Media Contact: Lisa Young
251/861-7509
Considered by editors, peers and
colleagues to be one of the world’s best photographers, David Doubilet,
Contributing Photographer-in-Residence for National Geographic
Magazine, will be in Mobile, Alabama, this May to appear on behalf
of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) Foundation. Mark your calendars
now for these incredible events this spring:
May 3, 2007 from 6:30 pm until 9:30 pm
Cocktails with the Critters
Five Rivers, Alabama’s Delta Resource Center – Mobile Causeway
Mobile, Alabama
Tickets to Cocktails With the Critters are $75 each
Mr. Doubilet has donated one of his limited edition works of
photographic art, “Stingrays, Grand Cayman,” which will be the
centerpiece of an auction that features cruises, fishing trips, condo
packages, river boat tours and many unique items donated by local
businesses and individuals. The evening will also offer crustaceans,
libations and entertainment!
· May 4, 2007 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm
“Water Planet - A Look Beneath the Surface:
Seas of Africa and a Journey Across the Pacific”
Spring Hill College, Byrne Memorial Hall
Mobile, Alabama
Tickets to “Water Planet- a Look beneath the Surface” are $15
Mr. Doubilet will
take us along on photographic expeditions for a look beneath the oceans.
This is a multi-media presentation that will feature 160 photographs
from expeditions across the seas of Africa and the Pacific Ocean.
Following the presentation, David will be available to sign copies of
his books.
To
order tickets or for more information on these events, call (251)
861-8710.
David Doubilet has photographed over 60 stories for the National
Geographic Magazine since his first assignment in 1971. In addition
to the Geographic, David’s work continues to appear in countless
publications worldwide and he is a contributing editor and feature
columnists for the Behind the Shot in Sport Diver Magazine (US)
and Seascapes and Dive Magazine (UK). David’s challenge to
himself is to redefine photographic boundaries each time he enters the
water. His passion is the undersea majesty of light and how to capture
it.
David has authored seven books on the sea. The most recent are: Fish
Face by Phaidon Publishers (2003), The Kingdom of Coral: Australia’s
Great Barrier Reef by National Geographic Books (2002) and Water Light
and Time by Phaidon Publishers (1999). He is the recipient of the many
prestigious awards, including: The Sara Prize, The Explorers Club Lowell
Thomas Award and the Lennart Nilsson Award in Photography. David is a
member of both the Royal Photographic Society and International Diving
Hall of fame. Visit www.daviddoubilet.com
<http://www.daviddoubilet.com/>
to view his works and learn more about him.
All proceeds from these events will benefit the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Foundation, which supports the Sea Lab’s mission to promote wise
stewardship of Mobile Bay and the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
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