{"product_id":"leica-lounge-with-annette-bonnier-thurs-nov-10-2016-7pm-8-30pm","title":"Leica Lounge with Annette Bonnier | Thurs, Nov 10, 2016 | 7pm - 8:30pm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a demonstration store. You can purchase products like this from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/leicastoremiami.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLeica Store Miami\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us in the Leica Lounge on Thursday, November 10, 2016 with photographer Annette Bonnier. Annette will show images and share stories from her book, \u003cem\u003eIndia's Elephants\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSays Bonnier about her project, \"\u003cem\u003eThroughout India elephants are respected as a spiritual animal, and Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, is venerated as one of the highest deities in the Hindu religion. However, there is an unusual dichotomy in the role of the elephant in Indian society, which wavers between the animal as an enlightened, spiritual being and as a beast of burden.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI was compelled to capture the many facets of elephant’s lives and their interaction with humanity. I witnessed the dance between the mahout’s directions and the elephant’s natural instincts, one that reveals both the bond of beings that have spent their lives together and the animal’s unnatural place in the human world. Everywhere I went, a feast of life constantly played around the elephant’s feet while she stood stoically with her trunk swaying. There were times when situations were intolerable and the wild\/domesticated elephant rebelled and could become deadly.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis collection of photographs is a cultural documentation of elephants in Indian society. The elephant’s role is changing as wildlife conservation and concerns for the health and safety of domesticated elephants are growing. This complex and majestic animal, with its intelligence, intricate social hierarchy, and highly evolved communication skills, is caught in a changing world between the past and the future.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Leica Lounge is a lecture series hosted by Leica Store Miami which features presentations by local members of the photographers, editors, gallerists and educators. Held monthly, these free events are designed to create and inspire the local photography community through sharing images and exchanging ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/brooklynbrewery.com\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/1179\/files\/Brewery-Logo-PNG_thumb.png?6158\" style=\"margin-right: 7px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eThe Leica Lounge is kindly sponsored by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/brooklynbrewery.com\/\"\u003eBrooklyn Brewery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Participants will be able to sample some of their amazing craft beers during the event. Brooklyn Brewery is one of the largest craft breweries in the United States, producing a portfolio of traditional and experimental beers sure to impress any beer drinker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Annette:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/1179\/files\/L1006044-ppp_medium.jpg?15181448853132254581\" style=\"margin-right: 7px; float: left;\"\u003eWith Mary Ellen Mark, David Allen Harvey, Steve McCurry, and Maggie Steber as mentors, Miami-born Annette Bonnier travels the world with her camera. Her photography has transported her inside housing projects and on searches for dying refugees and missions to assess hurricane damage; she’s gone backstage with Cirque du Soleil and Miss Nude World, and even to Sing Sing prison. Most recently, Bonnier has been traveling and working with NGOs in India and Southeast Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHer work has been published in the New York Times, The Independent, Miami Herald’s Tropic Magazine, Photo District News Magazine, Loft Magazine, and exhibited at various galleries including The Marguiles Collection in Wynwood and Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eTo see more of Annette's work, visit her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.annettebonnier.com\/\" style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ewebsite\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leica Store Miami","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":34362836366,"sku":"LEICALOUNGE*161110","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0543\/1637\/products\/LLBonnier1110.jpg?v=1484776138","url":"https:\/\/supply-electronics.myshopify.com\/products\/leica-lounge-with-annette-bonnier-thurs-nov-10-2016-7pm-8-30pm","provider":"supply-theme-blue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}