Photography Club of Davis
Photographer Robert Norris Presents Grand Canyon: River of Light
The Photography Club of Davis will host a free presentation by photographer Robert Norris on Thursday, April 16, at 7:10pm in the Blanchard Room of the Davis Library at 315 E 14th St. Norris will share Grand Canyon: River of Light, a collection of images from oar-powered trips through the Grand Canyon in 2008 and 2012 with Wilderness River Adventures.
Raised in England, Norris moved to Edmonton, Canada, in 1960 to pursue a PhD in crop ecology at the University of Alberta. His academic career later took him to Michigan State University and then to UC Davis, where he joined the Botany Department in 1967. He retired in 2001 and is now an emeritus professor in Plant Sciences.
Norris began photographing in 1959 using a Leica III with a Weston 1 exposure meter and extension tubes for macro—definitely not point and shoot photography. He now works with Nikon equipment, focusing largely on macro photography. He has exhibited twice in Davis, contributed more than 400 plant images to the CalPhotos database, and taught several workshops, including recent sessions on focus stacking.
Outside of photography, Norris has traveled widely, taught vegetable gardening to Master Gardener trainees for nearly forty years, and grows about 80% of his family’s fruit and vegetables. He is also an accomplished Masters swimmer, with national and world titles in the 200 meter backstroke.
Grand Canyon: River of Light features images of the canyon’s light, geology, and the Colorado River.
The Photography Club of Davis meets on the third Thursday of each month and welcomes members of the public to attend. More information is available at https://photoclubofdavis.wordpress.com.
“This event is not sponsored by Yolo County Library and the presence of this group in the meeting room does not constitute Yolo County Library’s endorsement of the policies or beliefs of this group.”
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