ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2023) — Augustana College students enrolled in the nature photography class taught by biology professor Dr Stephen Hager exhibited their work on campus January 31.
The fourteen students in the January term biology class explored their relationship with the natural world through photography. Dr Hager said students considered how they can use their relationship to nature for growth and inspiration and how that can be portrayed in photography.
In addition to exploring these questions, students learned camera basics, visual composition, and field methods for working in the natural world.
The exhibited work can be viewed at instagram.com/augienaturephotography/.
Senior Gabbi Loiz, a Biology and Spanish for Professional Use major from Davenport, exhibited "Intimate Landscapes of the Quad Cities."
Senior Darby Burk, a Biology major from Davenport, exhibited "Variations on a Tree."
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