Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand is scheduled to take his work back to the U.S. – to New York City for the first time in 2010. Intended to encourage people to think throughout the world about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has been photographing gorgeous scenes of planet ‘Earth’, observed from over above since 1994 – and has made a showing of over 150 4-ft. by 6-ft. prints which are also planned to be displayed in New York City at the World Financial Center Plaza and along the Battery Park City Esplanade. Soon after its completion in New York City, the Earth From Above exhibit will further be held in California in 2010. Photographs and captions shown here are all courtesy of Yann Arthus-Bertrand. [At the request of the co-coordinator of Yann Arthus-Bertrand's forthcoming exhibit, the collection of pictures showed here are reduced to ten - Alan Taylor.] (Not 38 but 10 photos)
1-Icebreaker Louis Saint Laurent. Location is Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada.(© Yann Arthus-Bertrand)
2-Worker is relaxing on bales of cotton, Thonakaha, Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Cotton crops cover about 335,000 sq-km globally, and take about 1/4th of all pesticides sold. (© Yann Arthus-Bertrand) 
7-Mountainous countryside at a short distance from Maelifellssandur, Myrdalsjökull Region, Iceland. When the young lava lands of Iceland cool down, life starts again. Ice, wind and water flatten and carve out areas earlier, then, in the summer season, bacteria, lichen and fungi make the soil ready for plants, particularly mosses which adjust according to an environment which remains difficult. These plants gradually settle the friendliest places and terrain as a colony, shaping a new ecosystem.(© Yann Arthus-Bertrand)
[click to continue…]
You might also like
Tagged as:
Al Jahrah,
Antarctica,
Argentina,
Arthus-Bertrand,
Canada,
cancer,
Côte d'Ivoire,
Dune,
egypt,
environment,
Iceland,
Iraqi army,
Kenya,
Koh Pannyi,
Koh Panyi,
Korhogo,
Kuwait,
Louis Saint Laurent,
Malaysia,
Moyen-Comoé,
Nairobi,
Nairobi Province,
Nairobi-Mombasa road,
Nicolas Maurice Arthus,
Nile Valley,
oil,
Phand Nga bay,
Phang-nga Bay,
Sahara Desert,
thailand,
Tsavo National Park,
Tsavo national park of Kenya,
Valdes peninsula,
Valley of Egypt,
Whale,
Whaling,
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
I experience it each time whenever I travel overseas. I discuss with friends who come to know that I am going somewhere, and they always say the one thing: “It’s really amazing! I wish I could also do that.”
And my reply is also always the same: “What’s keeping you then?”
I am not judgmental guy; I am simply trying to find what motivations or priorities others are having? There really could be a solid argument why somebody doesn’t travel much, but the replies I mostly listen back are variations of these answers:
“I don’t have extra bucks to spend on traveling.”
Nice thing, if it is true, but for many folks who argue this, I think it would be much better to say,” I have picked out to spend my money on many other important things, so now I do not have money for traveling.” America has always been a country of great wealthiest and riches, and many of us living here toss away their things every day that becomes valuable possessions of many other people living there. If it sounded a bit soapbox to you, you can go to read this New York Times article.
[click to continue…]
You might also like
|
|
 |
Best Travel Guide
Packing for a travel sometimes get most horrible and difficult task while one thinking for a tour. Sometimes...
|
|
 |
Quit Bitching
Quit Bitching! You are looking at drawings on the Internet... You are doing better than, like, 98% of...
|
Tagged as:
Africa,
America,
Asia,
Australia,
Baghdad,
Baghdad Governorate,
bank statements,
europe,
financial software,
Iraq,
Mogadishu,
National Council for the Social Studies,
New York Times,
North America,
Radha Soami,
Sant Thakar Singh,
Somalia,
South America,
The New York Times Co,
Travel,
travel de,
travel destinations,
why travel
