Marine Biology, Environment, Diversity, and Ecology

Matthew has dedicated his life to exploring nature and helping others see the beauty and splendor surrounding us. He spent forty years teaching biology in NYC area. When he saw the need for a marine biology textbook, he sat down and wrote one. His textbook, Marine Biology: Environment, Diversity, and Ecology (1986), featuring many of his own photographs, was used in colleges and secondary schools throughout the world for over twenty years. In addition he has been a college professor of biology, marine ecology, oceanography, marine mammalogy, and anatomy-physiology at Kingsborough and CW Post Colleges in New York. For years he has shared his photographs with his students, now he wishes to share them with you at www.LermanPhotography.net Philosophy: Matthew's artistic portrayal of nature strives to bring the beauty of the outdoors into focus by capturing fleeting moments and unique compositions. His work has been on display at the Dorset Library, Spiral Press Cafe in Manchester, JK Adams in Dorset, Brown Cow Cafe in Bennington, Bennington Museum Gift Shop, Camelot Village in Bennington, Kevin's Restaurant in Bennington, Pawlet Station Restaurant, The Lighting Place in Manchester, Three Pears Gallery in Dorset, Taylor Farm, Southern Vermont Arts Center, the Gallery at Equinox Village, the National Art League in Douglaston, NY, the Gander Gallery in Manchester ,VT, Agricultural Stewardship Association Exhibition "Landscapes for Landsake" in the Maple Ridge Gallery, Coila, NY, and private collections. 2011 Grand Prize in the Equinox Preserve Digital Photo Contest