Jean-Michel Maes and Laura Watson, Nicaragua, Crónicas del Micromundo Del Bosque Tropical Seco de Domitila, with photographic contributions by Santiago Carreira
A field guide to the micro fauna of the only remaining dry tropical forest area in Nicaragua. The guide was produced by Santiago Carreira and was published by CreateSpace.
Jean-Michel Maes, Revista Nicaraguense de Entomologia, Publicacion del Museo Entomologico, Asociacion Nicaraguense de Entomologia, Leon, Nicaragua
Cover photo of Heliconius hecale ssp. zuleika de Nicaragua for Nicaraguan entomological publication.
Fundy Chapter of the Maine Audubon, “Where in the World is Suriname?”, Trescott, Maine
Lecture on Suriname, with a focus on its nature, to an Audobon group as part of their monthly conservation series.
Cleveland Natural Science Club, “Where in the World is Suriname?”, Moreland Hills, Ohio
Lecture to the Cleveland Natural Science Club on Suriname, as part of their monthly series on conservation.
“Ofidismo en Uruguay”. Curso de Educación Permanente (Facultad de Ciencias -Universidad de la República), Ciudad de Melo, Dpto. Cerro Largo, Uruguay.
Contributed photos of the Serpentario in Montevideo, Uruguay, for a conference presentation by a biologist from the Faculty of Science, University of the Republic in Montevideo, Uruguay. The photos illustrated how the Serpentario operates and also depicted the procedure of milking a venomous snake to create antivenom.
Research Project Proposal on the Scytodidae Spider, by a biologist from the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Havana, Cuba
Contributed to a proposal for a research project for a biologist from the National Natural History Museum in Havana, Cuba concerning the spitting spider, with a focus on its evolutionary history and biogeography throughout the Caribbean.
Santiago Carreira, Raúl Maneyro, Guía de Reptiles del Uruguay, Colección Ciencia Amiga, Ediciones de la Fuga
Contribution of photographs to a guide to the reptiles of Uruguay.
Raúl Maneyro, Santiago Carreira, Guía de Anfibios del Uruguay, Colección Ciencia Amiga, Ediciones de la Fuga
Contribution of photographs to a guide to the amphibians of Uruguay.
Giraldo Alayón, Presencia del Género Barronopsis (Araneae: Agelenidae) en la Hispaniola con la Descripción de una Especie Nueva, Novitates Caribaea, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Havana, Cuba
Photos of the male and female of a new species of spider for an article in a scientific publication detailing the characteristics of the spider.
El Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo, Website, Arácnidos del Uruguay http://cdf.montevideo.gub.uy/exposicion/aracnidos-del-uruguay
Website dedicated to the depiction of the arachnids of Uruguay, for the general public, to promote the understanding of the beauty and importance of arachnids.
Chagrin Valley Camera Club, “Art Unseen, the Insects of Latin America”, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Lecture on the art of insect photography with a focus on the insects of Latin America.
Anita Aisenberg, Carlos A. Toscano-Gadea, and Soledad Ghione, Guía de Arácnidos del Uruguay, Instituo de Investigaciones Biologicas Clemente Estable, Idea Wild and Ministero de Educacion y Cultura
A field guide to the arachnids of Uruguay targeted to the general public and educators, with information on habits, sexual reproduction, alimentation and other data.
El Centro de Fotografia, Arácnidos del Uruguay, Fotogalería A Cielo Abierto, Prado, Montevideo, Uruguay
Exhibit in the open air in a public park portraying the arachnids of Uruguay through a series of large, 3 ft. by 5 ft. photos.
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Cleveland, Ohio, “Art Unseen: Insects with a Latin Flair”
Solo exhibit on insects from Latin America, from photos taken over the years.
Anita Aisenberg, Carlos A. Toscano-Gadea, y Soledad Ghione, Ficha Zoológica, Araña Blanca de la Arena (Araneae, Lycosidae, Allocosa Brasiliensis). Noticias de la SZU, 4(12):22-24.
