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Winds of Change Newsletter, June 2008 See sidebar for table of contents
Thats Quite a Bit for One Photography Course in College
OVEC staffer Vivian Stockman is the first to admit shes
not really a great photographer. Its the issue itself that has resulted
in numerous publications of her photos that and the sheer volume of
her photos. In travelling to work on the issue and escorting reporters
to meet directly impacted residents, she has taken more than 100,000
photographs of mountaintop removal operations and people in the movement
to end mountaintop removal.
Many of the shots are aerial images Vivian has earned
"frequent flyover" status with SouthWings. She says she owes a massive
debt of gratitude to the volunteer pilot group for helping to expose so
many people to the horrifying birds eye view of mountaintop removal
that type of view that can effect real change.
Magazines and newspapers that have published her photos
include the New York Times, Orion Magazine, the cover of
Planning, E Magazine, Washington Monthly, Geo (French edition),
Blue Ridge Country Magazine, Waterkeeper Magazine, On Wisconsin,
the cover of Everybodys Backyard, American School Board
Journal, Environmental Science and Technology and several West
Virginia and Kentucky newspapers.
Her photos have been used in several TV news segments
and in documentaries including Black Diamonds, Mountain Mourning,
Bringing Down the Mountains and Hard Coal.
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