The talented French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has specialized in taking amazing nature photography – much of it aerial photography. I was so amazed at his previous works that I bought his excellent “coffee-table” sized book “Earth From Above” years ago. There’s an excellent layer in Google Earth which lets you see the locations of many of his photos so you can explore the locations in greater detail (read about the layer here).
Today, Yann’s spectactular eye for beauty is reaching movie watchers around the world. He has found a sponsor who is letting a production HDTV movie be distributed around the world for FREE through the Internet – for a limited time only (until June 14th). The movie is called “HOME“, and has a very important message to every human on the planet. It’s about our planet. And, it shows the wonderful beauty of our planet. But, it also tells the story of unprecedented growth of our species and the dramatic demands we are making upon our limited resources. It shows the dramatic changes that are occurring across the face of our home. It compels us, and pleads with us, to take action to protect our home from wanton destruction and wasteful expenditure of resources. Here is just a sample of the beauty to be found watching this movie:
If you don’t want to hear the bad news, I guess you could ignore the audio – and just watch the absolutely stunning videography and beauty of our planet. But, I hope people around the world will pay attention to the movie’s message. At the end, there is a ray of hope that humanity is already beginning to take positive steps to correct our mistakes. But, more action is needed.
A big part of the Tahina Expedition is that my wife and I hope to see many parts of our planet now – before they are ruined by exploitation and changes to the environment. But, an even bigger part of our expedition is that we hope to help people become more aware of the issues our planet (including the oceans) is facing. The movie HOME is a very effective step in helping raise that type of awareness. We hope to add to that in an incremental, and very personal, way as we invite you to join our explorations of the planet.
