Green:
environmentally sound or beneficial (third definition)
The question I'm asking myself this week: (maybe you will as well) Can photographers go green, and if so, how? I've been scouring the photo websites for information. I found a wonderful article entitled "13 way to be a Greener Photographer" on PopPhoto (find it here: http://www.popphoto.com/americanphotofeatures/4541/thirteen-ways-to-be-a-greener-photographer.html ) Some of the advice covers basic things we should be doing in the first place, including unplugging our battery chargers, lights, etc when we're finished. Putting computers to sleep when we're not using them. They provided some helpful resources as well; nontoxic photo chemicals are available at silvergrain.org, and for digital work, greenerprinter.com.
Some photographers are choosing to shoot environmentally minded subjects. Take Martijin Molllet as the perfect example. (http://www.molletphoto.com/_) He has been nicknamed "the renewable energy paparazzo". Mollet considers himself environmental activist first, and photographer second. He works to offset 100% of the studio's carbon footprint, and the Studio motto is "Sunlight is Energy & Image".
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