New Exhibit for Wildlife
Photography of the Year
Winning and Commended Photographs from 2004 competition on display
July 14, 2005
For Immediate Release
Education and arts editors
Contact: Jessica
Hegele, (919) 733-7450, ext. 262
(RALEIGH) – The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the largest and most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh offers a rare opportunity to see the 90 winning and commended images of last year’s international competition, including Youth Wildlife Photographer of the Year, North Carolina’s own Gabby Salazar. The exhibit opened on July 1 and will run through September 18, 2005. Admission to the exhibit is free.
This is a great opportunity to see first hand the winning photographs from some of the most talented wildlife photographers in the world. This captivating display of nature at its best is an unforgettable experience to all participants, visitors and wildlife lovers alike.
Bronze whalers charging through a 'baitball' of fish, baby elephants playing in South Africa, the colorful cliffs of Iceland, Galapagos giant tortoises waking up at dawn, and an Arctic fox in midair pouncing on its prey off the coast of Alaska are some of the many outstanding images that will be on display in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, organized by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine, has awarded the best wildlife photographers from around the world for 40 years. Year after year, the reputation of the competition spreads, attracting both amateur and professional photographers, young and old.
The competition aims to raise the status of wildlife photography; to showcase the best images of nature worldwide; to inspire photographers to produce expressive representations of nature; and to use its photographs to encourage people to appreciate the splendid variety of life on Earth and so care about its future. The 2004 competition received more than 18,500 entries from photographers in more than 50 countries. Winners of the 2005 competition will appear in the November issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine.
For more information contact 919-733-7450, ext. 262.
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the web at www.naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.
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