Forty-seven photographers created Earth Emotions, an exhibition from our special place, Te Tau Ihu, the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Through these images we share personal experiences of the crises humans have unleashed in Earth's climate, biodiversity, soils, atmosphere, freshwater, oceans and forests, and in our own health. We're the first generations to feel the impact of these crises, and maybe the last who can do something about them. While that might feel overwhelming, it's our portal to a brighter future.

The Earth Emotions Exhibition has five galleries.

Here in the ~Difficult Emotions Gallery~ we expose our feelings of grief, fear, shock, frustration, confusion, and helplessness. Make sure to click on More Details to view the caption for each image.

In the ~Positive Emotions Gallery~ we honour our connections with Papatūānuku, Mother Earth, and share our feelings of excitement, curiosity, awe, empathy, gratitude, joy, love and hope.

In the ~Insight Gallery~ we share personal moments of clarity and understanding about the planetary crises.

In the ~Response Gallery~ we explore attitudes and actions for meeting the planetary crises.

In the ~Visions Gallery~ we imagine the future.

We aim to inspire change by contributing to new narratives about the planetary emergency.

Earth Emotions is brought to you by the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum with support from the Nelson City Council.