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the title of the April issue is water

the title of the April issue is water our thirsty world this is called the

our thirsty world this is called the

our thirsty world this is called the layout room we put the whole issue on

layout room we put the whole issue on

layout room we put the whole issue on the wall full size it’s ironic that so

the wall full size it’s ironic that so

the wall full size it’s ironic that so many pictures actually art of places

many pictures actually art of places

many pictures actually art of places with a lot of water they’re places

with a lot of water they’re places

with a lot of water they’re places without water it’s a special issue a

without water it’s a special issue a

without water it’s a special issue a single topic issue that we’re doing when

single topic issue that we’re doing when

single topic issue that we’re doing when we do them every couple of years I think

we do them every couple of years I think

we do them every couple of years I think the thing that that we want to do more

the thing that that we want to do more

the thing that that we want to do more than anything else

than anything else

than anything else in this issue is illustrate how

in this issue is illustrate how

in this issue is illustrate how incredibly precious water is the water

incredibly precious water is the water

incredibly precious water is the water issue to me when I heard they were done

issue to me when I heard they were done

issue to me when I heard they were done any showing water I thought this is the

any showing water I thought this is the

any showing water I thought this is the best issue that Jim ever can ever do

best issue that Jim ever can ever do

best issue that Jim ever can ever do this isn’t like an emergency situation

this isn’t like an emergency situation

this isn’t like an emergency situation because then all the traveling and all

because then all the traveling and all

because then all the traveling and all the other stories I do I think that

the other stories I do I think that

the other stories I do I think that topic comes up a lot like where they get

topic comes up a lot like where they get

topic comes up a lot like where they get in water and is it clean and no it isn’t

in water and is it clean and no it isn’t

in water and is it clean and no it isn’t when found her way to these places that

when found her way to these places that

when found her way to these places that had the problems nobody’s in there

had the problems nobody’s in there

had the problems nobody’s in there solving them so then you get it it’s

solving them so then you get it it’s

solving them so then you get it it’s more wrong we’re looking at how people

more wrong we’re looking at how people

more wrong we’re looking at how people live and we’re sort of checking in at a

live and we’re sort of checking in at a

live and we’re sort of checking in at a particular moment in time and trying to

particular moment in time and trying to

particular moment in time and trying to get people the big picture so much of

get people the big picture so much of

get people the big picture so much of the world’s freshwater is locked up in

the world’s freshwater is locked up in

the world’s freshwater is locked up in glaciers and there’s whole civilizations

glaciers and there’s whole civilizations

glaciers and there’s whole civilizations live off of the reliability about water

live off of the reliability about water

live off of the reliability about water coming from those glaciers that

coming from those glaciers that

coming from those glaciers that reliability is being threatened

Palestinian farmers have been there for

Palestinian farmers have been there for a long time can only drill their wells

a long time can only drill their wells

a long time can only drill their wells 50 meters deep whereas Israeli

50 meters deep whereas Israeli

50 meters deep whereas Israeli settlements just next door can go down

settlements just next door can go down

settlements just next door can go down 150 meters Paulo has images of people

150 meters Paulo has images of people

150 meters Paulo has images of people that are surviving on just a couple

that are surviving on just a couple

that are surviving on just a couple liters of water a day it’s a bad pun but

liters of water a day it’s a bad pun but

liters of water a day it’s a bad pun but water can be a dry subject too if it

water can be a dry subject too if it

water can be a dry subject too if it just becomes all issues every religion

just becomes all issues every religion

just becomes all issues every religion has something that relates to water in

has something that relates to water in

has something that relates to water in the religion in a purifying cleansing

the religion in a purifying cleansing

the religion in a purifying cleansing blessing sort of way so we wanted to

blessing sort of way so we wanted to

blessing sort of way so we wanted to include that in the issue

most freshwater species are incredibly

most freshwater species are incredibly threatened and things are going so fast

threatened and things are going so fast

threatened and things are going so fast we don’t even know what we’re losing you

we don’t even know what we’re losing you

we don’t even know what we’re losing you need to stop and think about what you’re

need to stop and think about what you’re

need to stop and think about what you’re doing to this water supply we’re all

doing to this water supply we’re all

doing to this water supply we’re all trying to figure out what to do next

trying to figure out what to do next

trying to figure out what to do next about climate change and the lack of

about climate change and the lack of

about climate change and the lack of water and the lack of clean water and

water and the lack of clean water and

water and the lack of clean water and how we’ve eaten all the fish water is

how we’ve eaten all the fish water is

how we’ve eaten all the fish water is one of those very important things that

one of those very important things that

one of those very important things that we take for granted and we tend not to

we take for granted and we tend not to

we take for granted and we tend not to appreciate it until we don’t have

water sustains life what I would like is

water sustains life what I would like is for our photographs to make you stop and

for our photographs to make you stop and

for our photographs to make you stop and think and appreciate

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