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NATURE & ENVIRONMENT:   A View of California John Lee / Aurora Photos Aurora photographer John Lee gives us a fresh perspective on the "Sunshine State" from Venice Beach to San Francisco. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   High-Tech Trash Peter Essick/ Aurora Photos Millions of toxic electronic parts are discarded every year in the U.S. Large amounts of used electronics end up being sent to developing countries where there are poor environmental standards. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   World Food Crisis Various/ Aurora Photos In the past year, prices have risen significantly for basic food on the international commodity market. Around the world, countries are feeling the effects with severe food shortages. Over the past year, rice prices have risen by 70%. The price of wheat has more than doubled. Corn and soy have been trading well above average. The global food crisis is being blamed on factors such as the growing population and emerging economies like China and India. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Predator Plants Various/ Aurora Photos Charles Darwin considered carnivorous plants some of the most captivating living beings on earth. Carnivorous plants are plants that receive most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or insects. Aurora photographers give us a closer unique look at these peculiar plants. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Pablo Vs. Chevron Ivan Kashinsky/Aurora Photos Pablo Fajardo is the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in a major lawsuit against Texaco, which is now owned by Chevron. This is possibly the largest environmental lawsuit ever filed in history. For twenty years Texaco was responsible for recklessly disposing of crude oil and toxic waste, which leaked into the water supply of the people living in the Ecuadorian Amazon. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Introducing Jurgen Freund Jurgen Freund / Aurora Photos German born, Jurgen 'Yogi' Freund captures the creatures of the oceans both as science and art. At Aurora we anxiously await his work for the joy and awe that it brings us. We hope you agree. May we introduce him to you? View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Galapagos Under Siege Eric Rorer / Aurora Photos Ever since Charles Darwin first visited the Galapagos in 1835, the tiny archipelago 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador has captivated the world’s imagination. However, increased tourist traffic and population growth have put a huge stress on the islands’ ecological balance. Invasive non-native plants and animals are feeding on or forcing out rare native species and the heavy impact of the human footprint is often hidden out of view. Aurora photographer shows a place that is at once beautiful, magical and under siege. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Balog's Trees James Balog Jame Balog spent six-year photographing America’s great trees, forcing us to reconsider how we perceive and photograph nature. There are 92 portraits of trees, all of them the largest, oldest, strongest individuals of their species in America. Many are globally superlative as well. Coupling rock climbing and caving techniques with digital cameras, Balog ventured to extremes, dangling 36 stories above the earth to produce unprecedented views of the natural world. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Gone Fishing Fishing is about more than the catch. It is the life that surrounds the experience; standing in a cold river at sunrise, studying the hatch, listening to the river, and of course watching for the dashing figures beneath the surface of the water. And then the tug on the line. These are the experiences we long for. Aurora Photos photographers have provided all of these experiences in their imagery, now they are available through Aurora's Outdoor Collection. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Earthquake Science Peter Essick / Aurora We know earthquakes level cities and kill people. In December 2004, a giant earthquake caused a tsunami that killed over 220,000 people. In Kashmir last October, a magnitude 7.6 quake claimed 73,000 lives. In cities across the globe, city planners, scientists, and emergency rescue services are studying earthquakes and preparing for the fallout of the next big quake. Aurora photographer Peter Essick traveled the globe, documenting the cities most at risk, and following scientists in their quest to better understand earthquakes. These are some of his images. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Antarctic - What's Next? Jim Lo Scalzo / US News / Aurora Since 1945, the Antarctic Peninsula has experienced a warming of about 4.5F (2.5C). The annual melt season has increased by 2 to 3 weeks in just the past 20 years. The 770 square mile (1,994 km2) Larsen A ice shelf disintegrated suddenly in January 1995. Measurements from data recorders in the Southern Ocean waters around Antarctica show a 0.3F (0.17C) rise in ocean temperatures between the 1950s and the 1980s. The permanent ice cover of nine lakes on Signey Island has decreased by about 45% since the 1950s. Average summer air temperature has warmed by 1.8F (1C). More data such as this exists. What’s next? View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Grand Staircase-Escalante N. M. Ian Austin / Aurora The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument's vast and austere landscape embraces a spectacular array of scientific and historic resources. This high, rugged, and remote region, where bold plateaus and multi-hued cliffs run for distances that defy human perspective, was the last place in the continental United States to be mapped. Even today, this unspoiled natural area remains a frontier, a quality that greatly enhances the monument's value for scientific study. The monument has a long and dignified human history: it is a place where one can see how nature shapes human endeavors in the American West, where distance and aridity have been pitted against our dreams and courage. