Not that a book really needs a trailer, but it was fun putting one together. So here it is: the seasonal book trailer for Skies/Himmel that also comes with some Christmas-music. The „Silent Night“-variation is by Jon Sayles. Enjoy!
Schlagwort: art
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you have lots to be thankful for…
(With “Orange and Grey (3)” featuring leafy greetings)
“Skies/Himmel” a Winner at the 2017 International Photography Awards
I just found out that “Skies/Himmel” has made a 3rd place at this year’s International Photography Awards (IPA)! The prestigious IPA is a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is “to honor master photographers, to discover new and emerging talent, and to promote the appreciation of photography.” Incepted in 2003, the IPA has this year received nearly 15,000 submissions from over 165 countries across the globe. I feel deeply humbled and grateful that the jury panel has selected “Skies/Himmel” as a winner in the Book – Monograph category.
The by GG – Fine Art Photography Shop Is Online
“… shops on either side, can human industry or ingenuity go farther? Ah, human felicity! to have at once so many wants suggested and supplied! Wretched Grecian daughters! miserable Roman matrons! to whom shopping was an unknown pleasure, what did, what could employ them? Harm, no doubt; for ‘Satan finds mischief still for idle hands to do.’ But, without that grand resource, how they got through the four-and-twenty hours, like the man with the iron mask, remains a mystery.”
Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Romance and Reality, 1831, Volume 1, Chapter X
Proudly announcing that phase one of the by GG – Fine Art Photography Shop is now online: At Artsies by GG you find your favorite Skies by Gabriele Golissa™ photograph as an accessory or a keepsake. So far you can choose between greeting cards, Galaxy and iPhone cases, and tote bags with some of my most cherished Skies. For open edition photographs you will also find various print options in different sizes; for limited edition photographs I offer small prints (8 x 6 in) on different surfaces. Should you prefer your prints framed, you can also choose between different framing alternatives. So take a look right here!
I am planning on selling limited edition prints from my website again some time soon. Check back later for that, before any mischief happens 🙂
From Good to Bad: Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires Made Visible
“Some call me nature, others call me Mother Nature. (…) How you choose to live each day, whether you regard or disregard me, doesn’t really matter to me. One way or the other, your actions will determine your fate, not mine. I am Nature. I will go on. I am prepared to evolve. Are you?”
Julia Roberts, Nature is Speaking: Mother Nature, Conservation International
The above short clip shows wildfire smoke obscuring the sky and making nearby hills disappear. While this year’s wildfire season in the western US is not over yet, a lot of people have already had to breathe very bad air. Itching eyes, difficulty breathing, a sore throat, or coughing were some of the short-term effects many usually healthy people felt. It was harder on children, the elderly, or on people who already suffered from other diseases like asthma or heart disease. And what will be the long-term effects?
And there are more questions. What will be next year? Will there be another bad wildfire season? Should we just move away? Where to? Tornado alley? The flooded South? And maybe most importantly: Now that more and more people experience the effects of climate change and global warming first hand, will we be willing to change some of our habits and also push for a change in policies?
Unfortunately, whatever we do will not immediately change the situation. We will probably have to suffer from our past and present sins some time into the future. But I would like to believe it is not too late yet to change for the better. Not too late for us as a species I mean, not for Nature.