Primer Congreso Uruguayo de Zoología, X Jornadas de Zoología del Uruguay, December 5-10, 2010, Montevideo, Uruguay, website http://cuz.fcien.edu.uy/
Our photos were used for a website created for the first Uruguayan Zoological Congress in Montevideo. The website also announced the presentation of our Field Guide to Arachnids, which occured at the conference. A banner was also created to advertise the book launch.
A. Aisenberg, María Victoria Calvo y Mariana Ríos. El Viaje de la Familia Araña. Revista La Mochila, Editorial Banda Oriental, Montevideo, Uruguay
Photographic contribution to a childrens’ story about a spider species found on the beaches in Uruguay, published in an online childrens’ magazine.
A. Aisenberg, S. Ghione y C. Toscano-Gadea. Cuando las Hembras se Atreven. Suplemento Biodiversidad, Número correspondiente a Cabo Polonio, Diario El País, 16.
Photographic contribution to an article about how some species of spiders are changing to adapt to areas impacted by humans, published in an online daily newspaper in Uruguay.
C. Toscano-Gadea, A. Aisenberg y S. Ghione. Escorpiones Arachanes. Danzas Nupciales, Pinzas y Aguijones, Suplemento Biodiversidad, Número correspondiente a Laguna de Castillos y Palmares de Rocha, Diario El País, 18-19.
Photographic contribution to an article about the mating habits of scorpions, published in an online daily newspaper in Uruguay.
S. Ghione, C. Toscano-Gadea y A. Aisenberg. Arañas que Viven en Grupos. Todas para Una y Una para Todas, Suplemento Biodiversidad, Número correspondiente a Laureles-Cañas, Diario El País, 18.
Photographic contribution to an article about a species of social spiders and their behavior, published in an online daily newspaper in Uruguay.
Causas y consecuencias de la inversión de roles sexuales y dimorfismo sexual invertido en Allocosa alticeps y Allocosa brasiliensis (Araneae, Lycosidae), dos especies nativas de los arenales costeros. Anita Aisenberg, Tesis de Doctorado, Área Biología, Subárea Zoología, PEDECIBA, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Photos of two native species of spiders used as part of a thesis for an entomologist defending their dissertation.
Fundy Chapter of the Maine Audubon Society, Lecture, “Uruguay, Land of Gauchos and Wild Nature”, Trescott, Maine
Lecture on the topic of the country of Uruguay with a focus on its nature.
Enslow Publishers, Biggest & Smallest Slimy, Scaly Creatures
Educational book about the world of reptiles and amphibians. The publishing company produces educational books for children. Our photo of the smallest frog in the world, Eleutherodactylus iberia, taken in Cuba, was used twice in the book.
Cleveland Metroparks, North Chagrin Nature Center, Lecture, “Uruguay, Land of Gauchos and Wild Nature”, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Lecture as part of a lecture series given annually on the topic of travel/nature to the communities in northeast Ohio through the Cleveland Metroparks.
Seminar “Serpientes venenosas y ofidismo”, Santiago Carreira Vidal (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay), Ana García Moreno (Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Mercedes Lasso Liceras(Oficina CITES, Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior) & César Pérez-Muñiz (L´Oceanografic, Valencia). Faunia. Asociación Chelonia & Faunia, Parque Biológico de Madrid, Madrid, España.
Photo contribution for a poster for a seminar in Madrid, Spain on venomous snakes in Uruguay and the frequency and characteristics of snakebites and how to prevent them and treat them.
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, “Chocolate”
Photograph loaned to other museum websites as part of the Field Museum’s traveling exhibit on cacao.
Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area, Lake County, Illinois, “Art Unseen: Insects with a Latin Flair”
Solo exhibit on insects from Latin America, from photos taken over ten years.
Galería Larios, Camaguey, Cuba
Photographs exhibited as part of a gallery collection.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio, International Year of the Frog
Project to support the International Year of the Frog activities by contributing photos for a temporary exhibit on frogs to coincide with a lecture by a Panamanian herpetologist at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, website
Photos used on website www.forfrogs.org, sponsored by the zoo, to focus international attention on the International Year of the Frog, to address the disappearing amphibian crisis.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, bookmark
Bookmark created for the International Year of the Frog, an international celebration to combat the disappearing amphibian crisis.
