Photography Gallery and videos
Drop-box of over 50 countries or view by Tags (themes)
Travel and Art Appreciation Lectures featuring the speaker’s photography:
Cuba: Cars & Culture
Mexico City and Surrounds: Art and Culture, Past and Present, Traditional and Modern
Antarctica: One Traveler’s Reminiscence and Photography
A Whirlwind through the Heart of Italy
Uganda: The Pearl of Africa
India: From Bengal to the Malabar Coast
Papua New Guinea: The Last Frontier
Myanmar (Burma): The Golden Land
Realm of the Polar Bear: The Norwegian Arctic.
Madagascar: A Biodiversity Hotspot
French Polynesia: Retracing the Journey of Artist Paul Gauguin While Making My Own
Mexico City and Surrounds: Art and Culture, Past and Present, Traditional and Modern
All Over England
The following are art historical talks combined with contemporary photography:
The power and the Glory: Ancient Egypt
The Parthenon: Reflection of Ancient Athenian Society, Pride and Potential
Your Speaker/Photographe/Travel Agentr:
Amy S. Dane, a native of Longmeadow, MA, suffers from a lifelong travel addiction that has brought her to over 95 countries so far. She enjoys sharing her experiences by giving culturally informative presentations about her travels and exhibiting her photography at libraries, hospitals and galleries.
Please visit her website at www.amydaneadventures.com. The extensive photo gallery provides a drop box of over 50 countries to choose from. Browsers may also view photographs tagged by theme. The opportunity to purchase photographs on-line will be made available soon. The website also includes a wide selection of slide shows, newspaper articles, cable television shows and both past and upcoming exhibitions.
The photographer’s awards include “Best in Show,” April, 2014 at the Robert Floyd Photo Gallery, Southampton, MA in the 13th Annual “Women in History Month” juried contest/exhibition; “Best in Show,” February, 2012 at the Friends of the Agawam Public Library 2nd Open Juried Photography Show, and second place in photography at the Monson Arts Council’s 2013 art show. She was honored in June, 2013 as one of “13 Extraordinary Women” by the Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts.
Dane is a travel agent for Great Dane Travel, a Travel Companion affiliate. She is a contributing photographer to the Longmeadow News; a docent for the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA.; and a member of the Agawam Community Artists & Artisans, the Valley Photo Club, Springfield, MA, and the Springfield Photographic Society. She received her B.A. (Smith College) and M.A. (Williams College) in Art History. She served as Education Coordinator at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum for 11 years.
