Photography Kevin Fleming on 24 Jun 2008 12:18 pm
Delaware Museum of Natural History hits the beach
WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware Museum of Natural History presents Wild Delaware: The Photography of Kevin Fleming on view June 11 through September 7, 2008 at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal in Lewes.
Dramatic images by award-winning photographer Kevin Fleming showcase the wildlife and wild places found along the Delaware River Estuary. Many photographs capture lively animal behavior with breathtaking detail, such as two Piping Plovers competing for the same worm along the shore. All of the flora and fauna depicted in the exhibit can be seen within a 30-minute drive of Lewes.
”The extraordinary images in Wild Delaware clearly demonstrate Kevin’s talent for documenting the beauty, diversity, and importance of natural resources in the state of Delaware,” the museum’s Executive Director Halsey Spruance said. “The Delaware Museum of Natural History is proud to promote the appreciation of state wildlife in this special exhibit.”
A Delaware native, Fleming started his career in the newspaper business and went on to travel the world as a photographer for National Geographic. He worked in 26 countries photographing subjects as diverse as the subatomic world of high-energy physics and New Zealand sheep ranchers. His assignments took him around the globe to places like to Somalia, the Mediterranean, and the Canadian Arctic.
Fleming as been recognized as “America’s Best Observer” by Readers Digest and received the Roy Klein Hall of Fame Individual Achievement Award at the Delaware Governor’s Tourism Summit in April. The exhibit will travel to the Delaware Museum of Natural History in Wilmington, Delaware, in November in conjunction with the publication of Fleming’s forthcoming book titled Wild Delaware.
What: Delaware Museum of Natural History’s Wild Delaware: The Photography of Kevin Fleming
Where: Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal, 43 Henlopen Drive, Lewes, DE 19958
When: June 11 – September 7, 2008
Cost: Free
About the Delaware Museum of Natural History-
As the only natural history museum in Delaware, DMNH opened its doors in 1972 to excite and inform people about the natural world through exploration and discovery. The museum houses the state’s only permanent dinosaur display, surrounded by exhibits of mammals, shells, and other specimens from around the world. The museum houses world-renowned scientific collections of mollusks and birds, including the second largest collection of birds’ eggs in North America. For more information, call 302-658-9111 or visit www.delmnh.org.
on 25 Jun 2008 at 12:17 am 1.Jay said …
That is the best picture on this website, will it make the book???
on 25 Jun 2008 at 5:50 am 2.Jody Hudson said …
SWEEET…
Congratulations Kevin. I hope to go down and visit the Ferry Terminal to see your exhibit today; perhaps lunch. Another well earned — Very Well Done, Sir!