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How you can help END for-profit breeding in Arizona.

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For the other underlying reasons, go to Seven reasons for animal homelessness in America

Description of the problem

Part One: We procure our pets from for-profit organizations while millions of animals are in shelters.

Per the ASPCA: According to the APPA, these are the most common sources from which primary methods cats and dogs are obtained as pets (Note: this information was based on a multiple response question, which results in the total % exceeding 100% individually for cats and dogs.  In addition, the ‘other’ category includes all source categories that were reported by <10% of both dog and cat owners):

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Animal Shelter/Humane Society23%31%
Friends/Relatives20%28%
Breeder34%3%
Stray6%27%
Private Party12%6%
Other32%39%
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APPA reports that 34% of dogs are purchased from breeders, while 23% of dogs and 31% of cats are obtained from an animal shelter or humane society.

Around 27% of cats are acquired as strays, down from 35% in 2012. (Source: APPA)

If we want to reduce the number of pets in shelters, it makes no sense at all to breed dogs for sale (with the exception of job-specific dog-breeds, e.g. for police work will always be needed)

Part Two: Ethical and Responsible Dog Breeding does not exist.

Per PETA, there is no such thing as a “responsible” breeder, because for every puppy or kitten who is produced by any breeder, an animal awaiting adoption at an animal shelter loses his or her chance at finding a home—and will be euthanized. Breeders kill shelter animals’ chance to have a life.

Part Three: Puppy Mills are profiting at the expense of animal safety.

According to PAWS, Puppy mills are commercial breeding facilities that mass-produce dogs (and cats in cat mills) for sale through pet stores, or directly to consumers through classified ads or the Internet. Roughly 90 percent of puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills. Many retailers who buy animals from such facilities take the wholesaler’s word that the animals are happy and healthy without seeing for themselves.

In most states, these commercial breeding kennels can legally keep hundreds of dogs in cages their entire lives, for the sole purpose of continuously churning out puppies. The animals produced range from purebreds to any number of the latest “designer” mixed breeds. Cat breeding occurs under similar conditions to supply pet stores with kittens.

What can we do to stop for-profit breeding ?

Individual Actions

Let’s start with yourself. Do not buy a dog from an animal store, from a backyard breeder, a professional breeder or a puppy mill. It’s that simple. There are many shelters in Arizona, see a full list here. Our own charity partner, Lost Our Home Pet Rescue is a good place to start. Another useful research is Bailing Out Benji’s map of for-profit breeders and their Facebook group

Support Organizations that are specifically focused on this issue.

There are organizations that are focused specifically on stopping puppy mills or backyard breeding.

The Puppy Mill Project: They educate, facilitate rescue, and advocate for change. Their goal is simple: end puppy mills.

Bailing Out Benji: Bailing Out Benji, which was founded in 2011, is known for being a small nonprofit organization that makes huge waves on a small budget.

National Mill Dog Rescue: To rescue, rehabilitate and re-home discarded breeding dogs and to educate the general public about the cruel realities of the commercial dog breeding industry.

On Arizona State level:

The Arizona State law A. R. S. 44-1799 – 1799.11 comprises the state’s pet shop laws. The section requires that retail pet sellers provide purchasers a notice of rights that includes a statement of good health signed by a veterinarian. Purchasers have fifteen days to return unhealthy or diseased dogs and receive a refund or compensation for reasonable veterinary expenses. Any local law, rule, regulation or ordinance may not directly or indirectly prohibit or be applied to prohibit the sale of dogs or cats by a pet store or pet dealer, expressly or in effect, based on the source from which the animal is obtained if obtained in compliance with § 44-1799.10. See the full section 44 – the pet store regulations start at 1799.1 to 1799.11

On County Level

Due to language in state law: Any local law, rule, regulation or ordinance may not directly or indirectly prohibit or be applied to prohibit the sale of dogs or cats by a pet store or pet dealer, expressly or in effect, based on the source from which the animal is obtained if obtained in compliance with § 44-1799.10

