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Reception featuring photographer Sarah Hudzinski will take place Thursday at Thrasher Opera House | News

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Sarah Hudzinski .tif — Photos such as these by Green Lake native Sarah Hudzinski will be on display at Thrasher Opera House.

Sarah Hudzinski photo

Green Lake’s Thrasher Opera House will host an exhibit featuring the works of photographer Sarah Hudzinski through Thursday, Aug. 31, with an artist reception taking place Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m.

SarahHudzinski_BioPic.tif — Sarah Hudzinski

This exhibit may be viewed Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For after-hour visits, call 920-294-4279 to schedule a time. Thursday’s artist reception is free and open to the public; a cash bar will be available.

Hudzinski is a native of the Green Lake area and spent her childhood playing in the woods and waters of Wisconsin. That passion for outdoor adventures spilled over into an interest in photography and capturing the beauty of the natural world.

The camera soon became the perfect medium for her to document those moments she experienced — those moments in time and nature discovered by chance.

Hudzinski noted that her landscape photography often focuses on long exposures that captures the emotion of water and energy of the environment. Her images reflect her philosophy of finding beauty in everything and her art is an extension of her affinity for the serene, healing aspects of the natural world.

Hudzinski is a self-taught nature and landscape photographer specializing in open and large-format, museum-quality limited-edition fine art photography prints. Print buyers include private collectors for home decor, corporate fine art buyers and art consultants for architectural design jobs.

Thrasher Opera House’s mission is to promote the arts and the power of live performance, provide a community gathering place and preserve the historic opera house.

For more information, visit www.thrasheroperahouse.com.

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Photographer, big wave body surfer Tim Tindall honored

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Nearly 100 paddlers formed a circle and joined hands Sunday morning off the end of the Manhattan Beach pier in memory of body boarder, and nature and surf photographer Tim Tindall. He was also a longtime and highly appreciated employee at the Kinkos/FedEx in Hermosa Beach.

Tindall was known for generously sharing his photos with the surfers he photographed, and was a frequent contributor to Easy Reader. In 2020 he won Easy Reader’s Annual anniversary photography for a picture he took of a family exercising at the Palos Verdes Cove, silhouetted by the sunset. Tindall passed away last month from cancer. He was 59.

He is survived by brothers Thomas and Theodore, and sister Teresa Spears. ER

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Life, Nature and the Movies

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This past April I was slated to write a review for “Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty,” a documentary by John de Graaf. I found my seat in the University of Utah’s College of Law theater and watched the film with the 20 other audience members. After the film had ended, we had a Q&A with de Graaf. It was like I was at a Sundance screening. The whole event would have made a great article, yet I never wrote it. The article was scrapped partially because finals were approaching. But I also didn’t feel I was the right person to speak about the politics of beauty.

When voicing opinions in public, it is common to ask what qualifies someone to speak on the topic and if they have the necessary knowledge to back up what they are saying. Last April, I left the theater very impacted by the knowledge I’d gained from hearing of Udall’s life. Yet, I convinced myself that I’m not qualified to speak on the topic.

Then, in late June, I spent a weekend at Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah. I was there for its centennial year with the U’s Nature Photography class. I began to realize that not speaking up, or feeling I was not qualified to have an opinion when it comes to our environment, is against everything that Udall fought for and the message of de Graaf’s film.

Bryce Canyon National Park on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Haley Freeman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Udall Himself

Udall was United States Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. He grew up in Arizona, spending time in the southwest United States when not working in Washington D.C. After serving four years in the Air Force during World War II, Udall returned to Arizona and finished his education at the University of Arizona. After receiving his law degree, Udall served in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, and, starting in 1961 he served as Secretary of the Interior.

Throughout his work in the House and as Secretary of the Interior, Udall and his department assisted with major environmental legislation such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Waters Restoration Act, and the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. Udall oversaw the addition of many national parks, monuments, historic sites and wildlife refuges.

A long-time friend of poet Robert Frost, and the reason Frost recited a poem at Kennedy’s inauguration, Udall spent efforts supporting the arts because he couldn’t contribute artistically. Udall helped set in motion projects that would eventually become the Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities. Udall was also an early advocate for desegregation.

