Picture change,
and be part of it.
Ripple Effects International is an arts, education, and sustainability project involving schools, libraries, universities, and community organizations to promote climate change awareness and community literacy through photo essays from people around the globe.
New Perspectives Through Photography & Writing
Ripple Effects photo essays challenge people to use images and writing to pay attention to and engage with their local environment and their roles in it.
Bridging the Classroom & the Natural World
Ripple Effects projects promote awareness of the natural world and climate change through art, writing, critical thinking, and community engagement.
Intentional Education & Cultural Connections
Ripple Effects photo and writing essays encourage communication and empathy by engaging people with their communities and other perspectives across the world.
In Ripple Effects projects, young people take photos of water in their world, write reflections on those images and what they mean to them, and have those images and reflections published or circulated in the local community.
Encouraging People to Make Observations and Take Action
Recent Photos from Ripple Effects Projects Across the World
“The earth is art, the photographer is only a witness,”
– Yann Arthus-Bertrand
By educators, for everyone: Ripple Effects brings educators together and introduces students to experiences, perspectives, and ecologies around the world. These projects recognize students’ thoughts, observations, and artistic perspectives are valid, insightful, and worth celebrating
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