{"id":39301,"date":"2018-08-23T15:58:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T19:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=39301"},"modified":"2018-08-24T10:57:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T14:57:56","slug":"emus-steven-david-johnson-teaches-underwater-macro-photography-in-the-smokies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/emus-steven-david-johnson-teaches-underwater-macro-photography-in-the-smokies\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU\u2019s Steven David Johnson teaches macro photography in the Smokies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Steven David Johnson in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Photo by\u00a0Spencer Casario)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Salamanders and rainbows over sublime landscapes were among the celebrated natural wonders of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during a five-day photography program this summer, said Eastern Mennonite University <\/span>Visual and Communication Arts<\/span><\/a> Professor <\/span>Steven David Johnson<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Johnson, who at EMU started one of the few full-semester conservation photography courses offered to undergraduates in the United States, provided instruction in terrestrial and underwater macro photography during the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) High School Scholarship Program. The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont in Tennessee hosted the group.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the program, 10 high school students practiced their skills while exploring the natural history of the park, which Johnson said is \u201cone of the amphibian capitals of the world, particularly when it comes to salamander biodiversity,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was fantastic. I had a great time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n