- Date December 8, 2009
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Chicago, IL
- Price Single event tickets start at $22.
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Paul Nicklen
Photography by Lyn HartleyPaul Nicklen has published nine feature stories in National Geographic since 2003, making a huge imprint in the world of natural history photography by documenting wildlife’s struggle with rapid environmental change—from the southern oceans to the high Arctic. Growing up in a small Inuit community on Baffin Island, he learned to travel the ice and track its wildlife. Nicklen takes his audience underwater to see stunning, close-up images of leopard seals, whales, walruses, polar bears, and narwhals; and over the ice to look at grizzly bears, caribou, foxes, and more. In November 2009, National Geographic will publish Polar Obsession, a major new book featuring his work from both Antarctica and the Arctic.
Join us for an evening exploring the breathtaking beauty of the polar regions and the impact of climate change on their fragile ecosystems.
Hear an interview with Paul Nicklen on NPR‘s All Things Considered and see a slide show of his work.
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The Chicago Field Museum
The James Simpson Theatre
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL, US
60605
Telephone: +1 312 922 9410
Lat/Lon: 41.862567900000002, -87.618689399999994
Award-winning filmmaker Michael Davie, a native of Africa, offers a personal vision of his home continent.
Paleontologist Daniel Fisher reports on the discovery of the almost-perfectly preserved body of a baby mammoth.
Photographer James Balog shares startling images documenting shrinking glaciers around the world.
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| Events | Location | Date | Tickets |
| Events | Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Through the Lens with Michael Davie | Chicago, IL | February 2, 2010 | Buy Tickets |
| Waking the Baby Mammoth with Daniel Fisher | Chicago, IL | March 9, 2010 | Buy Tickets |
| The Big Thaw with James Balog | Chicago, IL | April 13, 2010 | Buy Tickets |
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