Photography With a Purpose – Oil Drilling on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation
The cell phone rang Thursday and on the other end was Leslie MacMillian a writer for the New York Times. She said she was interested in talking to me about my photography work and the map created by Stacy Dolderer, documenting the oil drilling on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. This has been an ongoing project for me since about 2010. There’s no end in sight. The drilling continues with more wells near Glacier National Park planned.
Read the full story: “A Snapshot of Drilling on a Park’s Margins”
drill rigs set up to frack oil on the blackfeet reservation with rising wolf mountain glacier national park, montana, usa the background (Tony Bynum/tonybynum.com)
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National Parks Traveler mentions Oil Drilling in the Crown of the Continent, on the Blackfeet Reservation, adjacent to Glacier National Park
The National Parks Traveler Web site did a nice job comparing the oil drilling on the Blackfeet Reservation, and the Rocky Mountain Front of Montana, the area now being referred too in some circles as, “the Crown of the Continent,” with areas in the country adjacent to other national parks where oil drilling has been proposed. Kurt uses [...]
New Oil Drilling Video and Photographs from the Rocky Mountain Front
I’ve attached three new photographs of two drill rigs, the first two are the Red Blanket site on the Blackfeet Reservation, and third is a drill rig south of the Reservation and west of Bynum, Montana. The short video is of the Red Blanket site near Star School, west of Browning, Montana, Glacier National Park [...]
“That old Bakken forth”
Sarah Gilman covers the oil drilling issues along the Rocky Mountain Front in her recent article, “That old Bakken forth.” In it, she recounts the past and looks to the future of oil drilling on the rocky mountain front and the Blackfeet Reservation, Montana. Here’s a link to the full story: http://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/that-old-bakken-forth
“Time Capsule Project”
Montana’s Public News Service released this thoughtful report on the Blackfeet Oil Drilling Project on February 13th. It’s encouraging to see this quality of coverage about Tony’s effort to document the changing landscape of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the Rocky Mountain Front. Time Capsule Project Under Way at Blackfeet Reservation February 13, 2012 EAST [...]
Blackfeet Indian Reservation Oil Drilling
“Philip Anschutz is drilling on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation outside of Glacier National Park. Tony Bynum is documenting it.” Glacier National Park Travel Guide recently interviewed Tony about the oil drilling along the Rocky Mountain Front & Blackfeet Indian Reservation here. They posed these six questions to him: What is your experiencing photographing Glacier [...]
Hungry Horse News – “Photographer’s eyes..”
Chris Peterson of Hungry Horse News interviewed Tony and another local businessman, Darrell Norman about the expanding oil infrastructure on the Blackfeet Indian reservation, the Rocky Mountain Front, and adjoining Glacier National Park. His article speaks to the impact on local people as they anticipate inevitable changes. Photographer’s eyes on reservation oil rigs CHRIS PETERSON [...]
The Rockies Today Headline!
The Missoula Independent “Indy Blog” wrote a nice article about the Rocky Mountain Front Blackfeet Oil Drilling Documentation Project. Its been exciting to see the word about this important project spread. With thoughtful articles such as this we hope to build awareness and help people pay attention. We at Tony Bynum Photography appreciate the [...]
Blackfeet Oil Documentation Project News
On January 26th, The Great Falls Tribune interviewed Tony with the focus on the Rocky Mountain Front/Blackfeet Oil documentation project. It is a “print only” report which means the story can be purchased for online viewers. GF Tribune write, Karl Puckett wrote: Tony Bynum of East Glacier has photographed grizzly bears, elk and Glacier National Park. [...]
Oil Drilling – the Rocky Mountain Front and Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Wide open, roadless spaces, wildlife, and the people who depend on them and energy development along the Rocky Mountain Front: A Photo Record of “Progress.” “Documenting current conditions on the Blackfeet Reservation and Rocky Mountain Front today is a very high priority. The landscape, Native American cultures, small towns, sensitive and endangered wildlife and their [...]
