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Chargement... Crude Reflections / Cruda Realidad: Oil, Ruin and Resistance in the Amazon Rainforest (English and Spanish Edition)par Lou Dematteis, Lou Dematteis (Photographe), Kayana Szymczak (Photographe)
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Crude Reflectionschronicles the human and environmental impact of oil drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where the pollution is so extensive that medical experts currently predict thousands of deaths from cancer and the disappearance of five indigenous rainforest communities. Photographers Lou Dematteis and Kayana Szymczak have documented the physical and emotional reality of those affected by this toxic contamination, roughly thirty times greater than the more widely reported Exxon Valdez oil spill. Their powerful images are accompanied by moving first-person testimonies from the victims, and the uplifting story of efforts by local communities to seek justice and to prevent further drilling. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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While the images and testimonies of victims are a central component of the story, the book also documents an uplifting campaign for justice, culminating in a landmark legal case now being adjudicated in Ecuador. This is also the story of a campaign to preserve the as-yet undeveloped southern Amazon, where several indigenous nations are fighting to keep oil drilling off their lands and out of the region. While focusing on one geographic region, Crude Reflections makes a statement about the need for safe environmental practices and the importance of preservation in the Amazon basin and throughout the world.
Text accompanying photos is in Spanish and English.
Praise for Crude Reflections:
"As I viewed each photograph, I felt as if I was stepping into the Amazon rainforest, and the commentary and stories are told in a way that brings meaning not only to the plight of the people of Ecuador, but of all people fighting for environmental justice."
—Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender ( )