Source: KEZI
EUGENE, Ore. -- A new exhibit is attempting to shed light on one of the least known corners of the world, including the Amazon.For nearly six months, Danish photographer Torben Ulrik Nissen, stalked the rainforests around South America's Amazon River. One rainy afternoon, he spotted one of the most elusive creatures on earth, the jaguar. It would be the only time the group would spot the reclusive cat.
"I've met people down there for two years. Never seen a jaguar," said Nissen.
The show features the work of Nissen and National Geographic Photographer Sam Abell. The jaguar is one of more than fifty in the Amazonia exhibit which opens Saturday night at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus. The show documents one of the last truly wild places left on earth.
"We went there so that people would love preserving it," said photographer Sam Abell.
The photographers used film instead of digital cameras for the project. By not cropping any of their photos, Abell and Nissen say the pictures can provide a richer story of this incredible place.
The opening reception for Amazonia starts Saturday, January 16 at 6 p.m. at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and lasts until May 2.