Awake in the World

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Brown Water, Kawaikui Beach #3, Honolulu, 2018, David Ulrich

An ever-increasing group of photographers and artists—and I count myself among them—believe that the arts are essential to a healthy society. Images can reflect a culture back on itself, offer hope and inspiration, highlight the myriad forms of injustice and inequality, and reflect both the sublime elements of nature as well as the rapid degradation of the environment.

In the eyes of many, within this broken world, using photography only for self-enrichment is not enough. Rather, photographers can concurrently find personal fulfillment and embody social responsibility ...

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