niagara parks | a place in the balance
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Responsible Tourism is something the Niagara Parks Commission practices every day. As part of our overall mission, we are tasked with the responsibility of preserving and enhancing the beauty of the Falls and the surrounding Niagara River Corridor, which we have done so proudly for over 125 years. It is also about sharing our experiences with others; educating the public on what we do and partnering with other world-renowned cultural and tourism destinations to promote the benefits of tourism and how it has allowed us to preserve and enhance these great treasures for future generations. Tourism and preservation need not be mutually exclusive concepts. In our case, one has allowed the other to take place. People need to be educated to this fact, NPC has met with several other tourism and government organizations to explain our operations and promote our version of responsible tourism which is something we will continue to do.TRANSCRIPT
Niagara Parks A Place In The Balance
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Responsible Tourism is something the Niagara Parks Commission practices every day. As part of our overall mission, we are tasked with the responsibility of preserving and enhancing the beauty of the Falls and the surrounding Niagara River Corridor, which we have done so proudly for over 125 years. It is also about sharing our experiences with others; educating the public on what we do and partnering with other world-renowned cultural and tourism destinations to promote the benefits of tourism and how it has allowed us to preserve and enhance these great treasures for future generations. Tourism and preservation need not be mutually exclusive concepts. In our case, one has allowed the other to take place. People need to be educated to this fact, NPC has met with several other tourism and government organizations to explain our operations and promote our version of responsible tourism which is something we will continue to do.
The Niagara Parks CommissionResponsible Tourism
www.niagaraparks.com
Copyrights 2010 - John Petrella / The Niagara Parks CommissionAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means,including digital alteration, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or stored in a retrieval system,without the prior written consent of the publisher. Published by the Niagara Parks Commission, and available only in the retail shops of The Niagara Parks Commission or online at www.niagaraparks.com
Printed and Bound in China
Photography and text by John PetrellaBook Design by Anthony Ciampanelli
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Born in Avezzano Italy, John began his career in the field of fine arts. His paintings of nature and wildlife not only garnered rave reviews and international success but also won him many awards, including one for Outstanding Achievements in the Visual Arts. His subsequent move to still photography won him further acclaim, John’s ability to paint with light and colour is evident in his award winning work. The decision to step into the motion picture arena was as inspired as it was inevitable. John’s Imaginative visual palette is now augmented by the further option of playing with time. John’s outstanding work as a Director of Photography has revealed a daring sense of composition, an eye for capturing the perfect camera angle and an unrelenting zeal for pushing the boundaries of convention. His images speak of ability, passion and dedication to the poetry and artistry of motion picture.
Director of Photography
