Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver And Kate Winsletstars of “Avatar: The Way of Water” from 20th Century Studios, posed for the famous underwater photographer Christy Lee Rogers for a series of photographs celebrating our oceans to raise funds to support The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The Nature Conservancy’s global goal is to conserve 10% of the world’s oceans by 2030.
James Cameron, the film’s producer/director/writer, is a longtime supporter of ocean conservation. Rogers created these works in his unique style, breaking usual conventions and photographing the actresses through the play of light refracting through water to evoke the feel of a painting.
Cameron said: “I have long admired Christy’s art and began collecting her work several years ago. His unique style of shooting his subjects underwater naturally inspired me to suggest he do a special photo shoot with our actresses.
The artwork is available as four museum-quality, limited edition photographs signed by Rogers, as well as a series of high-quality Rogers-signed and unsigned prints, available for purchase from Fraser Scott at A Gallery Artists Ltd. via the Rogers website at www.christyleerogers.com/avatar
To celebrate “Avatar: The Way of Water,” Disney and Avatar launched a global “Keep Our Oceans Amazing” campaign to raise awareness of the challenges facing oceans and marine life. The campaign supports TNC and its work to protect 10 of our oceans’ amazing animals and their habitats, linked to the beauty of Pandora. This art sale is one of many ways fans can help TNC reach its goal, as 100% of net profits from art sales will be donated to TNC and help protect our oceans. To learn more, visit: www.nature.org/disney
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Christy Lee Rogers is a visual artist from Kailua, Hawaii. His obsession with water as a means of breaking the conventions of contemporary photography has led his work to be compared to masters of Baroque painting like Caravaggio. In 2019, she won the Open Photographer of the Year award at the Sony World Photography Awards. She is a two-time finalist for the François Schneider Foundation Contemporary Talent Prize in France and was commissioned by Apple to create underwater images with the iPhone 11Pro, as well as being featured in their films. Rogers’ art has been chosen for several album covers, including “Orchesography” for the 80s band Wang Chung, and his images were selected for the 2013-2014 performance season of the Opéra d’Angers- Nantes in France. In 2020, she created the cover image for the Lavazza 2021 calendar ‘The New Humanity.’
www.christyleerogers.com
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