Portraits Almost Complete With Nowhere to Go

Guardians of the Everglades portraits in the studio. ©Connie Bransilver

While Nicholas completes the portraits Connie is trying to raise the money to complete the interviews and create the explanatory panels.  Two major art museums are considering premiering the exhibition.  While there are over 40 environmental organizations working toward Everglades conservation, we are the only one dedicated to spreading the word through powerful visual messaging using art and stories of leadership to create an emotional attachment that changes behavior and inspires action. That, along with the quality of the art, should easily sell the project. Click here for the Executive Summary.

Witness to Climate Change Dies Trying

Flooding near Lake Okeechobee. Photo in honor of Gary Braasch ©Connie Bransilver

Sometimes called the Photographer from La Mancha, my friend, colleague and dedicated environmental photographer, Gary Braasch, made documenting the effects of climate change his life’s work. He died this month while snorkeling and photographing along the Great Barrier Reef. Gary once noted that we have a lot of technology addressing climate change, but nothing’s going to happen until we actually FEEL it ourselves and SEE it. (Same with Everglades conservation.)  Read more about Gary Braasch at www.opb.org/news/article/gary-braasch-climate-change-portland-photographer/