Trying to name someone who contributed in as many positive ways to the United States as Udall would be hard to do.

We get to enjoy all that the Earth has to offer. Breathing in crisp air, brushing your feet in green grass and seeing rivers run across the land, our encounters with nature, big or small, are meaningful and precious. You don’t need a degree in environmental science to know the importance of the Earth we share and speak of the beauty of the land. I was wrong in thinking that I couldn’t share my experiences with nature when I backed out of the article in April. Nature and its beauty inspires us all.

“Stewart Odell: The Politics of Beauty” film promo (Courtesy of IMDb)

Nature Inspiring Art

Movies are about suspending disbelief and transporting yourself to a fictional place. Even if the film is factual, you are seeing the places and people through the filmmakers’ eyes. What we see is never exactly how the place would be in real life. Movies can disconnect us from the world around us, always longing for a distant place instead of what’s real.

Seeing the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon, I was thinking about how all of the films we see, though fiction, are all influenced by real life. The artfully orange desert in Wes Anderson’s recent film, “Asteroid City” takes influence from the American southwest deserts, not far off in appearance from Bryce Canyon. We are witnessing right here art made from life, beauty on screen made from the beauty of the real world.

Check out a short video I made inspired by Anderson’s artistic film style below:

We can’t forget how important it is to protect our world. It is so vast, so beautiful and it is the setting for our lives. While I don’t have a degree in environmental science, I do know the feeling you get when you see the sunrise and slowly paint across the canyon. That’s beauty, and that’s what art is made of.

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Pensthorpe Nature Reserve revealing the gross side of nature for families this summer

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From alien invaders and pond monsters to poo-eating insects and vampire plants, Pensthorpe’s event for summer is designed for the bravest souls who wish to learn about the grossest parts of nature.

Entertaining explorers from this Saturday, July to 22 to Tuesday, September 5, the trail begins at the Discovery Centre at the popular attraction near Fakenham and takes visitors across the reserve, helping families learn about the weird, wonderful and slightly gross techniques that mammals, insects, plants and fungi use to thrive across the area.

In addition to the main trail, Pensthorpe is collaborating with The Bug Parc for summer, a teaching centre and zoo dedicated to the protection of rare insects, arachnids and other invertebrates. Designing a trail for WildRootz outdoor playground, The Bug Parc trail sees little naturalists examine how different species use their tails, claws or fangs for eating, attacking or defending themselves.

Pensthorpe Natural Park, Norfolk Junior Board members kidding around on the facilities. Photo : Steve Adams

Natalie Douglas, head of marketing at Pensthorpe, said: “At Pensthorpe, we take a huge amount of pride in our seasonal trails and after the success of the Poo Trail in recent years, we think it’s a great idea to harness children’s love of the gross, disgusting and even slightly brutal parts of nature and make it educational.

“Whether it’s learning about maggots and burying beetles, real-life slime organisms, micro monsters or habitat alien invaders, Pensthorpe’s thriving reserve is the perfect place to learn in a fun and engaging way. Everything we do is rooted in conservation and protecting species and we believe by educating the youngest generation through play, we will encourage conservationists of the future.”

When tummies start to rumble, Pensthorpe’s Courtyard Café is serving its new menu consisting of pub classics and light bites, including sandwiches, cakes, ice creams and hot and cold drinks.

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Once visitors have completed the trails, there’s flamingo talks, pond dipping and free arts and crafts activities to enjoy across the reserve; as well as the five blooming gardens that are bursting with colour and life.

Martin French from The Bug Parc added: “Whilst nature has plenty of fluffy and cute species to admire, bugs and invertebrates play a crucial part in the ecosystem too and it’s wonderful that Pensthorpe is so keen to educate the younger generations about the importance of bugs, in a way that’s fun and appeals to their humour.

“We hope visitors enjoy the memorable “Attack, Eat and Defend” trail we’ve created for the WildRootz playground, showcasing the species we have at The Bug Parc, that make the most of their clever claws, terrifying tails and fearsome fangs.”

Adult tickets are £14.95, seniors and child tickets (three to 16) are £13.95.

Alternatively, annual memberships are available for adults at £60, then seniors (60+) and children (3-16) are £55.

