A multimedia arts and education initiative empowering youth to use creative technology, photography, and data visualization to document the invisible connections between ecosystems and human health.
Project Earth Lens was founded to bridge the gap between scientific observation and visual storytelling. While climate change and public health are data-heavy topics, K-12 students often lack the creative tools to visualize these connections in a meaningful way.
Our initiative uses the medium of Digital Arts, specifically photography, videography, and interactive data visualization to turn natural environments into "Living Studios." By documenting field experiments in diverse ecosystems (Alpine, Rainforest, and Urban), we produce high-fidelity documentary films and open-source visual assets that allow students to replicate our work.
The project is led by a creative technologist and a team of youth "Visual Ambassadors" (Ages 5–15), utilizing a peer-to-peer storytelling model to prove that complex technical concepts can be mastered and visualized by elementary-age creators.
Learn More: https://projectearthlens.org/