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Dr Isaac Vaisman, APSA, PPSA
Dr. Isaac Vaisman, PPSA
I am a native of Caracas-Venezuela, born and raised there. I still am a semiretired physician (Radiation Oncologist) and a self-educated photographer since the mid-sixties. As a teenager I was the youngest member of the Foto Club Caracas. Winner of the first price in black and white prints in all three camera clubs of Venezuela, the same year. Did my own black and white processing and printing for many years, until I finished medical school and came to the US for postgraduate training in the 70's.
After a very long gap, started with digital photography in the early 2000's and more involved since I acquired my first digital Nikon D300 . I am a "Nikonian" by conviction. Have participated in many competitions and received several awards.
I joined the first Camera Club in Florida in 2008: Broward Camera Club, of which I was President for four years (2013 to 2016). Also was a member of the Pines West Camera Club, and currently I only attend the Coral Springs Camera Club that offers activities of interest.
I joined PSA in 2011. Completed the course of Image Evaluation a few years ago, and most recently (March 2021) the Advanced Photo Travel Course and was an instructor for a while. Appointed as 2nd Vicechair of the PSA Photo Travel Division in 2021 as well as Director of all the Photo Travel Image Discussion Groups. Now I am the First vice-chair pf the PTD.
I am an active member on five of the PID Digital Dialogue groups: 04 (General Photography), 58 (street Scenes), 59 (Sport), 72 (Nature +) and now group 15 (Birds). I am the administrator of groups 15, 58 and 72. I am also a member of the PSA PTD (Travel Photography) group 04 and the PJ (Photojournalism) of Human Interest group 5 of which I am also the Administrator.
Early in 2022 I obtained my ROPA distinction QPSA, and in October 2022 my ROPA distinction PPSA. I hold 3 stars in Nature Exhibitions, 3 stars in Monochrome Class, 3 stars in Color Class, 3 star in Photo Travel Exhibitions and 1 star in Photojournalism. On September 2024 I was awarded the APSA Certification.
Gerhard Geldenhuys
I have started as a serious hobbyist photographer in 2000 when I acquired my first digital SLR, a Nikon D1…a 2.7 mp camera. I also acquired Adobe PS 5.0. I am self taught with the PS software program and have advanced to PS 4….not that I am completely aufeit with it but it kept me up to date and I am looking forward to learn a lot more.
I am a member of the Photographic Society of South Africa and my preference is wildlife/nature photography. I have also achieved a PSSA Honours in both prints and E photography (digital projection). The above was achieved in wildlife/nature photography.
I am looking forward to artistic creations and other photo categories. Of late I have started manipulating wildlife images and enjoy the creativity of it….I like doing it so that a viewer cannot spot the obvious alteration….the image is entered as "altered reality" for ethical reasons.
Gloria Grandolini
I recently moved to Miami Beach from Washington D.C. I will also spend part of the year in the pacific coast of Mexico. I am originally from Rome but have lived in the US since graduate school. I retired 2 years ago from the World Bank Group after 27 years working on development. Photography has been my passion for many years and finally I now have the time to improve my skills and develop a portfolio.
When I photograph, I feel free to view the world and the people around me beyond set boundaries, with new eyes. After being guided by rules and frameworks for so many years... I am now diving into a new chapter of spontaneity and searching. I am drawn by the explosion of colors of sunsets, by the ocean - from the regularity of tides to the forces of nature, and by the human body immersed in or blending into nature. I am also fascinated by macrophotography - as it allows me to discover the unseen in everyday life. I also love geometric forms. I am just beginning my photographic journey and look forward to learning from PSA colleagues.
I am using a Canon EOS 80D and a variety of lenses.
Jerry Baumann
Growing up, my dad did photography for side income, taught it in adult ed, presented photo travel shows annually in the Milwaukee Public Museum, and let me use his darkroom. After engineering grad school, my work in an R&D lab resulted in inventions and patents in optical data storage and in photocopiers and high-end printers. I later managed IBM’s mid-range printer engineering. After retirement, I consulted for HP on an electro-optic subsystem in 3-D printers.
I’ve been attempting to do serious photography for the last 60 years, switching to digital in 2003. I was vice president of the Durango Photo Club a decade ago. I now belong to both DPC and Loveland Photo Society. I’ve had one private landscape workshop, and I meet 3 times a week with other serious photographers in Durango. My passion is shooting steam trains, flowers, landscapes, and birds (particularly small birds).
Pei-Fan Mu
I live in Taiwan and as a teacher at a University. My major is in nursing and focusing on oncology nursing, long-term care, pediatric nursing and depressive art therapy for graduated program. Especially, I love ethnography and phenomenology. I got my MS and PhD from University of Minnesota on 1993. I love travel and take photos. I enjoy to watch the birds, and animal life style, their interaction and relationships. Also I
would like to learn more about the beauty of photography in regarding the unique and different way of seeing the world, the beauty of life. Currently, I belong to the photographic society of Taiwan since 2019.
Sarita Yeola
live in the Bay area of California and have worked as a scientist discovering safe medicines for more than 25 years. I recently took up the hobby of photography with a DSLR camera. I find birds to be challenging and interesting subjects for photography. But I am also interested in photographing landscapes and other wild life. I would like to learn about all aspects of photography from the group
Kathy Buckard
I became interested in photography when I meet my husband forty-three years ago. Since then, we have belonged to many camera clubs and have competed in many competitions. Absolutely enjoyed attending the competitions where the judges actually critiqued the image and gave advise on how to improve. Started with film, slides, moved to prints and now digital but there is still room for learning. Shoot with a Nikon D500 taking nature, landscape, and whatever else catches my eye.