Online Talk: Singapore’s Amazing Array of Spiders (conducted on Zoom 26 February 2022)
Speaker : Mr Nicky Bay, Macro Photographer
Hosts : Hosted on Zoom by Ms Gloria Seow &
Dr Yong Ding Li on behalf of Nature Society (Singapore)
Talk Synopsis
Join internationally-acclaimed macro
photographer, instructor and author Nicky Bay to learn about the uncommon and rare
spiders of Singapore. He will showcase his stunning collection of photographs that
reveal the fascinating body plans and vivid colours of forest and urban
spiders. His photos also capture hunting and other behaviours. Nicky will provide
tips on how and where to find and photograph these beauties. The talk will wrap
with a Q&A segment.
Speaker Biography
Mr Nicky Bay is a
world-renowned macro photographer based in Singapore. His works have been
featured on National Geographic, BBC, WIRED and many other publications. Nicky
has held solo exhibitions in Europe including Senckenberg Museum in Germany and
Galerie du Lion in France. He has accumulated one of the largest arthropod
photo databases in the world with about 40,000 high-quality macro shots. These
can be found on www.nickybay.com. His photos are also featured in his book "Borneo
Spiders". Nicky runs macro photography workshops in Borneo, Africa and
Central America, attracting participants from around the world, many of whom
are advanced photographers themselves. In addition, he is a competition judge for
the Singapore Nature Photographer of the Year award.
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