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Wildlife Refuges: Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica

HKUST Members and Guests

26 Nov 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

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Date:
26 Nov 2020
Time:
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Venue:
Zoom (Online)
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Presenter:
Mr. Anthony YAU
Language:
English
Quota:
150
Place left:
93

Description

About the Talk

Zoom Online url: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/98076068102?pwd=QzBNdW5WTnh0UFFpUU9HL0NuTkVZUT09

Zoom ID: 980 7606 8102    Passcode: 202011

The talk will focus on sharing the presenter’s shooting experience of wildlife in Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica.

  1. When is the best time to visit Antarctica?
  2. What kind of tours should we join?
  3. What should we prepare?
  4. What kind of equipment should we bring along?
  5. What kind of wildlife can we expect?
  6. What stunning scenes may we encounter?
  7. What lessons can we earn? (e.g. environmental impacts and concerns)

A 1995 graduate of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Mr. Anthony Yau is a professional photographer, multimedia designer, and artist, who is also an expert in polar photography. Over the past seven years, he has led teams to travel to Alaska, the Arctic Circle, Iceland, Northern Europe, and Tasmania to shoot auroras and natural scenery. He has been to all “the four poles” (South Pole, North Pole, Mount Everest and China’s lowest point below sea level), to take photos.

As an expert with knowledge of and familiarity with different digital cameras’ performance, Yau has published articles in several photography magazines such as Photo & Camera Review, DiGi, Macao Daily News, DC Fever, etc. He has also served as a judge for different photography competitions. He has been sponsored by well-known brands such as Leica, Fujifilm, Sony, Sigma, SLR Magic, F-Stop, etc., in photography exhibitions and shooting projects.

Over the years, Yau has participated in more than 30 art exhibitions funded by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and won numerous awards. His works have been collected by private institutions and galleries.

Mr. Anthony Yau is now showing his photographic works at the Library in an exhibition titled “Yi – Aurora Photography Exhibition of Anthony Yau”.

Remarks: Students may attain 1.5 hour credits for the HLTH1010 Healthy Lifestyle Course after attending the talk.

The talk will be recorded and photos will be taken during the talk.

About the Exhibition:
https://library.ust.hk/exhibitions/anthony-yau/

If you have any enquiries, please contact library@ust.hk.