Blue Earth Alliance

Blue earth believes documentary photography can inspire positive change. We support visual storytelling on critical environmental and social issues through direct assistance to photographers and filmmakers and by fostering a collaborative community of professionals.our sponsored projects have been at the forefront of issues affecting contemporary society and the environment; climate change, wildlife preservation, threats to ancient and emerging cultures, social injustices and healing the wounds of war-torn societies, are just a few representative projects.our project support includes:non-profit fiscal sponsorship for fundraisingmarketing consultationmentorshiptechnical resources like "shooting from the heart," a blue-earth published instructional book for personal projects an annual conference designed to educate and insprie our project photographers/filmmakers and other professionals in the non-profit, academic, communications and agency fields.

Blue Earth believes documentary photography can inspire positive change. We support visual storytelling on critical environmental and social issues through direct assistance to photographers and a collaborative community of professionals.The link between compelling documentary photography and our collective motivation to change attitudes, behavior, even policies is strong. Eddie Adamss Pulitzer Prizewinning photograph of a Vietcong execution in Saigon forever changed how the world viewed the Vietnam War. Brazilian photojournalist Sebastio Salgados images of the impoverished portray human life with fresh dignity and compassion. Maintaining this link is central to the mission of Blue Earth.Through our support of Photography that Makes a Difference, Blue Earth has helped raise almost a million dollars for important issues often overlooked by traditional media--The Arctic. Global warming. The loss of open space in Los Angeles. Racism suffered by farmers. Disappearing traditions of New Engl