Penn State undergraduate Darya Alvarez recently completed an experimental fashion photography project aimed at helping viewers gain a greater appreciation of the critical role that pollinators play in the survival of terrestrial ecosystems. Ms. Alvarez, a junior majoring in Advertising with a minor in Photography, funded her project "To Carry the World" with a grant from the 2020 Apes Valentes Undergraduate Research Award.
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A look at the beauty of the environment that humans stand to lose by endangering bees, as more than 80 percent of Earth's flowering plants require a pollinator to reproduce
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A look at the beauty of the environment that humans stand to lose by endangering bees, as more than 80 percent of Earth's flowering plants require a pollinator to reproduce
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A look at the beauty of the environment that humans stand to lose by endangering bees, as more than 80 percent of Earth's flowering plants require a pollinator to reproduce
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A look at the beauty of the environment that humans stand to lose by endangering bees, as more than 80 percent of Earth's flowering plants require a pollinator to reproduce
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A multiple exposure made from images shot outside in a field to illustrate the various jobs of all the bees in a hive
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A female model in a yellow power suit meant to invoke the matriarchal structure within a bee colony
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A female model in a yellow power suit meant to invoke the matriarchal structure within a bee colony
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A female model in a yellow power suit meant to invoke the matriarchal structure within a bee colony
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
Bees have 5 eyes, a composite created with Photoshop that shows a model with a bee's eyes
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A queen bee is shown flanked by several models who represent the worker bees
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A queen bee is shown flanked by several models who represent the worker bees
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A queen bee is shown flanked by several models who represent the worker bees
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A psychedelic image of a beekeeper meant to depict the calming effect of the smoke used on honeybees while their honey is being harvested
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A series of images meant to highlight the importance of honey to both bees and human beings
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A series of images meant to highlight the importance of honey to both bees and human beings
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A series of images meant to highlight the importance of honey to both bees and human beings
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A series of images meant to highlight the importance of honey to both bees and human beings
Photography by Darya Alvarez (2020)
A series of images meant to highlight the importance of honey to both bees and human beings