Luis M. Diaz and Antonio Cádiz, Guía Taxonómica de los Anfibios de Cuba, Volume 4, ABC Taxa
Taxonomic guide, with accompanying CD with vocalizations, of the amphibians of Cuba, created for use by the scientific community as well as the general public. This edition used some of our photos, including our photo of the smallest frog in the world, Eleutherodactylus iberia.
Santiago Carreira, Alba Negrin, Maria Noel Tortorella, Araceli Pino and Clara Menéndez, Ofidismo en Uruguay, Especies Peligrosas y Caracteristicas del Accidente Ofidico, CID/CEUR
Cover photo and textbook photos for a scientific book on venomous snakes in Uruguay and the frequency and characteristics of snakebites and how to prevent and treat them.
Grupo Jaragua (Jaragua National Park), Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Cuba, Algunos Invertebrados del Parque Nacional Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photographic support for a field guide to invertebrates of Jaragua National Park, created with biologists from the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural in Havana, Cuba. The guide is targeted to the general public, particularly tourists and schoolchildren.
Cleveland Metroparks, Rocky River Nature Center, Lecture, “Art Unseen: Cuba Nature”, Rocky River, Ohio
Lecture as part of a lecture series given annually on the topic of travel/nature to the communities in northeast Ohio through the Cleveland Metroparks.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, “Biodiversidad de Invertebrados de la Isla Hispaniola”
Solo exhibition traveling throughout the Dominican Republic.
Lehigh University Art Galleries, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Miami Dade College, the Wolfson Campus, Centre Gallery, Miami, Florida, Viajeros: North American Artists/Photographers Images of Cuba”
Our photos are represented in a catalogue and traveling exhibition on Cuba as seen through the eyes of North American artists.
Girlado Alayón Garcia, “Especie nueva de Pozonia (Araneae: Araneidae) para República Dominicana”, Solenodon 6: 41-44
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Permanent installation of photos used in signage for description of various areas in the Museum.
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, “Chocolate”
Photograph used on website to illustrate cacao.
Cleveland Metroparks, North Chagrin Nature Center, lecture, “Art Unseen: Cuba Nature”, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Forestry and National Parks Department of Grenada
Photographs provided for educational materials on biodiversity for the schools.
Faculty of Science, University of the Republic, Biodiversity and Ecology of Conservation; photographic gallery of images at http://biodiversidad.fcien.edu.uy/efectos/index.html, Montevideo, Uruguay
Sociedad de Amigos de la Laguna de Rocha, Electronic Bulletin, Rocha, Uruguay
Photograph used as part of the design of the bulletin.
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, “Evolving Planet”
Installation of photos as part of a permanent exhibit on Evolution.
Esteban Gutiérrez, Epilampra haitensis, Rehn & Hebard, 1927: First Record From the Dominican Republic, with Some Observations in Nature; Cockroach Studies, Issue 1, Journal of the Blattodea Cultural Group, p. 18 and cover photo
One of our photos was used as the cover photo, as well as appearing internally, of the inaugural issue of this magazine.
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, Rapid Biological Inventory Report, Parque Nacional La Bayamesa, Cuba
Photo has been used for the cover of this report which was produced by the museum in collaboration with the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Havana, Cuba and BIOECO.
Traveling Photographic Exhibit, Various Locations, Uruguay
Solo exhibit traveling throughout the country for the general public.
Grupo Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, “Grupo Jaragua Informa”, 2nd Edition
Photograph utilized as part of an update on the organization’s activities.
Conferencia de Cambio Climatica, Montevideo, Uruguay
Photo materials used on panels by a governmental representative to educate attendees about the use of photography in national park visitor centers.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Havana, Cuba
Installation of photos as part of a group in the front windows of the museum to market the museum to the public.
Visitor’s Centers, National Parks, Uruguay: Parque San Miguel; Parque Lunarejo, Locations: Tranqueras y La Palma
Permanent installation of photos in the visitor centers of these national parks.
