Gifts from the Sea - the finest pictures of Ocean Geographic - show intro

Gifts from the Sea - The Finest Pictures of Ocean Geographic 21 November to 20 December 2009 Venue: L2 SPACE, 39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar, Distripark #02-02A, Singapore Tuesdays to Saturday 11am to 7pm: Sunday 1pm to 5pm Admission - Free L2 Space Gallery and the Ocean Geographic Society jointly present Singapores first-ever fine-art photography exhibition focused on ocean life - Gifts from the Sea - The Finest Pictures of Ocean Geographic from November 21 till 20 December 2009. A picture indeed paints a thousand words, and for this exhibition L2 SPACE gallery has selected over 60 of the finest images from some of the worlds best nature photographers including aspirants based in Singapore. Beyond the traditional and popular images, a collection of astounding creatures of the seas will be revealed for the very first time in a public exhibition; it even includes the first picture of the Titanic when it was first found at 3.81 km (125,000 ft) beneath the Atlantic Ocean. With modern equipment and photographic technique, these artists have used their cameras and passionately uncovered our oceans magnificence and vulnerability, demystifying the rarely seen depths and its creatures. For the first time, these visually arresting images are carefully reproduced in large scale with fine art quality for the audience to appreciate and reflect. Fine art imaging not only inspires the artist, but impacts the many who view and experience the artists work. Part of the proceeds from the sale of these works will be donated to the Singapore Environmental Council (SEC) and Elysium Epic, a bench mark imagery expedition to Antarctica. Today, oceans and their inhabitants are at a tipping point and we cannot afford to let this critical and fragile ecosystem collapse, said Michael Aw, founder of Ocean Geographic and a celebrated underwater photographer. This exhibition is to empower us to preserve and conserve our oceans through this visual expression of their beauty and vulnerability. *Elysium Epic: In February 2010, 58 of the worlds top environmental photographers, scientists and historians will follow Sir Ernest Shackletons Endurance legendary survival route (1914-1917) from the Antarctic Peninsula to South Georgia; using the state of the art digital imagery they will document the flora and fauna of life above and below water, the impact of climate change on the worlds most remote and fragile environment. Imageries from Elysium Epic will become part of the Ocean Geographic Climate Change Photographic Index.