Join John Bolivar - your very own Newsletter Editor - as he takes you on a bug’s eye view of our local botanical world. He is going to show a lot of pretty pictures of plants and hopefully open your eyes to the wonders that are all around us. He uses a camera and special lenses to get up real close and personal to show us many of the intricacies of our plant world. He’ll answer questions and tell stories on how he makes photos. He will not talk photo gear….well……maybe a little. Mostly he will share his love of the outdoors as shown by gorgeous photographs of plants - and maybe a few animals - and maybe a few sunsets - probably a couple of his dog - but no vacation snapshots! Be sure to bring a bag of popcorn, sit back and maybe you’ll start to talk to plants!

John Bolivar has degrees in Botany (from the UW - he studied under Dr. Kruckeberg back in the day) and Photography. He has worked as a Wildlife Biologist in Alaska, and a sea kayak and mountain bike guide in Costa Rica, Belize, Baja, Canada and the PNW, and traveled to over 42 countries to date. As an entrepreneur he had his own sea kayaking touring company and he started retail businesses in Seattle – Cuppa Jo On The Go Coffee in Wallingford and Second Bounce Sporting Goods in Fremont.

His resume includes WebEditor at Canoe & Kayak Magazine and staff Medical Photographer at Virginia Mason Hospital. His photos have appeared in advertisements for REI, Patagonia, OR, Kavu, MSR, Cascade Designs and many top outdoor recreation companies. His freelance writing and photos have appeared in Sierra, Outside, Sea Kayaker, Popular Photography, Fortune and the New York Times.

He resides in Ballard with over 400 of his closest plant friends, AKA his garden, travels the world with his lovely wife Jean and his old, blind dog Baxter. Most recently he can be seen wandering the state looking for rare native plants for the UW Rare Plant Monitoring Program and editing the CPS Chapter digital newsletter for the Washington Native Plant Society. Many of his photos are in our newsletters! https://www.wnps.org/cps-newsletter

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 7:00pm
Bellevue Botanical Garden, Aaron Education Center, 12001 Main St, Bellevue, WA 98005

Program will be in-person only and not live streamed via Zoom.

Public Invited, Admission is free. Donations are appreciated!

Photo Credit: John Bolivar