AGI's Earth Science Week Photo Exhibit Comes to Houston

Earth Science Week, a program of the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), is partnering with George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston to exhibit more than 20 top photos entered in the celebration’s 2017 photo contest. These eye-catching photos will be on display in Terminal B of the airport from June 24 through July 26, 2018.

Shutterbugs from far and wide submitted striking photos that captured evidence of human interaction with natural systems including land, water, air, and living things around their communities. Roxie Khalili of Foster City, California, for instance, won first place with her image creatively showing human-built infrastructure surrounding a nearby lagoon and its inhabitants.

The traveling photo display debuted late last year in the heart of the nation’s capital, at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station, one of the country’s busiest train stations. The display also was made available to visitors at Mazza Gallerie, a high-traffic, upscale shopping mall in Washington, D.C., earlier this year.

The innovation is the brainchild of the ESW@20 Advisory Committee, a panel created in recognition that Earth Science Week has grown over two decades to become the geoscience community’s leading public awareness campaign. The committee of representatives from partner organizations launched the display as a way of celebrating the program’s 20th anniversary and promoting awareness of the importance of the geosciences to society.

Earth Science Week is celebrated each October and reaches more than 50 million people across the country and around the world with information, activities, and educational resources promoting appreciation and understanding of Earth system science. Learn more about Earth Science Week online at www.earthsciweek.org.