Our Instructors

David has been photographing for about 40 years and working as a nature photographer since 1993. He specializes in the grand and micro landscape.

Having learned his craft from some of the legends of the nature field, his work is the combination of “old school” technical and draws the compositional aspect from his days training as an illustrator.

David has been an instructor for 20 years as well, sharing his love and knowledge of photography and nature with students and camera clubs. David’s work has been featured in galleries, calendars, magazines and textbooks. David was selected to be a Tamron Image Master for 2014.

His client list includes but is not limited to: Blue Ridge Country magazine, Nature Photographer Magazine, Birder’s World, PNC Bank, Scholastic Books, The Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia, Vanguard Photo, and Tamron.

His work has been used in advertorial pieces as well in Outdoor Photographer, Audubon Magazine, Shutterbug Magazine as well as other popular photography magazines. David lectures and leads photography workshops and tours across the US.

As a photographer, my goal is to create an image that is much more than just a snapshot of a Scene. I want to capture the feeling of what I see and invite the viewer to enter each image and take time to explore. I have been very fortunate to travel to many beautiful locations and experience both the small details and the majesty of great vistas.

For those of you lucky enough to have visited some of these places, I hope these images remind you of your own impressions, feelings and experience. For those who have not had the chance, I invite you to immerse yourself in each scene as I hope to convey the beauty of the place, the feelings and energies I felt and the peace and happiness each location brought to me.

Joshua is a Camera Product Educator, with years of photography and teaching experience under his belt. Being a resident of New Jersey, Joshua can be seen at the Meadowlands Racetrack shooting the races on his days off. His primary niche in photography is sports, but his lens is no stranger to landscapes and portraits either.

Ryan has been a technical representative for Canon video products for 12+ years.

During that time he has trained consumers and retailers across the US on the ever-evolving world of digital video and photography. A graduate of the Broadcasting Institute of Maryland, he has experience with promotional and live event shooting as well as audio and production. As a part-time musician his passion is concert videography, though he consistently hones his skills as a photographer with interests in macro and portrait work.

Photography is my passion – both in taking the pictures as well as the post processing techniques that I use. I am an experienced traveler having had the opportunity to photograph in places around the world. As a native of the northeast, I also enjoy the local scenery of the Pocono Mountains or urban decay and iconic subjects as well as historical sites such as the former Bethlehem Steel factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. My portfolio is diverse.

I use the Olympus Four Thirds system. My workhorse is the OM-D EM-1 and I use the OM-D EM-5 for road travel and family events. I use a variety of different lenses based on the camera and type of shooting I am doing. My attraction with Olympus is two-fold; first the camera and lens quality and second, the weight and size. My post processing is done with Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop CC, and various plug-ins.

I am an Olympus Trailblazer, a member of the Olympus Visionary Program. Olympus Visionaries are established, award-winning professional photographers who travel the world with Olympus products to capture life’s beauty and splendor. The elite members of the program include several Pulitzer Prize–winning photographers, as well as artists whose careers have included assignments around the globe. Frank Smith Olympus Trailblazer

With the creativity, skills, and passion inherited from his grandfather and father, Brian represents the legacy of Fred Marcus Photography in the current century. His work presents a unique combination of beautiful modern portraiture with touching photojournalism.

Brian is sponsored by Nikon and is a regular speaker at conferences and tradeshows worldwide. A recognized expert in the field, Brian has been featured in New York Magazine, Brides NY, The Knot, Studio Photography and Design, GQ, Interview Magazine, Gotham Magazine, and has appeared on Good Day New York, Eyewitness News, and NBC’s “I do.”

With experience spanning across New York society, Brian has photographed the weddings of Donald Trump and Maria Maples, Billy Baldwin and Chynna Phillips, and Joey McIntyre and Barrett Williams. Brian enjoys sharing his craft whenever possible, scheduling time to teach seminars around the world, and his audience at the FOTOGRAFER photo show in Sao Paulo, Brazil reaches thousands of up-and-coming photographers. Brian recently returned from Africa, where he documented the efforts of Goods for Good, an organization working to improve the quality of life of children in Malawi.

Brian recognizes the importance of his work in delivering memories that last many generations over. He enjoys the relationships and friendships formed with clients throughout the wedding process, and is honored to be an important part of each unique celebration.

