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Patagonia highlight Ramon Navarro’s mission to save the Chilean coast in docu short ‘The Fisherman’s Son’

Posted in Film, Nature, Short Films, Travel
By Sam Bathe on 6 May 2015

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An ode to surfing ambassador, Ramón Navarro, outdoor apparel brand Patagonia have collaborated with Save The Waves and filmmaker Chris Malloy to produce 30-minute short, The Fisherman’s Son. From a modest upbringing to the top of big wave surfing, Navarro has used his influence to build a new profile as an environmental activist and fight save his home break, Punta de Lobos, from the threat of huge corporate development. This vision to protect the culture and environment of the Chilean coast became his great goal, donate online to help the appeal: www.lobosporsiempre.org

Montreal duo mpgmb combine round shapes and ribbed edges for a collection of one-off planters

Posted in Art, Design, Nature
By Sam Bathe on 23 Feb 2015

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Under their studio moniker mpgmb, artists and designers Marie-Pier Guilmain and Maud Beauchamp have created a new series of vases, pots and planters. Dubbed the Arizona Stoneware Collection, the rounded shapes and ribbed edges produce a striking look in both glazed stoneware and unglazed terracotta. Each piece a one-off, the collection spans low-profile pots to bulbus planters and sleek one-stem vases. Keep an eye on the mpgmb site for purchase details: www.mpgmb.com

National Geographic’s Photos Of The Year 2012

Posted in Nature, Photography
By Sam Bathe on 8 Jan 2013

Fantastic photos all reaching the finals of National Geographic’s Photos Of The Year 2012. Show the rest of this post…

Short Film: Wolf Mountain

Posted in Nature, Short Films
By Sam Bathe on 3 Dec 2012

The tender and heartfelt story of Tonya Littlewolf, who at a sanctuary deep in the empty California desert, cares for 14 majestic rescue wolves. Though despite strong emotional ties to each animal, she still ponders if the animals would be better off in the wild. Directed and produced by Dan Duran, Brendan Nahmias and Sam Price-Waldman.

National Geographic’s Cheetahs On The Edge

Posted in Nature
By Sam Bathe on 24 Nov 2012

Capturing cheetahs at full speed like you’ll have never seen before, using a Phantom camera filming at 1200 frames per second speeding alongside the gorgeous animals, National Geographic teamed up with the Cincinnati Zoo and a Hollywood film crew to produce this pretty extraordinary video. Find out more about cheetah conservation here.

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