“Full Exposure: Images to Change the Future” is a photography symposium featuring acclaimed photographers Daniel Beltrá and Molly Steinwald, presented by the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and sponsored by National Camera Exchange and Tamron USA. The lecture-style symposium will meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 11th June, in the Arboretum’s Oswald Visitor Center. The symposium fee is $40 for Arboretum members and $50 for non-members. To register, visit the website below.

Website: Full Exposure: Images to Change the Future

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TAMRON AND NATIONAL CAMERA SPONSOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHOTOGRAPHY SYMPOSIUM AT THE MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM

Acclaimed Photographer Beltrá Headlines Arboretum Photo Seminar

May 16, 2011, Commack, NY — The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum presents “Full Exposure: Images to Change the Future,” a photography symposium featuring acclaimed photographers Daniel Beltrá and Molly Steinwald and sponsored by National Camera Exchange and Tamron USA. The lecture-style symposium will meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, in the Arboretum’s Oswald Visitor Center.

Planet Earth faces daunting challenges of overpopulation, overconsumption of resources and climate change - all contributing to the decline of plants and animals around the globe. Photographers Beltrá and Steinwald visually document these changes, each in their own way telling a story of environmental degradation - even as they convey a message of hope and restoration. In this event, Beltrá and Steinwald will discuss their philosophy and photo techniques while displaying samples of their award-winning work. Serving as moderator will be Jane Kirtley, University of Minnesota Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law.

About the Photographers

Born in Spain and now based in Seattle, Beltrá has spent the last 20 years of his career bringing into sharp focus the story of our planet. He has documented several expeditions by Greenpeace to the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest, the Arctic, the Southern Oceans and the Patagonian Ice Fields, among many others. Beltrá has received well-deserved attention. Among others, he has received awards from the World Press Photo (WPP) contest and China International Press Photo contest for his work on drought in the Amazon; the “Global Vision Award” (2008) from the Pictures of the Year International contest for work in the Ross Sea and Amazon; and The Prince’s Rainforest Project, given via the Sony World Photography Awards (April 2009). Granted by Prince Charles, this award sent Beltrá for three months to Congo, Amazon and Indonesian rainforests to create photos for a book, website and exhibition about the state of the world’s rainforests. Beltrá is a fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers. In late 2009, he was profiled by ABC News as its “Person of the Week.”

Molly Steinwald is an acclaimed photographer and environmental educator. She is associate director of science education for Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Philadelphia, a PhD candidate in zoology (Miami University), a researcher and speaker. She is active in many national and global environmental and photography organizations.

How to Attend

The symposium fee is $40 for Arboretum members and $50 for non-members. To register, visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/photosymposium2011.aspx or call 952-443-1422.

About The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the largest public garden in the Upper Midwest and a premier northern arboretum, is part of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota and a community and national resource for horticultural and environmental information, research, and public education It is located 9 miles west of I-494 on Highway 5 in Chanhassen. Admission is $9 adults; free for members & ages 15 and younger.

About National Camera Exchange

Family owned since 1914, National Camera Exchange is the premier dealer of new and used photographic equipment in the Midwest. From digital cameras to camcorders to an extensive selection of accessories, NCE stocks everything needed by amateurs or professionals, with experienced staff at six locations who provide unparalleled, personalized attention. See more about NCE at www.natcam.com.

About Tamron

Tamron, a recognized leader in the manufacture of precision optics, offering a broad selection of meticulously engineered interchangeable lenses for professional photographers and photo enthusiasts. Founded in 1950, Tamron’s passion for innovation brought forth the groundbreaking development of mass-produced hybrid Aspherical elements, giving way to enormously popular compact, wide-range zoom lenses. Dynamic research and development , committed to advanced optical engineering, has produced a stream of award-winning Tamron lenses and defined the All-in-One zoom lens category, exemplified by 2010’s 18-270mm Di II VC PZD. Astonishingly compact and lightweight, this 15X zoom features proprietary VC (Vibration Compensation) technology, effectively counteracting image-degrading blur caused by camera shake along with a fast, quiet PZD (Piezo Drive) autofocus mechanism. Tamron lenses deliver a superb fusion of performance and value, enabling today’s high-resolution digital SLR cameras to perform at their peak. See more about Tamron at www.tamron-usa.com.Acclaimed Photographer Beltrá Headlines Arboretum Photo Seminar

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