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Your Lens can do more than
Stop people Scrolling
It Can Make Them
Do Something to help
And thats a really big deal.
You’ve waited in rainforests, crouched in mud, leaned out of jeeps, balanced on boats...
for that one moment of wild perfection. You see what most people miss.
And your camera keeps the proof.
But here’s the thing: those moments can do more than win likes or competitions.
They can teach.
They can connect.
They can protect.
was built for
SriLankasEndangered.com
That’s what
...to bring photographers and conservation experts together,
turning powerful images into the heartbeat of our Weekly Engage stories.
Each photograph is paired with verified insight from Sri Lanka’s leading researchers and organisations,
helping the public see what’s at stake and what they can do.
When you feature your work here, you:
Give your art a purpose
pairing beauty with impact.
Get full credit
your name, your socials, your portfolio on every use.
Join our searchable photographer gallery
by ecosystem, district, and species.
Get featured in the Weekly Engage
where your image educates thousands.
Support real conservation
your lens amplifies the very heroes protecting what you captured.
Inspire
How Your Photos
Others
Imagine this: someone’s having their morning tea (or coffee), maybe wondering if today’s the day they’ll finally solve the great mystery of why socks insist on living single lives after laundry day.
Then bam... an email from SriLankasEndangered.com lands in their inbox.
Inside is your photograph, maybe a Sri Lankan sloth bear and her cub, pausing in a patch of forest sunlight, the little one close by while the mother sniffs the air for danger.
For a heartbeat, the world goes quiet.
They see what you saw... the tenderness, the fragility, the life that depends on every tree left standing.
They notice the Unity Icon, a reminder that when our separate efforts point in the same direction, even scattered sparks of care can form one bright light.
And then, because of your lens, your caption, your courage to share, something stirs.
They learn how shrinking forests and human encroachment are pushing these gentle bears closer to extinction, and how their own small choices, the paper they use, the trees they plant, the stories they share, can help keep that forest alive.
That’s the moment curiosity turns into care.
It’s your image, your eye, your timing... now awakening someone else’s conscience.
You Might Think
your Work
Isn’t Needed...
But it is.
You may feel that the world is drowning in pictures,
but not the kind that show the truth.
People scroll past landscapes every day. What stops them is meaning.
When they see your image... a pangolin, a coral bloom, a mangrove root
and read the story behind it, it changes how they think.
That’s what we do together:
Connect your art to the science, and your patience to the purpose.
You’ll always be credited.
And your work will never disappear into an algorithmic abyss.
“Every unseen photo is a story untold — and untold stories can’t save what’s vanishing.”
Still Not Sure?
(Every photographer asks these)
No. You remain the copyright holder, we simply get permission to use your work for awareness and education.
“Will I lose ownership?”
In blog articles, Weekly Engage stories, educational campaigns, and conservation promotions... all under The Playn ecosystem.
“Where will my photos appear?”
“Will my name appear?”
Always. You’ll be credited by name with a link to your photographer profile page.
You’ll receive our Weekly Engage emails where your work may appear, so you can see your impact in action.
“Will I be notified every time?”
Not at this stage. We keep the visuals clean for readability, but you’ll be visibly credited in text wherever possible.
“Can I use watermarks?”
We’ll feature both, you and your current team, with linked profiles.
“What if I work with an organisation?”
This isn’t
stock photography.
It’s collaboration
...between your lens, our words, and a shared mission.
Your images will only be used to promote wildlife education and conservation under The Playn and its connected projects.
They may appear in our articles, awareness campaigns, and social posts, always aligned with that purpose. You keep your copyright; you grant us permission to use your images freely to amplify impact.
No watermarks are used so the story stays clear, but your credit stays constant.
"Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world."
– Howard Zinn
The Unity Icon
Why
begins with you
Imagine yourself as a triangle, each corner holding your creativity, your skill, and your curiosity.
At its centre lies a dot: your conscience, the quiet voice that knows when something deserves to be seen and protected.
It’s what makes you lift your lens, not just to capture beauty, but to defend it.
Because photography, at its heart, is an act of care: a way of saying, “Look... this matters.”
When one corner of every artist’s life points toward that same purpose, to care for our shared world,
those scattered sparks of individual vision join together as one light.
That light... your light... helps others finally see.
Do what you can do
In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.
Baba Dioum
