Photographer's image of emperor penguins will be on display until early 2014
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Lexington photographer Tom Myers stands next to his image of emperor penguins that is being exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Lexington wildlife photographer Tom Myers' image of emperor penguins is currently being exhibited at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Myers took the photo while traveling on a Russian icebreaker in 2006. The exhibit includes 40 nature images from Myers and other accomplished international photographers and will be on display at the Washington D.C. museum until early 2014.
The panel that selected the photos included in the exhibit looked at over 20,000 images shot by photographers from 46 countries.
"It is always an honor to be recognized by your peers," Myers said in a press release. "I am grateful that I am able to share the beauty and wonder of nature with others."
Along with penguins, Myers, a certified entomologist, has photographed endangered creatures and insects from the Amazon to the African rain forest, as well as polar bears in the Arctic. His photos have appeared on local and national TV, national newspapers and magazines including National Geographic publications, and in a number of textbooks and scientific guides.
Myers is one of the top insect photographers in the world. He began work with All Rite Pest Control in Lexington in 1975, and has remained the owner / operator of the company, traveling the world to photograph endangered species and other animals and insects in exotic locations.