Sharks and People book signing at the New England Aquarium May 31, 2011

Sharks are one of Mother Nature’s great evolutionary success stories. Their blueprint is so near perfect that it has remained unchanged for 100 million years. Save our Seas Foundation chief photographer and National Geographic contributing photographer Thomas Peschak has spent the better part of the last decade documenting the relationship between sharks and people. He will take the audience on a global exploration of our relationship with the most feared and misunderstood fish in the sea.

The Aquarium has been providing free lectures and films by scientists, environmental writers, photographers and others since 1972. The Aquarium Lecture Series is presented free to the public through the generosity of the Lowell Institute, which has been providing funding for free public lectures at universities and museums since 1836.

Lectures are free and open to the public. Registration is requested. All programs start at 7 p.m. in the Aquarium's Harborside Learning Lab. Programs last approximately one hour followed by a reception.

Official Website: http://www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/programs_and_classes/aquarium_lecture_series/index.php