Member Bios
Deb Thurlbeck
I am a retired RR freight conductor and live in Victoria, BC.I enjoy capturing what I see whether it is while travelling or wandering the streets. I am also a member of the local camera club and strive to learn and improve my images.
Wanda Krack
I am a retired RN, whose interest in photography was rekindled around the time digital became possible, and when my children no longer had so many needs. My pleasure is nature photography, although I take pictures of anything and everything in ‘my world’. I am active in the local camera club, enjoy photo trips, and watching the seasons from my little house in the country. A local craft store sells my cards and pictures. I haven’t yet delved deeply into the internet market, and my goal with PSA study groups is to continue to improve the images I shoot.
Kathy Brand
I've been retired for 15 years and love spending time editing my photos in LR and sometimes PS and other apps like Nik Silver Effects and Topaz. I belong to two local camera clubs and the WI chapter of PSA. Because of Covid, all the meetings are now virtual through Zoom but I still enjoy them. Since hair salons were closed at the beginning of Covid, I decided to let my hair grow out and now put a more current picture in my Bio.
Joe Kennedy
I have been "happily retired" since March of 2003 after having spent thirty-three years as an educator in the City of Boston. My second "life" has afforded me the precious gift of time to use my treasures and talents in ways not possible while working on lesson plans and correcting papers. I have been volunteering at a local charity for nearly twenty years. Another recipients of my newfound freedom has been photography.
After spending numerous years with a floundering camera club in southeastern Massachusetts, I started up a digital-only group. More than fifty photo enthusiasts in the area joined me in the pursuit of improving our photography. I am also a member in good standing with the Stony Brook Camera Club in Franklin, MA. I just received my Fifteen Year Award as a member of the PSA.
My personal website is: www.JoeKennedyPhotography.com
Life should not be measured by the breaths we take. . .
but rather by the moments that take our breath away. . .
You can see my work on: Joe Kennedy Photography
Group Admin
Deborah Milburn
I live in Colorado, and I enjoy being in nature. Photography is my passion. I am semi-retired and love to travel. Photography and travel allow me to "tell the story" of what I am experiencing. I want to experience and enjoy each day and each opportunity. I am a member of a local art co-op where I display and sell my images, and I am also a member of our local camera club.
Many thanks,
Deborah Milburn
Sheila Burke-Grey
Sheila Burke-Grey. I arrived late to photography, after raising my family and taking many snapshots. But I soon learned that I love photography, planning a photography trip, composing and taking the photo. Of course, I always get it right in the camera, so there no post-processing. Just kidding!! Joining a camera club, has enhanced the composition of my photos, which have culminated in several award-winning photos. Currently, I am a member of the Suffolk Camera Club in Bohemia. My specialty is outdoor photos with landscapes, lighthouses, seascapes, but I also enjoy macro photography. My journey with photography has taken me to many travel destinations. Along the way, I have met great photographers, who share my passion.
Jim Signorelli
I retired from a 40-year career in advertising in 2015. Retirement has allowed me to spend more time with photography, a hobby that started when I was given a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye for my 10th birthday. Today, I shoot with the Nikon D850, a camera I love, so much so that I’m far from ready to jump on board the mirrorless train overtaking DSLR’s.
I enjoy processing as much and sometimes even more than shooting. An avid Photoshop user, I teach beginner and intermediate photo editing classes at an Art Center in Evanston, Illinois where I live. I also process my images using the full range of Topaz editing tools, Nik software, and Luminar NEO.
I’ve been a long-time member of a photo study group affiliated with Northwestern University. We shoot at different locations around Chicago and subsequently critique each others’ images.
I’m more of a generalist than someone who pursues any one photographic genre. Basically, I like to shoot anything that doesn’t move. I joined PSA to learn from others and advance my skill. I’m looking forward to receiving and sharing helpful critiques, and having fun.
You can see my work at
www.jimsignorelli.com