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'At What Cost' Documentary Project
Visual Journeys and the Sierra Club
Visual Journeys and the Foundation for Deep Ecology
Visual Journeys and the Santa Clara River
Support the 'At What Cost' Galapagos Documentary Project!

Galapagos Update

Galapagos Image

Isla Bartolme, Galapagos | ©2007 Andrew M. Harvey

“The diversity and interconnectedness of living organisms in Galapagos is widely recognized as the best manifestation of the evolutionary processes remaining on the planet”
-UNESCO Mission Report - February 28, 2006.

Dear Friends,

Visual Journeys has partnered with Sahalie Publishing, a non-profit educational corporation, to create an important and timely documentary program that educates viewers about the looming environmental crisis facing the Galapagos Islands.

We have picked up a lot of good momentum in the last two months and we now need your financial help!

We are short $60,850 dollars. Time is of the essence because this work must be completed during the peak tourist season which is in March.

Our March mission to Galapagos will focus on the booming tourist industry and its myriad of harmful environmental consequences which threaten the Galapagos Archipelago.

Our requests for interviews have been very well received and we are working with an impressive list of Groups, Individuals and Organizations to tell our story, including:

-California Academy of Sciences -Ecuadorian Minister of the Environment -Fundación Charles Darwin -Galapagos National Park -Mayors from three Galapagos Islands -Monterey Bay Aquarium -National Tropical Botanical Gardens -Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens -Sea Shepherd -United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -UNESCO -World Wildlife Fund

We are ready to shoot and have acquired all the equipment necessary to shoot in Galapagos, worked out logistics and obtained the necessary permits and permissions to do the job.

We are proud to announce that Eric Adkins has signed on as our Director of Photography. Eric’s credits include: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, House, MD. and Mars Attacks.

All we need now is your help in raising our production costs of $60,850 dollars for our important shoot dates in March.

The problems that face Galapagos are an easy-to-understand version of the environmental malady facing our planet and future generations. It is our sincere belief that understanding the situation in Galapagos is to understand a global environmental pandemic. We believe that this understanding will arm our audience with the knowledge and inspiration to seek out a healthy future for all life.

Click here for more information and to donate using our secure Pay Pal server. Your contribution is Tax Deductible.

We offer producer and executive producer credits for donations starting at $30,000 dollars. Please call 310.399.4138 for more information.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Andrew Harvey
Director,
Visual Journeys
2503 7th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310.399.4138
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December 12, 2007

'At What Cost' Documentary Project

Visual Journeys will start production of “At What Cost” a documentary film which will educate viewers about the looming environmental crisis in the Galapagos Islands.

Our documentary explores the impacts of a growth economy on the complex ecosystems found in the Galapagos Archipelago. We will also explore what aspects and psychology of the human condition perpetuate the unending plunder of every habitat on Earth, including our own, for the sake of economic gain.

The cause and effect relationship between human action and environmental consequence is easily visible in the Galapagos Islands because of the pristine conditions found there and the immense scientific understanding of the species and their habitat. The argument for conservation in the Galapagos is made even more compelling because the Galapagos archipelago is considered to be the pre-eminent place on the planet to study evolution at a time of mass extinction.

For more information on this project or to find out how you can help support this important and timely documentary film please contact admin@visualjourneys.net.

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October 1, 2007

Visual Journeys and the Sierra Club

On September 29th Visual Journey’s Director Andrew Harvey traveled with the Sierra Club to create photographs that will be used in the clubs Southern California Forests Campaign. Visual Journeys has been providing photographs for the Campaign since 2005 when it was awarded a contract with the Sierra Club to provide compelling images and documentation aimed at preserving Southern California’s 4 forests. The last scheduled shoot was completed in 2006 on Cahuilla Mountain in the San Bernardino National Forest.

In August of 2007 a new and urgent need to photograph the proposed Cucamonga wilderness additions were brought to the attention of Visual Journeys. The problem was that there was no budget to create compelling images for the preservation of this important California habitat. Visual Journeys stepped in to provide a full day of photography and another day of editorial services to support this important preservation effort at no cost.

We will be posting a new journey called “4 Forests” in the spring of 2008.

In the meantime please visit the Sierra Club online for more information.

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September 15, 2007

Visual Journeys and the Foundation for Deep Ecology

Visual Journeys is proud to announce its contribution of photographs to the recently published Book Thrillcraft: The Environmental Consequences of Motorized Recreation. For information on how to purchase copies please contact us at admin@visualjourneys.net or by phone at 310-399-4138.

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September 1, 2007

Visual Journeys and the Santa Clara River

The anxiously awaited traveling photographic exhibit entitled: A Visual Journey through the Santa Clara River watershed nears release in the spring 2008. Visual Journeys has been contracted by the South Coast Wildlands Project to produce a joint exhibit on the importance of preservation efforts in the Santa Clara River watershed.

This project initially began with a grant from the California Wildlands Grassroots Fund/Tides Foundation and the help of Lighthawk to document the growing threat that relentless development poses to the important species and habitat in the rivers watershed. Photographs for this project have be distributed widely and used by The American Rivers Campaign to list the Santa Clara River as one of the 10 most endangered rivers of 2005.

Visual Journeys and South Coast Wildlands continue to seek venues for this educational exhibit on the Santa Clara River. If you are interested in hosting this exhibit or have a venue where you would like to se it please email us at admin@visualjourneys.net.

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