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<p class="MsoSubtitle" style="margin-top:.1pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";font-style:normal">December 4, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Wildlife Photographer of the Year</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">
opens<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">at the Royal BC Museum
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Victoria, BC</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""> –
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">The world-renowned
<i>Wildlife Photographer of the Year </i>exhibition opens to the public on Friday, December 8 at the Royal BC Museum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Members of the media are invited to the exhibition’s opening event:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Date</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">:
<b>Friday, December 8, 2017</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Time</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">:
9:30 am, arrive at Security <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">9:45 to 10:00 am, opening event, followed by viewing and interviews with spokesperson and members of the public
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Place</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">:
Second Floor, Royal BC Museum, Victoria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Wildlife Photographer of the Year</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""> showcases
100 of the best wildlife photographs out of 50,000 entries from 92 countries for the annual contest and includes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Winning photographs that are beautifully backlit, each featuring the story behind the image.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Images by young photographers from ages 10 to 17, in three age categories, including Finalist Josiah Launstein of Alberta.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Available for interviews immediately after the opening:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Angela Williams, COO and Deputy CEO, Royal BC Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">This exhibition<i>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Media contact:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Royal BC Museum Media Inquiries
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">778-679-1379<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:news@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">news@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Natural History Museum Press Office
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">Contact for interviews with photographers or judges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">+44 (0)20 7942 5156
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:wildpress@nhm.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">wildpress@nhm.ac.uk</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Univers LT Pro 55","sans-serif"">
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