Armando Flores studied photojournalism in college and has been at the forefront of new technology for over 36 years. Photography has enabled him to travel to foreign lands, meet many interesting people, and attend international media and sporting events. He's photographed professional sports for over 17 years and has worked for Reuters, AP, AMPAS, HFPA, and IGLA as a contributing photographer. However, his passion has always been to lend a hand to new and aspiring photographers.

I have been a photographer for the last 10 years, shooting weddings, elopements and portraits. Located in Brooklyn, NY, I work with all types of couples, but am proud to have shot more than 80 same sex weddings, which is probably more than, well, just about anyone. That said, I’ve worked with almost as many straight couples as LGBT ones. I don't discriminate. All couples are welcome, brides and grooms, brides and brides, or grooms and grooms.

As a portrait photographer I have turned my lens on thousands of subjects, but I have a particular fascination for people who seem to live in a different time and place. I work with lovers of vintage clothing, wearing everything from suits of armor, to flapper dresses, to poodle skirts, and just about everything in between. I photograph steampunks, goth families, and burlesque queens.

There are many other photographers whose work inspires me, but my primary inspiration comes from painters. Especially John Singer Sargent. I long for the days that people sat for portraits. Enough with the selfies already!

Ed Heaton is a published and award-winning photographer residing in Chester County, Pennsylvania who specializes in landscape, nature, and travel photography.

Ed’s passion for the outdoors is definitely reflected in his photography. His ability to capture light and make extraordinary images from ordinary subjects is truly a gift. Ed’s combination of traditional and innovated techniques have been instrumental in his success. For over seven years, Ed has conducted his workshops, seminars, and classes on an ongoing basis.

"Learning to capture light will make extraordinary images from ordinary subjects."

Denis Reggie is widely regarded as the top wedding photographer in the world. He single handedly transformed the look of staid bridal imagery into the truly natural, editorial style he termed wedding photojournalism. The industry has never been the same, his influence is legend. A series of his wedding photographs requested by the Smithsonian Institute are part of the permanent collection at the National Museum of American History.

The American Photo magazine cover story “The Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the World, "listed Denis Reggie first among them. For a series entitled “The world's greatest wedding photographers," a BBC film crew traveled from the U.K. to Reggie's home base in Atlanta to produce a 22 minute documentary devoted to him and his celebrated photography approach.

His distinctive, spontaneous images have been featured on the cover of LIFE magazine, and named in “Photographs of the Year" by People, LIFE, Time, and Newsweek among other publications.

John M. Antoniades is a Cinematographer and Certified Flight Instructor. John runs a successful cinematography company, JMA Visuals, and is an accomplished pilot, flying a 767 for a major airline. John possesses the knowledge and skills to help you pass the exam, and run a successful aerial photography or cinematography company.

Since 2009, Hybrid Photography pioneer Giulio Sciorio has been blending still + motion & sound with his photography. Giulio is a Lumix Luminary, commercial photographer and founder of SmallCameraBigPicture - the resource for everything Hybrid. A portfolio of Giulio’s hybrid work can be found at giuliosciorio.com.

Douglas Kirkland was born in Toronto, Canada and spent much of his early professional life working in New York, before relocating in Los Angeles in the mid ‘70s. Kirkland’s career started quickly when he joined Look Magazine in his early twenties, and later Life Magazine during the golden age of 60’s/70’s photojournalism. Among his assignments were essays on Greece, Lebanon and Japan as well as fashion and celebrity work, photographing Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlene Dietrich among others.

Through the years, Douglas Kirkland has worked on the sets of over one hundred motion pictures. Among them, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, 2001 A Space Odyssey, “Out of Africa”, “Titanic” and “Moulin Rouge” which was filmed in Australia with Nicole Kidman. A book of Kirkland’s celebrity work, “Light Years” was published by Thames and Hudson in 1989 followed by “ICONS, Creativity with Camera and Computer”, by Collins San Francisco in 1993. Some of the subjects interpreted in “ICONS” were Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro and Dr. Stephen Hawking. In 1997 Kirkland had four books published “Legends” (a retrospective of his forty year career), “Body Stories”(interpretations of the body from birth to old age), “Woza Africa” and “James Cameron’s Titanic” which was on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Kirkland’s photography has been honored and collected by almost all major museums in the US and Europe and he has been the recipient of awards from the Art Director’s Club of New York, the International Museum of Photography, Fotofusion, the PhotoImaging, the America Film Institute, Manufacturers and Distributors Association (PMDA), The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Lucie Foundation awards (2003 Lucie Award Recipient, Achievement in Entertainment). He has had numerous solo exhibitions at museums and galleries in Europe, Australia and the US.

