The City of
Lake Charles will open the traveling exhibition “50 Greatest Photographs
of National Geographic.” The opening reception will take place Friday, January
25 from 5:30-8pm at the Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center at 1001
Ryan Street. All ages are welcome at no charge and refreshments will be served.
(North Atlantic Ocean, with 10,000 watts of light and a pair of new submersibles, the Titanic comes to life two and a half miles down. photo by Emory Kristof, 1991)
The
exhibition showcases some of National Geographic’s most compelling photographs.
From Steve McCurry’s unforgettable Afghan girl to Nick Nichols’ iconic image of
Jane Goodall and chimpanzee to Thomas Abercrombie’s never-before-seen view of
Mecca, the exhibition includes some of National Geographic magazine’s
most-remembered and celebrated photographs from its more-than-120-year history.
In addition to seeing the photographs as they appeared in the magazine,
visitors to the exhibition will learn the stories behind the photos and more
about the photographers themselves. For some images, visitors will be able to
see the “near frames” taken by the photographer: the sequence of images made in
the field before and after the perfect shot. The exhibition is based on the
popular iPad app released by National Geographic in 2011 and featured by iTunes
as an iPad “App of the Week.” Devices featuring the app will be available in
the gallery for visitors to experience.
The
National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific
and educational organizations and one of the world’s leading organizers of
large-scale, traveling exhibitions. For more information, visit www.nationalgeographic.com.
Historic City Hall is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are gladly
accepted. For more information, please call 491-9147 or visit www.cityoflakecharles.com.