On City Level

Due to language in state law: Any local law, rule, regulation or ordinance may not directly or indirectly prohibit or be applied to prohibit the sale of dogs or cats by a pet store or pet dealer, expressly or in effect, based on the source from which the animal is obtained if obtained in compliance with § 44-1799.10

Latest News on for profit breeding in Arizona.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/consumers/2020/09/23/animal-kingdom-puppies-n-love-pet-store-accused-selling-puppy-mill-dogs/4969341002/

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/house-bill-on-puppy-mills/75-da894df3-5785-47d8-be6d-24bd7c89a911

Where to learn more:

There are many larger organizations that have excellent education resources on this topic.

American Pet Products Association

The National Council on Pet Population Study & Policy (NCPPSP)

The American Veterinary Medical Association

PAWS

Bailing out Benji

Arizona State Legislature Webpage

On Twitter:

https://twitter.com/DrAmishShah?s=20

https://twitter.com/PuppyMillFreeAZ?s=20

https://twitter.com/azhumane?s=20

https://twitter.com/HSLegFund?s=20

https://twitter.com/bailingoutbenji?s=20

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10 gorgeous pet pictures you cannot create with a phone camera.

You may wonder how to take the best photos of your dog or cat. This article explains why taking pictures with your phone camera is not a replacement for professional pet photography.

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Founder and CEO of Progress Through Photography. Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) and graduate student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism / ASU.

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Why cellphone cameras are not the answer for all photographic challenges

There is some common wisdom in the fact that “the best camera is the one that you have with you”. While it is certainly true that you can’t take photos with a camera that you left at home, the quality of the photos taken with cellphones is often less than desirable for use other than sharing on social media.

In this article I will make the case for professional photographic equipment (and a professional using it) – by listing 10 things that are simply not possible with today’s cellphone cameras.

The history of cellphone cameras

But first, let’s take a step back. According to an article in digital trends – the first cell phone with a built-in camera was manufactured by Samsung and released in South Korea in June of 2000. The SCH-V200 flipped open to reveal a 1.5-inch TFT-LCD, and the built-in digital camera was capable of taking 20 photos at 350,000-pixel resolution, which is 0.35-megapixels, but you had to hook it up to a computer to get your photos. The camera and the phone components were essentially separate devices housed in the same body.

Anno 2021, some phone cameras have sensors with specs similar to professional grade DSLR’s and mirror-less cameras – or even more – but megapixels are only part of the story – more on that below.

The pro’s and con’s of cellphone cameras

You can take pretty good pictures with a phone camera, but it is not a replacement for a dedicated camera or studio. There are many pro’s and cons of cellphone cameras vs. professional grade cameras. This article does a pretty good job summarizing it. Cellphone cameras aren’t always bad, but they lack certain characteristics that you need to create professional level portraits of your pets.

What can you control with professional grade equipment ?

While there are always coming more apps on the market to control your phone camera, the level of control you have with a professional grade camera body, optics and lighting is far superior.

Things you can’t achieve with a cellphone: Shutter speed control

1. Show off your pet’s athleticism in running pictures:

Dogs just love to run. It must be so much easier, and so much more fun with four legs. With control over your shutter speed (in the picture below 1/800th of a second) you can freeze the motion and show off the joy of your dog.

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2. Show their craziest faces during playtime:

Get one of their best buddies, a few toys and a yard and you have entertainment for a while. Dogs and cats just love to play. Unfortunately, they do it so fast that we miss most of it !

3. Show their skills catching treats:

Catching treats is fun – for you and your dog. It builds a bond and it helps develop motor skills for your dog. Just don’t overdo it – you don’t want to end up with a fat dog!

Things you can’t achieve with a cellphone: Aperture control

Yes, there is a portrait mode on most cellphones nowadays, which simulates the large apertures and creates a ‘bokeh-like’ blurring effect. But there is more to aperture than that .