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   John Smith's Chesapeake Bay, 400 years. Peter Essick / Aurora Aurora photographer Peter Essick documented Chesapeake Bay and brought back images that examine the current state of the Bay and the sites explorer John Smith gazed upon hundreds of years before. As we approach the 400-year anniversary of Smith's exploration, this work helps us understand what treasure Chesapeake Bay. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Hurricane Katrina Various Aurora Photographers The effects of Hurricane Katrina will be felt for a long time to come. Here's a sample of what Aurora affiliated photographers saw. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Hurricane Katrina Aftermath David Krusso / Aurora When hurricane Katrina slammed ashore August 29th with 150-mph (240-kph) winds no one imaged the aftermath it would bring in its wake. From a rescue workers perspective here are images that show its devestation and rescue efforts. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Extreme Weather Jim Reed / IPN / Aurora Award-winning photographer Jim Reed has premium-quality, extraordinary weather images. He captures everything from cumulonimbus clouds and hoar frost to hurricanes and tornadoes. Aurora is proud to have such one of a kind work on our web site. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Western Wildfires East Valley Tribune / Aurora The West braces itself for another wildfire season. From the staff at the East Valley Tribune, these photographs tell the story of a recent Arizona blaze. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Carbon Cycle Disturbed Peter Essick / Aurora The natural carbon cycle works when plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and repire oxygen. Bacteria,animals and humans take in oxygen and repire carbon dioxide. This cycle takes from about one month in the tropics to over 500 years in an old growth forest. Before there were plants carbon cycled through rocks and was only expelled into the atmosphere through volcanoes. This cycle lasted in the millions of years. Since the burning of fossil fuels, humans have been adding excess carbon into the atmosphere which was locked up in coal and oil deposits. This excess is causing the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to rise and warm the earth like a greenhouse. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   The Maine Lobster Carl Walsh / Aurora Lobster is woven into the fabric of Maine’s culture as long as anyone can remember. The cold, clean waters of Maine’s rocky coast provide an ideal habitat for lobster. Maine's lobstermen are guardedly optimistic about the 2005 season and have been surprised to see signs of an earlier start. Pat White of the Maine Lobstermen's Association says no one knows why signs point toward an earlier start this year. Sometimes, it doesn't pay to try to figure out the habits of Maine's most valuable sea creature. "We can't figure out how to outsmart an animal with no brain," said White, a lobsterman based in York Harbor. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Congress Passes ANWR Various Aurora Photographers March 17, 2005 - The Senate voted yesterday 51-49 in favor of oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Hurdles still remain, yet drilling advocates said they were close to achieving their long fight to tap billions of barrels of oil beneath the 1.5 million-acre tundra. Search ANWR for more images of the Refuge on www.auroraphotos.com View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Global Warming Peter Essick / Aurora Global warming has been called the most important issue in science today. The data shows that humans are causing the planet to warm by burning fossil fuels. If the warming continues and the computer models are accurate, millions of people and whole ecosystems could be adversly affected. Peter Essick travelled to many remote locations around the world to document the changes scientists are beginning to observe. Aurora has a complete collection of all the major components of this important issue. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   The Shapes of Leaves Walter Schiesswohl / Bilderberg Walter Schiesswohl of Hamburg, Germany presents a selection of leaf images in all their many forms and shapes, designs of nature. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   The Land: Patagonia Part I Peter Essick / Aurora “Torres del Paine National Park, which is a World Heritage Site, has an almost unreal landscape, with vibrant green vegetation, turquoise blue water, and amazing light at sunrise.” This is just one of the impressions Aurora photographer Peter Essick had after spending several months in Patagonia. There Peter photographed the land and the people. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Introducing Paul Souders Paul Souders / IPN / Aurora Do a search for "Souders" on Aurora's site and these are some of the images that appear. Range, versatility, quality and more comes from Paul Souders' photography. Enjoy looking and searching through his expanded collection. