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Attainable or mere buzzword?
At the end of the day after all is said and done, much more would have been said than done.
Much like this shot, it’s all about the correct perspective.
Just as more extract (supplements) does not guarantee better health, more sharpness alone does not make a better lens. It’s all about balance and the trick is actually finding that elusive balance.
It’ll be a while yet before the world swings back to any semblance of equilibrium.
Artist: Emily Ding "Sustainable Fashion" Mural
The artwork features two people representing the alternatives for sustainable fashion. The woman holds a boat shuttle for handmade loom weaving and there is mending visible on the man's denim jacket. He is smelling marigolds which is a natural dye. Both figures are standing in front of mounds of clothes reminding us to support slow fashion and reduce the amount of textiles going into landfills and reduce fashion waste.
Mural commissioned by the organization Street Art For Mankind
Insects, snails and worms., what a diet! however that combination sustains these beautiful little waders
Often overlooked., they are in fact both colourful and very cute
Like many of us., we get sucked into looking for and photographing the large and spectacular., forgetting the little wonders right under our noses!
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The word sustainability can be heard every day, on too many occasions. The idea of green bicycles might no be so bad. I can see the wink.
This image is part of my series Juxtaposition.
Juxtaposition places two or more things side by side to elicit a response within the audience's mind.
To see more in this series visit Juxtaposition,
preferably take the slideshow
Yeah, never be in too much of a hurry: photography is about endless time and patience.
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Ivan Fandino , he was brave and beautiful .Fandiño died of injuries he sustained after being gored by a bull on June 17, 2017 in Aire-sur-l'Adour. According to reports, Fandiño stumbled after he tripped on a cape used to engage and distract the specially bred fighting bull. The bull then pierced his torso with its horns, fatally wounding him.
While in Yellowstone NP, we encountered several bighorn sheep ram along the hillside grazing on the grasses sticking up through the snowy landscape. The light was so very beautiful and enabled us to capture that eye, which I always find so intriguing.
This ram had some pretty beat up horns too. Made me wonder how curled they would have been if they weren't so worn down. Of course, I also thought about what stories those curls could tell about the life of this beautiful bighorn sheep.
But getting back to that eye ... there are few animals that possess such a mesmerizing eye as the BHS, at least to me. Eye contact is generally locked and sustained. Such a thrill. :-)
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Les manifestations dans les grandes villes ont souvent été le théâtre de revendications diverses, notamment en lien avec la pandémie de COVID-19 et les droits des femmes.
La pandémie de COVID-19 a exacerbé les inégalités urbaines, transformant une crise sanitaire en une crise d’accès urbain et d’équité. Les conditions de logement ont accru la vulnérabilité des femmes à la violence, et les restrictions de mobilité ont limité leurs possibilités de fuir ces situations. De plus, la fréquentation des transports publics a chuté, ce qui pourrait compromettre les efforts pour un transport durable et sûr.
Les femmes ont joué un rôle crucial dans les manifestations, exprimant leur colère face aux inégalités persistantes. Par exemple, le 8 mars 2024, plus de 30 000 femmes en Belgique ont participé à des grèves et manifestations pour exiger plus de respect pour le travail du care.
Ces actions soulignent l’importance de reconnaître et de valoriser le travail souvent sous-estimé des femmes 🤔
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Demonstrations in large cities have often been the scene of diverse demands, particularly in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and women's rights.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated urban inequalities, turning a health crisis into a crisis of urban access and equity. Housing conditions have increased women's vulnerability to violence, and mobility restrictions have limited their ability to escape these situations. In addition, the use of public transport has declined, which could jeopardise efforts to achieve sustainable and safe transport.
Women have played a crucial role in demonstrations to express their anger at persistent inequalities. For example, on 8 March 2024, more than 30,000 women in Belgium took part in strikes and demonstrations to demand greater respect for care work.
These actions highlight the importance of recognising and valuing women's work, which is often undervalued.
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The River Ouse which flows though the English city of York floods often. These flood gates protect the houses along the river bank and were in use within the past month.
Light breeze, early morning, ebb tide, fish biting — maintaining social distance on the lagoon.
Gold Coast sunrise on the Currumbin Creek Estuary — where fish are big and boats are small.
Artist: Emily Ding "Sustainable Fashion" Mural
The artwork features two people representing the alternatives for sustainable fashion. The woman holds a boat shuttle for handmade loom weaving and there is mending visible on the man's denim jacket. He is smelling marigolds which is a natural dye. Both figures are standing in front of mounds of clothes reminding us to support slow fashion and reduce the amount of textiles going into landfills and reduce fashion waste.
