"BigPicture is an initiative of the California Academy of Sciences."--page [160].

Foreward / Sylvia Earle -- Seeing through her eyes / Rhonda Rubenstein -- Seeing is the beginning of caring / Rebecca Solnit -- Seeing takes so much more than vision / Indre Viskontas -- [Photographers] -- For us to thrive, the animals, too, must thrive / Ami Vitale -- Our insatiable demand for wildlife products in pushing animals to extinction / Britta Jaschinski -- Meet your ancestors in every aspect of nature, large and small / Camille Seaman -- The ocean is the solution to climate change / Cristina Mittermeier -- Cute and cuddly makes the case for conservation at Earth's extremes / Daisy Gilardini -- Witness the indisputable science of climate change in the Arctic / Esther Horvath -- Change starts at the convergence of culture and environment / Jen Guyton -- Every animal is an individual; a complex, sentient being / Jo-Anne McArthur -- Photography elevates the controversial, misunderstood, and underappreciated / Morgan Heim -- Revealing glimpses of newborns in the wild inspire our humanity / Suzi Eszterhas -- On the world's most biodiverse archipelago, there's so much to save, yet much to lose / Tui De Roy -- Taking action -- Afterword. And pictures.

"Eleven visionary photographers--who happen to be women--focus upon moments of profound beauty and peril on our planet. As award recipients and jurors of the prestigious BigPicture international competition, these women are featured with more than 125 dramatic images that illustrate the extraordinary complexity of the natural world and challenge our very relations and perceptions of it. Seeing It All goes beyond the glamorizing images of nature and wildlife that are typically shown. Here, images connect the seen to the hidden, abundance with disappearance, icebergs to indigenous portraits, animal sanctuaries and climate scientists, and heart to head. These intrepid individuals use photography to expose how we--humans, animals, nature--are living together in these precipitous times. Each photographer provides a concise manifesto arising from their commitment to life on the planet, which is accompanied by a short profile and behind-the scenes insights into their activities. Join Ami Vitale, Cristina Mittermeier, Suzi Eszterhas and others as they venture from Africa to the Arctic, through deep oceans to distant islands. Be witness to the last animal of its species. Delight in the birth of the next generation. The significance and urgency of Seeing It All is expressed in the introduction by Rhonda Rubinstein, plus essays by renowned writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit, and neuroscientist, writer and stage director Indre Viskontas."--Publisher.