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Professor
Michael R. Peres Photo: John W Retallack |
My web site exists as a
simple tool to share my work with those that might be interested in what I
do. My research and specialization is primarily focused in the areas of photomicrography,
biomedical photography, and laboratory imaging applications where photography
is used to gather information. I have also become more interested in the exploration
of how Images produced for science are viewed as art by the non-scientific
audience.
I have been at RIT since 1986 when I was hired as an Instructor to teach Biomed
Photo 2. I presently serve as the Chair of the Biomedical Photographic Communications
department and teach numerous undergraduate courses spanning all levels of
the curriculum. I also teach a variety of workshops including a week long
seminar course, Digital
Imaging using a Light Microscope sponsored by the Karolinska
Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. I am also currently serving as the Chair
of the Lennart
Nilsson Award nominating committee which is also organized at Karolinska.
While at RIT, I have been actively investigating problems and related issues
found where photography is used to acquire and preserve scientific data. These
investigations have resulted in various publications which are accesible by
following the link that is shared below. I also served as the editor in chief
of the Focal Encyclopedia
of Photography-fourth edition which was released March 2007.
Photography has always been an enjoyable way to spend my time and I feel truly
privileged to have experienced the opportunities that have come my way thus
far. Several interesting projects that I have co-produced are the RIT
Big Shot project and the Images
from Science Exhibition. I have been the recipient of the RIT
Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, the College of Imaging Arts
And Sciences Gitner Prize, and the BioCommunications
Association Schmidt Award. My recent photographic work has been focused
on snowflake photography
undertaken of course during the long and often harsh Rochester NY winters.
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