Apr 03 2009

A Wonderful Selection of Natural Selection Images

Category: Multimedia & VideoEthan G. Salwen @ 5:59 am

ACMF_NG_039Today the BBC posted a wonderful audio slideshow called “The art of camouflage.” Check it out! You will see a spectacular series of nature images tied together with a very specific theme complete with concise, engaging education narration.
As the introductory text says, “Appearance, it seems, is key to survival in the animal kingdom – with some species able to blend in perfectly with their surroundings, while others behave quite the contrary. Take a look with Professor Innes Cuthill from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol.”

The images are truly spectacular, covering a vast array of Continue reading “A Wonderful Selection of Natural Selection Images”

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Mar 11 2009

Inspiring Little Book on a Strange, Cold World

Category: Books, Creative Process, PhotographersEthan G. Salwen @ 5:30 am

ACMF_NG_028Photographed brilliantly by Layne Kennedy and featuring wonderful essays by Greg Breining, “A Hard-Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It” is a great book in its own right, and a fabulous example of how images and words in book form – when handled with such intelligence – can still illuminate a topic like no other media.

Frankly, when I split open “A Hard-Water World” I wasn’t really expecting that much. For one thing, too many topical photography books disappoint. And for another, ice fishing isn’t Continue reading “Inspiring Little Book on a Strange, Cold World”

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