eXtinction releases on Daily Motion but only for 2 days
eXtinction – the environmental art short that I shot with director Clayton Haskell is up for the Audience Choice Award & Best Editing at Super Shorts Film Festival. They have it open and viewable for only two days so do be sure to check it out and pass along. Thank you for viewing. Super Shorts [...]
Backpacking in Desolation Wilderness
I cast off domesticity this past weekend and went for a three day camping-backpacking trip in the subalpine region of Desolation Wilderness. Giant granite boulders, smoothed and bleached bone-white by eons of weather, heave themselves upwards from the craggy lodgepole and fir that seem to be permanently misshapen by the wind. The first camp-night we [...]
eXtinction: the teaser
So I’m a bit of a hack behind the editing studio – and nowhere nearly as impressive as Stavros – the brilliant editor behind eXtinction – but I did manage to cut a teaser to give you a little flash of the film. We’re just now hearing back from film festivals, so we’ll have dates, [...]
eXtinction releases website, goes on festival tour
This past March, as many of you know or have read, I produced an environmental art short with my good friend and colleague, Clayton Haskell. A confluence of events brought about the film – from a poignant speech that was building inside me for three years to the passing of my dear mentor, Tom Eisner. [...]
Private screening in NYC of eXtinction
Summer Rayne Oakes (Producer) and Clayton Haskell (Director) recently held a private screening of the film eXtinction at Phaidon | Store and benefiting Charity: Water on July 7, 2011. The film will debut in film festivals in 2012.
Win a BIG eco-conscious holiday gift package from Summer Rayne Oakes
Let Summer Rayne know your good holiday gesture you will be doing this year and you may win a $250 gift bag full of eco-conscious goodies.
Above the fold: An interview with Summer Rayne Oakes on ABOVE Magazine
Editor-at-Large of Above Magazine, Summer Rayne Oakes, talks about her role and the vision behind the timeless title.
The End of Bees – a story of survival
Over 30 billion honeybees have died in the past 4 years due to a mysterious disease called Colony Collapse disorder. Model and Editor-at-Large for ABOVE Magazine travels to the Puntacana Ecological Foundation to get up close and personal to the eusocial insects that not only help pollinate the planet but that have captured the attention of the world.
Gray hair is in (and so is biodiversity)
A look at the UNCTAD Ecochic Geneve Biodiversity Event – with some designer highlights.
Above Magazine launches with star-studded guests at the Serpentine Gallery, London
Above Magazine re-launches the magazine with a new editorial team at the Serpentine Gallery in London.
Summer Rayne Oakes, Gilles Bensimon and ABOVE Magazine
A cold weather shoot with Above Magazine and Gilles Bensimon.
Very (eco) Style Guide
The Very best places to shop for green are right in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Summer Rayne makes her picks in an interview with the Very Style Guide.
Five eco-designers you must watch out for
This October I caught up with five eco-fashion designers at London Fashion Week that had some impressive lines.
Beware of the Bag Monster
Summer Rayne Oakes goes head to head at the LOHAS Conference in Boulder, CO with the Bag Monster and knocks him down with a one-two punch.
A serenade with sea turtles
A seaside adventure: Summer Rayne heads to Kona to swim with sea turtles.
Living off the Grid: My trip to Taos, New Mexico
Summer Rayne Oakes takes a trip to Taos, New Mexico to see Earthships firsthand.
#46664 – Mandela Day NYC
A number of musicians came together at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life, work and 91st Birthday!
Do the green thing
A cute video about “doing the green thing.”
horn rings, wood cuffs and metallic dreams
The 1 year anniversary of Linhardt Design Studio and the launch of the a.d. schwarz label is a NY success.
Sydney’s sustainable style scene
Artsy, whimsical prints and sustainable print houses is the cornerstone of Sydney, Australia’s sustainable style scene.
Australia’s eco-fashion mavens
Australia has a number of sustainable style labels cropping up. Check out some of the ones we shot for the Sunday fashion edition of the Courier Mail.
Animal odd couples
These unlikely animal couples will have you laughing and crying.
From kissing frogs to carbon neutral cities
Brisbane, Australia makes a bold statement: They want to make their city carbon neutral by 2026 – and they are putting their money where their mouth is by supporting GreenFest 09.