Kirkland’s assignments have taken him to all continents in the world (with the exception of Antarctica) where he worked on subjects as varied as: Astronomy in Chile, to The Trans Siberian Railroad, and fashion in Bali.

When not traveling the globe on assignment, his home and studio is in the Hollywood Hills where he lives with his wife and business partner Françoise.

Brent Winebrenner is an editorial and corporate location photographer and videographer. In addition to numerous Lonely Planet publications, his work has appeared in National

Geographic Traveler, Islands, Santa Barbara Magazine, Modern Bride, Wine Spectator, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Brent served as a Semester at Sea photographer and taught location lighting in the Visual Journalism Department at the Brooks Institute of Photography. He has produced a variety of corporate branding videos for Kendall Jackson and Foley Family Wines. He is also the principle photographer on three coffee table books for Rizzoli Publications, including the recently released title "The Splendor of Cuba.

For more than two decades Stephen Wilkes has been widely recognized for his fine art and commercial photography. His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums, and featured in a number of leading magazines and periodicals including the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair and Time, among many others.

In 1999 Wilkes completed a personal project photographing the unrestored areas of Ellis Island: the ruined landscape of the infectious disease and psychiatric hospital wings, where children and adults alike were detained before they could enter America. Through his photographs and video work, Wilkes has inspired and helped secure $6 million toward the restoration for the south side of the island. The monograph, Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom was published in 2006. Wilkes was featured on NPR, CBS Sunday Morning and the book was named one of Time Magazine’s 5 Best Photography Books of The Year.

In 2000, Epson America commissioned Wilkes to create a millennial portrait of the United States, a 52-day odyssey that was exhibited in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Wilkes’ newest body of work is titled Day to Night. The work embodies epic cityscapes with fleeting moments throughout the day to the night. Wilkes photographs from one camera angle continuously for approximately 15 hours. A select group of images are then electronically blended into one photograph. The work has inspired huge positive response by the public and press. Each photograph takes months to develop and a plan for more images is in the works.

Wilkes also shoots advertising campaigns for many of the world’s leading agencies and corporations, including, SAP, IBM, PepsiCo, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, American Express, Nike, Sony, Verizon, IBM, AT&T, Rolex, Honda, J.W.T., EuroRSCG, McCann Erickson, Ogilvy & Mather, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, and Rubin Postaer among others. Educated at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Wilkes’ awards and honors include the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography, Photographer of the Year from Adweek Magazine, Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2004 Lucie Award, and the Epson Creativity Award. Wilkes board affiliations include the Advisory Board of the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications and the Save Ellis Island Board of Directors. Wilkes’ work is in the permanent collection of the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Dow Jones Collection, Griffin Museum of Photography, Jewish Museum of New York, Library of Congress and numerous private collections. Wilkes is represented by Peter Fetterman Gallery, Los Angeles, and The Monroe Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM.

JC Carey is a lifetime image maker that like many photographers was terrified of lighting until he was gifted with a class in 2007. The class was terrible with too many of the “recipes” that people love to share rather than teach how to light, but it lit a fire that has never stopped burning. That gift changed everything. It transformed him from someone that barely took pictures of people and knew nothing about lighting into someone still trying to figure out how to light everything.

The last 15 years have passed with him being blessed with a daughter, a career doing what he loves, multiple magazine covers, and with meeting amazing people and trying to create great images of them. The art of photography and taking pictures is his passion but the ability to make his vision a reality in a photograph is what truly drives him. JC has taught all over the US including being part of the Staff at Summit Workshops.

JC is a professional photographer based in New Jersey as well as proudly joining Westcott as their East Coast Sales Manager in 2020, using their gear for the entirety of his lighting lifespan.

In his 20+ year career, Ron Wyatt has photographed a wide range of subjects, including international sporting events, world leaders, celebrities and religious figures. He has covered NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball, and his photos have appeared in many publications and on-air broadcasts, including ESPN, USA Today, Time Magazine and TV Guide. Major corporations, including Six Flags, Eastman Kodak, Continental Airlines, CVS, Pepsico, Verizon and many others regularly call on Wyatt for his editorial and corporate photographic services. As the leader of multiple international photographic tours, Ron has helped others improve their photography through hands-on instruction and daily critiques.

