This guy has some real talent, I absolutely love his entire collection, you can see more of Blackdante’s work at photosight.ru.
I have decided to try and create a new series around environmental issues that sooner or later we are all going to have to face. I am trying to wrap them into all things magical like catching fireflies to save energy ☺
Did you know Every time we perform the simplest task that uses energy – from making a cup of tea to turning on the TV – the natural resource used to create that energy becomes further depleted. And once it’s gone, it’s gone. Fossil fuels, which we depend on to power the world, are a finite source of energy and will run out sooner than many of us realize.
According to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), renewable energy provides only 2.7 per cent of UK electricity and less than one per cent of overall energy use. That means that fossil fuels are more precious than ever until we resolve the problem of our reliance on them. Worryingly, industry experts predict that current oil reserves will only last another 40 years, and coal another 200 years at most – and that’s only if we carry on using energy at the rate we currently are.
I like the way this girl thinks, it is a cute idea to add a bit of magic into the “Save the Planet” campaign. We do need to conserve energy or the things we use everyday will cease to work… just like magic.
When I was a kid my grandmother would always talk about how she wished she had married a pilot because a pilot would be “the perfect husband” he would be gone all the time so she would be able to live her life and do whatever she wanted, he would make good money so they could have whatever they wanted in life and vacations to everywhere would be a free flight. What happened?
The simple fact is pilots become pilots because they love to fly, who wouldn’t? Unless that sort of thing scares you, either way you should be able to empathize with LOVING to fly. The catch is, once the men upstairs figured out they were flying for the love of flying they started paying them in love instead of money. Pilots for major airlines have been forced to take second and third jobs just to be able to afford to keep flying. Ever seen a tired pilot? Yea, thanks for that. I really want the person with my entire families life in his hands to be on his 3rd day without sleep, good game guys. They aren’t just tired either, they are hungry according to Michael Moore.
Think about that next time you are planning a cross country trip and opt for Amtrak. Sure, it will take longer to get where you are going but you will spend time with your family along the way. Life doesn’t need to be about getting where you need to go as fast as you can, sometimes the ride there is where the true prize is.
Habitat loss is threatening the survival of wildlife worldwide. Natural environments are being destroyed and fragmented by human activity, wiping out species’ food sources, dispersing populations and leaving animals around the world literally homeless or displaced.
Born Free believes wild animals need their wild habitats; their home, nothing can compare. Habitat loss is caused by deforestation, war, expansion of human populations and agriculture, climate change and much more. Where habitat loss occurs, species (whether large carnivore or amphibian) are forced into ever-decreasing, fragmented areas which in turn decreases prey numbers, water availability and species’ range. Additionally, human-wildlife conflict increases as encroachment occurs resulting in major problems for wildlife and local communities. Ultimately, habitat loss leads to wildlife population decline and extinction.
Using the spectacular photography of George Logan and the skills of Steve Hawthorne and Katy Hopkins at advertising company WCRS Limited, these images of wild animals placed within an urban setting aim to provide a shocking reminder that wildlife is losing its habitat at an alarming rate. All services involved in this campaign, including advertising space and printing, have been kindly donated and together we are working to raise awareness of the issue and the work which Born Free is doing to “keep wildlife in the wild” – without strong, well-connected areas of habitat, this will be impossible.
Brilliant ad campaign. Feel like doing your part? You can start by boycotting all products containing palm oil, since palm oil is harvested by destroying Orangutan habitat, which in case you haven’t been paying attention is also our rain forests… we kinda need those.
Often “vegetable oil” is written on a product’s ingredient list, the consumer then does not know if they are eating sunflower seed oil, rape oil or palm oil. Palm oil it is often a hidden ingredient, spreading awareness is our best defense.
Remember, saving the animals also saves us. The animals may be the first to go but we’re next.
Here is this same digital photography set by George Logan without the “born free” signs added.
Sarolta Bán has created some of the most breath taking images. You can see the full collection here.
You will find a MASSIVE selection of hand selected (by Stumblers of course) heart images in the heart thread of the Awesome Pictures Forum on SU. That is where I snagged these beauty’s for you:
Pretty animated heart.
For the cards lover in your life.
Traveling to see that love one this year?
I always find really pretty art on Stumbleupon… this is just something I wanted to share.
Delightful.
Another beauty I found in my Stumbleupon adventures.
Exceptional and unique.
These are so beautiful, I love digital art! Imagination is the only limitation for what an artist can create!
