The Language of Nature – Learning to Listen, See, and Understand

• This Georgia Science Junction event is a production of Science for Georgia.
• It is ticketed event and open to the public.
• Seating is on a first-come basis.
• Tickets are required to attend
• For $5 student tickets, purchase here or use promo code: STUDENT26
• All are welcome, regardless of funds
• Donations are appreciated.
• Doors open at 6:30 pm for early arrival.
• Gather for dinner by 7:00.
• The evening's presentation gets under way around 7:05.
• Location: Mutation Brewing Co, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
• We will be located in the Speakeasy

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# Filming in the Okefenokee: Challenges and Triumphs of Nature Photography

July 21st, 2026
7pm - 9pm
In Person & Online
Location: Mutation Brewing Co, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

## Description

From birth, we are given rules on how to live in a civilized world. We learn to read, write and speak a language. And most all of us go through an entire life never really hearing the natural world around us. Never really understanding. Never really caring to listen.

Yet, more and more studies are confirming that nature is talking…we just aren’t listening or understanding.

It took me most of my life to understand. It took countless photography trips deep into the Okefenokee Swamp and other wild places, alone. It took slowing down and listening. And what I came away with is beyond anything I could have imagined.

Mark will discuss making the film “Sacred Waters” and his solo trips over night capturing the beauty and life of the swamp. He will be showing some of his one-of-a-kind images of the nature we are sometimes too busy to experience.

## Featured Speaker

Speaker: Mark Albertin, Owner of Scrapbook Video Productions, and Albertin Film Photography

Mark Albertin is a documentary filmmaker and photographer. Mark was the creator of the film: Sacred Waters – The Okefenokee in Peril, and just recently produced a hardcover book on the Okefenokee that stresses its protection, but also our natural environment.

# AGENDA

July 21st, 2026

Mutation Brewing Co, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

6:30pm – Doors Open
7:00pm – Gather for dinner
7:10pm – Talk start
8:00pm – Q & A

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