Dane Wojcicki, a Master of Liberal Arts student in New Media, honored at the International Conservation Photography Awards (ICP Awards) 2008 Competition

Posted September 11, 2008

Dane Wojcicki, a Master of Liberal Arts student in New Media with a focus in documentary photography and videography of natural science, was recently honored at the International Conservation Photography Awards (ICP Awards) 2008 Competition. Dane’s photograph, which was taken on a recent University of Maine phytoplankton research cruise off the coast of Iceland, received an honorable mention in the Student Category. His work was selected from over 1,000 entries, and was only one of two student award recipients. Dane’s photograph will be displayed on the ICP Awards online gallery, as well as being exhibited for six weeks at the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, WA, and published in a prestigious photography magazine. The ICP Awards is a biennial photography competition to showcase premier photographs promoting environmental and cultural conservation on an international scale. Dane's award was featured in the Bangor Daily News on September 10, 2008.