Photography in the Field: Documenting Canada’s First Animals

Delve into the importance of photography in ROM’s active fieldwork program, and examine the ways in which images can be used to communicate scientific processes through art.  

Inspired by the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, and hosted in French, this digital conversation explores the photography of palaeontologist Jean-Bernard Caron, and the unique challenges faced when documenting his team’s work in the Canadian Rockies. Museum Educator Julie Tomé hosts the conversation, inviting participants to explore images of fieldwork, important discoveries in the Burgess Shale formations at Yoho National Park, wildlife encounters, and environmental challenges, all set against one of Canada’s most majestic and picturesque backdrops.