Looking at Come By Change on Google Maps and comparing it to the neighbouring Pilliga Nature Reserve, it appears, quite simplistically, that razing the land creates such dust bowl situations. It's not a metaphor, it's cause and effect.
I agree with Brad below. The problem with metaphors in a story involving science is interpretation. There is ample evidence around but it requires serious research and the experience to know what is different from a few years ago or a few decades ago. Come by Chance in NSW is a dry region and looks dry often. One of the main impacts of climate change in our region is the drying of the forested ranges and coastal areas. For example the subtropical rainforests south of Rockhampton have received about 1.5m less than average rainfall over past 2 years. To the casual observer it might not look any different until a dry hot summer and suddenly you have a rainforest burning like in NSW in 2019. Climate change is one of those subjects that requires photojournalism to tell the story rather than art. I’ve seen so many “drought” images from areas that are usually semi-arid.
I understand your position but I've always have had a hard time understanding stand alone images that as you say transcend. To my fault, I'm more of literal viewer when thinking about a subject as large as climate change. Since, I live in Arizona water is becoming more of an issue over the past few years. Lake Mead is 135 feet below it's high point. Same with Lake Powell. Water will be reduced in the Central Arizona Canal which feeds metro Phoenix and farming communities south of here. With that said, suburban expansion hasn't slowed one bit. In my humble opinion there needs to be a moratorium on expansion.
Every June there are hug fires due to he hot dry climate. I heard a statistic the other day that 10 percent of Arizona's land mass has burned over the past 10 years. I thought this was a in devastating statistic. We are in an extreme drought and there are signs of it everywhere. In my neighborhood alone there are two 18 hole golf course that have been abandoned because water is so expensive. They have returned to the natural desert. No grass to be seen and the planted tree's are all dead. The only thing living are Palm tree's. This is a big picture problem that deserves a year or more to cover. I know there have been water stories before but a photographer of your depth would do a Pultizer worthy attempt to illustrate the story. only if you had the time and resources.
Looking at Come By Change on Google Maps and comparing it to the neighbouring Pilliga Nature Reserve, it appears, quite simplistically, that razing the land creates such dust bowl situations. It's not a metaphor, it's cause and effect.
I agree with Brad below. The problem with metaphors in a story involving science is interpretation. There is ample evidence around but it requires serious research and the experience to know what is different from a few years ago or a few decades ago. Come by Chance in NSW is a dry region and looks dry often. One of the main impacts of climate change in our region is the drying of the forested ranges and coastal areas. For example the subtropical rainforests south of Rockhampton have received about 1.5m less than average rainfall over past 2 years. To the casual observer it might not look any different until a dry hot summer and suddenly you have a rainforest burning like in NSW in 2019. Climate change is one of those subjects that requires photojournalism to tell the story rather than art. I’ve seen so many “drought” images from areas that are usually semi-arid.
I understand your position but I've always have had a hard time understanding stand alone images that as you say transcend. To my fault, I'm more of literal viewer when thinking about a subject as large as climate change. Since, I live in Arizona water is becoming more of an issue over the past few years. Lake Mead is 135 feet below it's high point. Same with Lake Powell. Water will be reduced in the Central Arizona Canal which feeds metro Phoenix and farming communities south of here. With that said, suburban expansion hasn't slowed one bit. In my humble opinion there needs to be a moratorium on expansion.
Every June there are hug fires due to he hot dry climate. I heard a statistic the other day that 10 percent of Arizona's land mass has burned over the past 10 years. I thought this was a in devastating statistic. We are in an extreme drought and there are signs of it everywhere. In my neighborhood alone there are two 18 hole golf course that have been abandoned because water is so expensive. They have returned to the natural desert. No grass to be seen and the planted tree's are all dead. The only thing living are Palm tree's. This is a big picture problem that deserves a year or more to cover. I know there have been water stories before but a photographer of your depth would do a Pultizer worthy attempt to illustrate the story. only if you had the time and resources.