| **News and Events: July 22: The Living Wild, with Art Wolfe |
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| Wed, June 28, 2006 11:56 AM |
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The Living Wild with Art Wolfe
Saturday, July 22, 2006
10:30 am @ The Burke Museum on the UW campus
Join world-renowned wildlife photographer Art Wolfe at the Burke Museum for a slide-illustrated talk on wildlife worldwide. Through lavish photographs, Wolfe will discuss the present and future status of Earths wild places. The talk covers more than 140 species, ranging from jaguars to Bengal tigers and mountain gorillas to giant pandas, from as far away as Antarctica to the high Canadian Arctic.
The slide presentation is presented as part of the current photography exhibit on view at the Burke, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award Winners, for which Wolfe served as a judge. Wolfe will also talk about his role as one of the judges for this photo competition that received over 17,000 entries from all over the world.
The multimedia presentation includes slides and video footage to accompany the very latest information from the fieldfrom field biologists and from the photographer himself, with anecdotes drawn from over three years of photographing for his recent book, "The Living Wild."
Tickets may be purchased in advance through the Burke's Education office at burked@u.washington.edu or 206-543-9681. Seating is limited. Price covers museum admission, including access to the new exhibit Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award Winners.
Tickets:
$12 general
$10 Burke Museum members
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