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The Nature First Principles in Wildlife Photography
The Nature First Principles don’t just apply to landscape photography – they are also relevant when you are out creating wildlife images. Our Rocky Mountain Community Advocate Brynn Schmidt summarizes what you need to know about our principles and wildlife photography.
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Using your smartphone to capture nature’s beauty? This movement is for you, too!
Nature First is a global movement that wants to bring in nature photographers of all stripes. And that includes, specifically, all of you who capture nature’s beauty primarily through a smartphone camera. Read on to see how Nature First and our principles apply to you — and then go take the pledge today!
Using your smartphone to capture nature’s beauty? This movement is for you, too! Read More »
Brynn Schmidt in The Outbound Collective: Join the Nature First Photography Alliance
Nature First Community Advocate Brynn Schmidt writes for The Outbound Collective about how our principles can be applied in everyday photography in the wild.
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Sarah Marino in On Landscape: “7 Principles to Reduce the Individual & Collective Impact of Nature Photography on Wild Places”
Nature First founding member Sarah Marino just published a new story in the online landscape photography magazine “On Landscape” — and we wanted to share it with all of you. “On Landscape’s Issue 180 features an intimate meditation from Joe Cornish on environmentalism, photography, and responsibility. Joe’s article ends with a request for readers to share
Where we stand today — and where we are going from here!
An overview of the first few months since Nature First’s founding, and an outlook where we are planning to go from here.
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Making a Positive Impact
Many nature photographers are already making incredible contributions and positive impact on the natural landscape. Simon Baxter, a UK based woodlands and nature photographer, has partnered with Trees for Life to create Meg’s Grove – conserving the native Scots Pine in the Caledonian Forests of Scotland.
Irresponsible Behavior – What to do?
Soon after we launched the Nature First movement, we started hearing stories about the irresponsible behavior of some nature photographers. Of course, these stories and their impact were the genesis of Nature First and the 7 Principles. But then, members started asking, “What will the Nature First organization do when they learn about irresponsible behavior?”
Thoughts from Mike Prince
UK based photographer, Mike Prince, writes about his thoughts on Nature First and ethics in nature photography. Read it here – Nature First Alliance. From the very beginning, we wanted this movement to be international and not overly biased towards the USA. We’re thrilled and humbled that we have members joining from more than 38
Ben Horne on Nature First and the 7 Principles
Ben Horne is a talented photographer, YouTube vlogger, and Nature First member. He recently published a video discussing Nature First and a great overview of the 7 principles.
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