This week was the 3^rd annual Microsoft Pro Photo Summit - a 2-day event that brings together renowned professional photographers and industry leaders to discuss the top issues affecting the industry.

Photo courtesy of Jeff Greene, Microsoft

Blue Earth was prominently featured in a 30-minute presentation by nature and wildlife photographer Florian Schulz. Florian showed examples of current and past Blue Earth projects, and spoke from the heart about how Blue Earth helped him get “Yellowstone to Yukon” off the ground. He followed that with a presentation of his own inspiring images and videos, including recent work documenting the coastal ecosystems from Baja California to Alaska’s Beaufort Sea. Florian highlighted the importance of creating wildlife corridors linking existing parks and public lands, to preserve habitats and ensure diverse and healthy ecosystems. 

Also speaking at the summit was world renown nature photographer, Frans Lanting. Frans gave the opening day photographer keynote, presenting images and poems from his Blue Earth sponsored project, “Life: A Journey through Time”.  His talk can be found here.

For more info on the Pro Photo Summit, see Jeff Greene’s blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/prophoto/.

- Larry Ockene, Blue Earth Board President

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