His Olympic work has been featured in Studio Photography Magazine and Rangefinder Magazine, and he has shared his images and personal stories through lectures and presentations at photo conventions, schools, camera clubs and other locations, including Calumet Photo, WPPI Las Vegas, Berks Photographic Society and Hallmark Institute of Photography. Ron Wyatt's photographic prints on paper and canvas are sold through his website.

Clay Blackmore is one of the most influential and sought-after photographers in the world, with a clientele that includes celebrities the likes of Larry King, Forest Whitaker, Jenna Elfman, and Maria Sharapova. His photographs are routinely featured inWashington Life Magazine.

A protégé of the legendary Monte Zucker, Clay is a legend in his own right. Clay meticulously developed his photographic, teaching, and business skills during this 25-year association with Monte, first as an assistant, then as a co-educator and business partner.

In addition to his mastery of lighting and classic portraiture, Clay is at the forefront of HD-DSLR cinema, pushing the limits of the latest innovations in filmmaking to create timeless pieces of cinematic storytelling.

His world-class studio in Rockville, Md., supports a team of passionate photographers and filmmakers working with the newest technologies in the field. Collaborating with companies such as Canon, Tiffen, and Quantum, Clay has been among the first to test and evaluate new products for photography and HD-DSLR cinematography. He is a distinguished Canon Explorer of Light and a member of the elite Cameracraftsmen of America.

Clay's passion for photography is only rivaled by his passion for education. He is an integral part of Monte Zucker Photographic Education, formed in 2007 to continue Monte's educational legacy. Clay lectures around the world, and his nationwide tours include "How to Photograph Everyone" (2012), "Photo-Fusion Revolution" with Jeff Medford and Ross Hockrow (2010) and "Capture & Creativity" with Jane Conner Ziser (2008).

In addition, Clay is passionate about helping at-risk kids. He volunteers with the Leadership Empowerment & Action Program (LEAP), teaching photography to middle-school children in Montgomery County, Maryland, who are adopted or in foster care. Clay believes that the best way to teach is by example. "Confidence comes from success, and success comes from practice," he says.

Victor F. Rodriquez Jr. spent his childhood in Europe but born in NJ, where he currently lives. While he was attending the University of the Arts in Philadelphia PA, where he studied photography, he discovered he had a true passion for portraits and fashion. Over the years, Victor has won several awards, including the Christina Cullen Memorial award from Uarts and Perkin’sCenter for the Arts Jurors award.

His clients include Peirce College, Newspring Capital, The University of the Arts, and many more. In 2012, he was recognized by Olympus Imaging America for his work, and was selected to become an Olympus Visionary. His work has been seen in several gallery exhibits and local Philadelphia publications.

Mr. Vasapolli is a nationally acclaimed photographer. His work has graced the cover and pages of notable publishers such as the iconoclastic National Geographic but also major magazine, such as Outside, Backpacker,  Audubon, Architectural Digest, Forbes,  Sunset Magazine, American Heritage, Conde Nast Traveler, Adventure West, Freeze, Food & Wine, National Geographic Traveler, Historic Traveler, National Parks, Natural History, Outdoor Photographer, and the NY Times. Book publishers include MacMillan, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Workman and Graphic Art Center the publisher of his world award winning book, “Montana”. He has published a total of four photographic table top books. His advertising images have garnered 7 ADDYs which are the Advertising industries highest award. He has appeared as a guest speaker at Photo Expo in New York City.

Jim DeLillo, having over 15,000 downloads, is Gold Level photographer of iStock.com, the fastest growing micro-stock company, owned by Getty images. His 30+ years of experience includes international publications including Woman's World Magazine and many other daily, weekly, and monthly publications. His photojournalist, reality based, eclectic style provides a refreshing break from the stiffly-posed studio shots.

Vanessa Joy has been an influential photographer in the photographic community for years. Starting her photographic journey in 1998, she has since earned five college degrees, started her own business in 2008, and began teaching around the world in 2009. Vanessa had spoken at almost every major convention and platform in the industry such as CreativeLIVE, Clickin’ Moms, WPPI, ShutterFest, Imaging USA, PPA related conventions and personal workshops and numerous conventions around the globe. Recognized for her talent and more so her business sense, her clients love working with her and industry peers love to learn from her generous, informative and open-book style of teaching.

