeast. Nearly 63% of the state, about 18.9 million acres, is now forest land.”
What are Public Lands?
Public lands are owned by the public and managed by either local, state, or the federal government. Public lands don’t just refer to our National Parks, our state and local parks are managed differently, but are still owned by the public to share and enjoy. Over the past few years, a small group of legislatures in coordination with private interests and corporations have made repeated attempts in various forms to hand over more and more of our public lands to private interests. These attacks on our public lands are an attack on the heritage of our republic. The protection of these national, state, and local treasures is a distinctly non-partisan issue. People of diverse political backgrounds who share a passion for outdoor recreation, the environment, and the desire to maintain our national heritage, can agree on an issue. You own over 600 million acres of public land that is under constant attack by special interests seeking to weaken environmental regulation in the favor of energy development. The recent roll-back of environmental regulations will have an impact on all of us as well as marginalized societies and the global environment.
Use the hashtag anytime you capture an image on public lands to raise awareness: #ProtectPublicLands
100% of all proceeds (after production and shipping) are donated to land access, climate, and conservation organizations. Visit the companion site at www.protectpublicwaters.org.
The American West Image Collection
The New York and New England Image Collection
The Pine Bush Preserve Sky Collection
Acadia National Park Collection
Conservation Photography
Conservation photography raises awareness through the production of dynamic media and images by exposing new audiences to the beauty and fragility of natural places and open spaces. Successful conservation photography leverages social media as a tool to show the world the places that are often too inaccessible or remote to access. In essence, it is the purpose of this website along with its companion www.protectpublicwaters.org. The images contained in these galleries are a chronicle of the beauty of our public lands. Hopefully, they will inspire in you what they have inspired in me, a deep sense of responsibility to protect these places, to preserve open spaces, and maintain these fragile environments for future generations. 100% of print sales proceeds (after production costs) will be donated to worthy conservation and climate organizations with a proven track record of maximizing the use of their donations to make the greatest difference.
All images in these galleries have been captured on the public lands of New York State, New England, and the American West. All prints are sustainably sourced and printed with metallic pigments. Responsibly sourced reclaimed framing options are also available.
Extreme draught and warmer temperatures have been radically enhancing the wildfire seasons.
“As a commercial photojournalist, I spend an expensive amount of time in the field shooting content is all manner of conditions. Heavy weather makes for better images than a bright sunny day. I have come to know the weather in the Northeast intimately. Over a longer period, I have also come to be familiar with the climate of the Northeastern woodlands. Both weather and climate have changed in this short 20-year span. The images in my photo archive tell a story of change. The winters have become milder and more volatile at the same time. We have witnessed hundred-year weather events happen with increasing frequency. Rapid change has occurred in the growing seasons and migration patterns. Changes in vegetation and winter thaw patterns and plainly visible with each passing year. Trail systems are being eroded as they are being loved to death by more and more people every year. My archive of over 500,000 images is evidence of our changing environment. Migration patterns have been altered, growing seasons have been pushed or extended because of warmer temperatures, watersheds have become drier, and trails have become eroded and widened. The images from the early days of my career are much different than they are now. Timelines are accelerating, the time to act is now. We may not have another 20 years to reverse the damage done. In the years to come, I want my daughter to know that I did all I could to help preserve the environment and make the place better for her.”
GROUNDSWELL CONSERVATION:
Environmental MEdia with Impact.
CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE MEETING OF ART AND SCIENCE.
We live in a society that runs on visuals. A person living today processes more information in a day than a person living in the middle ages processed in an entire lifetime. Millions of images compete for our attention. Media production doesn’t change the narrative, it sets the narrative. Now more than ever, compelling visuals and media need to be employed to raise awareness and document these fragile ecosystems that are vulnerable to development, destruction, and pollution. This project is the result of 20 years of environmental photography, documenting public lands across New York State, New England, and the American West. Once these lands, our lands, are gone, they are gone forever. These national, state, and local treasures exist for the good of all, not the profit of the few.
Dynamic media production is a powerful tool for change. It's imperative that open spaces and fragile environments be protected. Groundswell Conservation raises awareness and promotes advocacy through the documentation of the endangered ecosystems of New England and beyond. Powerful images and video are one of the most effective ways to raise awareness of the natural spaces that are in peril from both climate change and overdevelopment.
From the summits of the Adirondack Mountains to the watersheds of the Hudson River Valley to the coast of Southern New England, Groundswell Conservation produces dynamic media for environmental advocacy, open space preservation, and conservation organizations. Contact Groundswell Conservation if your environmental organization is in need of media to help spread its message to a wider audience. Pro bono work available for qualified organizations.
John Bulmer is available for location photoshoots, photojournalism, and editorial work in both still photography and video. You can view all the latest images, projects, and events at: www.johnbulmerimages.com.
John is also a speaker, workshop director, researcher, presenter, and subject matter expert that has covered such topics as photography for conservation, weather, open space preservation, watershed protection and combining visual and written storytelling. Learn more about John's current documentary and commercial video projects and capabilities at www.noreasterfilms.com.
John Bulmer Photography is based in Saratoga, New York and specializes in commercial and editorial photography and video production. John Bulmer Photography thrives on creating memorable and effective content for large and logistically complex projects in challenging conditions. You can learn more at www.bulmerphotography.com.
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Past and Present Environmental Content Clients and Partners
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