Roy Dunn: Capturing Imagery of Our Wild Neighbors

The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is pleased to announce an upcoming gallery talk with featured wildlife photographer and cinematographer Roy Dunn on Sunday, January 22, 2023, 4 – 5 p.m. Dunn will provide a fascinating look behind camera trapping and ethical wildlife photography, and will discuss stories behind his photography on view as part of the current Wildling Museum main floor exhibition, Wildlife on the Edge: Hilary Baker.

General admission is $10.00. Current Wildling Museum member admission is $5.00. Advance registration is encouraged.

Questions? Contact info@wildlingmuseum.org or call (805) 686-8315.

About Roy Dunn

Roy Dunn is well-known for his expertise in capturing incredible images of hummingbirds interacting in flight using high-speed flash techniques and equipment he personally developed, as well as his fine art Essence portraiture. More recently, Dunn has focused his efforts on Southern California mountain lion conservation. Using state-of-the-art camera traps, which he helped develop, he has captured images and high-definition footage of these apex predators in and around Los Angeles at night including the world-famous P-22. Dunn is an advocate for ethical wildlife photography, and his mountain lion footage has appeared in Apple TV’s landmark series Earth at Night in Color as well as the recently released America the Beautiful on Disney+/NatGeo.

Dunn is Australian, and following his electrical studies at university in Australia, he began his career in 19 83 doing microchip design in London. He became a global technical marketing manager in Electronic Design Automation which took him and his wife to the U.S. in 1996. Since then, he has consulted in many areas: radio-frequency identification (RFID) for histology, high-speed photographic flash design, advanced technology application, and now consults solely with Hadland Imaging Inc. – solutions for all High-Speed Imaging requirements (from 20 up to 20 million frames per second)!

His lifelong passion for photography has seen him perform workshops and research projects for Canon and he has presented to numerous natural history and photography organizations. He also helps with the annual short course on High-Speed Imaging at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He now shoots Sony cameras and Cognisys camera traps exclusively and regards himself as the luckiest guy alive.

Explore more of Roy Dunn’s work at www.humanstohummingbirds.com.

About the Wildling Museum

The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, where art and nature meet, offers visitors a unique perspective on the importance of preserving our natural heritage. Through the eyes of artists, and education and field experiences, guests can renew their relationship with the wilderness and understand its fragile nature – hopefully leaving more committed toward ensuring those spaces remain for future generations. Current visiting hours are weekdays 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, and to volunteer or join as a member to support this important local arts and nature institution, please visit www.wildlingmuseum.org.