Photography
#animals
#astronomy
#Vital Impacts
November 21, 2023
Grace Ebert
Tim Flach, “Flamingo Reflections.” All images courtesy of Vital Impacts, shared with permission
Since launching a few years ago, Vital Impacts (previously) has raised more than $2 million for conservation and humanitarian efforts. The nonprofit hosts annual print sales to raise funds for various causes, bringing together hundreds of photographers from around the globe who document the beauty and unexpected moments of the natural world. This year’s initiative encompasses images of both the minuscule and the vast, from a close-up of the tiny, bulbous tentacles of a blue button jellyfish to a stunning composite of a star being born.
Proceeds from the sale will go toward Retei Elephant Sanctuary, Africa’s first Indigenous-owned and-run group seeking to return 13 orphaned elephants to the wild. Shop the collection on Vital Impacts.
Michael Nichols, Jou Jou and Dr. Jane Goodall, Brazzaville Zoo, Republic of Congo (1990)
Mitch Dobrowner, “Lightning Strikes”
Ami Vitale, “Mary and Lodokejek”
Jody MacDonald, “Rajan Morning Walk”
James Webb Telescope, “Birth of Sun-like Stars”
Jim Naughten, “Muledeer”
Javier Aznar, “Two Owls”
David Liittschwager, “Blue Button”
Michelle Valberg, “Mid-Air Flurry”
#animals
#astronomy
#Vital Impacts
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