Description: A Photo Book by Elias Bukai-Leite
This collection is a wake up call for everyone. The climate crisis worsens each day pollution increases, and while action is being taken there is still much work to be done. Pasted on the cover is a clock. That clock—located in Union Square, New York City—counts down to a grim milestone. A total warming of 1.5 degrees celsius, the original annual average temperature rise ceiling set by the global community. 1.5 degrees of warming was nearly unimaginable almost a century ago yet today we inch closer and clos
Through this collection, it is my aim to spread awareness for the effects of climate change and pollution apparent all around us, to shed light on these things we don’t often notice. In this book, you will find a showcase of photos all based in New York City, centered around climate change, pollution, and finally, the wide variety of resiliency projects currently being undertaken by the local NYC population as well as the City’s governing body. Each page focuses on a different location in NYC.
It is my hope that this collection will evoke a sense of urgency to act within you. Hopefully, one day, we can come together as a society, fully educated and ready to act, in order to fight the different crises facing our civilization.