Andrew Burdick Photography - Freelance Photojournalism Portland, Oregon and Sherrill, New York. Events, Weddings, Bands, Live Music, Portraits, Photography To Help Bridge The Relationship Between People And Place

VISION 1

Drew’s photography seeks to highlight the dynamic essence of the ever-evolving relationship between people, the world in which we live and the natural systems we depend on. His passion for photography and artistic interpretation is balanced by his appreciation for the life sciences. Drew’s photographs attempt to show the beauty and destructiveness, diversity and compassion, potential for sustainability, reality and fecundity inherent in human relationship to our environments.

It is part of Drew’s vision as an artist to use photography as an educational means to help bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and public understanding. After all, it is our perception of our relationship to the living world that ultimately shapes our decision making.

As we hurtle into the 21^st century, this delicate relationship will become increasingly important to our survival in every sense: economic, social, political, ecological. The Earth's human population has recently topped 6.5 billion people, with no indication of slowing down.

In fact, our numbers are growing, exponentially. According to a 2004 United Nations Population Prospectus, human population will exceed 9 billion people by 2050.^[1] The question naturally arises, how will the Earth's ecosystems support such an increased demand for clean water, food to eat, air to breath, fuel to consume, lumber to build? In other words, how will human relationships with each other and with the world around us be affected by this great increase in population?

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