[Grogospeak] TOMORROW! 1pm - Slideshow by Gordon Wiltsie in 4-231

[Ken M. Haggerty]

Hello everyone,

Just a friendly reminder that Gordon Wiltsie, adventure photographer (and
father of Technology Manager Nick) will be stopping by tomorrow to talk
about his work and answer your questions.  It's going to be awesome.  And of
course there will be food.

1:00pm, 4-231 (note:  this will be our meeting this week, since the office
is still in disarray)
You can check out some of Mr. Wiltsie's photography at
www.alpenimage.com(and read more details below).

Cool,
Ken [managing editor, tnq'11]
http://technique.mit.edu/

Ken M. Haggerty
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Class of 2011
Course 4 - Architecture
Course 9 - Brain + Cognitive Sciences


On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Nick Wiltsie <nwiltsie at mit.edu> wrote:

> Hi Everyone!
>
> So my dad's going to be giving his slideshow this Saturday at 1pm in 4-231.
>  His own description of his work on www.alpenimage.com is:
>
> After more than 25 years leading and photographing expeditions to earth's
> wildest corners, Gordon Wiltsie has achieved international acclaim for his
> visual artistry. His work appears regularly in leading magazines such as
> National Geographic, Life, American Photo, Outside, National Geographic
> Adventure, Ski, Geo, and dozens of others. He also shoots on location for a
> broad mix of companies seeking creative, adventurous images for their
> products.
>
> Gordon is in high demand and most of his work over the last two decades has
> been shot on assignment, often under tight deadlines. Some of his more
> famous projects have included documentation of famous mountaineering, skiing
> and dog sledding expeditions to the edges of the known world, where there is
> no room for error or reshooting. He gets it right the first time.
>
> But even more than exploration, Gordon loves seeing familiar things in new
> ways through a camera. He is equally comfortable shooting ski areas, exotic
> cultures, family adventures and a wide variety of products being used
> outdoors.
>
> Gordon is also relaxed with a palette of styles, from crisp, classic
> documentation to riskier, more flowing images that break the rules and push
> the limitations of cameras, lenses and flash. He loves working closely with
> art directors and his assignments are almost always an adventure.
>
> After the talk he'll be selling some books, answering questions, and
> potentially going on a photo walk around Boston if people are interested.
>
> Bring friends!  Everyone is welcome, it should be a very interesting talk.
>
> Nick
>
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