4. Use a small aperture to capture all details.

Your pet is awesome. So why not capture some of their awesomeness on photo. By choosing the aperture wisely, in combination with the right lens and lighting, you can capture the smallest detail of their fur, their eyes and other features.

5. Use a large aperture to create gorgeous blur

As we mentioned above, some cellphones mimic this effect trough software, but it doesn’t come close to the real thing. Below is a portrait shot at an F/2.5 aperture which shows how beautiful a blurry background can be.

Without light there is no photography. But not all light is created equally. While all cellphones have additional light built-in (the flash), using on-camera flash can often lead to unflattering results.

6. Use a powerful off-camera flash to shoot into the sunset

Who doesn’t like a gorgeous sunset with your favorite hiking buddy. The gorgeous light of a setting sun can create a powerful glow but can also lead to your dog looking like a silhouette. Adding off-camera light that can light up your subject from the front, while maintaining the sunset feel is the answer.

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7. Use off-camera flash to create moody low-key portraits

With the right placement of lights and correct choice of shutter speed / aperture, you can create gorgeous moody portraits that portray the true spirit of your pet.

8. Use off-camera flash to create bright and clean studio portraits

If you light up the background and the subject, you can create a clean, sharp portrait with that you can use online with a nice clean white background.

Things you can’t achieve with a cellphone: Purpose specific lenses

9. Ultra Wide-angle shots to create the funniest faces

Choosing a low camera view point and using a very wide focal length (~20mm or less) you can create a funny perspective that makes your pet look so cute !

10. Super-telezoom shots to go full pupparazi and capture your pet off guard

The advantage of telezoom lenses go beyond wildlife photography. If you are looking for something that does not feel ‘staged’, a long lens can be useful to capture your pet in his/her most natural state. Extra bonus: the long focal length creates gorgeous blur !

So, all I have to do is buy expensive equipment and that’s it?

Unfortunately not. There’s much more to it – knowledge of composition, light, color combinations, perspective, editing, printing.

But the good news is that we offer photography sessions starting at $89 – you can learn more about our pricing and book a shoot here.

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It’s the most wintery time of the year!

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With few options to catch snow and great wintery landscapes here in the valley of the Sun, I deciced to repurpose some old landscape images and ‘winterize’ them.

I used my original images and opened them in Photoshop 2020 – made some adjustments in saturation, coloring and added snow by using a snow overlay I found on the Nicolesy blog. From there I used some blurring filters to enhance the effect.

Use the sliders below to see the before and after images.

Want your own image winterized?

We will edit your image for $ 10. Of that, 25% will be donated to Lost Our Home Pet Rescue. Send your image to marcel@ptpusa.org and we will return it to you in an awesome wintery style within 48 hours.

Want to upgrade your Photoshop Skills ?

We provide 1 on 1 Photoshop Editing workshop in person and through Zoom for $ 40 per hour. Email marcel@ptpusa.org for more information.

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You don’t want to miss out on our amazing featured artwork !

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Welcome to our weekly artwork of the week series that showcases our most unique and popular wall art products and digital downloads. This week we feature one of the many framed artworks in our store: Damselfly

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What does this artwork show ?

Photo of a damselfly

Damselfly

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Salt River Damselfly

What is shown on the photo?

This is a photo of a damselfly which we found near the Salt River near Mesa…

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This photo show a damselfly (not a dragonfly) chilling near the Salt River near Mesa, AZ

The Salt River is formed by the confluence of the White River and the Black River in the White Mountains of eastern Gila County. The White and Black rivers, and other tributaries of the upper Salt River, drain the region between the Mogollon Rim in the north and the Natanes Mountains and Natanes Plateau to the east and south. Tributaries of the Salt River also drain the Sierra Ancha and Mazatzal Mountains. The White and Black rivers drain the White Mountains in the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. Together the two rivers drain an area of about 1,900 square miles (4,900 km2).[2] The Salt River, along with the Black River, forms the boundary between the Fort Apache Indian Reservation to the north and the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation to the south.

