In the case of nature photography, we discover that the battle for sustainability and environmental balance is not something fought "out there", in the distance, but one that ultimately returns us to the natural. Environmental photography matters, because it offers the lifeline of a bridge between our modern, denaturalised, mechanistic mores and the imperative of nature within and without.
【重点单词及短语】
nostalgia n. 乡愁;怀旧之情
in harmony with 与……协调一致;与……和谐相处
shed light on 阐明;使……清楚显示
redirect v. vt. 使改方向;重新寄送
potent adj. 有效的;强有力的
wondrous adj. 奇妙的;令人惊奇的
flora and fauna 动植物;动植物群
take up 拿起;开始从事
zeal n. 热情;热忱
render into 译成;转化为
as with 正如;与…一样;就…来说
spill v. 溢出;流出
provoke 驱使;激怒
realign v. 重新编排;改组
lie in 在于
overlapping adj. 重叠的;覆盖的
stumble upon 偶然发现
flipside 另一面;反面
In the case of 至于;在……的情况下
in the distance 在远处
imperative n. 命令;规则 adj. 必要的;势在必行的
Question time:
1. What's the function of photographs?
2. What's the relationship between photography and environment?