Mary K. Tennis, “Steve, Cranes”

It’s easy to take pristine air for granted while living in this Arcadian spot, but an alarming study of phytoplankton from the University of Leicester posited this week that rising carbon emissions could deplete the planet of breathable air. This brought starkly to mind the homophone err, and deepened my belief that true change can only occur from the ground, up — or in this case, from the micro-organismic.

Next week’s theme will be something I’ve found sadly lacking in our current cultural discourse — “empathy.” Send your unwatermarked, signature-less images by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m to tim @ perfectduluthday.com — 1000px at their largest dimension — along with title (if any), and URL of your website, Facebook page, Tumblr, Flickr stream, or Instagram.

Sarah Brokke, untitled

Aaron Reichow, “The Fair From the Air”

Sarah Brokke, “To Breathe”

Eleden Lindamood, untitled

Mary K. Tennis, “Fireworks”

Hugh Reitan, untitled

Zach Kerola, untitled

Bk, untitled

Bk, untitled

Paul McIntyre, untitled

Kip Praslowicz, “Cloud-Cross”

John O’Neill, untitled

Aaron Reichow, “Colony of Gulls, Circling”

Paul Lundgren, “Catching Air”