Club de Fotografos de Holguín y el Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas, Holguín, Cuba, “Salon de Fotografía, Holguín 2005”
Jardin Angelica, Galería, Havana, Cuba, “Expo Ecosistemes: Pintura y Fotografía”
Exhibit with Orestes Larios and Aguedo Alonso, Cuban painters.
Galería Piedras Pulidas, Academia de Artes Plásticas de Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, “Expo Ecosistemes: Pintura y Fotografía”
Exhibit with Orestes Larios and Aguedo Alonso, Cuban painters.
Expo 2005, The 2005 World Exposition, Dominican Republic Pavilion, Aichi, Japan
Photos exhibited at the World’s Fair in Aichi, Japan in the Dominican Republic Pavilion. The theme was “Nature’s Wisdom”.
V Congress on Caribbean Biodiversity, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Invited keynote speaker, “The Use of Field Photography in Conservation”.
V Congress on Caribbean Biodiversity, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Abstract and poster presentation.
Pennsylvania Schools, Philadelphia Region, Lectures on Nature Photography
School programs on photography for various classes on an ad hoc, invited basis.
Casa del Publicista, Simposium Internacional de Cerámica, Camaguey, Cuba, “Ecosistemas”
II Taller de Fotografía, Holguín, Cuba, “Tercer Salon Provincial de Fotografía”
Galería UNEAC, Santa Clara, Cuba, “Expo Ecosistemes: Pintura y Fotografía”
Exhibit with Orestes Larios and Ramón Casas, Cuban painters.
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey, “Photography 23”
This regional, well-established, juried exhibition selected “Art Unseen, Cuba Nature: Mariposa” as one of 84 photos chosen from over 1000 entries.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Havana, Cuba, “SOS Para Un Endémico, Mogotes de la Sierra de los Organos, Pinar del Rio, Cuba”
Poster for a special museum exhibition on the threatened snail, Blaesospira echinus, which is found nowhere else in the world except the mogotes in Pinal del Rio. This was the first photo to show the animal.
Serpentario, Instituo de Higiene, Montevideo, Uruguay, Website, “Exposicion Fotografica”
Photographic contribution to website focused on the reptiles of Uruguay, promoting scientific research, education and conservation.
Mamiferos en el Uruguay, F. Achaval, Alejandro Olmos, and M. Clara, 2004, Vol. 2 of the series Fauna, edited by Alejandro Olmos
Contributed photos to a book which documents the mammals of Uruguay.
2004 Calendar, Jaragua National Park, Oviedo, Dominican Republic
Calendar for the communities in the area of Jaragua National Park to educate the local population about their environment.
Anfibios y Reptiles de Cuba, Una guía elemental, Luis M. Diaz
Contributed photos to a photographic identification key showing the amphibians and reptiles of Cuba, produced by the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural in Havana, Cuba.
Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area, Lake County, Illinois, “Art Unseen: Cuba Nature”
This was a solo exhibition which inaugurated an arts program for the center, celebrating the environment through music and photography.
Museo de Arte Colonial, Havana, Cuba, “Expo Ecosistemes: Pintura y Fotografía”
Exhibit with Orestes Larios and Aguedo Alonso, Cuban painters.
Cartelera, Semanario Cultural Turistico y Commercial, Havana, Cuba
Advertisement for the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Havana, Cuba
Museo Historia Natural, Tomas Romay, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, “Expo Ecosistemes: Pintura y Fotografía”
Exhibit with Orestes Larios.
Galería UNEAC, Camaguey, Cuba, “Landscapes”
Museo Ignacio Agramonte, Camaguey, Cuba, “Expo Ecosistemes: Pintura y Fotografía”
Exhibit with Orestes Larios.
Lake Michigan Federation, open house, Chicago, Illinois
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Havana, Cuba, “Enfoques al Natural”
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, Contributions
Chocolate Exhibit: contributed material.
Species identification materials: contributed photos to assist in plant identification for plants from Ecuador, and photos to assist in small mammal identification for their Tanzanian mammal species identification database.