Easter weekend marks the opening of a new exhibit at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Love, the Land, showcases the work of Hay River photographer Adam Hill. It opens tomorrow and runs until November.
Hill, 36, who came to the North from Cape Breton, N.S. about eight years ago, has a day job as a community library literacy co-ordinator for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. He said he started to teach himself to take pictures about 15 years ago.
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Hill said some of the photographs also show man-made influences in the territory but it is primarily a nature exhibit.
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Hill said there are 33 photos in the exhibit. One of the challenges was to whittle down to 33 the thousands of photos he has taken that could have been used, he said. He added his interpretation of a given photo might be different than that of the public.
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Tomorrow, Hill is going to take people on what's being called a photography adventure walk.
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Hill said he has held about 10 exhibits previously in NWT and Cape Breton. This is the first one he has hosted at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.
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He added that another highlight for him came last year when the Royal Canadian Mint chose his photo to replicate on a $10 commemorative coin. He said the coin will be on display at his exhibit as well.
