Denis Belliveau

Denis Belliveau
Born
Whitestone, Queens, New York[1]
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts[2]
Occupation(s)Photographer, author, educator, explorer
AwardsFlag Expedition for The Explorers Club,
National Emmy Nomination for In the Footsteps of Marco Polo,
Kodak's Gallery Award[3]

Denis Belliveau is an American photographer, author and explorer notable for retracing Marco Polo's route from Europe to Asia and back, a feat which culminated in the publication of the documentary and book titled In the Footsteps of Marco Polo;[2] the documentary has been used by Belliveau to create a unique interdisciplinary educational curriculum that he presents at schools and libraries across the United States and internationally.[4] As a "technical scuba diver with over 600 dives on the Mesoamerican Reef," Belliveau's photography was instrumental in establishing the definitive map for the coral reef of the Mexican island of Cozumel.[1] Belliveau also participated in an historic archaeological dig in southwest France, unearthing a centuries-old Christian monastery, located at the current site of Abbatiale Saint-Maixent de Saint-Maixent-l'École.[5][6] In addition, Belliveau's photography and writing have been highlighted in numerous periodicals, magazines and books, including The New York Times, Petersen's Photographic Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine and BBC's Planet Earth.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b Taylor, Lisa (14 October 2014). "Bringing Marco Polo to Life - A Unique Educational Curriculum". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015. A technical scuba diver with over 600 dives on the Mesoamerican Reef, his underwater photography helped create the definitive map for the island of Cozumel, Mexico.
  2. ^ a b Kilgannon, Corey (19 January 2009). "Touring the World in Marco Polo's Steps". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2015. And this is how their conversation goes, as if scripted lines in a veteran comedic duo. It is a charm that helped them get through 22 countries during a two-year trek in the mid-1990s, as they retraced the silk road voyage that Marco Polo made 700 years ago. In 1993, Mr. Belliveau and Mr. O'Donnell, two guys from Queens and classmates at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, sat on a bench in the Metropolitan Museum of Art gazing at a huge painting of the Buddha. They had been discussing the possibility of plotting a trip retracing the fabled trek without any real plans nor the assistance of an airplane. And on that day, with the Buddha as their witness, they shook hands and vowed to go for it. Mr. Belliveau would take the photographs, and Mr. O'Donnell would videotape a journey thousands of miles long. A decade and thousands of incredulous barroom and coffeehouse conversations later, they have officially documented the trip with "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo," a film being shown on public television stations nationwide (and on the Web). There is also a book by the same name, featuring stunning photographs and hilarious anecdotes from the journey.
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  4. ^ Young, Christal (15 September 2014). "A history classroom in the real world". Fox News. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015. They survived a deadly firefight in Afghanistan, crossed the desert in a camel caravan, and mingled with native Mongolians and tattooed tribes in India. Part travelogue, part history trek, the trip inspired the book and movie "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo." The 90-minute PBS documentary was nominated for an Emmy and has been used as the basis for a unique curriculum. Since the film's first airing, Belliveau has been invited into hundreds of schools across the country to share his adventures first hand. He now presents a mix of assemblies, classroom visits and explorer in residence programs built around his extraordinary two-year adventure.
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  6. ^ "Notre-Dame-de-Grâce exceptionnellement ouverte" (in French). La Nouvelle République Deux-Sèvres. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2015. Parmi tout ce qui est ici, nous avons les restes des trois églises, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, l'église du couvent des Capucins et l'église Saint-Saturnin. » Non loin d'un sarcophage, la statue d'un évêque trouvé par l'américain Gary Hess en 1987 lors des fouilles au pied de l'abbatiale avec ses vêtements d'époque a été expliqué par Hélène Polet.
  7. ^ Francis O'Donnell, Denis Belliveau (January 2002). "Marco Polo's Guide to Afghanistan". Smithsonian. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. ^ Taylor, Lisa (14 October 2014). "Bringing Marco Polo to Life - A Unique Educational Curriculum". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015. A photographer, author and explorer whose travels have taken him to 80 countries his work has been widely published in Photographic Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine and BBC's Planet Earth. He is the recipient of numerous professional photographers awards including Eastman Kodak's highest honor, The Gallery Award.
  9. ^ Paul Benson (1 April 1996). "Photographing the trail of Marco Polo. (The Silk Road)". Petersen's Photographic. HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.