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8:30am-9:30am
Civic Center Auditorium
Reconvene at the Civic Center Auditorium. World-renowned photographer
Courtney Milne will at last make his presentation originally scheduled
for last year's Montreal meeting. At the conclusion of the session, "76
Trombones" will lead to the grand opening of the EXPO in the McEnery Convention
Center.
Courtney Milne will conduct a visual odyssey through the incredible beauty
of sacred landscapes drawn from all seven continents. Natural sites such
as Angel Falls in Venezuela and Kilauea in Hawaii; places of ancient mystery;
monuments; and architecture such as Easter Island and Machu Picchu have
inspired humanity from antiquity to the present. Milne's stunning and
dynamic images affect people in a powerful way, reaching beyond the documentation
of the earth to find the spirit in the land--the spirit that we all recognize
at some level deep within ourselves. These images and Milne's narration
meld into a potent stimulus that often evokes a highly personal and emotional
response, frequently leading viewers to a reevaluation of the quality
of their lives and how that quality is nourished by the world around them.
Born in 1943 in Saskatoon, Canada, Milne has been a freelance photographer
since 1975, concentrating on landscape and nature. In addition to formal
training in photography, his academic background includes two master's
degrees-in psychology, and in journalism and mass communication. He has
written more than 180 illustrated articles for photographic magazines
and produced three popular books of photography highlighting the Canadian
prairies: Prairie Light, Prairie Dreams, and Prairie Skies.
He has conducted workshops, seminars, and worldwide photographic tours,
and has presented more than 200 public performances of his multimedia
shows. To date, he has made more than 420,000 exposures, photographing
in forty countries and on all seven continents. Most of this work is part
of his current project, a series of books, The Sacred Earth Collection.
In 1993, he was awarded the Gold Medal for Distinction in Canadian Photography.
For a more complete resume and to enjoy a foreshadowing of his sublime
vision, visit his website at www.CourtneyMilne.com.
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