Join us for a photography exhibit curated by renowned local environmental photographer Michael O. Snyder. Entries from PVCC's photo contest will be on display as well.

Biography

Michael O. Snyder is a photographer and filmmaker who uses his combined knowledge of visual storytelling and conservation to create narratives that drive social impact. Through his production company, Interdependent Pictures, he has directed films in the Arctic, the Amazon, the Himalaya, and East Africa. His photojournalism work has been featured by outlets such as National Geographic, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. He is a Portrait of Humanity Award Winner, a Society of Environmental Journalists Member, a Bertha Investigative Journalism Fellow, a Pulitzer Grantee, and a recent delegate to the United Nations Climate Conference. He holds an MSc in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and a BSc in Geology from Dickinson College, Pennsylvania. He lives in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Central Virginia where he is a resident artist at the McGuffey Art Center.