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Winter in Yellowstone and the Tetons Jose Azel / Aurora Few, if any places can provide the spectacular scenery and abundant wildlife one can see in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in winter. Mystical, lovely, even surreal, the landscape takes forms that inspire and cause us to pause. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Wildlife Relocation Adrain Bailey/Aurora The relocation of wildlife has replaced natural migration as human development has closed the ancient paths African animals used to follow. A seasonal operation that takes place when animals are under least stress, predators, antelope, giraffe and even elephant are captured and moved for commercial or scientific reasons. It is even possible for tourists to join in certain relocations. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Water Issues Peter Essick/Aurora Already overburdened, the Earth's six billion people can't get enough of fresh water. With populations continuing to climb, what happens next? Read on... View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   ANWR Alaska Jim Lo Scalzo/US News/Aurora At about 19 million acres, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is the largest refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. On Alaska's North Slope, it is about the size of the state of North Carolina. The refuge's 1002 Area, about the size of the state of Delaware, is the center of statewide and national debate over oil exploration in the refuge. Read moreÉ. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   White Side of the Moon Simon O'Dwyer / Aurora View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Palmyra Atoll Randy Olson/Aurora The largest purchase to date for the Nature Conservancy is the Palmyra atoll situated about 300 miles north of the equator. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   The Wild Dogs of Selinda Adrian Bailey/Aurora Each year around June, the African Wild Dog, one of Africa's most endangered carnivores, begins the process of raising a litter. The hope of the species falls on the pups, staving off extinction for a few more years. Come and follow... View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Diving for Lobsters Andoni Canela/Aurora In the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea, diving for this tasty crustacean is done by hand. Find out more... View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Guyana Randy Olson/ Aurora *Winner Magazine Photographer Of The Year POY 2003 Multi-nationals raping a once pristine jungle are now in conflict with the traditional way of life of the Guyana Amerindian population. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   New Zealand David McLain/Aurora Birth place of the Bungee jump, land of mist and ice, from vineyards to caves and glaciers an adventurer's paradise. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Iceberg Alley David McLain/Aurora Iceberg Alley is the name given to the waters that run from Greenland to Newfoundland and Labrador. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Nuclear Waste Peter Essick/Aurora World Press Photo: 1st Prize Stories Science & Technology A wide and in depth look at the legacy of the United State's Atomic and Nuclear programs - Clean up, Disposal and Storage. More situations availab View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Color Outdoor Stock Chris Pinchbeck/Aurora Scenics and adventure stock from various locations. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   The Lewis and Clark Trail Jose Azel/Aurora Almost 200 years ago the land's of Native Americans, bison and wilderness began an epic of change. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Drakensberg Mountain Range Adrian Bailey/Aurora Adrian Bailey and writer David Bristow attempt South Africa's largest range known as the Dragon's Mountain. Full Text Available For License. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Rhythm of the Tides Tim Peters/Aurora Explore the Grand Manan Island fisheries in New Brunswick, Canada. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Hugh Brantner Hugh Brantner/Aurora Still lives in and out of the studio and stock in various styles. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Tatshenshini David McLain/Aurora Follow an expedition through the winding path of the Tatshenshini river in British Columbia. The river runs through cool green mountains and ice blue glaciers. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Flower Power View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall As the days grow shorter and Autumn hues descend, out of doors there is a newfound crispness, both on the ground and in the air. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Wild America Peter Essick/Aurora Step away from civilization and venture into the American Wilderness, regions where nature, wildlife, and the seasons define the landscape and demonstrate the beauty of untamed life. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Finding Balance: Parks & People Randy Olson and Melissa Farlow/Aurora Millions of Americans visit our national parks annually. Most are unaware that with each visit they affect the balance between the preservation and the destruction of the very land, water, and hist View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   Feeding the Planet Robb Kendrick/Aurora Will we continue to produce enough food to feed thebillions living on this planet? View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   back to top