Category Archives: Past Speakers

The Ultimate Photo Road Trip Explorer Susan Magnano will share her extraordinary travel and photography adventures and show how you can plan your Ultimate (Photography) Road Trip: How to Plan Your Trip What to Bring   How to Capture Your Big Adventure  Susan Magnano is a photographer, explorer, teacher and soul searcher. She loves living inContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Susan Magnano, May 29, 2019”

Moments Across the 50 States Tony Gale will be showing work from his travels across the United States. He will share the highs and lows of his adventures and will go into the details on how you could pursue similar projects, efficiently and cost-effectively. Tony Gale is an award-winning photographer shooting for a range ofContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Tony Gale, April 24, 2019”

Walk on the “Wild Side”Joys of Wildlife Photography From your local zoo to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, Ron Magill will show you how to get the best out of wildlife photography while having the time of your life! Whether photographing polar bears in the sub-freezing temperatures of the Arctic, lions on the scorching plainsContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Ron Magill, March 27, 2019”

Note that this meeting takes place on a Thursday night. We are honored to have three of our accomplished members share their diverse viewpoints and best work. Lynne R. Cashman: Rhythm and Color Inspire Intimacy Lynne R. Cashman has exhibited her work throughout the world. In 2016, her work was presented at the Berlin BiennialeContinue reading “Member Viewpoints: Linda Calvet, Lynn R. Cashman, Peter Post, February 28, 2019”

Tales from the Open Ocean, Adventures at Sea From satellite tagging of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean to drilling ice cores in the frozen Bering Sea, Gaelin will take us on a virtual journey to share her passion for ocean exploration and illuminate cutting-edge research aimed at understanding our complex ocean ecosystems. Gaelin RosenwaksContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Gaelin Rosenwaks, January 30, 2019”

High-Speed Hummingbird Photography Hummingbirds were one of the first subjects of high-speed photography. Cindy Walpole and Chuck Fritsch will discuss the history of high-speed photography and its application to hummingbirds. They will share their methods for getting good images of hummingbirds in flight with minimal equipment and introduce some of the concepts that are theContinue reading “Guest Speakers: Cindy Walpole and Chuck Fritsch, November 28, 2018”

The Seven Virtues of a Creative Landscape Photographer Landscape photographers who are committed to visual artistry share habits and values that enable them to produce personally rewarding landscape images on a regular basis. Erin Babnik will summarize seven “virtues” that any landscape photographer can nurture to facilitate the creative process. From curiosity to courage, theseContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Erin Babnik, October 24, 2018”

Lighten Up: Image Quality, and iPhone Photography  Clifford Pickett is a New York-based professional travel, humanitarian and commercial photographer, videographer and educator. He refers to his approach as Shoshin, or “a new mind”, a perspective of seeing his subjects as if it were for the first time. In addition to his many high-profile commercial clients,Continue reading “Guest Speaker: Clifford Pickett, May 30, 2018”

Wild Creatures. Extreme Conditions. As a visual story teller, Michelle Valberg will enlighten us with stunning, high impact and compelling photographs of the people, landscapes and wildlife of Canada. Michelle Valberg is a renowned wildlife, landscape and portrait photographer who has been telling stories with her camera for more than 30 years. She is aContinue reading “Guest Speaker: Michelle Valberg, April 25, 2018”