Five Earth Day Exhibitions Highlight Environmental Beauty and Crisis Through Photography

Five photography exhibitions across multiple venues explore environmental themes for Earth Month. The Sony World Photography Awards at Somerset House until May 6 features Liam Man's winning image 'Moonrise Sprites Over Storr,' capturing Scotland's Old Man of Storr with drone lighting. Edward Burtynsky's career retrospective 'Extraction / Abstraction' at Saatchi Gallery until May 6 presents 94 photographs and 13 murals documenting industrial impact on nature over four decades. Nick Brandt's 'Sink / Rise: Chapter III' at Newlands House until May 29 shows underwater photographs from Fiji addressing rising sea levels threatening island nations. 'New Terrain: 21st Century Landscape Photography' at Worcester Art Museum until July 7 includes works by Meghan Riepenhoff and David Maisel examining natural processes and human intervention. Fotografiska New York's 'Human/Nature' until May 25 features 14 photographers including David Ụzọchukwu and Ori Gersht investigating humanity's relationship with the environment. These exhibitions collectively address landscape loss, climate crisis, and conservation through contemporary photographic practices.