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APRIL 22, 2008
Rhizome Images Changes the Climate of Stock Photography
New resource for sustainable and green technology images also helps with conservation
Seattle, WA. - Rhizome Images, a new independent, stock photography resource for the world of sustainable, green technologies and business imagery has launched. Featuring the work of Seattle-based photographer Robert J. Pennington, Rhizome Images is a unique resource for photographic images and concepts of sustainable and green technologies and solutions.
An exclusive collection driven by images of positive, negative, and alternative green concepts, the archive includes rights-managed and royalty-free images of solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, mining and general power images along with landscapes, architectural and botanicals images to name a few. A dynamic alternative to traditional big-box image libraries, the collection now holds more than 1,000 images.
At Rhizome Images, the commitment to green themes runs deep. Not only is the site an amazing resource for creatives and art buyers wanting sustainable or green specific imagery, it also allows them to contribute to the health of the planet through the Picturesque Forest Project. For every image licensed through Rhizome Images, the company donates up to ten trees to an American Forests ReLeaf fund. American Forests is the nation's oldest, nonprofit citizens' conservation organization. An interactive 'tree donation grid' is available for viewing on the Rhizome Images site. Full color squares of the image can be moused over to reveal the image purchased and how many trees have been donated to the ReLeaf fund. The current goal is 500 trees towards the California Wildfire ReLeaf Fund.
"With Rhizome Images we wanted to not only provide a service to people needing green or business imagery but also be able to give back in some small way," said Jen Pennington, Principal, Rhizome Images. "We have been extremely gratified with the initial responses and support." The Penningtons know full well what it means to plant a few trees. They tend to their own five-acre Certified Stewardship Forest on Whidbey Island, and any trees taken down are replaced with new ones, used as nurse logs, chipped or milled for their own usage, or used as firewood. Their motto: nothing leaves the property.