January 2016

Monthly Archive: January 2016

Photographer thoughts: A conversation with Mark Peck

Posted: January 26, 2016 - 17:38 , by ROM
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Nature, Photography, Biodiversity, Exhibitions and Galleries, Natural History
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An adult blue jay rests on a branch in the winter season in Ontario. Photo by Mark Peck

Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Fatima Ali

In spite of his “im-peck-able” career as an ornithology technician in the Department of Natural History at the ROM, Mark Peck is also a world traveller and an avid natural history photographer with a special interest in breeding and nesting birds. Fatima interviewed Mark to get his thoughts on what it is that drives his passion for photographing birds and other wildlife.

#EmptyROM 3!

Posted: January 19, 2016 - 14:26 , by ROM
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Photo of Roman Portrait Busts on level 3 at the Royal Ontario Museum

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Beneath the Surface: Photographing at the Edge of Imagination

Posted: January 6, 2016 - 17:54 , by ROM
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Photography, Nature, Biodiversity, Natural History, Exhibitions and Galleries
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“Turtle Flight” is David Doubilet’s finalist photograph in the 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the ROM.

Guest Blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Sam Rose Phillips

In search of guidance from the master of photographing moments himself, EVC student Samantha Phillips called David Doubilet and his partner Jennifer Hayes, renowned photographers whose work can often be found among the pages of National Geographic Magazine to ask them about their work. Their perspective is filled with insights and stories that Sammy was thrilled to share in this guest blog post.