Laurie Klein is an award-winning fine art, wedding and portrait photographer. She is the author of Photographing the Female Form with Digital Infrared and Hand Coloring Black and White Photography. Her images have appeared in numerous national magazines.

Laurie has a MFA in photography from Ohio University and a BFA from RIT. A gifted photographic educator for over 30 years, Laurie teaches classes and workshops throughout the United States as well as internationally.

Laurie Klein is recognized worldwide for photographing almost exclusively in the arresting infrared spectrum. Her work embodies a soft, passionate style that most often depicts the feminine experience, relationships and landscapes. She began photographing with infrared film as a bio-medical photographer, using the medium for diagnostic and research purposes. After studying with Ansel Adams in the mid-1970s, she realized there were other applications for IR and began her journey into fine art photography.

Suzette is one of the leading educators in our industry, teaching Adobe Photoshop for the past 13 years. She is now pioneering a new territory with Video, adding motion to her still photos to create Hybrid eProducts! Suzette is passionate about helping photographers to not only create, but to embrace new technology, tech terms and software! Join her in learning a fresh new language of seeing/communicating, and open the possibilities of exciting new ways to visualize, document, create, and sell our photography!

Moshe Zusman, owner of Moshe Zusman Photography, has more than seven years’ experience as a professional photographer. During that time he has done hundreds of wedding, event, corporate, portrait and fashion shoots in the Washington, D.C., area and worldwide.

With a unique, bold, confident style tailored to the event he is shooting, Moshe is recognized for innovative use of lighting and color with a distinctly modern edge. Coupled with a charismatic personal style that sets clients at ease and an eye for the candid, spontaneous moments that define an event, Moshe’s highly regarded work has earned him accolades including the WeddingWire Brides Choice Award in 2009, 2010, and 2011. His work has also been featured in numerous publications, including PEOPLE Magazine as well as on Fox5’s morning show with Holly Morris and Let’s Talk Live with Melanie Hastings and Natasha Barrett.

Moshe is a member of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) and the Professional Photographers Society of Greater Washington (PPSGW). He is an instructor at Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts in Washington, D.C., an annual Master Class speaker at WPPI, teaches classes at PNE, and has been featured at several coaching and mentoring workshops and guest speaking engagements on the topic of photography.

Moshe also partners with some of the industry leaders in photography including, MacGroup, Profoto, OnOne Software, PWD Labs, Nations Photo Lab, Artsy Couture, PocketWizard, Think Tank Photo and PictoBooks.

Ryan Brown has been photographing weddings and portraits domestically and internationally for 8 years.

Ryan earned a B.S. in Photography from Central Missouri State University. Ryan’s certifications include Certified Professional Photographer, Certified Wedding Photographer and Certified Stock Photographer. Ryan's degrees include Master of Photography, Master Artist, and the degree of Photographic Craftsmen. His recent awards include 2010 Regional Master Photographer of the Year, 2006-2012 International Photographer of the Year, Fuji Masterpiece and Kodak Gallery Awards, and in 2010 Ryan won the Canon Par Excellence award from Canon. In 2012 Ryan was accepted as an International Juror for the renowned IPC competition. Ryan joined Sigma as Technical Representative in 2012.

Bob Mulholland has shot obstacle course races, mud runs, zombie runs, color runs, female-only mud runs both directly and also through other photography companies. He works with six photography companies and has shot these events in NJ, NY, CT, PA, and MD. Bob is the owner of Obstacle Course Race Photography, LLC and a photography instructor at Princeton Photo Workshop

I would like to introduce myself: I am Mike Moats, an award winning, professional Macro Photographer from Sterling Heights, Michigan. I started shooting as a hobby in 2001 and it quickly grew into a full-time business. To date, I write for Tamron’s blog, and I’ve had articles and images published in Outdoor Photographer Magazine, Natures Best Magazine, PC Photo Magazine, Nature Photographer Magazine, Photolife, Whisper In The Woods, Michigan Game Finder, NANPA’s Expressions Books, Pure Michigan Book, and Fujifilms Newsletter (Cable Release). I’m proud to have won numerous local and international awards, and I was asked to join the Fuji Pro Talent Team in 2006, and a member of Tamron’s “Image Masters”.  In 2006, I started offering Close-Up/Macro Photography Workshops. My first book was released in October 2008 and is called Tiny Landscapes. I also have two e-Books sold through my storefront.

