{"id":416,"date":"2022-08-20T21:18:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/?page_id=416"},"modified":"2023-09-26T09:14:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T15:14:33","slug":"why-nature-first","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/en\/why-nature-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Nature First?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"416\" class=\"elementor elementor-416\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b1754d0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4b1754d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7db71d5d\" data-id=\"7db71d5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78abb84f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"78abb84f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h1 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Why Nature First?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-685c9b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"685c9b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Alliance for Responsible Nature Photography<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72e514e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72e514e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c7a8ed\" data-id=\"17c7a8ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3d0e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b3d0e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d7ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d7ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nature First promotes the protection and preservation of the world&#8217;s natural and wild places through inspiring, educating, and uniting everyone making photographs and videos in nature; empowering them to be ambassadors of the natural world.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8879313 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8879313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a10264 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a10264\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbaad28\" data-id=\"dbaad28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88d22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e88d22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=oYkov7AUMFg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad296c9\" data-id=\"ad296c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6e4bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb6e4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn why Alister Benn, talented photographer and founder of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/expressive.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\">Expressive Photography<\/a>, is a Nature First member and believes ethics in nature photography are important.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As an educator and workshop leader, he understands that many (unconsciously) look to him as a role model. He not only practices ethical nature photography in the field, but he has thought deeply about minimizing his impact as he balances his daily life and business activities.<\/p>\n<p>No one can be &#8220;perfect,&#8221; reducing their impact to zero, but we can all be mindful and responsible with our nature photography. It&#8217;s simply the ethical thing to do.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da21525 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"da21525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0728deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0728deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photography and the natural world have gone together since the earliest days of the camera. Historically, photography has been a vital tool in environmental protection, promoting the conservation of wild places, and encouraging positive stewardship practices. As early as the 1860\u2019s, the work of photographer Carleton Watkins helped pave the way for the later creation of Yosemite National Park and photographers such as William Henry Jackson, Ansel Adams, Philip Hyde, and many others made significant contributions to the protection of America\u2019s wild lands and wildlife. Across the world, nature photographers have made similar contributions, leaving a legacy that makes it possible for photographers today to enjoy protected wild places.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1a969 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1a969\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1579b5\" data-id=\"d1579b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac40b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac40b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>More recently, a convergence of complex factors is having an increasingly negative impact on public and protected lands. These factors include:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-rte-list=\"default\"><li><strong>The rise of social media, increasing the ease of sharing photos and location information online<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>A significant increase in the popularity of photography<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Dramatic increases in visitation to public lands and wild places<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Lack of widespread knowledge of basic stewardship practices and outdoor ethics<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d39f8d\" data-id=\"4d39f8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce537a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce537a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mesa-Arch-Joshua-Snow-1024x686.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-422\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mesa-Arch-Joshua-Snow-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mesa-Arch-Joshua-Snow-500x335.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mesa-Arch-Joshua-Snow-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mesa-Arch-Joshua-Snow-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mesa-Arch-Joshua-Snow.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeeac5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeeac5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are nature photographers increasingly becoming a liability for the beautiful environments they cherish and photograph?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4efdc4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4efdc4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac17f4d\" data-id=\"ac17f4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a838d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a838d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a result of these, and other factors, we have reached a point in which visitors generally, and photographers specifically, are causing tangible, extensive, and progressively worsening negative impacts on nature. For example, some photographers are trampling wild lands, ignoring regulations, damaging sensitive areas, interrupting and diminishing the experiences of other users, disturbing wildlife, and inviting (implicitly or explicitly) the public to do the same.<\/p><p>While the most significant of these developments may seem separate from photography, many of these pressures on wild lands stem from people being drawn to such places because of inspiring photographs. Most individual photographers have not intentionally contributed to these negative impacts. Still, we have the opportunity to acknowledge that nature photographers have become a significant contributor to these issues and thus hold responsibility in addressing these trends in a proactive and positive way.<\/p><p>A group of nature photographers concerned about these accelerating trends have come together and contributed to the creation of these principles. We have each committed to following and promoting these practices and encourage our fellow photographers to do the same. If nature photographers do not take this kind of collective, proactive action, not only will we continue to see extensive and irreparable damage to our most precious natural places but we will also see a growing number of regulations and restrictions put on photographers.<\/p><p>Please join us in considering and possibly re-thinking your own practices, adopting or adapting these principles, and helping promote these ideas among other photographers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34c2257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34c2257\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae3c142\" data-id=\"ae3c142\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b3473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83b3473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"Principles\" href=\"https:\/\/naturefirst.org\/principles\/\">Learn more about the Nature First Principles<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefcb30 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fefcb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Nature First? 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