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Arctic Museum Hosts Photographer Bryan Alexander Apr. 26

Story posted April 24, 2007

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An Inuit hunter kneeling outside his igloo. ©Bryan & Cherry Alexander Photography, courtesy of www.arcticphoto.co.uk

The polar regions have a magnetic attraction — many people who travel there return again and again. For British photographer Bryan Alexander, this attraction has defined his life's work.

The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum will host Alexander April 26, 2007, in conjunction with an exhibition of his photographs in the Hubbard Hall lobby. View images at www.arcticphoto.co.uk...

Alexander's interest in northern work began in 1967 when, as a student at the London College of Printing, he wrote a thesis on "Photography in Cold Climates." In 1971 a fellowship allowed him to spend three months living with and photographing Inughuit in northwest Greenland. By the 1980s he and his wife, Cherry, also a photographer, had gained enough recognition for their work that they were able to concentrate on polar photography, working in both the Arctic and Antarctic.

Today they continue to travel to both poles photographing people, wildlife, and places. They have published a number of books of their polar photographs, and their images have appeared in magazines ranging from Smithsonian to Vogue.

At Bowdoin Alexander will give a presentation titled "Thule — The Inuit Hunter's Year" based on his many years of work in northwest Greenland. The talk will be given at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in the Visual Arts Center, Beam Classroom.

A reception in Hubbard Hall, where Alexander's work will be on view, will follow the presentation.

The Museum's ongoing exhibit, This Extraordinary Paradise: Living in Northwest Greenland, will also be open, providing a historic perspective for Alexander's contemporary photographs.

The talk and the reception are free and open to the public.

Bryan Alexander's photograph exhibit in the Hubbard Hall lobby is on view daily while the building is open. The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, located in Hubbard Hall, is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 2-4 p.m. The Museum is closed Mondays and national holidays.

For more information call 207-725-3416.

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