That-Bluesey Bitch

Another round of photos I’ve taken over the years while working on my fine art portfolio and conservation assignments.

Photographed in Africa, North to South America, the Arctic, and the Polynesian triangle.

When we choose actions that align with the well being of the planet, we protect all of these species and more.

Species / ecosystems shown: Madagascar chameleon, Hoh Rainforest, wild mustang, baby jaguar, baby humpback whale, Alaskan glacial landscapes, leopard / zebra shark, oceanic white tip shark & me.

For more info on my work visit my IG: @ kalixdiaz

While this isn't news to anyone who works in this space, it is useful to have this water-is-wet research to affirm that Indigenous knowledge and land management are extremely effective at storing carbon and protecting biodiversity.

I want to draw special attention to this part of the article:

I get a fair number of asks and comments on my posts expressing sentiments like "human beings are a plague on this Earth", "humans ruin everything, we deserve to be wiped out", "humanity is inherently selfish, evil, and irredeemable".

I don't think the folks saying these things have bad intentions, I know their words come from a place of very understandable pain, fear, and anger. But to act as though humanity's impact on nature is inherently damaging and extractive is to erase thousands of years of Indigenous stewardship of nature. These ecosystems are thriving because there are humans living there.

She called it.