Documerica captured our way of life and environment shortly after EPA’s creation. State of the Environment is your chance, 40 years later, to mark the change.
Join this global documentary of our lives and our environment today. Challenge yourself with Documerica Then and Now.
Join In! Share photos using Flickr entries accepted through 2013.
Catch the EPA Traveling Exhibit
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
Today’s Photo: Congratulations to ‘theoflich’ on Flickr
A Problem and a Solution, Willow Island coal fired power plant by theoflich on Flickr on August 4, 2012.
We look forward to sharing your current view of our environment and way of life. Your photos may be submitted to State of the Environment on Flickr through 2013.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
Share Your Best Caption!
Share your words from this bug’s life!
I Am What I Am by Tobago_Pictures on Flickr
We look forward to your creative thoughts and humor. Share your captions in the comments below or on our Facebook page.
As always share your current view of our environment and way of life. Your photos may be submitted to State of the Environment on Flickr through 2013.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
On the Edge: Today’s Photo
View South from Cape Spear Lighthouse, July 19, 2012, Congratulations to Dan Conlin, 'dans eye' on Flickr.
Today, we bring you a view of the eastern most point of land on the North American continent. A scene which appears to have little impact from mankind.
If you have had the chance to walk where the ocean meets land, share with us your thoughts on what those moments have brought to you.
On the edge, or landlocked, we look forward to your c urrent view of our environment and way of life. Your photos may be submitted to State of the Environment on Flickr through 2013.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
Global Snapshot: Our Environment, Our World
Today, we wanted to share a global snapshot with you. This is the first in a new image series that we will share for the duration of the project.
State of the Environment, Global Snapshot, 2010-2013
Thanks to your contributions to State of the Environment, we can create a picture of our challenges and moments around the globe. Enjoy, reflect, and we look forward to those that are next to come.
Congratulations to the following photographers featured above, left to right:
Mentao Nord Camp, Burkina Faso, September 21, 2012 by Oxfam International on Flickr
Windy, Antarctica, November 26, 2011 by brookpeterson on Flickr
April 22 Bike Day, Zaandam, North Holland, April 22, 2012 by hajeka on Flickr
Mangabeiras, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May 14, 2011 by p_coraline on Flickr
Milan | skyline, Italy, December 28, 2011 by Seba [ 538.it ] on Flickr
Children looking for toys, Port Gentil, Gabon, October 4, 2012 by Benoit Henry on Flickr
Street Scene, Sapa, Vietnam, May 10, 2011 by peggy01b on Flickr
Sheep’s grazing, New Zealand, March 25, 2012 by Vikas Aggarwal on Flickr
You and Me Together, Critically endangered leatherback turtle hatchlings, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I., July 10, 2010 by Tobago_Pictures on Flickr
Bandare Turkman, Iran, October 14, 2011 by M.Pantoufle on Flickr
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to New Low in Satellite Era, August 27, 2012 by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
Today’s Snapshot: iEnvironment?
Caribbean Sea, Grand Cayman by Alissa Holland, January 18, 2013
Today’s photo is an example of what makes this project so cool. To get to that spot and to share your view, trekking is optional, sans schlepping.
You can be walking down your street and capture a scene at the touch of a screen.
Congratulations to Alissa Holland, for her contribution to State of the Environment, via smartphone.
Your photos may be submitted to State of the Environment on Flickr through 2013.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
Our Environment: Today’s Scene
Last Friday, we asked you to submit photos that captured the small moments, that can create the larger picture of our lives and environment today.
Today’s chosen image was taken on January 20, 2013, shared with us by ‘photocafe’ on Flickr.
State of the Environment is your opportunity to be a partake in Documerica’s vision. Forty years ago, 22,000 photographs made EPA’s final cut. 22,000 images taken through a decade, captured the average American day, our national challenges and achievements. The United States environment, had never been documented like this before. Until now, Documerica was an achievement that was not revisited, it was an opportunity awaiting a chance for evolution.
Decades from today, what will your photos tell us about our world?
Entries may be submitted to State of the Environment on Flickr through 2013.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
New Jersey Then, Now it’s Your Turn
Documerica Returns has made it’s 40th stop! The Travelling Exhibit is currently on display at Rutgers University, through February 5. Check it out in the G.H. Cook Campus Center.
Documerica and New Jersey
We invite you to share scenes of New Jersey today for State of the Environment. Below, we have highlighted a few standouts for ideas. This project is about what you see happening in our lives and environment today.
Take it up a notch by matching any Documerica scenes as they exist today, we’ll give it added attention as part of the Documerica Then and Now Challenge.
DOCUMERICA:Sign Outside Old Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. New Plans Call for Careful Preservation of the Area and Its Beaches 05/1973 by Arthur Tress.
DOCUMERICA: The George Washington Bridge in Heavy Smog. View toward the New Jersey Side of the Hudson River. 05/1973 by Chester Higgins.
DOCUMERICA: Latin Girl Holding a Child on an Inner City Porch in Paterson New Jersey ... 06/1974 by Danny Lyon.
DOCUMERICA: Illegal Dumping Area off the New Jersey Turnpike, Facing Manhattan Across the Hudson River. Nearby, to the South, Is the Landfill Area of the Proposed Liberty State Park, 03/1973 by Gary Miller.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
The Forest and the Trees
Annapolis Rocks Pano, January 20, 2013 by Danny.Hart on Flickr
It’s easy to lose sight of the forest. Even if you are one who thinks about the big picture, you may find it difficult to express yourself when it comes to those trees.
State of the Environment is your opportunity to use the trees to show the forest. Your photographs each show the small happenings in our lives: the moments, the view points, the small signs. Each scene you share becomes a building block. Together, those building blocks create a larger picture than any one person could build alone.
How many words, are the 2,635 photos submitted to date, speaking?
This weekend, we invite you to photograph these small signs, that will undoubtedly reflect the bigger picture of what’s going on in our environment today.
To find inspiration, glance at a single photo within Documerica. Then, step back to gaze at the mosaic of moments. Rather powerful isn’t it?
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
Humans and the Environment
Last Friday, we asked you to submit photos that captured humans in our environment - whether they knew it or not. We put forth this theme to nudge the notion of what our environment is. Where does it begin and end? In this spirit, we chose this photo today. Congratulations to ‘ckongyc’ on Flickr for this scene, taken on January 21, 2013.
This documentary of public submissions, State of the Environment, continues to ask the question: what is our environment? Together, your images are shaping the larger picture of our environment and way of life today. Documerica is a gift that we can forever reflect on. It holds countless stories and speaks to an entire decade of change in the United States. Years from now, what will today’s photos tell us about our world?
Today, it is your chance to be a part of history.
Human and Environment, January 21, 2013 by ckongyc on Flickr.
Entries may be submitted to State of the Environment on Flickr through 2013.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
Caption Contest! Today’s Featured Scene
As promised, this week’s caption contest is no bird-brained matter. Feel free to take your time on this one…
We’ll share our top caption here, as well as on EPA’s facebook page and Twitter. Enjoy and we hope it’s a beautiful day from wherever you may be reading this.
Congratulations to John Dreye, a top contributor to State of the Environment, for this great photo.
Turtle Club, Sea Pines Forest Preserve, December 14, 2012, by John Dreyer.
State of the Environment is a documentary of our lives and environment from 2011 through 2013. Share your environment today; as ordinary or extraordinary as it may be.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in Greenversations are those of the author. They do not reflect EPA policy, endorsement, or action, and EPA does not verify the accuracy or science of the contents of the blog.
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