Mural commissioned by the organization Street Art For Mankind
On the Bord na Mona peat railways, Boora/Blackwater system. It's the end of the line for Derrinough Briquette Factory which closes at the end of the month.
A train of peat heading for the factory passes the wind turbines which now provide a more sustainable energy source from the bogs.
Todays Our Daily Challenge: In The Future.
I had lots of different ideas for this challenge but nothing grabbed me. I finally decided to go with this idea and after I took this shot, was happy I went with it.
Trees are like the lungs of the earth, taking in the carbon dioxide and giving off oxygen via photosynthesis. One of the keys to reducing green houses gases is via the use of trees. Forestry is considered to be one of the most sustainable and renewable resources on the planet. In fact, you could say the future depends on them. In the future, thanks to much knowledge that has been gained over the years, perhaps we can hope that there will be more attention paid to how trees are used and how trees like this, in particular, that are many many years old, are a very valuable resource indeed.
Sustainability and neo-ecology are the megatrends of our time. The topic of sustainability will be addressed in a target-group-oriented way via modular approaches consisting of keynotes, empathetic inspirations and hands-on workshop sessions, and will lead to prototypical developments of new solution strategies in the participants’ own contexts. The workshop offers a complete package based on the artistic and technological approach of Ars Electronica and the technical, economic and systemic know-how of the Institute for Clean Technology.
Sustainability Thinking is part of Ars Electronica Home Delivery SERVICES. Find out more here: ars.electronica.art/homedelivery/en/sustainabilitythinking/
Photo showing a satellite image of the European Space Agency ESA at the Ars Electronica Center's Deep Space 8K.
Fotocredit: Ars Electronica - Robert Bauernhansl
A tiny little garden visitor. The wood frog may be reddish, tan or dark brown but always has a dark mask under and behind the eyes. Some individuals have a light line down the middle of the back. This species has a dark blotch on the chest near each front leg. The belly is white and may have some dark mottling. Adult wood frogs can grow to up to eight centimetres in length. The call of this species is a series of sharp quacks, almost like those of a duck. No other frog in Ontario has a dark mask like the wood frog’s. Although found on the tundra in the north and occasionally in grasslands in the west, the wood frog is most commonly associated with moist woodlands and vernal woodland pools. When inactive, this frog hides in logs, humus and leaf litter or under logs and rocks. It hibernates under logs or leaf litter on the forest floor.Wood frogs have an astonishing ability to tolerate freezing. They can survive the freezing of 60 to 70 percent of the water in their body and sustained temperatures of -6°C. Consequently, wood frogs are the earliest breeders in most of their range, often beginning to call in early spring when ice is still on the ponds they frequent. This species is known to travel several hundred metres between breeding ponds and non-breeding terrestrial habitat. The female lays up to 2,000 eggs in a mass that is attached to submerged vegetation in small, fishless ponds. Females will change breeding ponds, if necessary, to avoid those that contain predatory fish. Wood frogs are explosive breeders: in a population, the females lay most of the egg masses within a few days. The males are so anxious to breed they will grab on to almost anything, including a human finger, as if trying to mate a female. When a female arrives in the wetland, it is common for many males to try to mate with her simultaneously, forming what naturalists call a “mating ball,” which can contain more than 15 frogs! The egg masses are clustered together so that their combined dark coloration warms them and speeds hatching. The tadpoles transform after 44 to 85 days. Adult wood frogs become sexually mature in two to three years.
These frogs can also change colour rapidly from very dark to very light. This is not so much an adaptive attempt at camouflage as it is a means of controlling body temperature: wood frogs darken when cold in order to absorb more heat. Adults of this species eat various small, mostly terrestrial invertebrates. www.ontarionature.org/
Three Trees House
Passive daylighting, recycled lumber, recycled fly ash concrete, and grey water recycling
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Photography by Tom Bonner
Canned, sustainable insect treats from Thailand Unique Foods. According to the United Nations, there is no source of protein that is not considered a delicacy somewhere.
Thailand Unique's website says, "We have been manufacturing edible insects since 2003 and pride ourselves in providing the highest quality insects from carefully selected from GAP certified farms. All insects are manufactured to strict GMP and HACCP standards, and tested regularly to ensure they meet international food safety standards. You will also find our range of edible insects at various retailers across the global including UK, United States, Japan and Europe. Please contact for details about a retailer or distributor near you.
We proud to support fair trade practices and equal opportunities for our employees."
In addition to these treats they have quite an impressive selection of other treats such as crickets, water bugs, grasshoppers, superworms, weaver ants, rhino beetles. tarantulas and black scorpions to name just a few from their huge selection. They also have interesting candied insects such as chocolate covered scorpions and chocolate coated sego worms. Yummy Stuff 😜