What kind of photographic practice is needed or valid in a time of extreme ecological crisis? Do catastrophic events demand catastrophic responses? How can one work sustainably with photographic materials, taking into account its entangles histories of extraction and present effects? What does it mean to image the world ecologically? How are the working conditions of the artist affected acknowledging practice as part of an interdependent system? This studio class will approach photography from an ecological perspective, addressing questions such as material histories, photographic apparatuses, labor conditions, data flows, perspectives of scale, and naming. Through critiques, discussion, readings, screenings, and invited guests, this studio course will ask questions on photography and ecology. Throughout the semester, we will develop a lexicon of terms and build a shared archive of references to address these questions.