Thursday, October 01, 2009
Timberland Earthkeeper Hero Andrea Bakacs: Photo-Activist
Timberland Earthkeeper Hero and Photo-Activist Andrea Bakacs is a New York City resident using her camera to change the behaviour of millions of her neighbours including those closes to her—photographers and magazines. “Why use the image just to shout doom and gloom on the front of the newspaper when you can use it to spread awareness, inspire communities, and empower the world to make a difference for the better?”
Andrea is harnessing the power of photography to deliver eco-messages. At just 29, Andrea is pointing her camera at amazing pockets of nature worth saving and a host of green projects sprouting from nooks and crannies across New York City. Ever seen Manhattan’s eco-friendly composting nuns? How about a farm complete with goats and chickens and cherry trees smack in the middle of the east village—on a rooftop? What about the green movement’s equivalent of graffiti artists—guerrilla gardeners? Andrea is taking the public along for a ride on her visual story of green NYC.
When she’s not talking with colleagues about how to better their carbon footprint on her blog Photography for a Greener Planet, she is out snapping shots of amazing NYC greenery or promoting her work as a Timberland Earthkeeper Hero on www.Changents.com www.Changents.com. Through her photographs, Bakacs is inspiring and empowering people all over the world to become part of the environmental movement.
View Andrea’s work and follow her as she explore the Big Apple, visit http://changents.com/andreabakacs.
