A great new app from my friends at PhotoShelter. They have enabled widget sharing of galleries. This means that these images can go Viral around the internet. Below you will see 30 of Cape Farewell Youth Expedition selects. This widget allows us to share and embed this code in various places around the net to share the images. Click on the up arrow on the right and copy the code. Then you can embed it into the html of whichever blog you like.
Have Fun!

Last week I had the unique opportunity to present to the Global Issues 101 class at the University of Prince Edward Island. The presentation was about the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition and got the class thinking how youth can engage on the issue of Climate Change. It was a great chance to spread the word about the Cape Farewell Expedition and at the same time kick start some active discussion on Climate Change. Thanks to Max Hamon and UPEI for this opportunity.

I was happily browsing through the Canadian Geographic website today to look for screen shots of the Paris article and I came across the most comprehensive account of the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition (outside of the Cape Farewell Canada website) that I have seen. Check out the images, videos and stories.

It took me three planes, one train and a short taxi ride but I have arrived back in Holland.

Oddly enough I was contacted by a friend of mind who was by a great coincidence doing a presentation to the University College Utrecht on Youth Engagement in Climate Change. So, somewhat jet legged, I cycled the five minutes over the dining hall and listened to David Noble from 2 Degrees C talk about Youth Engagment. His talk about what youth are doing to help stop Climate Change was well done and contained many of the images that I created in Bali last year. It prompted some great discussion amongst the students and got people thinking about how they can be active and make a difference.

I realize that I have been very very silent on the Blog front since returning from the Cape Farewell Voyage. My excuse shall be that I needed time to absorb all the information and visuals that I was bombarded with for two weeks aboard a ship. And of course some time to edit the 9000+ images.

For those of you that are not aware of the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 08 a bit of information. The British Council of Canada organized an expedition for 28 international youth to travel to the Arctic to learn about climate change. Cape Farewell is an organization that was started by David Buckland, a British artist, who realized that we needed to communicate the problem of Climate Change much better. So for the last seven years he has been taking artists into the North to inspire them to create something about Climate Change. The British Council of Canada took this idea and ran with it to create a youth expedition. Focusing on the fact that by changing a few young minds, they will return to their schools and make changes that will build into a great movement.

The British Council engaged me to shoot and document their project and what an experience it was. Working with 28 incredible youth and an incredible team of professionals, we spent two weeks traveling from Iceland – Greenland – Baffin Island. All the time discussing the growing issue of Climate Change. The days were packed with Scientific measurements and art projects to draw attention to this issue that will affect all of us. But, enough blather from me, why not check out the blogs, images and creations of this fascinating voyage.

There are preparations to create a traveling exhibit of these images. Stay tuned for more information….

Some of the images from the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition have been used on CNN’s website. Check it out

A quick post from my hotel room in Iceland. Tomorrow is the official start of the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 08. As some of you know I have been engaged to cover this expedition for the British Council of Canada and we embark tomorrow night for Greenland and then on to Baffin Island before stopping in Iqaluit. It is going to be an incredible journey teaching and learning about climate change as 28 students from around the world come together on a ship to spread the message about climate change through a unique interaction of Art and Science.

Please check out the daily images and blog here. Image gallery is located on the left of the screen.
Talk to you in a few weeks.

Off again!
On the way to my previous hometown, Montreal, Quebec. I will be away from Europe for two months, spending time in Montreal, PEI and in the Arctic working with the British Council of Canada on their Cape Farewell Youth Voyage. A wonderful opportunity to work with inspired youth in an incredible part of the world on an issue that affects everyone.

From their website.

Cape Farewell’s sixth voyage, in September 2008, is the first to originate in Canada. Its expedition includes Canadian youth from high schools representing every province and territory in Canada, as well as a number of international youth.

In addition to the 16 students from Canada, there will be students from the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, and India. Joining these 28 young students are 18 adult mentors, scientists, educators and staff. Moreover, the ship’s master and crew of 30, including a doctor, are active members of the expedition and highly experienced in Arctic voyages.

Cape Farewell, an innovative program designed to raise awareness of climate change, is the brainchild of British artist David Buckland. He has led five highly successful expeditions to the high Arctic, including four for artists and scientists and the inaugural youth expedition in September 2007.