At Peabody Essex: Darwin's snapshots

Charles Darwin's "Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" (1871) was the first photographically illustrated science book ever published. Now Peabody Essex Museum Curator of Photography Phillip Prodger has just published "Darwin's Camera" (Oxford University Press), examining how photography influenced Darwin's groundbreaking work toward the theory of evolution and how he "changed the way we see." Blurb: "Phillip Prodger brings his deep knowledge of the history of photography to reveal Darwin's innovative use of the medium as both evidence and illustration for his ground-breaking theories." sez Martin Barnes, Senior Curator of Photographs, Victoria and Albert Museum. Friday at 7:45 p.m. at the PEM, Prodger will give a presentation called Children, Animals and Charles Darwin: How Photography Shaped the Theory of Evolution. Recommended for adults and teens, the free event is co-sponsored by the Essex County Ornithological Club, and will be followed by a book-signing. Questions: 866-745-1876.