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Scenery of Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in NW China’s Xinjiang-Xinhua

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This photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows a lake in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

With an average altitude of 4,580 meters, the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve covers a total area of 45,000 square kilometers and is a representative of plateau desert ecosystem in China. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows valleys in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows snow mountains in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on June 30, 2023 shows a wetland in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows mountains in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows a lake in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This photo taken on July 8, 2023 shows a night view in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

A vulture flies over snow mountains in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 8, 2023.

This aerial photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows drought-resistant plants in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows an area of Danxia landform in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows a lake in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on June 30, 2023 shows a desert in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows a wetland in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows snow mountains in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows a lake in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows a wetland in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 5, 2023 shows hills in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This photo taken on July 9, 2023 shows an area of Danxia landform in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial panorama taken on June 30, 2023 shows a view in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows a lake in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a landform shaped by wind erosion in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows a lake in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 8, 2023 shows snow mountains in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Wild yaks graze at a grassland in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 1, 2023.

This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows valleys and an area of Danxia landform in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a landform shaped by wind erosion in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows valleys in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a landform shaped by wind erosion in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows a rainbow in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows snow mountains in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows a sunset view in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 8, 2023 shows snow mountains in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a landform shaped by wind erosion in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows a lake in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows valleys in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a landform shaped by wind erosion in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows snow mountains and valleys in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 8, 2023 shows snow mountains in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

This aerial photo taken on July 10, 2023 shows valleys in the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

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The icy patience of an Arctic photographer

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The polar bear was just a faraway speck in a frozen white expanse. A film crew began to follow at a distance, gradually getting closer. Suddenly the bear picked up a scent and changed direction – the crew followed, hoping it would lead to footage of a kill. The bear came to a rest at a seal hole in the ice and started to wait. So did the crew.

For 12 hours they sat, waiting for the bear to make a move. For 12 hours the bear lay half asleep, half awake at the edge of the hole. It was too long; the crew had been awake working for 22 hours straight on the sea ice and needed to get back to camp. Cold and exhausted, they admitted defeat. Hours of waiting for little reward is not uncommon. “It’s the price we pay to get unique images,” recounts award-winning French photographer and filmmaker Florian Ledoux.

This is the reality of wildlife photography – it is always on nature’s terms. But that’s the challenge and attraction of it, too. “Every shot we get in the Arctic is a battle,” he says. “We push our limits; we feel alive by doing it.”

Ledoux uses a drone to capture a new perspective. Here, a young polar bear pulls itself onto the ice. - Florian Ledoux — Ledoux uses a drone to capture a new perspective. Here, a young polar bear pulls itself onto the ice. – Florian Ledoux

Ledoux is speaking to CNN over a video call from his home in Tromsø, northern Norway. He’s wearing a red and white knitted turtleneck and, at just 2pm local time, the sky through the window behind him is a rich indigo in December’s polar night.

He has spent the last two winters on the Arctic sea ice, filming iconic scenes for the BBC’s nature documentary series “Frozen Planet” and the Disney film “Polar Bear” among others. Driven by a passion to preserve nature, his extraordinary aerial photography has earned him awards such as the 2018 Siena International Photo Awards drone photographer of the year and Nature TTL’s photographer of the year in 2020. Now he’s planning for his 2023 winter expedition, which will see him setting off from Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost settlement, to spend days and nights on the sea ice.

“If we start at the end of February, we have a bit of light. The sun passes above the horizon around 11am or 12pm and then it’s dark at 2pm or 3pm,” he explains. From then on, the hours of light rapidly increase. “At the beginning of April, you can’t see the stars anymore, and by mid-April you have the midnight sun,” he adds.

Ledoux is attracted by the immense and endless Arctic landscape. Here, he and a colleague are pictured on snowmobiles on the east coast of Svalbard during winter. - Florian Ledoux — Ledoux is attracted by the immense and endless Arctic landscape. Here, he and a colleague are pictured on snowmobiles on the east coast of Svalbard during winter. – Florian Ledoux

The months when the sun just starts to poke through create the perfect palette for a photographer, Ledoux says. Every pastel shade of blue shines through and as the sun disappears, a pink belt shimmers on the horizon.

