John Marriott91裸聊视频檚 passion for the environment and those who live there was sparked when the then six-year-old went on his first fishing trip to Scotch Creek.
91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 where I first started to fall in love with wildlife,91裸聊视频� says the photographer who is actively advocating for animals that are being treated inhumanely and do not have a voice of their own. 91裸聊视频淚t was all shaped there in the Shuswap.91裸聊视频�
It is a love and concern for wildlife that continued to grow in the wildlife photographer who now calls Canmore, Alta. home and, since November, is a fellow in The International League of Conservation Photographers, a U.S. based non-profit organization whose mission is to further environmental and cultural conservation through ethical photography.
91裸聊视频淚t is the most prestigious group you can belong to as a wildlife photographer and it has been one of my goals, at least in the past 10 years, to become an associate,91裸聊视频� says Marriott.
According to the organization91裸聊视频檚 website, acceptance in the group is granted to individuals who have a proven commitment to conservation action, superior photographic skills and the highest ethical standards.
91裸聊视频淚 have always been extremely concerned about how wildlife is managed in B.C. and, as far back as Grade 10 in Salmon Arm, one of my essays was 91裸聊视频淲olf Conservation in B.C.,91裸聊视频� says the author of several highly esteemed wildlife photography books who has now established a blog to voice his concerns. 91裸聊视频淚t has been a long-brewing thing in the back of the mind and 91裸聊视频楨xposed91裸聊视频� is just the vehicle that has allowed me to give a voice to wildlife, raise concerns and educate people.91裸聊视频�
Marriott describes Exposed, a documentary web series, as a slowly growing movement that is in its infancy but is growing very rapidly.
91裸聊视频淭here are two episodes now that have had more than 200,000 viewers,91裸聊视频� he says with pride, pointing out a television show is considered to be a success when it has 100,000 viewers. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 quickly growing out of its infancy and becoming a real brand in the environmental movement.91裸聊视频�
One of his biggest projects at the moment is campaigning for new trapping and hunting regulations, most of which have not changed since the 1930s.
The current episode of Exposed, 91裸聊视频淐hoking to Death: Killing Canada91裸聊视频檚 Wolves With Neck Snares,91裸聊视频� shows the horrific pain the snares inflict on wildlife.
91裸聊视频淭here are other ways to trap if they need to do so. Snares are not humane, they91裸聊视频檙e cruel and they91裸聊视频檙e outdated,91裸聊视频� Marriott says. 91裸聊视频淭he only meaningful update Canada has done in the last 100 years is to ban steel-jawed leg hold traps.91裸聊视频�
The talented photographer has just wrapped up a five-year project following a B.C. wolf pack but will not share the location for fear hunters and trappers will go there.
Another five-year project Marriott is about to embark on is on big cats in Canada 91裸聊视频� bobcats, cougars and lynx.
91裸聊视频淚n Salmon Arm you see deer and moose, but very few people realize they are around,91裸聊视频� he says, pointing out he wants to photograph the big cats to educate people about the mysterious animals. 91裸聊视频淧art of what enthralled me is that they are all creatures that are tough to find. There91裸聊视频檚 a lot of secrecy about them and a lot that isn91裸聊视频檛 generally known.91裸聊视频�
To see more of Marriott91裸聊视频檚 work, including his Exposed series of videos, visit exposedwithjohnemarriott.com.
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