This series of three photographs is intended to illustrate the drastic influence of humanity on natural systems.

These three photographs were taken at Delaware Canal State Park, by the convergence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers. The Lehigh pours into the Delaware here, but before it does it must pass over a human-made dam in the river. I took these photos last semester, for a research project on human/nature relationships for my Culture & the Environment course.

The first photograph is of a sign posted by the dam, showing limits on fishing; this demonstrates how humankind has caused problems with overfishing in the river environment. The second photograph shows the illusion of a lack of interference: from the Lehigh, ones perspective is such that the dam is hard to see. The water flows over into the Delaware, the dam almost imperceptible; humans are in denial of the havoc they wreak upon the world. The third photo is of a canal no longer in use, running off from the dam. Man originally had a use for this canal, at least some kind of purpose for the introduction of this dam into this river system; however, that reason is currently moot.