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Fishing with Spirit Bears. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Fishing with Spirit Bears by April Bencze: Story Behind the Photograph: Fishing with Spirit Bears There's something slightly impersonal about a rod and a reel after watching bears fish for salmon. Long claws, sharp teeth, and a quickness you would not assume from a bear slowly meandering their way up a river. The dance of predator and prey awakens something primal in us, oft dormant in those born to a city. The relationship between life and death; raw and integral in reminding us of the interconnectedness of all things.
By April Bencze5 years ago in Earth
Among Asters. Top Story - May 2021. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Among Asters by April Bencze: Story Behind the Photograph: Among Asters The ocean reaches many arms to embrace the land. Long, graceful fingers of saltwater stretch to meet fresh, flowing rivers. River and ocean mingle to make brackish water. Ocean breathes the tide in, and out, in, and out. Hiding and then revealing the shore’s secrets with each ebb and flood. We call these places estuaries.
By April Bencze5 years ago in Earth
The Dawn Howl. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for The Dawn Howl by April Bencze: Story Behind the Photograph: The Dawn Howl It is a sound that pierces your soul and echoes through your flesh; the landscape reverberating along with your bones long after the wolf lowers his head. The call of the wild; the way I know the howls will sound the same whether I am there to absorb them or not.
By April Bencze5 years ago in Earth
Clouds Over Changthang. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Clouds Over Changthang by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: Clouds Over Changthang The northernmost region of India is the ‘land of high passes,’ Ladakh. Shielded from South Asia’s wet and humid monsoon by the Greater Himalayan range that stretches to its south and curves west, this Trans-Himalayan region is a vast cold desert.
By Arati Kumar-Rao5 years ago in Earth
Silent Extinction. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Silent Extinction by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: Silent Extinction Tall, graceful, powerful and puzzlingly “silent,” much about vocal communication among giraffes is still a mystery. Long thought to be silent creatures, they seemed to communicate either in frequencies that are extremely low or even out of the hearing range of humans. More recent research indicates that they do make sounds in the human auditory range: they hum … and only at night. At 92Hz, the sound is at the low end of human hearing.
By Arati Kumar-Rao5 years ago in Earth
Everest. Top Story - May 2021. Created with: Untamed Photographer.
View print sizes for Everest by Arati Kumar-Rao: Story Behind the Photograph: Everest I was heading due west, from the kingdom of Bhutan in the Indian subcontinent to the capital of India, New Delhi. Having made sure I had an “F” window seat on the plane, away from the wing, camera at the ready, I prayed for clear skies (and a clear window pane) and kept my eyes peeled. From the moment we took off till we begin to descend two-and-a-half hours later, the Great Himalayan range unfolded in front of my eyes.
By Arati Kumar-Rao5 years ago in Earth
Here's how to help the environment by not being a vegan
Many people associate veganism with sustainability, and whilst it's true and there are facts backing it up, it's not always the case. Another sad thing is that people think that veganism is a 'boring' diet and that meat is the best food source in the world. But on the other end of the spectrum, extreme vegan activists can be unfair towards meat-eaters by judging them for not converting. This topic can be debated by many people and the truth is, there will always be a division. But that's the way this world works: everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
By Adrianna Anastasiades 5 years ago in Earth
Start the Wave
I once asked my now-wife if she had ever had a recycling bin. She lived in London at the time, and they had larger bins, but she never really recycled because, “I never really had the room for another bin.” Living in such a populous city, her space was limited, and recycling was the last thing on her mind when it came to her very small kitchen. While I lived in Midwest, recycling was second nature to my family when the opportunity presented itself in the form of large blue bins, and an elimination of the city’s imposed trash bill. We gathered up our beer cans and old newspapers and filled it to the brim with cardboard boxes. “We’re helping the planet,” my dad would tell me. But what else could we do if others were not able?
By Shelli Armstrong5 years ago in Earth
5 Common Waste Disposal Methods
Australians generate more than 74 million tonnes of rubbish every year in rubbish, broken appliances, green waste, industrial rubbish, and medical waste. With that figure increasing over the years, it’s no wonder that our junk is costing a huge sum of our economy.
By Rigette Saycon5 years ago in Earth
