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词条 Louie Psihoyos
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Current work

     The Cove  Racing Extinction 

  3. References

  4. External links

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Louis (Louie) Psihoyos (born 1957) is a Greek-American photographer and documentary film director known for his still photography and contributions to National Geographic. Psihoyos, a licensed scuba-diver, has become increasingly concerned with bringing awareness to underwater life. In 2009 he directed and appeared in the feature-length documentary The Cove, which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

Early life

Psihoyos was born in Dubuque, Iowa in 1957, the son of a Greek immigrant who left the Peloponnesos region(Sparta) after World War II. Psihoyos took an interest in photography at the age of fourteen. As a teenager, he worked as a photo intern with the Telegraph Herald. During that time he also worked as an extra on the set of F.I.S.T.[1] Psihoyos attended the University of Missouri, majoring in photojournalism. In 1980, at the age of twenty-three, he was hired by National Geographic and remained with the magazine for seventeen years. During this time he married and had two children. He received multiple awards for his photography, including first place in the World Press Contest and the Hearst Award. In addition, he has worked with magazines such as Smithsonian, Discover, GEO, Time, Newsweek, New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Rock and Ice.[2]

Psihoyos wrote and photographed the book Hunting Dinosaurs with friend and collaborator John Knoebber. It was published in 1994.

Current work

In 2005 Psihoyos co-founded the non-profit organization, Oceanic Preservation Society (OPS). The objective of OPS is to educate the public on what is happening to 70% of the Earth (the oceans) and to promote individuals to make a difference so that future generations will have an enriched environment, not a diminishing one.[3]

The Cove

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Together with Ric O'Barry, Jim Clark,[4] and a team of specially selected crew members, Psihoyos filmed the feature-length documentary The Cove. Released in 2009, the film aims to bring worldwide attention to the yearly killing of dolphins in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan.[5] Unable to acquire permission from the Japanese government, the filmmakers were required to go to extreme lengths in order to obtain the footage, utilizing equipment and tactics never previously used in a documentary film. The movie also features the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and IWC's refusal to protect small cetaceans, such as dolphins, primarily due to Japan's influence on the commission. Furthermore, The Cove acknowledges the risk of mercury poisoning to humans who consume dolphin meat while documenting the Japanese government's program to distribute dolphin meat to Japanese school children. On March 7, 2010, The Cove won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 82nd Academy Awards...[6]"[7][8] As well as its Oscar win, The Cove was nominated for awards at multiple festivals including Hot Docs, Sundance Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest. and Crested Butte Film Festival.

Racing Extinction

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Film by Psihoyos that broadcasts and educates viewers on the horrific events damaging our planet's health and wildlife. All of these In the documentary the tragic slaughtering of sea life all around the world is brought to viewers attention. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/alliewilkinson/2015/12/02/marine-life-gets-major-screen-time-in-racing-extinction-airing-tonight/] Racing Extinction addresses two major causes of species extinction: climate change and the wildlife trade. Marine species are featured prominently for both, from tiny organisms whose shells are dissolving as a result of acidifying ocean water, to large whale sharks caught for their fins, meat and oil. Psihoyos along with the help from activists, Tesla Motors, and Travis Threlkel managed to project astonishing images of the endangerment of our earth across the buildings of New York City.

References

1. ^"Psihoyos: Work ethic began in Dubuque"{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^"Louie Psihoyos Homepage"
3. ^"Oceanic Preservation Society: About us" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904002549/http://www.opsociety.org/about-ops.htm |date=2010-09-04 }}
4. ^http://digitalcontentproducer.com/cameras/revfeat/special_ops/
5. ^"Oceanic Preservation Society: Facts" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611214354/http://www.opsociety.org/facts.htm |date=2009-06-11 }}
6. ^"Nominees & Winners for the 82nd Academy Awards" {{webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/5p6kTm4hN?url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/82/nominees.html |date=2010-04-19 }}
7. ^アカデミー賞:「ザ・コーヴ」受賞に和歌山反発 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311212445/http://mainichi.jp/select/today/news/20100308k0000e040066000c.html |date=March 11, 2010 }}
8. ^Matsutani, Minoru, "'Cove' Oscar is Taiji's chagrin", Japan Times, March 9, 2010, p. 1.

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.psihoyos.com/}}
  • {{IMDb name|3174775}}
  • "The Cove"
  • Oceanic Preservation Society
  • International Whaling Commission
  • Interview by Heso Magazine
  • Interview by Momentum Blog
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10 : 1957 births|People from Dubuque, Iowa|University of Missouri alumni|National Geographic Society|American photographers|Living people|American people of Greek descent|Directors of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners|Directors Guild of America Award winners|American documentary filmmakers

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