Mark Peck, Collections Technician, Royal Ontario Museum
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The popularity of wildlife photography has grown exponentially in the last 20 years. Technological advancements in digital photography, the popularity of social media platforms and the increased availability of listservs and other communication platforms have made it easier to photograph wildlife than ever before. But wildlife photography has also become one of the most polarizing activities in the natural history community. Please join Mark Peck as he discusses the ethics of wildlife photography and our impact on the animals we love to photograph.
Mark Peck is the Collections Technician in the Bird Department at the Royal Ontario Museum and the Director of the Environmental Visual Communications program with the ROM and Fleming College. He is involved in collections management, public programs, gallery development and has served as a curatorial consultant for several exhibitions, including: “Wildlife Photographer of the Year”; Deborah Samuels “Elegy”; and “The Nature of Birds: A Photo Essay.” He is also a contributing author and photographer for The Birds of Nunavut and wrote the text for Deborah Samuel’s book, The Extraordinary Beauty of Birds. In addition to his duties at the ROM, Mark is the Program Director for the Toronto Ornithological Club and a Regional Coordinator for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas. Mark is an avid natural history photographer with a special interest in breeding and nesting birds and a huge believer in citizen/community science.