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 Katz's books, A Portrait of Napa and Sonoma; Concannon: The First One Hundred and Twenty-Five Years; New Zealand: Sea, Earth, Sky; Private Reserve; Robert Mondavi Winery; The Heart of Burgundy; Tuscany and Its Wines; and Vineyard have been described by vintners, photographers, critics and other readers as breathtaking. His evocative work is featured in museums and galleries worldwide including his own in Boulder, Colorado and Healdsburg, California.

Katz discovered his love for photography at a young age. Admittedly, he had been chasing his classmates around the playground with his camera since as early as the third grade. But when he was 11, his father brought home a book of black and white portraits by the legendary Canadian photographer Yosuf Karsh. "It was as if a flash bulb went off in my soul. I was amazed. Karsh's work was all large-format and his prints were so vivid you felt you could actually touch the person’s skin. The tonality, the technique, it was all truly exquisite. I was mesmerized," said Katz. How ironic that years later, Yosuf Karsh would count himself among the many proud collectors of Katz's photos.

Tyler believes that kindness is king. For a 200-pounder, he listens a lot — and his coworkers confide that he pauses for awkwardly long stretches between thoughts. (“Music is the space between the notes,” he defends.)

Yet as an avid outdoorsman and a vivacious dad, Tyler brings a heartfelt radiance of energy and personal connection to the set.

Tyler is one of Canon’s prestigious Explorers of Light. He and his team have won dozens of global photography and film awards including an AME broadcast award, a global Art Directors Club Cube for cinematography, American Photo’s Image of the Year, and the cover of the Communication Arts Photo Annual.

Men's Journal named Tyler "One of the Seven World's Greatest Adventure Photographers." He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.

Michael Grecco is a director and one of the top photographers in the world who has created iconic portraits of the most recognized entertainment stars, recently Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Will Ferrell, Penelope Cruz and Teri Hatcher. His movie “Naked Ambition” has been a hit movie winning critical acclaim. His award-winning still images are seen in trendsetting magazines such as Esquire, Time, Entertainment Weekly and Maxim.

He has also photographed authors and scientists, skateboarders and musicians, and the locals he meets in his travels around the country. He is author of the best-selling photographer's guide Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography.

Michael's lectures on photography are wildly popular and he has been profiled in virtually all key photographic trade journals. He lives and works in Santa Monica, California.

Bobby Stormer is an award-winning and published wildlife photographer based in northern New Jersey. Inspired by wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin, Bobby has been fascinated by animals since childhood. He has volunteered for wildlife rehabilitation rescues, dog rescues, and conservation efforts throughout his journey, and credits this experience as instrumental to his success in reading animal behaviors, tracking wildlife, and capturing those treasured moments. Through his work, Bobby hopes to make a positive impact on animal welfare across the globe, as well as inspire others to pursue their own passions.

Martin started with photography in 1985 after inheriting his first film SLR camera (Canon FTb) which he still owns. In 2002, he upgraded to digital photography and specialized in specific areas of Fine Art Photography including micro/macro, infrared, and B&W photography. Martin is also a passionate architecture, nature and landscape photographer. Additionally he is enjoying teaching in selected topics of photography. Martin’s work was last exhibited in 2010 at the YMCA Arts Center in Berwyn/PA; he also published some of his photos in journals and books, for example in “A Global History of Architecture”, John Wiley & Sons, 2011. As person with a science background, he tries to combine technical and creative aspects in his photography. Light is the essential part when he takes photos, and the trick is to capture it in an appealing and expressive way. He wants to reveal an atmosphere and his feeling at the time when the photo was taken. His work as an artist is fulfilled when you are amazed by his photos!

David Hume Kennerly won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for a portfolio of his photos taken in 1971 for UPI that included the Vietnam War. Two years later he was appointed President Gerald R. Ford’s personal photographer. He has been presented with other honors, among them the World Press Photo award, and the Overseas Press Club’s Olivier Rebbot Award for “Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad,” for his coverage of Reagan and Gorbachev’s historic first summit meeting in Geneva. He was named by American Photo Magazine as, “One of the 100 Most Important People in Photography.” He is a Canon “Explorer of Light,” and shoots with the Canon 5D Mark III cameras for his professional assignments.

Kennerly has been a contributing photographer for Time & Life Magazines, John F. Kennedy, Jr’s George magazine, and was a contributing editor for Newsweekmagazine for ten years. He has more than 50 major magazine covers to his credit, and has covered stories in dozens of countries.

