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Vital Impacts Launches a Winter Print Sale with Photos from Jane Goodall, David Doubilet, and Beth Moon to Raise Money for Conservation
Within its first year, the woman-led nonprofit Vital Impacts raised $1,500,000 for conservation and humanitarian efforts through print sales from dozens of lauded photographers. The organization, which is led by Ami Vitale and Eileen Mignoni, just announced its latest initiative that features 145 stunning images and composites capturing the stunning breadth of the natural world. Included in this collection are hand-signed portraits from Jane Goodall and works from multiple artists previously featured on Colossal, including the dramatic and intimate glimpses of foxes captured by Konsta…
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Majestic Photos Capture the Dwindling Population of Madagascar’s Ancient Baobab Trees
In the fall of 2018, one of Madagascar's most sacred baobabs cleaved and crumbled. The ancient giant was estimated to be about 1,400 years old and offered food, fuel, and fiber to the region before its trunk, which spanned 90 feet around, collapsed. Known as Tsitakakoike, which means “the tree where one cannot hear the cry from the other side,” the baobab was also entwined with local lore and thought to house the ancestral spirits of nearby Masikoro people. Its loss was devastating to the community and an…
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The Photography Stories Colossal Readers Loved Most in 2022
As we near the end of 2022, we’re reflecting on the hundreds of articles published on Colossal this year. Today, we're taking a look at the photographs and series readers loved most. These 12 articles capture a breadth of subject matter across continents, from uncanny doppelgängers and self-portraits in disguise to dramatic winter waves and ancient trees. For more of 2022’s highlights, check out similar lists in art, craft, design, and our favorite books of the year. Arresting Photos Document the Polar Bears Occupying an Abandoned Weather Station in Russia Set against a backdrop…
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Jane Goodall, Paul Nicklen, and 100 Photographers and Conservationists Join a Print Sale to Protect the Environment
A collaborative effort by 100 world-renowned photographers and conservationists is harnessing the power of an image to generate much-needed empathy and protect the environment. Helmed by the woman-led…
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Diamond Nights: Africa’s Oldest Trees Photographed Against Starry Night Skies by Beth Moon
In this new series of striking images, San Francisco-based photographer Beth Moon (previously) captures some of the world's oldest living trees against shimmering night skies in remote areas of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Titled Diamond Nights, the new photos were inspired in part by Moon's interest in several new studies suggesting a relationship between starlight and cosmic radiation on tree growth. Diamond Nights is a progression of Moon's 15-year journey photographing ancient trees around the world. Moon shares about her process: The majority of these photographs were created during moonless nights, shot with a wide angle lens and ISO…
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Ancient Trees: Beth Moon’s 14-Year Quest to Photograph the World’s Most Majestic Trees
Criss-crossing the world with stops on almost every continent, San Francisco-based photographer Beth Moon spent the last 14 years seeking out some of the largest, rarest, and oldest trees on Earth to capture with her camera. Moon develops her exhibition prints with a platinum/palladium process, an extremely labor-intensive and rare practice resulting in prints with tremendous tonal range that are durable enough to rival the longitivity of her subjects, potentially lasting thousands of years. Moon's collected work of 60 duotone prints were recently published in a new book titled Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time. From Abbeville Press: This handsome volume…
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