But capturing this Arctic twilight comes at a cost. Ledoux describes how the obliterating winter conditions take their physical toll – overwhelming darkness and low vitamin D levels affect your mood, the lack of routine messes up your body clock, and you are forever fighting the bitter cold, with temperatures on some days plummeting to minus 40 degrees Celsius. On those days, everything you touch with bare hands sticks to your skin and every time you exhale the moisture freezes on your face, he says. Despite wearing several layers of clothes, huge down mittens and a neoprene face mask and ski goggles, the cold bites through.

Yet these are the days Ledoux lives for. There was a time last winter, when the air was crisp, the sun was low, and an intense silence enveloped the sea ice. He spotted steam rising from behind an iceberg and, following it with his drone, discovered a large male polar bear asleep on the ice: “His body was warm and as he was breathing, smoke came out of his mouth like a dragon.”

Ledoux bundles up to face the elements. - Florian Ledoux — Ledoux bundles up to face the elements. – Florian Ledoux

Starring roles

Despite being out in the wilderness beyond most human contact, Ledoux is often at the mercy of a producer’s shot list. Disney, Netflix or the likes will request a specific shot of a polar bear, such as a successful hunt or a mating scene. Ticking these off can take days or months, but the key is not to rush it.

After finding a bear, the crew will position itself ahead of the bear and wait for it to gradually come closer. “We want to make sure the bear likes us,” says Ledoux, adding that to capture candid and unique behavior the bear needs to feel comfortable in their presence. If a bear is skittish or reacts badly to them being there, they will stop pursuing it. “That’s just the way it is – if it doesn’t want to be the star, you can’t force it.”

A polar bear is photographed after feeding in Svalbard. - Florian Ledoux — A polar bear is photographed after feeding in Svalbard. – Florian Ledoux

Over time, Ledoux believes you begin to recognize individual bears. Some look different, with the shape of their face or physical markings giving them away. Others have distinct characters; some are shy and some are curious and playful.

One of his blockbuster shots, which took pride of place in Disney’s “Polar Bear”, shows two bears joyfully ice skating together. Ledoux had never witnessed two bears having such fun: “It was pure magic. We were so high after that we forgot to eat all day or night.”

The feeling of being close to a polar bear is addictive, he says. The first time he saw one he had goosebumps, and despite hundreds of encounters since, that reaction hasn’t died down. “They are so majestic and beautiful … It brings (up) a lot of emotions,” he adds. His goal is to convey these emotions through his images.

For hours Ledoux watched these two polar bears playing together. - Florian Ledoux — For hours Ledoux watched these two polar bears playing together. – Florian Ledoux

Melting ice

One of Ledoux’s photos, which landed the cover of Oceanographic Magazine and Wildlife Photographic, shows a polar bear leaping precariously between broken bits of ice. It sends a message of fragility and reflects the threat of shrinking ice sheets. The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet, causing ice to melt and threatening the whole ecosystem that depends on it.

Even in the few years Ledoux has explored the Arctic, he has witnessed these changes. It has rained for days in the winter months and the terrain they can work on is diminishing as sea ice becomes less stable.

Aerial view of the Austfonna ice cap melting during the summer 2020, soon after the Svalbard archipelago recorded its highest temperature since records began. - Florian Ledoux — Aerial view of the Austfonna ice cap melting during the summer 2020, soon after the Svalbard archipelago recorded its highest temperature since records began. – Florian Ledoux

“It’s important to document,” he says, comparing his role to that of a war photographer, albeit at a slower pace and less imminently dangerous. There is an urgency, and he feels a duty to record what is happening.

“Would I fly the drone just for flying the drone? No,” he says. “The drone is a tool that allows me to capture some unique beauty and perspective of nature, to give a voice to the one that cannot speak.”

This story has been updated to clarify Florian Ledoux’s filming process.

