Curator's Choice: New Photographs of Extraordinary Shells & the Digital Imaging Project at the BMNSM

By José H. Leal, Ph.D., Science Director and Curator, Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum

"Curator's Corner: New Photographs of Extraordinary Shells & the Digital Imaging Project at the National Shell Museum": Science Director and Curator Dr. José H. Leal presents a selection of exceptional images from the new exhibition In Focus: Precision Photography of Extraordinary and Uncommon Shells which recently opened at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and is on view through November 28th. Dr. Leal will discuss his choices of images, the different groups of species represented and their unique qualities, and special photographic techniques adopted to ensure a high level of richness and detail. He will also discuss the Digital Imaging Project, for which the photographs have been made, and its global scope and impact for scholars, scientists, and enthusiasts of shells and mollusks. For more information about the In Focus: Precision Photography of Extraordinary and Uncommon Shells exhibition, please visit ShellMuseum.org/in-focus.

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