Finding Newfoundland – by Curtis Jones

Growing up in Newfoundland I took for granted the natural beauty and wonder of my every day. Surrounded by a culture of storytelling born from landscapes that inspired fable and lore, I left home in my early twenties hoping to create my own stories of adventure. After more than a decade of exploring every corner of this spinning globe I now find myself longing to document and share the beauty of my own province and its people. This talk will be a tribute to those spaces, faces and places that I had to leave to find again. 

Bio:
Curtis Jones is a landscape, commercial, adventure photographer and writer/educator from Newfoundland and Labrador. A collector of interesting stories and a seasoned photography guide, Curtis leads photography workshops in Greenland, Antarctica, Mongolia, and Newfoundland and Labrador – sharing his appreciation for adventure, coffee, and solid punchlines with others. Website.

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A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words – by Kas Stone

We all know the expression “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Words and images are two different ways of telling stories and expressing our feelings about a subject. One appeals visually, the other linguistically, to different areas of our brains to get their message across. However when words and images are used effectively together – pairing a compelling photograph with a clever title or interesting backstory – their impact can be truly inspiring.

In this thought-provoking presentation, photographer and author Kas Stone explores the controversial connection between words and images. She will also offer some tips and exercises to help you create effective titles for your images.

About Kas Stone:
Kas Stone is a full-time photographic artist based in Guysborough County NS, where she is inspired by the remote coastal scenery and moody weather right outside her door. Kas has a long history of teaching and writing about photography, with feature articles and images published in Canadian and British magazines. Her most recent book is called Pictures vs Words: A Photographer’s Approach to Titles and Other Useful Text. Learn more at www.kasstone.ca .

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From Skara Brae to Scapa Flow – 5000 Years and More on Orkney
Presenter: Rob Fensome
Time: Jan 3, 2021 07:30 PM Atlantic Time (Canada)

Join Rob Fensome on a tour of the unique Orkney Isles, off the northeastern corner of Scotland. Usually referred to as just “Orkney”, the archipelago offers an unparalleled range of historic monuments:
Neolithic stone circles and remains of the earliest-known village in northern Europe (Skara Brae); Pictish brochs (tower settlements) from around the time of the Romans; Viking settlements and a Viking Romanesque cathedral; late medieval palaces; and numerous relics form World Wars 1 and 2, when Orkney’s inland sea (Scapa Flow) was home to the British fleet. Add in towering sea cliffs, quaint old towns, and a fascinating geological history and you have ingredients for a great armchair adventure.

Rob Fensome is a research scientist and geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, working in their Atlantic Division at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth. Before starting with the GSC 36 years ago, Rob studied at Nottingham University in England, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Toronto. Rob is lead editor and co-author of two books, The Last Billion Years on the geology of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and Four Billion Years and Counting on the geology of Canada. He and colleagues are now working on a second edition of The Last Billion Years, scheduled to be out in 2022.

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