ISSP 2019 Publication - Photography and the World

of just pointing out everything that people are doing wrong. Some
people, especially activists who are fighting against climate change,
tend to become really skeptical about the human species—disappointed
in them, like they’re useless—and people feel that on a deep
level. That’s not the way to reach anyone. If you don’t believe in us
anymore, why should we listen to you?
Do you have hope for
the Anthropocene?
We can’t stop it altogether but we can prevent it from becoming a
disaster. We have to shift away from thinking of it as only a burden,
though. This is why I emphasize that a mindset to “save our asses”
isn’t enough, we have to start thinking of it as an adventure.
We’re hardwired for adventure. It motivates us. This is why you still
see so many people traveling by plane now, even though we know the
environmental damage of flying. It’s not airplanes that we need, it’s
exploration, but they just happen to be there and available. We would
all be better off, however, if we redirected that urgent biological drive
for adventure into something beneficial.
Scientists have done their part of the work, which is to show that
there is a problem, and now others need to be involved by taking into
account the way we think, beyond the science and data, to activate
the collective imagination. Yes, there are some people who will always
doubt the science but we don’t have to convince everyone, just the
critical mass. That’s enough to make a change. The rest will follow.
In exploring
ritual in your
photographic
practice
what have been
the challenges
and
revelations?
This article was originally published on Riding the Dragon.
Insights from “Photography and Ritual:
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