World-renowned Wildlife Photographer to Lecture on
Animal Behavior and Photo Technique

News Release - March 19, 2009

Media Contacts:
Lori Jacobs
University Relations
lori.jacobs@cnu.edu
(757) 594-7961

( Newport News ) – Wildlife photographer Tom Ulrich, whose work has appeared in National Geographic, will lecture on animal behavior and photo technique at Christopher Newport University on Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. The public lecture will be held in the McMurran Building Lecture Hall.

Ulrich's 300,000 plus transparencies include close to 500 avian species and 90 mammal species from North America. His work has been featured in national wildlife publications such as National Geographic, Audubon, Ranger Rick, National Wildlife and American Hunter among others.  Ulrich's numerous awards include the 2005 North American Nature Photographer Fellow Award and the International Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He has led tours and photography workshops in many remote parts of the world such as the Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, East Africa, Patagonia, and Tierra Del Fuego.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science at CNU. For more information call  (757) 594-7108. To learn more about Tom Ulrich or to view samples of his work, please visit http://www.tomulrichphotos.com.