NZPhotographer Issue 25, November 2019

Piha Beach Cleanup
#PhotographyforGood
by Richard Young
As many of you would agree, New
Zealand is a truly amazing place - it
is a small country on the map, but for
photographers, its landscapes, nature,
and wildlife present endless photo
opportunities. Taking care of the environment and
our nature is an important step that everyone should
take, but especially us photographers as without it, our
photography careers and passion for capturing the
beauty would cease to exist.
When out there taking photos it is our chance to help
preserve the beauty not just on the photographs but
also in real life. It’s important to behave responsibly
as photographers, you know the saying, take only
photos, leave only footsteps!
That’s why it was a privilege to join Peak Design
along with a group of 60+ environmentally conscious
photographers on 19th October to clean up Piha
Beach.
It was an exciting event that managed to combine
our passion for photography with doing good and it
was a privilege to be able to capture the fun as well
as some beachscapes whilst getting to know people
and talking photography and the environment
- Photography is truly a universal language and
by spreading good messages and helping the
environment we can all make a difference, one
photo at a time.
This time, we cleared Piha Beach of more than 100
litres of rubbish making the environment not only a
nicer place for us photographers to visit, but more
importantly, a healthier environment for our West
Coast wildlife.
The event was organised by Peak Design who
recently launched their project Climate Neutral which
encourages all brands to take meaningful action on
climate change. This is something we at New Zealand
Photography Workshops take seriously too. This year,
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