<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium';" class="">PRESS RELEASE<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">April 12, 2017 Teresa Izzo<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> 508-896-3867 ext. 137<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""><a href="mailto:tizzo@ccmnh.org" class="">tizzo@ccmnh.org</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History </span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">presents</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> Cape Cod Nature Photography Workshop<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">with<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> Jesse Mechling<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -27pt;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book'; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" class="">BREWSTER, MA —</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book'; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" class="">The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents <i class="">Cape Cod Nature Photography Workshop </i>with award-winning photographer, Jesse M Mechling <b class="">Friday, May 12<sup class="">th</sup> and Saturday May 13, 2017. Please note: This is a 2 day workshop.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book'; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);" class=""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">Join local nature photographer Jesse Mechling for a two-day nature photo workshop sponsored by the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. During the workshop participants will learn techniques for capturing classic Cape Cod nature scenes including composition and lighting to make dramatic landscape photos. The workshop consists of evening lecture, and full day of shooting with some time for showcasing and critiquing student work. Locations and subjects may include: salt marsh, barrier beach, forests, dunes, walkways, historic buildings, seals and birds Students should have basic working knowledge of their cameras, whether SLR or point and shoot. It is preferred that students have SLR or cameras with removable lenses, and a sturdy tripod. Students should dress for the weather, as we will spend most of the day outside. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">Jesse is an award winning photographer, naturalist and educator specializing in travel and nature photography. He has been photographing the landscape and wildlife of Cape Cod for more than twenty years, and despite having traveled to over 40 countries and 43 states, he regards Cape Cod as one of his favorite places to photograph; continually finding new destinations and subjects. Jesse has exhibited his work in group and solo shows throughout the country, and locally at art festivals and businesses on Cape Cod. His work has appeared in numerous calendars, Lonely Planet guidebooks, Nature Photographer Magazine, the electronic New York Times, Condenet, Yahoo, Geoplaneta, Cape Cod Life, and American Express. He currently works as the Director of Marine Education at the Center for Coastal Studies. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">Friday, May 12<sup class="">th</sup></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> ~ 4pm-6pm ~ Lecture at the Museum<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">Saturday, May 13<sup class="">th</sup></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> ~ 5:30am-7:30am Coast Guard Beach morning photo shoot; 3pm-5pm afternoon critique at the Museum; 5:30pm –7:30pm sunset photo shoot Wing’s Island Cape Cod Bay.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class="">Fee: $150.00</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> / <b class="">RESERVATIONS REQUIRED please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133 to register.</b><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.800000190734863px;"><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> Space Limited to 10 students </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.333332061767578px; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book';" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"></p></div></body></html>