Headhunt Revisited

Project News

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Press Information

Michele and Karen have spoken widely about their project and are available individually or together. Based on their Headhunt  project work, they were invited to be founding members of the exclusive International League of Conservation Photographers, which provides a platform for raising awareness of worldwide conservation issues through photography.

 

Upcoming Speaking Engagements:

To be announced.
 

 

Past Speaking Engagements:

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Private reception, Santa Fe, NM

Sunday, February 15, 2009
Pacific Northwest Chapter, The Explorers Club, Seattle, WA

April-May, 2008
Zegrahm Expeditions, Faces of Melanesia 
The Clipper Odyssey

Thursday, May 4, 2006
National Arts Club, New York, NY

Monday, May 1, 2006
The Explorers Club, New York, NY

Thursday, March 30, 2006
Photography Mentors series, Mountaineers Club, Seattle, WA

Saturday, November 5, 2005
Society of Woman Geographers, Washington, D.C.

Monday, October 3, 2005
8th World Wilderness Congress, Anchorage, Alaska. "Images with Passion and Purpose."

 

Press Releases:

October, 2006
Mytinger Project, LLC is proud to announce that Michele Westmorland and Karen Huntt have received a grant from Victory Studios, LLC at the Women In Film/Seattle’s Nell Shipman Awards for Production Excellence gala held at the W Hotel in Seattle.

December, 2005
Philanthropists and Renowned Collectors Marcia and John Friede Make Significant Contribution to Headhunt Project

October, 2005
Westmorland, Huntt Voted in as Founding Members of International League of Conservation Photographers

July, 2005
Westmorland, Huntt Return With Over 10,000 Images, 90 Hours of Tape; Descendants of Portrait Subjects Located

March, 2005
Team Awarded Scott Pearlman Grants, Invited to Speak at 8th World Wilderness Congress

March, 2005
Project Supporters Marcia and John Friede Gift Oceanic Collection to deYoung Museum

November, 2004
Model, Activist Lauren Hutton Joins Expedition Team

October, 2004
Emmy Award Winning Director to Shoot Film;
Team to Carry Society of Woman Geographers Flag

May, 2004
Sponsorship Agreement with Wings WorldQuest, Inc.
Team to Carry The Explorers Club Flag

 

Published Articles:

Intrepid Voyages: Retracing a pioneering journey from the 1920s into the heart of Melanesia - Asian Geographic, April 2007.

Reconnecting With the Past - PhotoMedia Magazine, Spring 2007.

Headhunt Revisited, The Living Faces of Melanesia The Explorers Journal, Fall 2006.

A Gibson Girl in New Guinea - Smithsonian Magazine, April 2006. Story by Tessa deCarlo.

Photographers Find Inspiration in Papua New Guinea - Seattle Times, Sunday 24th July, 2005

Retracing an Artist's Journey to New Guinea - Seattle Times, Sunday 17th April, 2005

Headhunt Revisited - Monterey Herald, Friday 7th January, 2005

Supermodel on the PNG trail - Papua New Guinea Post Courier, Weekend Edition Fri-Sun 10-12th December, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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