TCF Ep. 315 - Cristina Mittermeier

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8 • 768 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2016

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Cristina Mittermeier (born Cristina Sofía Goettsch Cabello: November 26, 1966 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a photographer. She has coauthored books for popular and scientific audiences, as well as scientific papers and magazine articles. She is founder, former President, and a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers. Mittermeier studied photography at the Corcoran College for the Arts in Washington, D.C. (no degree). Her images focus on demonstrating the important relationship between human cultures, especially indigenous people and biodiversity. A good portion of her work centers on a tribe from the central Amazon called the Kayapo (see image on the left).The Kayapo continue to invite her back to photograph their way of life and their struggle to keep their territory and she said she "tries to bring that story out in the most dignified, compelling way"[4] she can. Mittermeier said that she’s passionate about the lives and struggles of indigenous people and the important role they play to protect biodiversity, languages, culture, and landscapes. In 2005, Mittermeier created the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP), and in 2011 resigned from her position as the organization's President.[5] She sits on the Board of Directors of the WILD Foundation,[6] and the Chairman's Council of Conservation International(her ex-husband's organization).[7] Mittermeier also photographed, and was integral to the deliberations of, the Defying Ocean's End Conference[8] (Los Cabos, Mexico 2003), working closely with Dr. Sylvia Earle. In 2008, she was named one of Sony's Artisans of Imagery.[9] Resources: Sea Legacy http://www.sealegacy.org/ Cristina Mittermeier http://www.cristinamittermeier.com/#conservation Paul Nicklen http://www.paulnicklen.com/ Build your website today by taking advantage of Squarespace’s free trial. Remember to use the offer code “Candid Frame” to receive 10% of your first purchase. http://www.squarespace.com/stories?channel=podcast&subchannel=candidframe&source=candidframe Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows 8 Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with your donations via PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=CI-u8DvU5TkpiSnoDY8Lf12JgmERHeb985rGgHpS6ysfXpNJhLPd-nSuCmO&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8defcd6970d4fd9d661117ac2649af92bb

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0:00.0	The Candid Frame is supported by donations by listeners just like you. You can support the show by
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0:28.4	Use the offer code Candid Frame at checkout to get 10% off.
0:32.6	Squarespace.
0:33.9	Build it beautiful.
0:36.6	This is I'm at X, and this is the candid frame.
0:42.1	In today's world, we've been convinced that the newest and shiniest things are better.
0:49.5	That acquiring those things will make us happy.
0:53.1	And while there's no doubt that we can experience that
0:55.9	momentary rush of satisfaction when getting that new thing, in a short amount of time,
1:02.2	that enthusiasm diminishes. And we're on to the next thing. Because we've been convinced that
1:08.1	happiness, satisfaction, and joy are just a purchase away.
1:13.4	Christina Minemeyer's work with indigenous people, however, has taught her that we human beings need very little to really enjoy life.
1:22.6	With our basic needs for food, water, and shelter met, what we really need to bring us happiness involves
1:29.4	family, community, laughter, things that can't be shrink-wrapped in plastic and left to hang
1:36.0	on a retail store shelf. But even these basic needs are being threatened not only for indigenous
1:42.1	people, but for people living in the industrial
1:45.1	world, and life is just getting that much more complicated.
1:49.9	Climate change, decreasing essential resources, especially water, are changing the way that
1:54.5	people and animals all over the world live and survive.
1:59.4	Christina's work as a photographer has told stories that are often just headlines to many of us
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