He has published several books of his work, Shooter, Photo Op, Seinoff: The Final Days of Seinfeld, Photo du Jour, and Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford, and he produced Barack Obama: The Official Inaugural Book.

Kennerly’s main corporate client is Bank of America where he documents some of their non-profit work, including the mentoring group Vital Voices’ trips to Haiti, India, Singapore, Indonesia, and Brazil, and Northern Ireland.

Rob Knight has been working with one visual medium or another for over twenty five years. He is a professional photographer, educator, author, Panasonic LUMIX Luminary and Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop Lightroom. Whether in the mountains of his home state of Georgia or the rain forests of Costa Rica, Rob loves to chase beautiful light and help other photographers make beautiful images.

He is best known for his nature and travel photo workshops, and he feels that hybrid nature photography is the next step for the genre. Rob’s work these days includes shooting video along with stills to create hybrid eScapes. “My students are as excited as I am about hybrid nature photography,” Rob explains, “Especially when they learn that they can use tools that they already have to add another layer of creativity and storytelling to their photography.”

Tony Gale is an award winning portrait photographer. Tony was raised in Bellingham, Washington (90 miles north of Seattle) and spent most of his time as a child exploring the woods behind his parents’ house. At 19, after visiting Bruce Lee's grave in Seattle, and taking his first photo with a disposable camera, he bought his first camera. He promptly broke it and bought his first SLR. At 21 he moved to Seattle to pursue photography and in fall of 2000 moved to NYC, the center of the world. Tony shoots for a variety of editorial, corporate and advertising clients, creating compelling images to tell his clients stories. Tony has taught at Parsons, SVA, and FIT, has led workshops and spoken about photography across the country. He is the APA National president and a triathlete in his spare time.

Olympus Trailblazer Tracie Maglosky is an award-winning wedding and portrait photographer living in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area.

In 2005, she left her corporate career as a top sales representative for a Fortune 500 company to pursue her passion in photography, and an Olympus camera has been in her hand every step of the way. She is a busy mother of two boys and the owner of Tracie Jean Photo Studios, where she is committed to creating timeless memories for her clients. Specializing in capturing weddings and maternity through the first year, her ability to capture the emotion of her subject has earned her a strong following in the Cincinnati area.

Tracie was chosen by Clear Channel as the official photographer for WEBN as lead photographer for their Miss WEBN campaign and the Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Fireworks. She continues to give back to her community by donating her time to a number of charity organizations, such as The Sister Accord, William S. Olson Make-a-Wish Foundation and Lakota Schools.

As a professional photographer with a love of nature and adventure, Ben has traveled all over the globe with many Olympic athletes capturing images and video for various ski/snowboard brands and magazines. He grew up as a athlete and learned to produce his own promotional video as a teen jump starting his career as a professional skier. Eventually being behind the lens made more sense and he has never looked back. Ben lives in Elmore, Vermont as his home base on a family owned farm. He captures action, landscape, time-lapse, weddings, portraits and more. Ben's fascination to learn and see through the camera is his driving his passion.

Brett Wells has worked in the field of photography for over 20 years. He has a masters degree in photography from the University of Westminster, London, UK. He taught at the Art Institute of Atlanta for 7 years and currently teaches workshops around the United States. His work has been published and displayed in this country and abroad.

Brett is a Technical Representative for Sigma USA, supporting Sigma, customers and education around the country.

"My passion for photography started 13 years ago when I took a position as a sales rep in a photography shop. I had the opportunity to experiment with the best cameras from manufacturers like Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Minolta, and many others. I always felt that the best sales people knew more about the product than what was written on the box, so I decided to buy my first SLR camera and see what it was all about.

For years I spent most of my time photographing car shows, landscapes, and friends and family at the various gatherings I would attend. I flirted with the idea of becoming a professional photographer but the demands of life at the time drew me into other directions. I still had my passion for photography and dreamed of the day where I could create lasting images, true works of art.

This year I’m happy to say the time has come. I set out to buy the best photography equipment that would provide me the opportunity to capture images of the highest quality. Through years of working with people from all over the world I’ve learned how to work with people and really find out what makes them tick. I use all of this today to bring out the best in my subjects so that we can create memories that withstand the test of time.

I am continually growing in my art and constantly challenging myself to capture life in beautiful ways."

