A dramatic image can change our perception and alter our understanding of a subject. This idea defines the mission of Blue Earth: to raise awareness about endangered cultures, threatened environments and social concerns through photography. By supporting the power of photographic storytelling, we motivate society to make positive change.

News and Events

• Photos From Collaborations For Cause

  Last week’s “Collaborations For Cause” was great success, with over 130 attendees participating! This was our latest workshop for nonprofits, communications professionals, creative multimedia storytellers, photographers, and socially responsible corporations. It was a great learning opportunity for me personally, and I know based on the comments we’ve received thus far that it was for many others as well. More »

• Spring 2012 Photo Contest Winners

  Blue Earth is pleased to announce the winners of our Spring 2012 Photo Contest! Our work is based on the belief that a dramatic image can change our perception and alter our understanding of a subject. This idea defines our mission to raise awareness about endangered cultures, threatened environments, and critical social concerns through documentary photography. Our very first photo contest this spring was intended to exemplify our mission and the power of photographic storytelling. More »

• From The Field: Taylor Weidman In Mongolia

  Blue Earth project photographer Taylor Weidman has recently been traveling in Mongolia working on his project "Nomads No More." In this latest installment, he updates us on his experiences in the field. More »

• Blue Earth Accepts Three New Projects

  We are very pleased to announce the acceptance of three new projects for sponsorship from our spring 2012 round of submissions. This most recent round was highly competitive, making once again a very difficult choice. More »

• Tom Reese At The Burke Museum

  New photos from his Choosing Hope: Reclaiming the Duwamish River project at Blue Earth by photographer Tom Reese will be on display at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle from April 5 - July 8, 2012. More »

• Painting With Time: Climate Change

  Gary Braasch has launched Painting With Time: Climate Change a new iPad app featuring photos from his Blue Earth project on climate change. The app highlights the effects of climate change across the globe by allowing users to transform images of natural scenes revealing how quickly our planet is changing due to climate change. More »

• Bruce Farnsworth In National Geographic’s Visions

  Blue Earth project photographer Bruce Farnsworth contributes the opening image of the Visions section in the current issue of National Geographic. Ever the zoologist, Bruce gives us the behind-the-scenes story on how this image addresses a threatened ecosystem in populous southern California. More »

• Garth Lenz: Provincial Distance in a Tar Nation

  Blue Earth project photographer Garth Lenz recently spoke at TEDxVictoria and his address is now online. Given the ongoing coverage of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, his message couldn’t be more timely and pressing. More »

• Florian Schulz’s Polar Bears In National Geographic

  As part of his travels in the Arctic this summer, Blue Earth project photographer Florian Schulz produced a stunning series of photos featuring polar bears. A gallery of his images from the trip is highlighted in National Geographic. More »

• Conservation Photography As Pedagogy

  Blue Earth project photographer Bruce Farnsworth has just published a new article “Conservation Photography as Environmental Education: Focus on the Pedagogues” in the journal Environmental Education Research (subscription required). In the article, he explores “the genre of conservation photography” as a “legitimate and highly relevant pedagogical enterprise.” More »

• Support Blue Earth At Think Tank Photo

  Need a new camera bag? The folks at Think Tank Photo have generously offered to help support Blue Earth! Using the link above, 10% of the proceeds from all purchases at their store will go to help support Blue Earth’s mission to assist documentary photographers working to educate the public about critical issues. More »

• Letter From Eastern Congo

  Project photographer Eberhard Riedel provides our readers with an update on his latest fieldwork in South-Kivu Province in Eastern Congo, which borders Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. Read more on the Blue Earth blog and view some of his latest photos from the trip. More »

• Shooting From The Heart: Photography That Makes A Difference

  Need some help creating your own photographic project? Download a free PDF copy of Blue Earth's highly regarded handbook for photographers developing documentary projects, Shooting From The Heart: Photography That Makes A Difference. More »

• Gary Braasch, This Is Climate Change

  Long-time Blue Earth project photographer Gary Braasch is working with the Del Mar Global Trust to help educate the public about the effects of global warming. His recent newsletter provides the details... More »

• Photography Store

  Blue Earth has launched our new photography store! Great photography books, software, digital storage, and much more - and all at great prices for our friends and supporters. Help Blue Earth and our project photographers while shopping for your everyday photography supplies or any product sold by Amazon. More »