Category Archives: Guest Speakers

Photographing America’s National Parks From sea to shining sea, the national parks preserve some of the country’s most unique wilderness areas—a gift to nature photographers everywhere. In this presentation, Chris Nicholson delves into what the park system offers to the photographer, and how to best research and prepare for a trip to explore the artisticContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Chris Nicholson, February 24, 2016”

Creating the World We Want We all want peace. We want a world where the oceans are restored, the rain forests thrive, and the great forests and deserts remain unscathed. We all share the deep-seated longing for clean air and water, and for balance in the global ecosystem. As landscape and nature photographers, our workContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Jean Miele, January 27, 2016”

The photographs created by Andy Katz have taken him around the globe. From the Old Country in Eastern Europe to the California wine country, which he now calls home, his subjects are as diverse as his travels and adventures. The images in Andy’s dozen or more coffee table books have been described by vintners, photographers,Continue reading “Guest Speaker: Andy Katz, November 18, 2015”

Seeing with an Artist’s Eye  Fine art landscape photographer Tom Dwyer will be the featured speaker at the NYC Sierra Photography Committee’s meeting on Wednesday, October 21. Tom’s presentation, “Seeing with an Artist’s Eye” will share lessons he’s learned creating (and selling) his landscape photography. A gift subscription to Outdoor Photographer magazine in 2000 ignited his interestContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Tom Dwyer, October 21, 2015”

Wild About Wildlife David’s passion for nature photography was sparked by a trip to Glacier National Park in the summer of 2000. Since then, he and his wife Cathy have traveled the world to witness and photograph the wonders of our natural world. Wild About Wildlife is a journey through the world of wildlife photography. David will shareContinue reading “Guest Speaker: David DesRochers, May 27, 2015”

Hudson to Delaware | The Great Valley Nick will present a slide show on the beauty of this largely unheralded area. The show will include images from the Hudson, Kittatiny and Shawangunk Ridges, Great Valley, and Delaware. He is internationally recognized and the Hudson Valley’s pre-eminent landscape photographer, Nick Zungoli’s work has been widely collected sinceContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Nick Zungoli, April 29, 2015”

Please note: This meeting is on a Tuesday. IF THOREAU HAD A CAMERA Thoreau’s Walden Pond taught Tom how to look closely, to examine minutely with the camera, to find subject matter that at first eludes us. As part of his continuing process of self-education as a photographer, Tom spent two years photographing Walden Pond—returningContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Tom Grill, Tuesday, March 31, 2015”

Charles ChesslerBirds: Mostly Central Park Plus a Little South of the Border He never knew what beauty was lurking in the wilds of Central Park until he picked up a camera in 2005 and soon discovered an entire world in his backyard that rivaled anything he’d seen in magazines and on TV. He is happyContinue reading “Guest Speakers February 25, 2015: Three-in-One: Charles Chessler, David Francis, Judy Rosenblatt”

Stories from the Field: Getting the Shot When the Subject Doesn’t Necessarily Want to Be Gotten  Sean Crane’s day job is as a creative director for New York’s largest advertising agency, but when he’s not convincing the world to buy things that they may or may not need, he’s out photographing wildlife. His travels haveContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Sean Crane, January 28, 2015”

Expedition: A Journey intothe Underwater World Join acclaimed photographer Keith Ellenbogen as he showcases beautiful and compelling images and stories of environmental and conservation-based expeditions from around the world and back to New York. Keith will also feature his recent work using high-speed photography to showcase extraordinary images of animal behaviors and subtle movements thatContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Keith Ellenbogen, November 19, 2014”