The Salt River is fed by numerous perennial streams that start as springs and seeps along the Mogollon Rim and in the White Mountains. The Salt River is perennial from its tributary headwaters to Granite Reef Diversion Dam near Mesa.[2]

How was this Damselfly artwork created ?

I first spotted this gorgeous insect on the water, where it was drinking. After following it around with my 600mm Sigma lens I finally got it to sit down and pose for me. I used my Benro Tripod, Nikon D810 and Sigma 150-600 Sports lens and took a 1/2000 shot. Don’t you love the crazy creamy bokeh ?

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Why buy this Damselfly artwork from us ?

Well, to start, it’s only $ 2.99… why not ? When you purchased the original version, you can zoom in all the way and admire this beautiful beast. On top of this, this artwork will help the animal rescues in Arizona. Win-win !

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Artwork with a mission.

Progress Through Photography is a social enterprise. This means we make profit, but utilize this profit towards our social mission: ending animal homelessness. Therefor, 25% of this work and all other works is donated to Lost Our Home Pet Rescue in Tempe, AZ.

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5 examples of great social enterprises that have changed the world.

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Introduction

Progress Through Photography is not a charity, but a social entrepreneurship. For who is unfamiliar with the concept, a social enterprise is an organization that applies commercial strategies to support a social goal – rather than maximizing profits for external shareholders.Our core mission is to help combat animal homelessness in Arizona and create a world (but let’s start with a state) where EVERY pet has a loving forever home. We see ourselves not as a photography business or digital marketing agency, but as a social change agent. We fund this through our services and products, ranging from Pet Portraits to Social Media Strategy services for business in the pet industry.

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“When people who do good are also able to do well financially, the world will become a much more sustainable and happier place”

Marcel van der Stroom, Founder & CEO Progress Through Photography.

What is a social enterprise ?

Without re-inventing the wheel, I think Wikipedia says it best:

A social enterprise is an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in financial, social and environmental well-being—this may include maximizing social impact alongside profits for co-owners.

Social enterprises have both business goals and social goals. As a result, their social goals are embedded in their objective, which differentiates them from other organizations and corporations. A social enterprise’s main purpose is to promote, encourage, and make social change. They are sustainable, and earned income from sales is reinvested in their mission. They do not depend on philanthropy and can sustain themselves over the long term. Their models can be expanded or replicated to other communities to generate more impact. As a social enterprise, Progress Through Photography is dedicated to the goal of eliminating animal homelessness in Arizona. We do this by focusing on the underlying reasons for animal homelessness – the big picture

What are the differences between a charity and a social enterprise

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What are some examples of successful social enterprises ?

La Gattara Cat Lounge

La Gattara Cat Lounge & Boutique in the Phoenix Metro area is a relaxing place to hang out with some cool cats, play cards, cats, listen to music, cats, use free wifi, cats, read books, cats, play a board game, cats, paint a cat, cats, and yoga with cats! Did I mention hang out with cats? You can learn more about them here.

Animal Mama

Animal Mama is a passion project that aims to provide unique, holistic, healthy, affordable and personalized pet services to animal lovers in Cambodia. As Veterinary Hospital & Animal Welfare Center it offer medical veterinary services, pet boarding, animal daycare, socialization, hydrotherapy, doggy pool & homemade holistic food and treats. Founded by the animal lover, long-time animal welfare activist and a businesswoman, Yulia Khouri, the proceeds from this project fund the on-going rescue/adoptions/health services for the street animals as well as the country-wide education about animal welfare to public. Because Animals are People too.

The Circle Society

It’s a self-sustaining social enterprise that empowers at-risk, emancipated foster youth to lead productive lives through a dynamic housing model aimed at healing several broken aspects of society. We provide former foster kids with the critical resources, sense of security and life coaching they need. In the same setting, senior citizens find renewed purpose in helping these kids realize their vision for successful lives. The rescue dogs help bond the two generations together with a mutual interest they care about. Learn more here.

