My understanding is that Anthropocene is a recent period of time where human activity has significantly impacted the ecosystem.
The word combines the root “anthropo”, meaning “human” with the root “-cene”, the standard suffix for “epoch” in geologic time.
Examples of Anthropocene through photographs:
Quarry in the state of Bavaria in Germany. In describing this photograph, Hegen has said that a huge amount of raw materials are required to construct growing cities.
The birds eye view image above is from the website: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dramatic-scope-of-the-anthropocene-can-be-seen-from-above/ This website has many more images taken by Tom Hagan, where he explores the natural landscaped altered by humans , using drones and helicopters to show the area from above. “I photograph landscapes that have been heavily transformed by human intervention and show places where nature is channeled, regulated and controlled,” He says. Through his photographs he want to inspire people to get closer to the responsibility of the impact humans have on the invironment.
‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’ is a documentary which i found information about on the website https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/movies/anthropocene-the-human-epoch-review.html which is a review of the documentary and the movement, meaning and reason behind it.
Behind the documentary which explains and shows how humans effected the world, there are directors: Nicholas de Pencier, Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, They have worked together as film makers of the documentary to show the realistic world and its problems. They are the most important figures when it comes to the link of Anthropocene and photography/filmmaking. These are some of the photographs they have produced.
