Vaclav Smill says the economic growth modern society relies on cannot cannot continue, as earth's ability to produce the food, water, air, and raw materials we need may collapse unless we dial back our demands.
Seeking to show the vast impact of humans on the Earth from the air frustrated Dennis Dimick — until he developed a technique of shooting multi-image panoramas from his airline seat.
Dennis Dimick has developed the skills to shoot high resolution aerial photographs of our altered earth — from an airline seat! Here are the techniques he uses.
Photojournalism has had 100 years (at least) to mature, build its foundations, and realize its lofty goals. Lewis Bush recently asked if photojournalism has succeeded or lost its way, which sparked conversation between Jim and Dennis about its past and potential.
In this interview Dennis Dimick reflects on life in the Anthropocene and how environmental photography can bring understanding and change to this new age of man.
Humanity's patterns on the land come in three flavors in this picture by Dennis Dimick (@ddimick) from the Permian Basin of west central Texas where oil field patterns overlay earlier human imprints.
In short order Erle Ellis lays out the background, process, politics and cultural divide of the Anthropocene, the controversial proposed new geologic era.
