NCUPS Presents A Free Seminar With The Creator Of 'Whales In Public Spaces'

The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar with Bay Area artist and marine mammal conservationist Bryant Austin, creator of uA…aˆ?Whales in Public Spaces: A Life-Size Whale Photography Exhibition,uA‚A? Friday, August 10, 2007. Composed over the past two field seasons with the South Pacific Humpback Whales, Bryant Austin explores and develops methods and techniques to produce life-size photographs of his subjects, up to twelve feet high by ninety feet long. For Austin, the size of the photograph is secondary; it is the personhood of the whale, best expressed in the eye, which he explores in depth. Austin is president and founder of the non-profit Marine Mammal Conservation through the Arts (www.MMCTA.org). The mission of MMCTA is to approach the art of photographing and filming cetaceans with the same level of commitment and dedication as marine mammal field biologists. To produce images at this scale and with the proper impact, Austin collaborates with whale biologists and explores the teachings of animal intuitives. He seeks out genuine connections with his subjects, where then, at a distance of two meters from the whale, he begins the process of crafting his compositions and the long journey of conveying these truths back to his tribe - to you...