The United Nations Population Fund estimates that the world’s 7 billionth person was born on Oct. 31, 2011. This new generation comes into a world that is changing so rapidly it’s hard to predict what it’ll be like when they are adults. But we can show them what it is like today.
Picturing 7 Billion: A Visual Time Capsule – The New York Times
Posted: November 9, 2011 by theviennacafe in News and Contests0
World Population: Where it’s thick and where it’s thin – The Big Picture – Boston.com
Posted: November 6, 2011 by theviennacafe in News and Contests
Hello Everyone
Just a reminder that we meet on Monday, October 31st, at 6:30 PM at the Straffordville Library in the basement.
Agenda
1) Review Challenge Photos: Minimalism
2) Set next challenge photo
3) Review photos from the past month (bring your pics on USB or memory card)
4) Harbour Lights Photo Contest:
a) Judges
b) Prize
5) New Business
Nancy Kedersha’s colour images open our eyes to the smallest components of life. Through her work she has pushed cell biology into new scientific, pedagogical and aesthetic realms. With the aid of a confocal microscope, she has turned biological data into an artistic experience.
