this is one of the most beautiful blogs i've seen. thinking about world issues through the lens of beauty is provokes interesting feelings. i believe it makes the messages more potent. thank you for sharing this.

wow ... this is really a eye-opener ... I can't believe there are people who delibertly kill innocent animals for "fun" or sports. Surely they aren't humans beings? I mean I am 15 years old, and going on like this, when I have children all these BEAUTIFULL sights will be gone and lost forever ...

People open up your eyes and look around to find the amazing creations of God around us!! Don't trash it!!!

It is so wonderful to hear our younger generation speaking with such ambition! It truly saddens me to think of what our World will be like whenever my children are at my age. Why can't ANYONE stand up for our environment, instead we have money being poured all over the place to help the "Political and Social Big Wigs" keep making more money. I didn't even know we had a World Environment Day, until I read this. Sad that advertisers, and GOVERNMENT does NOT care!

Incredible blog, incredible photos. This is such a brilliant idea for a blog. I also appreciate that you provide links to relevant news stories for those who want to read further into the topic. I hope that this blog really takes off and becomes a permanent part of the site.

funny how many god freaks this blog attracts

Looking at all those clips all around the world, our enviroment is in BIG trouble. Unless we change the way we live, the way we live will change our way of life. Its very sad that MAN caused all this PROBLEM, HUGE PROBLEM. I worry for our children and their children. At this rate, if we keep destroying alot of these almost extinct animals, someday our childrens children will ask their parents, "Mommy what was a frog or Polar Bear? That is SAD.

ROBIN ALLARD

It is, indeed, sad how many people have bought into "climate change", formerly global warning, because it does not exist. Climate change occurs continually, cycling through numerous iterations, and truly does not endanger us. Species have continually disappeared throughout history. Would you "huggers" and "greens" like to have dinosaurs still alive today, eating you and your children? Get a life!

Loving the Big Picture! As a former photojournalist (well, once a P-J, always a P-J but I'm not presently 'working') I think the big photo play is awesome. Keep it up. I'll be back to see more!

Loving the site. It's a great break from traditional newspaper style story layouts on the web, and hopefully it'll get people to rethink the super compressed, super small pictures that usually accompany a story. Having said that, is there any chance we could get links to the full-res originals?

I love this site and check it every day. This is such a great idea, and I hope that you keep it up. This is the way to get news! As said above, seeing images of the effects of pollution really hits harder than reading! But they have to be big images, and this site is the way to go!

I hope that everyone can do their small part to help. If we all did a little it would make a difference. It's easy to talk, but actions will speak louder! My wife and I have started biking everywhere possible, and taking a very fuel-efficient scooter around when we can't. Hopefully this little bit can help!

This was such a beautiful blog. I am comforted in knowing that there are people in this world that care about the environment as much as I do and that people and governments worldwide are trying to do something to reduce emissions and help the environment. However, I am also saddened by how uncaring many people in this world can be towards the environment, spending money on useless agendas, lavish and wasteful parties, and not being conscientious about the world and the effects us humans have on the Earth.

I truly enjoyed this blog and look forward to future entries.
Thank you.

I'm so much inspired and hooked by this blog. I've spread this to my fellow colleagues to learn by seeing things.
thanks keep going.

The image of the child at the dump with the storks seems to me to be Hell on earth. Such a tragic image of such a tragic reality.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Real estate for great photography!!!!!Keep up the great work. It's fantastic.

The images are outstanding!!!

I have immediately added it to my RSS Reader.

Great job.

No comment necessary!
"Yes we can"? Mr.Obama .....

If only every one (that includes the money mad fat cats) would do something to slow down this man made disaster . Perhaps we could manage to change things for the better!!! These really are awesome images. Thank you..

