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Subhankar Banerjee


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I just want to provide a brief update on Subhankar Banerjee, who was

mentioned in <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?

msg_id=007kl5">a previous posting by Joe Murphy</a>. I had the

pleasure of attending Banerjee's presentation and slide show at New

Mexico State University this evening. It was something of a

homecoming for Banerjee as he came directly from Calcutta to Las

Cruces to attend school at NMSU where he received degrees in physics

and computer science before moving on to documentary photography.

After working for a time with Boeing in Seattle, he spent two years

producing a photo documentary on the the Alaskan National Wildlife

Refuge which resulted in a fine book. Now, he is touring 25 cities

with his presentation, and his work will be exhibited in 27 museums

in the U.S. and elsewhere.<br>    The hour-and-a-half

presentation was totally captivating for anyone interested in

wildlife photography, the ANWR, the politics of oil, or just a great

adventure story. The slides presented do not properly represent

Banerjee's fine work, but his book is widely available, and the

traveling exhibit features large-format prints which show the

magnificence of the Alaskan Arctic in vivid detail. There is also

now a <a href="http://www.wwbphoto.com/">web site</a> with much

information on it about Banerjee's project along with a schedule of

his presentations and exhibits. Well worth your time, even if you

have to travel a bit to take it in.

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All of his references to the slides included a comment on the details that could only be seen in the large prints. Kind of frustrating. I assumed that it was largely the product of the little home projector that was being used, but my daughter who works in the Natural History museum in Albuquerque said he made the same comments at the presentation there. Fortunately, there is an exhibit of the prints in Albuquerque and we will go up to take it in about a week from now. Going over to spend a few days at the Anasazi ruins at Chaco Canyon after that. Should be a nice week for enjoying and doing photography.
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