Canine Perspectives

Canine Perspective CIC was established in 2014 due to the success of a teen fiction novel, Reggie & Me, written by Marie Yates, one of our humans. The book explores the journey of a teenage rape survivor and the impact of her rescue dog, Reggie, on her recovery. The relationship and the principles behind the story led to requests for support from survivors and those living and working with them. As a result of this, Canine Perspective CIC was created. All of the profits from Canine Logic, Canine Progress and Love Learning from Dogs, funds our Canine Hope programs. Learn more here.

Swipes for the Homeless

Swipes for the Homeless is an organization founded by college students who wanted to give back to their community. Now, Swipes has grown to include multiple US colleges including Berkley, UCLA, and Northwestern University. Students have the opportunity to donate their leftover meal plan points to local homeless people. Since its inception, Swipes has donated 330,000 pounds of food

Conclusion – and how you can help

At Progress Through Photography we believe that a social enterprise model is more sustainable than a nonprofit organization as it generates revenues without relying fully on donations. Charities are extremely important in solving social problems, and we work together with a great team of charity partners, but we feel we can make a bigger impact and have a higher degree of flexibility as a for-profit organization. During our journey to profitability, we do rely partially on donations and grants to keep this business running and growing. If you are able to help financially, we greatly appreciate it and you can do so here.

What do you think ?

Do you know of any social enterprises that need to be recognized ? Leave a comment ! We would love to hear from you !

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Give These Fluffbals A Great Christmas Present – A Loving Home

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As part of our mission, we offer pro-bono photography services to some select charity partners. We bring our mobile studio to their shelter and aim to get the happiest faces we can possible capture.

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Lost Our Home Pet Rescue

Lost Our Home Pet Rescue was founded in 2008 as a grassroots response to the housing crisis that left thousands of people displaced and thousands of pets abandoned. Lost Our Home Founder and Executive Director, Jodi Polanski, worked as a local mortgage banker during that time and witnessed these devastating results firsthand.

Pets were abandoned in foreclosed homes, often without food or water. Others were forced into shelters—their owners having no other choice. With the second highest foreclosure rates, and the second highest shelter-euthanasia rates, Maricopa County was experiencing a crisis and no existing service was designed to address the needs of both people and pets.

Jodi was quick to recognize this urgent need and launched Lost Our Home Pet Rescue with just a small network of volunteers who were focused on helping the pets that had been abandoned during the housing crisis. Help and hope were on the way!

Soon we learned that the need was even greater than we originally thought, and we responded by quickly expanding our programs to offer additional programs for pets and pet parents facing other life crises too. Today, our programs include:

Temporary Care Program:  provides up to 90 days of complete care for pets when their pet parents experience a life hardship and are unable to care for them temporarily. This relieves pet parents of the overwhelming fear of losing their pet and, in turn, allows them to solely focus on regaining stability in their lives so they can be reunited with their pet.

Pet Food Bank Program (Animeals on Wheels):  provides pet food and supplies to financially struggling individuals so they do not have to give their pets up simply because they cannot afford pet food during their time of need.

Pet Rescue Program for Abandoned and/or Owner-Surrendered Pets:  provides medical care, shelter and food, all while trying to find forever loving homes.

Low-Income Boarding Program: offers discounted boarding for low-income pet parents who cannot afford traditional boarding.

Partnership with Sojourner Center in Phoenix:  this is one of the largest domestic violence shelters in the U.S. Together with Sojourner Center, Lost Our Home opened and now manages a Pet Companion Shelter on the Sojourner campus so that women escaping domestic violence can keep their pets with them while they heal.

You can find all adoptable dogs and cats at www.lostourhome.org.

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They need a home ! Three gorgeous pets for adoption NOW in Phoenix – November 26th, 2020

Adoptable Pets in the Phoenix Area

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Dog: A German Shepherd Rory

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Cat: Kingfisher – a domestic shorthair

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Cat: Junimo , a short hair kitten !

