NANPA Announces Nature Photography Day JUNE 15: CAPTURE A SCENE! The third annual Nature Photography Day will be observed on Sunday, June 15, 2008. It's a day to view the world with your camera and maybe even advance the cause of conservation. Those are the goals of this nationally designated day. Nature Photography Day on June 15 is an entry in McGraw-Hill's reference work "Chase's Calendar of Events." NANPA's History Committee was instrumental in establishing this date to focus attention on nature photography. New Nature Photography Day Member Event This new annual event will challenge NANPA members to take a nature photograph on June 15 and upload it for publication in the July/August issue of Ripples, our bi-monthly newsletter. This is not a contest. All photos will be published and there is no cost for submission. Photos for submission MUST be taken on June 15, 2008 within walking distance of wherever you are on that day. Full details can be found on the Nature Photography Day Event Page. 2008 Public Service Announcements (Audio) We've been promoting Nature Photography Day through local and national media, businesses, photography clubs, and word of mouth. As done last year, public service announcements (PSAs) have been recorded for release to radio stations and websites. Click one of the players below to hear or download this year's new PSAs. 20 second version: 60 second version: Celebrate Nature Photography Day! How can you celebrate on June 15? Consider this: June 15 is a Sunday this year (and Father's Day!), a time to begin photographing your surroundings - and then to stay creative throughout the whole weekend! Here are some ideas: Take your kids and grandkids on a nature trek and give them a single-use camera to use. Then print some of their photos and present them, in a mat or frame, to those young photographers. Pick something in nature that you've never photographed before, and then make plans to photograph that subject on June 15. Select a subject in nature that is small or common and thus easily overlooked. Then photograph it in a way to make the ordinary seem extraordinary. Look for and photograph something that detracts from the beauty in nature - images that show how human beings sometimes adversely affect our environment. Finally, ask yourself how your images can help to bring positive changes to your world! Got your own suggestions for celebrating Nature Photography Day? We want to hear them! Send your ideas to webmaster@nanpa.org.   [BACK]       Site Index       Search       Disclaimers       Contact Us       Email This Page   North American Nature Photography Association 10200 West 44th Avenue, Suite 304 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-2840, USA Phone: 303-422-8527 Fax: 303-422-8894 E-mail: info@nanpa.org   © 2001 All Rights Reserved