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Remembering award-winning photographer who passed away in Coimbatore

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Eurasian golden oriole photographed by Jayaram
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“This morning, I was woken up by a dozen calls from my friends appreciating your article on me and most agreed that it was well-written and well-laid out. I agree with them and consider it the best work of writing on me so far. Very well done, keep it up. The colour images have come out very well. I was worried about the scorpion picture but it has turned out better than expected…”

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This feedback email dated April 20, 2011 from award-winning Nature photographer K Jayaram on a MetroPlus feature is indeed a priceless possession. The scorpion picture he is talking about is a black-and-white image of a scorpion relaxing with moulting young ones on her back that won him the silver at an international exhibition of photography at Los Angeles. Jayaram passed away on July 2. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in March this year and was under treatment.

Following Jayaram and his works over the years has been great a learning experience. He is well-known in the world of entomology and taxonomy, so much so that a species of a jumping spider has been named after him, Myrmarachne jayaramani. I have met him several times; once he recalled how he shot the award-winning image of a pentatomid bug laying eggs at Siruvani that won him the gold medal at Los Angeles County Fair and London Salon. At another occasion, he spoke about photographing the majestic Asiatic lions after a trip to the Gir in Gujarat. He would often say, “In the jungle, animals are not waiting to pose for you. Determination, stamina and observation matter. One should know the right moment to click. There has to be a willingness to work under harsh weather conditions and to go without food, water, and sleep.”

Jayaram’s black-and-white image of a scorpion relaxing with moulting young ones on her back won him the silver at an international exhibition of photography at Los Angeles
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Not many know that he was an avid art collector and had an extraordinary collection of country music, Hindustani and Carnatic (vocal and instrumental). He spoke softly, always with a glint in his eye, and a deep knowledge of photography. At his home, which was always spotlessly clean, photographs taken by his ‘heroes’ such as TNA Perumal, BNS Deo and MY Ghorpade, occupied pride of place. Over the course of many interactions, he once advised, “Start using a voice recorder/dictaphone so that you can concentrate on the interview/conversation and playing it back will give you accurate information and will also enable you to think and write better.” He was meticulous in his approach, sent festive wishes over email and also shared music DVDs from his enviable collection.

“He knew light for over half a century,” states his lifetime friend S Anand of Konangal Film Society. “With a Asahi Pentax SLR camera fixed with reversed lens and dioptre attached he captured macro images that won him international acclaim. I was always there with him holding slave unit flashes to light the subject.”

Moody landscape captured by Jayaram
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Anand who joined Jayaram on many of his unforgettable wildlife trips in the Western Ghats says Jayaram also shot stunning landscape images during the later years that were displayed in a one man show called Moody Landscapes at Coimbatore’s Contemplate art gallery. Press photographer M Sathyamoorthy recalls his outings with Jayaram at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Mukurthi National Park in the Nilgiris. He says, “His photos have an innate quality that make you fall in love with Nature and eventually turn a conservationist. The photographs are scientifically accurate and have an artistic appeal.” Over the last 40 years his pictures and writings have been published in international journals, magazines, books, encyclopaedias and TV talks on taxonomy, botany, entomology and natural history. The book, Some South Indian Butterflies (Krab Media and Marketing), which he co-authored, was a forerunner to wildlife field guides. When I spoke to Jayaram recently for an interaction, he promised to call back after his final round of chemo. That was never meant to be.

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Photography exhibit shows dark side of nature – Butler Eagle

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The Butler Area Public Library is hosting an art exhibit throughout July and August that showcases a local photographer’s take on brooding nature.

“Lindsey Gifford Photography: Dark Naturalism” will be available free for public viewing during regular library hours in the second floor showcases and gallery at the library on North McKean Street.

Gifford is a Butler County photographer whose interest in the art form was piqued in 2020 while taking pictures of her daughter, Palmer.

The mother and daughter have explored many themes in shooting scenes across the region, including fairy, witch and pop culture topics.

“We have the best time coming up with ideas,” Gifford said, “and Palmer has always been my favorite model to shoot.”

Nature photography became her passion as she hiked during a vacation in Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio.

Gifford uses editing to create dark naturalism and moody imagery in her work, which “captures the elemental magic and stark beauty of the natural world,” according to a news release from the library.

Gifford’s photography has been featured in art shows and recognized at local events and competitions.

Her work is available for purchase at lindseygiffordphotography.com and through Double Image Styling Salon in Butler.