“Photographs from The Nature Conservancy’s Last Great Places”

To mark its 50th anniversary, the Nature Conservancy commissioned a group of 12 diverse photographers to document areas which the Conservancy helps to protect and has deemed “The Last Great Places.” The show at the MMAA is a fine selection of about 50 pieces running concurrently to a larger exhibit also touring the country. Hope Sandrow created a breathtaking series of landscapes from the Komodo National Park in Indonesia. These lush photos juxtapose beautifully with the almost uncomfortable emptiness in David Misrach’s images of Pyramid Lake and the Lahontan Valley Wetlands of Nevada. Minneapolis native Lynn Davis is also part of the show with vast images of earth and sky from the Utah desert. Working with the Minnesota chapter of the Conservancy, the MMAA also organized a section “Minnesota’s Great Places,” highlighting regional sites shot by six photographers across state. MMAA, (651) 292-4355, www.mmaa.org