Category Archives: Meetings

Nature from a Painter’s Perspective Nature photographer David Akoubian was classically trained as a painter before turning to photography. Before venturing out on his own professionally, he studied with John Shaw, Art Wolfe, Galen Rowell, Bryan Peterson and other renowned masters of photography. David creates classic landscapes with a compositional approach he learned from hisContinue reading “Guest Speaker: David Akoubian, Thursday, October 26, 2017”

Shooting for Story The best way to become a better nature photographer is to become a better visual storyteller. Today, when so much of what we nature photographers cherish is under threat, we need to take our stories public and not only show beautiful pictures, but bear witness to what we stand to lose inContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Bob Krist, Wednesday, May 24, 2017”

Nature Photography Submerged Larry Cohen and Olga Torrey have traveled the world documenting nature both above and below the waterline. They will present images from a variety of locations ranging from the cold, green waters of Alaska and British Columbia to the warm, blue waters of Cuba and Mexico. They will also show what liesContinue reading “Guest Speakers: Larry Cohen and Olga Torrey, Wednesday, April 26, 2017”

Travels with my iPhone  Robert will be talking and showing images from The Phone Book, (Schiffer 2015), his collection of iPhone photos made while traveling around the world. He will also preview images from an upcoming book of his photos, taken in Italy. Robert Herman has been a street photographer since his days as a filmContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Robert Herman, Wednesday, March 22, 2017”

Voyage Into Galapagos Experience the magic of the Galapagos as explorer and travel photographer Gabriel Biderman shares his stories and images from his last two expeditions to these legendary islands. Meet all the animals—the ancient and Giant Tortoises, the Blue, Red and Nazca Boobies, land and marine iguanas, sea lions, Sally Light Foot crabs, theContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Gabriel Biderman, January 25, 2017”

Travel Images: See Beyond the Usual  In-depth travel images will stand apart from the clutter of ordinary photos on the Internet.  Photographers can create great images by looking more deeply into local cultures, by finding travel vistas with more layers of information, and through more dramatic lighting. Digital cameras that produce incredible files at highContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Ira Block, November 30, 2016”