Photographer Roberto “Bear” Guerra
Featuring award-winning, humanitarian and social issues photographer Roberto “Bear” Guerra.
To view the 2010-11 Photo Exhibit go to: http://www.bearguerra.com/slideshows/cehi_exhibit_final/
To view Guerra’s gallery of work go to: http://www.bearguerra.com
Signed and framed 11” by 14” prints are available for purchase for $325. Signed (unframed) 11” by 14” prints are available for $225 and 8” by 10” prints for $150. To purchase photographs or to inquire about displaying the Children in Nature Exhibit at an event, please contact Janie Fields at 512-657-7405.
In October, 2010 the Exhibit premièred at NASA Space Center Houston in conjunction with the Sixth Biennial Scientific Symposium, Prenatal & Early Life Exposures: How Environmental Toxins Affect the Course of Childhood.
In December, the exhibit was displayed at the LBJ Library, Austin in conjunction with the Texas Partnership for Children in Nature Conference (www.texaschildreninnature.org) and the screening of the award winning PBS documentary “Where Do the Children Play?” (http://michigantelevision.org/childrenplay/ics.html).
The Children in Nature Photo Exhibit is the first in an annual series of exhibits produced by the Children’s Environmental Health Institute (CEHI). The photo exhibit is designed to enlighten the public on the connection between children’s access to natural environments as it effects their health and well-being.
We are just beginning to understand the severe health implications for children spending significantly less time outside in unstructured play. One in every three children ages two to nineteen is overweight. Playing outside stimulates creativity, increases aerobic endurance, reduces stress levels and promotes a lifelong appreciation of nature and the outdoors.
As the Children in Nature project evolves, future exhibits will include photo competitions and exhibits featuring the work of children. Photography will be used as an approach to offer an emotional connection as the audience envisions the relationship between children and natural environments. The images capture the delicate interrelation between nature and future generations, as well as the critical need for the protection of both.
