Our Beautiful, Fragile World: The Nature and Environmental Photographs of Peter Essick

Our Beautiful, Fragile World......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 9
Introduction......Page 12
The Trobriand Islands: A Microcosm of our Dwindling Resources......Page 14
The Golden Grain: Before a Tarnished Image......Page 16
Creating a New World: Wasting Water Along the Way......Page 18
No Dam Good: Too Many People......Page 20
Inner Japan: Zen and the Art of Living Close to Nature......Page 22
On the Environmental Beat: Finding a New Voice......Page 24
Fish Story: Clean Water and Well-to-Do Anglers......Page 26
California Desert Lands: The Sublime and the Desolate......Page 28
Our National Forests: Spotted Owls and Smog-Stressed Trees......Page 30
The Colorado: A River Not Quite as Grand......Page 32
Mother Nature: The Perfect Collaborator......Page 34
Easy Ways of the Altamaha: Time to Reflect......Page 36
American Wilderness: A System Like No Other......Page 38
Dangerous Work: A Close Call in Tracy Arm, Alaska......Page 40
A Trip to Mars: Exploring Wilderness in the High North......Page 42
Mining Hard Rocks: Polluting, Royalty-Free......Page 44
Butte, Montana: Long After the Boom Went Bust......Page 46
New Caledonia: Endemic Plants and Nickel Mining......Page 48
The Boreal: A Great Forest Under Threat......Page 50
Three Mile Island: Where Nuclear Hopes Melted Down......Page 52
Photographing the Infinity Room: Timing is Everything......Page 54
Global Freshwater: Not Enough to Go Around......Page 56
Pink Waters: Along the Yellow River......Page 58
The Most Beautiful Place in the World: IMHO......Page 60
The Carbon Cycle: Reporting on Disturbing News......Page 62
The Amazon: Lungs of the Earth, Burning......Page 64
Climate Change: The Atmosphere Doesn’t Lie......Page 66
Climate Change: Bugs Like it Better than Frogs......Page 68
The Maldives: A Coral Paradise Slipping Away......Page 70
Adélie Penguins: A Boat Ride to Remember......Page 72
Climate Scientists: Our Modern-Day Prophets......Page 74
The Chesapeake: Why Can’t We Save the Bay?......Page 76
Afternoon Thunderstorm: Nonpoint Source Pollution......Page 78
Modern Chemistry: Convenient with some Side Effects......Page 80
Nicaraguan Grown: Cigars with a Touch of Fungicide......Page 82
The Eyeless Child: Looking for Justice in a Dark World......Page 84
Chance Encounter: A Symbol of Technology Gone Wrong......Page 86
Plastics: Cheap, Durable, and Hard to Recycle......Page 88
An Ozark Snowstorm: Worth the Drive......Page 90
Darwin at 200: An Extraordinary Voyage and Place......Page 92
Canadian Oil Sands: Money Can Justify Anything......Page 94
A Tragic Beauty: Two Wings to Fly......Page 96
Finnish Moonlight: Sometimes it All Works Out......Page 98
Adapting to Change: An Example from Greenland......Page 100
Midday Light, Low Tide: The Best Time to Photograph......Page 102
Fraser Island: Pure Dingoes and Dunes......Page 104
Ansel Adams Wilderness: Let the Mountains Talk......Page 106
Lake Erie: A Not-So-Natural Summer Green......Page 108
The Mermaid Show: Florida Before the Sprawl......Page 110
Fertilizer: Can’t Live Without It or With It......Page 112
Afterword......Page 113
Acknowledgements......Page 114
Technical Information......Page 116