What does climate change mean for life in Britain? We challenged ten of the UK’s top photographers to answer this question by capturing climate change through the lens.
The result is the stunning exhibition ‘Exposed!’ - a series of beautiful, thought-provoking and intimate images taken on location at National Trust’s gardens, historic houses, countryside and coastline, coupled with stories from the people who care for these special places.
Already our seasons are increasingly unpredictable and our weather often seems extreme. We invite you to discover how our climate is touching every aspect of life on our island, often in surprising ways.
The exhibition will take place at Castle Archdale Country Park in May and June and Crawfordsburn Country Park in July and August. If you require any further information, please go to the events section of the EHS website. The exhibition shows how, in countless, and often unexpected ways, climate change is a here and now issue, already affecting the country we live in. The images show how we are adapting and responding to climate change as well as highlighting practical ways in which we can all take action to reduce the impact of our own lives.
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Featured among the images are wildlife under threat from rising sea levels at Strangford Lough, the devastating effects pests are having on treasured collections at Standen in West Sussex, drought conditions being felt in gardens like Lyveden New Bield in Northamptonshire, spectacular storms crashing over Cornwall and snow retreating on Snowdonia in Wales.
Commenting on the ‘Exposed’ exhibition, Hilary McGrady, Northern Ireland Regional Director, said:
'Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society and there is an urgent need to raise awareness of the ways it affects us and to share an understanding of the many ways in which we can all help to reduce its impacts.'
'EXPOSED: Climate Change in Britain’s Backyard' was awarded the prestigious IVCA Clarion Award for climate change communication in 2007.
The Clarion Awards are the world‘s only communication awards promoting social inclusion, CSR, sustainable development and ethical debate. The award for 'EXPOSED: Climate Change in Britain’s Backyard' puts the National Trust in good company, with previous winners including the Al Gore film – 'An Inconvenient Truth' – and Friends of the Earth’s Big Ask campaign.
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