It is wonderful that we have technologically advanced to capture nature and ravages on it and view it. This incisive blog throws open one issue,can we do something about keeping,using,protecting,adding to and pass on the wonderous nature that is fast becoming a memory.
Great pictures and good message.welldone

sad, yet beautiful photography. thanks for sharing

Do you know that in Australia there are things called Roo Boxes where Macropods (yes many of the species from this family not just Eastern Grays that are in plague proportions in some areas of Australia) are brought and processed after being shot in the head by professional shooters every night in their hundreds?. Licenses are issued by the Environmental agencies and allotment tags sold by this same government agency at a profit. Allowing the shooters to kill as many Roo’s as they have tags, these tags are bought in the many hundreds at a time by individuals. So my point is this, I have never seen one single protester at any of these un-romantic and remote Roo Boxes, nor any of these so called political photographers’. Once again un-educated media and protesters jumping on the band wagon to make them selves feel better when they sit around their wooden tables sipping on an expensive bottle of wine, pointing their plastic fingers, complaining to their peers, thinking they are making a difference. What a Joke!!! , Whales, frogs and Polar Bears ect, are a totally different issues

some pics hav just shaken my soul.what an awesome blog .keep it up!!!!!
its good to see that there are still some people who care about the planet and arebusy spreading the message.THANKS A LOT .

As an energetic healer and seer by birth, I feel everything Mother Earth feels. If this particular wake-up-call works to open the eyes of us all, then so be it. Unless one is in deep denial, we cannot pretend that the damage done is in a state of crisis. If nothing else send love and gratitude to the Earth for without her we cannot survive.

just eat the birds instad of garbage!

I like to think, "let us destroy the earth. She will fine. Her destiny is always going to be - float around, growing things, until the sun explodes. It's ourselves we are worried about. I dislike when people say Mother-nature is in trouble. She has been around longer than anything, and she'll will be fine no matter what we do to her. Stop worrying about her. She can shake us off any time she wants.

Enough personifying rocks though - the real issue is that people make garbage and it has to go somewhere. The only real way to stop garbage is to stop people. It would be great if people stopped having children. Or only had one child. Maybe if every couple only had one we could half the population. At least then I wouldn't have to share all of my stuff.

I'm going to comment on the selection of pictures instead of the politics of the content, since this blog is the equivalent of The Messenger, not to be shot or held accountable for the content.

Great selection of pics, again, Alan!

This blog is fantastic, my new favorite -- thanks!!

Watching the Big Pictures in our comfort houses, sitting on our cosy chairs, connected to broadband internet cannot and should not hide the real sad picture of our world; the catastrophe is on our door edge and the Big Picture brings it alive more than other sites or essays.
I was especially touched by the young boy picture who search the debris pile in India. Sad story.

hi mi name is alex from argentina!
good photos! perdon pero no hablo ingles :)

wonderful,I wish people take the requisite steps that ought to be taken.

Iam a student, doing research on environmental care and protection. Iam highly challenged by the pictures seen here. I wish people could rise to the challenge and let's contribute our quota in doing the little we can to see to the alleviation of these pertinent crisis that are looming and hovering over us. Let's all join hands to save and protect the environment or else we will be destroying ourselves with our own hands. Thanks once more and more grease to your elbows. keep up the good work.

Very nice pictures . Thank You and hope success for all .I hope the all educated and informed people could do their best to preserve our Earth for the future generations .
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Vital views! Unforgettable angles!! Deadly snapshots strongly reminding life support !!!

Storyteller of the future

Each and every one in our own way must make a conscious effort in how we lead our daily lives. To not participate in the raping of this planet,

I just want to say thank you so much for this blog. Every week I look forward to when new pictures go up, and this site is the first place I go to when I want to do some relaxing or deep thinking. Thank you.

people cut down the trees for place to live for the ever growing human popullation so if we cut trees we can plant them again in our garden of our new house.In that way we can reduse global warming as well as stay in a healthy environment

excellent,so strong

isn't it a distorted pic of the world environment in the absence of advanced countries

Waoh!
what a wonderfull pictures, They are good sample to learn.bravo!

CONGRATULATION!!

fine dude

Greats pictures, i'm environmental engineer. A lot of work stays for doing, gives me sadness to see so much hurt to the environment. Bye