Starting Plastic Free!

Plastic bags and straws are a nuisance to the community and on the environment. It is about time that places have started to say no to plastic bags and straws. I know here in California some stores have placed a 10 cent charge on plastic bags so people will buy reusable bags instead of harmful plastic. I am not sure about other states or even countries but a start is a start!

Planet or Plastic?

Today, I pledged to reduce the single-use plastic in my life. Join me and choose our planet! #PlanetOrPlastic on.natgeo.com/plasticpledge

Printer!!

Great news!!! I just recently bought a new printer and it is arrived, set up, and printing out beautiful photos! Up to 13x19" photos on this Canon Pixma iP8720. Order your prints now or schedule a photo shoot with me! ☺

The Danger Humans Play on Wildlife- Deforestation

Do you know what the #1 cause of land loss, or deforestation, is? Us. Humans have become the main reason for destruction on ourselves, on the world, our economy, our lives. What problem could have been avoided if simply had not been greedy? We realized our destruction after the Industrial Revolution where we polluted the air that we breathe.  But what change has happened since then? We still destroy the land we walk on by destroying the rainforests that give us a substantial amount of air. They are being cut down for our own personal use: increases in food, making oil from palm trees, land use for cattle, etc. Slowly by surely, we are cutting down 18.7 million acres of rainforests, almost 27 football fields per minute. Can you imagine the pure carnage of it all? Millions of trees being cut down, burned, dying because of the increased warmth due to Global Warming. What about the animals to whom the jungles are home too. Orangutans, an extant species of great apes, are now classified under Critically Endangered species list because their home is being destroyed. Why consume when we can give? Why take when we can share? Look for a baby Orangutan (the closest to me is Fresno Chaffee Zoo) and think to yourself, because of my species they will never be in their natural home.

The Danger Humans Play on Wildlife- Plastic in the Ocean

Whether an animal lover or not, many people do not realize the drastic effect we have taken on this world and the other species we live with. I see the problems our ecosystem is having, and maybe you do too, but when is that last time that you have done something small to make a change. Picking up a few pieces of trash even though it's not your own, trying to recycle, or even making the effort to try and conserve water (considering California used to be in a drought). We affect the water, the air, the land, every aspect of this planet we try to taint and we do not think about the consequences until after, that is if the big name corporations care at all. What about the other species that live here? After all, humans are not the only living creatures on this planet. We leave trash in the water where millions of life circulates, a place where we have barely discovered because it is so vast and deep, we cannot survive. So is the answer to that to let trash contaminate and consume the waters we share. Recently a Pilot Whale died on the shores of Thailand because it consumed 17 lbs. of plastic bags, mistaking them for Jellyfish. Or what about the sea turtles that choke on plastic rings used to hold sodas together. No one in their right mind would let their baby go near that for fear of choking but it's alright to toss them in a sea where they can do the same amount of damage to any animal. They're not your baby but the sea is filled with mothers and their children and we make it harder for them to live every day with the constant risk death may bring. I know that every day could mean the end of a life for a sea creature because of the dangers of predators but why increase that chance by adding plastic to that equation. Enough animals have become endangered over the century, why risk more?

Welcome

Hi!
Welcome to my blog, beauty of night photography. The reason for this site is to be able to try and promote my images and sell a few prints along the way ☺. A majority of my photos will be animals and nature because that's what I love to photograph the most. Thank you for taking the time to visit this site. Au revoir!