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Our Cold but Wonderful Superstition Mountains Trip

This Thanksgiving, we decided to get away from the crowds and take a family backpacking trip into the Superstition Wilderness close to Apache Junction, Arizona.

Our route

Day 1: From Peralta trailhead over the #104 Dutchman trail to Miners Needle -> Bluff Springs

Day 2: From the campsite South of the Weavers Needle over Peralta Trail back to trailhead.

Total distance: 18 Miles.

Day 1:

We started off pretty easy on the Dutchman Trail, which isn’t as busy as the Peralta trail, which starts at the same trailhead. At the intersection of the Terrapin trail and Dutchman #104 it became clear how destructive the fire a few years back has been. We did get our first glimpse of Weavers Needle though !

After a short break, we continued our Superstition Mountains trip further over the Dutchman trail, into Bluff Springs Canyon. Getting closer to Weavers Needle, we decided that after 10 miles, it was a good time to look for a camping spot at the base of the Needle.

With the daylight fading fast, we made some noodles and coffee and watch the sunset over Weavers Needle. Orval found a great lookout spot to keep guard….

When the sun went down, so did the temperature… within minutes is felt like the cold was setting in.

The moon rose above the ridge line hour later, so there was no time to chill…

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After a 10 hour, cold and sometimes windy night, the sun rose in true Arizona style.

We packed up and continued our way on the Terrapin trail towards the Peralta trail. Suddenly, it wasn’t cold anymore but pretty warm, it’s unbelievable how fast the temperatures change in the Superstitions. We continued on the Terrapin trail towards Black Top Mesa, but bend southwards at the junction with the Dutchman trail. Orval took some time to relax while we were shedding layers.

After 6 hours, and 1800 ft of climbing, we hit the parking lot again and finished this Superstitions Mountains trip – Orval was pooped and rightfully so! It was a great 2 day trip and we’re looking forward to more adventures in the Superstitions !

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Come see this ! Artwork of the week: November 20th 2020

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Welcome to our weekly artwork of the week series that showcases our most unique and popular wall art products and digital downloads. This week we feature one of the many framed artworks in our store: Foggy Windmill

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What does this artwork show ?

Foggy Windmill

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This photo depicts the windmills of Kinderdijk during sunrise – a very cold, very foggy sunrise.

Kinderdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkɪndərˈdɛi̯k]) is a village in the municipality of Molenlanden, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located about 15 km (9 miles) east of Rotterdam.

Kinderdijk is situated in the Alblasserwaard polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best-known Dutch tourist sites. They have been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997.

In the Alblasserwaard, problems with water became more and more apparent in the 13th century. Large canals, called weteringen in Dutch, were dug to get rid of the excess water in the polders. However, the drained soil continued to subside, while the level of the river rose due to the river’s sand deposits. After a few centuries, an additional way to keep the polders dry was required.

How was this Foggy Windmill artwork created ?

Just like last weeks artwork, Kinderdijk is all the way on the other side of the country, I had to drive very early winter morning to (what I hoped was a) sunrise. When I arrived there, I could hardly see the windmills from the parking lot and it the temperature had dropped so much my batteries didn’t work very well. I used my Benro Tripod, Nikon D810 and 28-300 mm lens and took a long exposure. I later did some conversion to black and white in Lightroom, but it’s not that there were a lot of colors to begin with !

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Why buy this Foggy Windmill artwork from us ?

With the black and white, it will look great on your background, and as a print, it fits pretty much everywhere, independent on the style of your house ! On top of this, this artwork will help the animal rescues in Arizona. Win-win !

Learn more about our policies.

Donation

Buying this artwork will generate funding for animal shelter in Arizona.

No-Risk Purchase

If you are not happy with your purchase, you can return your unused item for free (not applicable for downloads)

Artwork with a mission.

Progress Through Photography is a social enterprise. This means we make profit, but utilize this profit towards our social mission: ending animal homelessness. Therefor, 25% of this work and all other works is donated to Lost Our Home Pet Rescue in Tempe, AZ.

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