2021 Perry Competition Moore

2021 Perry Photo Challenge Jordan Moore, Finalist

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Signs of Life

The term “mother earth” implies a maternal relationship between nature and humankind. Although the environment provides for us, many times we do not give more than we receive. In my photo essay, I want to showcase this dynamic while emphasizing both the absence and presence of human existence within nature.

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    "The Dance of Children" sculpture stands in Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:30 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major

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    "Plastic barrels depict the human population size at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:26 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    "A cement wall divides the landscape and a wall of clay art at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:33 p.m. March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    A feminine clay figure between the trees at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:35 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism
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    A feminine clay face visible through the trees at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:34 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    A rusted industrial barrel, visible from Interstate 80 at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:43 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    A blank wooden sign stands in front of a broken tree limb at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:46 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    A tent is set around the trees of Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:38 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    A tree grows through an old hay rake at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:42 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    A briefcase lies in the leaves at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 3:03 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    Plastic industrial tubing wraps around a tree trunk at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:47 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major
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    "Two metal birds of "The Children of Dance" sculpture at Prairie Peace Park in Seward County, Nebraska - 2:33 p.m., March 13, 2021 Photo by Jordan Moore / Freshman /Journalism major