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List members and photography fans (!) may be interested in the following event:

Wildlife Photography: Picture Perfect?

 

Friday 28^th October at 19.00 (doors open 18.30)

At the Natural History Museum, London

 

Good wildlife photographs can paint a thousand words and can be valuable tools in the world of conservation and education. But they can also be misleading.

 

Join us as we discuss the ethics behind wildlife photography. What does it take to get the ultimate shot? Is it OK to train a tame animal to re-enact a wild behaviour? Is it acceptable to lure wild animals closer with bait? And does it really matter if photos are adjusted and altered in post-production? 

 

Meet a group of award-winning photographers and hear their points of view as we compare contrasting techniques and experiences. We'll put you in their shoes and ask: how far would you go to get the perfect picture?

Tickets cost £10 and can be bought online at www.nhmshop.co.uk/tickets or by phone 020 7942 5725.  

Speakers include:

Heather Angel

Heather Angel has been at the forefront of wildlife photography in Britain for several decades. Abandoning an early career as a marine biologist, she became a freelance wildlife photographer and later founded her own image library, Natural Visions, for marketing images of the natural world. She was President of the Royal Photographic Society from 1984-86 and her work has been recognised by many awards in Britain and overseas. Fully embracing the digital revolution, she communicates her enthusiasm for the natural world via her prodigious writing, her workshops and lectures worldwide.

 

Paul Hobson

Originally from Manchester, Paul Hobson moved to Sheffield to study Natural Environmental Science and worked as a lecturer for 20 years before becoming one of the UK’s top wildlife photography professionals. Paul’s photography focuses on the UK’s wildlife and its conservation and he is never happier than when he is working in the Peak District.  Paul is Natural England’s wildlife photographer for the Peak; he writes extensively in magazines such as Photography Monthly and Derbyshire Life and is Amateur Photographers Wildlife Masterclass expert.  Paul’s images have won many awards featuring in Wildlife Photographer of the Year, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the British Wildlife Photography Awards. More of Paul’s work can be seen on his web site www.paulhobson.co.uk

 

Chris O’Reilly

Using experience gained from his time working at the BBC Natural History Unit, Chris O'Reilly successfully launched his nature photography career in 1996 while holding down a full-time job in higher education. Continuing as a semi-professional photographer, Chris' work has enjoyed consistent use for conservation purposes, achieved worldwide sales through picture libraries, and received recognition in competitions including the 2010 Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the British Wildlife Photography Awards. Chris predicts the convergence of photography and video through today's digital SLR cameras will consign the term 'wildlife photographer' to the history books: "A new breed of 'Wildlife Image Maker' will emerge and it will be these guys who keep nature's stories relevant in a rapidly changing world - and I intend to be one of them" he says.

 

 

Charlotte Coales

Nature Live Science Communicator/Host

 

The Natural History Museum

Cromwell Road

South Kensington

London  SW7 5BD

tel:       020 7942 6502

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web:    www.nhm.ac.uk

 

Nature Live brings together scientists and visitors to explore, discover and discuss the natural world and our place within it through a daily programme of events.  

For details of our daily programme visit www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-live