Natalie Kita is an internationally published, award-winning photographer, speaker, and teacher, whose sensual boudoir photography work has also been featured on both local and national television. She is also the author of a popular boudoir posing guide and has another ebook in the works detailing her approach to boudoir and glamour retouching.

Natalie’s edgy, cheeky, original brand, Get Shot Naked®, is all about making the “every day” woman look and feel like a supermodel centerfold, and her clientele include everyone from hush-hush celebs to the soccer mom next door. The women she photographs all have one thing in common - an understanding of the amazing, life-changing experience that boudoir can be, in the right hands. Her clients leave her studio feeling beautiful, sexy, confident, and empowered… and raving about their experience to all their friends.

On a personal note, Natalie is mother, a licensed makeup artist, and a lifelong entrepreneur, with an extensive background in the creative and performing arts. Natalie is fiercely passionate about women’s issues, namely sexuality and body image, especially when it comes to encouraging women to unapologetically embrace and celebrate their sensual sides. She truly believes that boudoir photography has the power to make the world a better place, one naked picture at a time.

Tony Morella holds a BFA in Fine art Photography from Montclair State University, is a former Product Manger for Kodak, Agfa and International Paper and a two year consultant for Epson America. For the past 5 years Tony has owned and operated Digital Editions Atelier, a digital Fine Art Print shop in northern NJ where he photographs and/or prints limited editions and fine art images for photographers and artists in the tri-state area.

Ron has worked with wildlife for more than 35 years and has had the privilege of having “hands-on” experience with a tremendous variety of animals. He is internationally recognized for his work and has made television appearances on many programs including, “National Geographic Explorer”, the Discovery Networks, the “Today Show”, “The Late Show with David Letterman”, “CBS’ This Morning”, “Dateline” and “CNN” as well as Spanish language international hits “Sabado Gigante” and “Despierta America”.

He has written and produced many wildlife articles and award-winning photographs that have appeared in publications and galleries around the globe. His travels have taken him throughout Africa, India and Tropical America to capture images that he hopes inspire an appreciation for our amazing natural world.

World renowned wedding and portrait photographer, Bambi Cantrell, is one of the most decorated and celebrated professional photographers of our time. After 25 years of photographing some of the most exquisite and breathtaking wedding and portrait images from around the world, three best selling books entitled “The Art of Wedding Photography,” “The Art of Digital Wedding Photography,” and “The Art of People Photography,” and countless awards and accolades, Bambi Cantrell is virtually a household name.

Although Bambi spends a great deal of time on portrait photography, she also photographs around 15 to 20 weddings per year for some of the world’s most extravagant couples. Some of her past clients have included cosmetics tycoon - the Estee Lauder family, basketball legend Gary Payton, President of Rangefinder Publishing Steve Sheanin, the daughter of former President at Hassleblad Skip Cohen, the President & CEO of Epson - John Lang, a number of Oakland Raiderettes, Donald Valentine – a venture capitalist and one of the first investors in Apple, Google and YouTube among others, General Manager of CSA Strategy and Business Development at Microsoft, Kostas Mallios as well as Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft David Vaskevich and Los Angeles based entrepreneur, philanthropist and billionaire - David Saperstein.

Kristen is a former FORD supermodel. As a lifestyle-photographer she brings an enlightened and gracious style to her advertising, magazine and portrait assignments. These photo shoots include; celebrities, CEO’s and business owners.

“I’m in the business of making people feel and look their best”, say’s Kristen. This unique perspective comes as a result of her years in front of the camera. As a former FORD supermodel and actress she made an easy transition to the other side of the lens. In addition, Kristen shoots amazing still life’s including food, interiors and luxury products.

For nearly forty five years, photographer Robert A. Cumins has been documenting history, politics, landscapes and humanitarian needs around the world. His work has also taken him to Israel more than 200 times since 1973. The photographs he made in remote villages of Ethiopia were critical to the fund raising efforts of a major international philanthropy. And his work documenting the ongoing humanitarian efforts of several American doctors in the Dominican Republic and Haiti has been vital to their efforts.

From his home in Verona, NJ, with a sprawling view of Manhattan, Cumins received numerous awards for the historically important and powerful (Cover of People Magazine) photograph he made on September 11, 2001. His images have graced the covers and pages of Time, Newsweek, People and other recognized international magazines around the world. The Robert A. Cumins Collection includes his 1980 images from The Snows of Jerusalem Series, The Treaties For Peace, Super Bowl III and other images made throughout his career.