Winter 2014
Join us for Kids’ Club Events! Cover Photograph Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2014 Grand Title Winner: Carlos Perez Naval, Spain Image Title: Stinger in the Sun Carlos Perez Naval, who was eight at the time, risked a sunbathing scorpion’s ire by interrupting it as it basked in the late afternoon Sun near Toorlba de los Sisones, northeast Spain.
Kids’ Club: Visit with Father Christmas December 6 | 9 – 10 am Wonder Sunday: Superheros Unite! January 25 | 1 – 3 pm Afternoon Exploration Wednesdays & Thursdays in January 4 – 5 pm See website for details: royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/events
07 ©Will Jenkins (UK) Green Dragon
E X HIBIT ION O P EN DEC 12 – APR 6 Purchase tickets at
royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wpty Included with membership
Practice Your Shading Skills Use a pencil and shade in the line drawing to match the photo!
60 ©Michael ‘Nick’ Nichols (USA) The last great picture
aMAZEing Race!
Your assignment: Travel through the maze and venture off the path to get photos of all the wild animals on your list!
Start here!
You did it!
Practice your Geography Photographers from all over the world submitted their photos to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Here’s a list of countries where our winners snapped their shots!
United States of America Poland Russia Spain New Zealand South Africa Italy Hungary
The Netherlands Canada United Kingdom India Austria Costa Rica Germany Japan
Brazil Australia Mexico China Indonesia France Chile Sweden
Namibia Ireland Czech Republic Belgium Zimbabwe
Can you identify all the places where the winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year took their photos? First, try and guess where you think each country is located. Then, look up the places you don’t know in an Atlas or an online map. Label each country on your own map (provided on the next page).
039 © Alex Mustard (UK) You have been warned
Map of the World
Hone your camera skills! Check out the reading list from the Greater Victoria Public Library and join us for Spring Break Camp at the Royal BC Museum and learn from a local expert! 5 Elephants By Laidlaw, Rob
City Critters le Wildlife in the Urban Jung By Read, Nicholas
Extraordinary Endangered Animals
The Animal Book Life on Earth A Visual Encyclopedia of
By Silhol, Sandrine
By Burnie, David
Animals up Close st Zoom in on the World’s Mo Incredible Creatures By Siwanowicz, Igor
Spring Break Camp: Focus On Nature March 9 – 13 or March 16 – 20 9 am – 4 pm Calling on all aspiring shutterbugs! Develop your skills in photo composition and storytelling as we venture to Beacon Hill Park to capture dynamic nature shots. Then display your work in a mini Wildlife Photographer of the Year inspired show. No fancy camera needed, but campers need to be familiar with how theirs work. Lunch and snacks not provided. Book early, last year’s camp sold out! $224 per person | Age: 8 – 12 years 10% member discount
gital Photography The Kids’ Guide to Di l Photos y With & Print your Digita How to Shoot, Save, Pla Bidner, Jenni
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