A Great Horned Owl, under the care of Rebecca Lessard, acts as an educational ambassador for his species at the Wings of Wonder Raptor Sanctuary in Empire, Michigan on Sunday, June 16, 2013.
From the 2014 photo series “Proximal.” For this series in particular, I strive to show that combining science and art can spread a message of connection of the human spirit. We are all the same on the inside, regardless of what we look like or what passion we follow.
Photo Illustration: Technology’s advancement is usually wonderful thing, but for the first time in our every day media we are looking up to images of people that sometimes aren’t actually real. People in magazines, television, movie posters, and many other aspects of media are being manipulated and changed in ways that most of us don’t realize. The technology is so incredible, so advanced, that some photoshopped images can’t be processed as being something that doesn’t exist in real life. The reality is that many images that we look up to and set as our beauty standards aren’t actually people that exist in real life. This illustration shows a naturally beautiful woman who has obviously been over-manipulated to show that just because we have the technology to enhance already beautiful women and men, doesn’t necessarily mean we should. November 15, 2014.
Mike Kinville during the CMU vs. WMU game November 22, 2014.
Photo Illustration: GMO’s, or genetically modified organisms, are stirring up controversy around the world, particualarly the United States. The World Health Organization defines genetically modified organisms as organisms in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally. It allows selected individual genes to be transferred from one organism into another, including between nonrelated species. Some developed nations consider GMO’s to be unsafe and have restricted or banned the distribution of them. In the United States the regulations have been kept at bay, making grocery that the general public buys a mystery to if it is a GMO or not. Some sources estimate that up to 80% of American produce is a GMO. This has made the topic a popular controversy with the American public. November 25, 2014.
Photo Illustration: 953,077 animals were reported to be used in laboratory research in 2012 according to the US statistics. This topic of animal testing has been an incredibly popular one both currently and in the years past. Just in the past years an incredibly graphic project in a London “Lush” storefront protested the cause by putting a volunteer through similar acts that were performed on animals in cosmetic testing on display for all to see. Protests like these have been making changes. In just 2 years, from 2010 to 2012, the number of animals used in laboratory testing has reduced 16%. November 23, 2015.
A Central Michigan University biology student searches for invertebrates in her net in the Chippewa River on Friday, September 26, 2014. Her introduction to biology course went out in the field multiple times to evaluate the rivers of Mt. Pleasant.
Katy Isles poses for a macros still life photo of her eye in Studio on November 20, 2014.
Photo Illustration: 953,077 animals were reported to be used in laboratory research in 2012 according to the US statistics. This topic of animal testing has been an incredibly popular one both currently and in the years past. Just in the past years an incredibly graphic project in a London “Lush” storefront protested the cause by putting a volunteer through similar acts that were performed on animals in cosmetic testing on display for all to see. Protests like these have been making changes. In just 2 years, from 2010 to 2012, the number of animals used in laboratory testing has reduced 16%. November 23, 2015.
Painting with light: From the greek root “nuktos” comes a phobia that effects millions of adults and children throughout the world. Nyctophobia, or an extreme fear of the dark, can paralyze children and adults to the point of being immobile in darkness, even with in their own houses. What the exact fear is can be hard to pinpoint when the fear itself can’t be seen, possibly the fear of intruding burglars or of the paranormal. October 26, 2014.
Painting with light: The fear of bats, chiroptophobia, has been overcome by one of the most famous superheroes of all time. Batman can be a beacon of hope for all with phobias as he turned his fear into source of power. October 26, 2104.
The Dock: Lake Leelanau, Michigan.
The tridge. 2014.
A moss covered Log rests in Harrison, Michigan. 2014
A mushroom shadows a fallen tree twig in Harrison, Michigan. 2014
North American River Otter 2014
An orangutan watches the guests that peer into it’s enclosure. 2014.
Polyphemus Moth: Traverse City, Michigan
Guests of the Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago, Illinois watch as a new chick rests from hatching it’s egg on February 8, 2014.
Dr. McNaught of Central Michigan University teaches freshmen biology students how to collect data from the Chippewa River on Friday, September 26, 2014.
Dr. McNaught of Central Michigan University teaches freshmen biology students how to collect data from the Chippewa River on Friday, September 26, 2014.
Central Michigan University Executive Vice President/Provost Michael A. Gealt stands during the reception of the 2014 Biosciences ground breaking ceremony on September 17, 2014 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
CMU engineering students prepare to launch their boats during the 2014 cardboard boat races on October 4, 2014 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
CMU engineering students run their boats to the second pond the boat must stay afloat through during the 2014 cardboard boat races on October 4, 2014 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
A guest at a Central Michigan University observatory open house peers into the telescope on November 3, 2014.
Dr. Pangle of Central Michigan University gets an update on a graduate student’s work on October 30, 2014.
Students participate in a challenge course during their third week of the Alpha Leadership program at Central Michigan University on September 29, 2014.
Kathy Reterstorf takes a moment with her horse after a training session on October 8, 2013 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
A member of University Illinois Chicago warms up on the bar at the Illinois invitational at Central Michigan University on March 11, 2014.
Members of the CMU University Theatre Dance Company, Katie Migliore (right) and Brandee Meadows (left), practice for the homecoming parade during rehearsal September 28 ,2014.
Members of the CMU University Theatre Dance Company stretch in preparation for rehearsal on September 28, 2014.
Angelique Barker prepares for a hit at the CMU volleyball game Friday October 10, 2014.
Hayley Barker, defensive specialist, serves the ball at the CMU volleyball game Friday October 10, 2014.
Ben McCord catches a touchdown pass against Western michigan University at the CMU vs. WMU game November 22, 2014.
Ben McCord celebrates after scoring a touchdown at the CMU vs. WMU game November 22, 2014.
Mike Kinville yells to his teammates during the CMU vs. WMU game November 22, 2014.
Thomas Rawls peers out from a pile up at the CMU vs. WMU game November 22, 2014.
Jordan Fields realizes defeat at the end of the CMU vs. WMU game November 22, 2014. The Broncos defeated the Chippewas 32-20.
Mount Pleasant High School’s Victoria Arends, (30), catches the rebound at the freshman basketball game at Mount Pleasant Highschool, 1155 S. Elizabeth St., Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Thursday, February 5, 2015. Bay City Central beat Mount Pleasant High School 24-22.
Kaiti Grant 