Nowadays there is climate change, natural disasters, global warming, extinction of important animal species, waste problems ... Most of us are already very concerned about these consequences, but few people perceive it as a big problem that will have major consequences for the future.
Environmental protection is a branch of protection that puts the issue of pollution and the degradation of the environment in which man lives at the forefront. Environmental protection is mainly about resolving environmental burdens and rehabilitating degraded areas. This includes polluted air, water and soil. Nature conservation strives to preserve biodiversity and protect natural values. To help protect nature, we went to volunteer in Gambia, where we did various work related to nature and animals. We photographed the execution of the works, the surrounding nature, animals and included the shots in the photo series.
The theoretical part is based on the connection between photography and the environment - in what way can photography positively and negatively affect nature and the animals in it. Various instructions are described to minimize the burden on the environment in which we photograph, what is important to prepare before the project, the goal we want to achieve with photography, what story we want to show viewers and how we will share the project among people.
How photography can help protect the environment is evident from a few examples of practice that I have added to the theoretical part of the chapter.
The experimental part includes preparations for the expedition, the course of the project, photography and the necessary equipment, the circumstances in which the photographs were taken, methods of work, post-production and hypotheses.
The result of the experimental part of the thesis is the photographic series Environmental Protection in The Gambia. It consists of six series of different nature conservation problems and surroundings in The Gambia, a total of 30 photographs with a description.
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