Member Bios
Tim Sanders
I live in Devon England and thought I would join the PSA to expand my horizons.
I started taking pictures when I was 10 years old and am now recently retired. I held on to film photography for a long time so came to digital late and am still discovering the joys and pitfalls of digital processing.
Street and documentary photography are my first loves, but I am quite happy to photograph anything and just happy to have a camera in my hands.
I use Nikon generally with a D850 as my main camera, but for street photography I like to travel light and use Panasonic Lumix generally with a 14 - 45mm or a 25mm prime.
Joining the PSA opened up the world of exhibitions and during 2022 I gained my EPSA and in 2024 I my first portfolio distinction BPSA in 2025.
Elaine Miller
I enjoy photography and recently joined PSA to take my photography "to the next level." I have been a member of the Southwest Missouri Camera Club since 2006. I enjoy shooting a wide variety of subjects including landscape, flowers, macro, and architecture. I love learning new techniques, both with my camera and in post-processing.
Judy Burr, APSA, MPSA
Photography has been a passion for many years and was largely the result of my love of travel. I grew up in Wilmington, Delaware where I did my first black and white processing with my father when I was in Junior High School. I didn't really become seriously involved in photography until I graduated from college. I moved to Baltimore and eventually joined the Baltimore Camera Club. Some mentors in the club introduced me to PSA and I have been a member ever since. After my husband I were married, I moved to Kensington, MD. After moving to Kensington, I joined the North Bethesda Camera Club where I now serve as the club PSA rep. I used to use Nikon equipment and still have some that is feeling neglected. I switched to a micro 4/3 system several years ago because it is much easier to carry. I use 2 EM-5 mark IIs and had my EM 5converted to IR. I enjoy all kinds of photography and try to learn new techniques.
In recent years, I have become more involved in PSA and am in 3 study groups - this one, a monochrome one of which I am the secretary and a travel one. I also serve as the director of the Travel essay competition and encourage you to considering entering an essay. All the details are on the PTD webpage.
Karen Harris
I have lived in Lincoln, Nebraska for 40 years. I taught middle school instrumental music here for 23 years and am now retired. Photography has been a hobby of mine for many years, however, I have had more time to spend on it the last eight years since retirement. I am married and have two grown sons. I have a photography website which can be found at http://www.harrisimages.net. I enjoy being a part of this study group. I have learned a lot from all of you. My hobbies, besides photography, include hiking and playing the trumpet and the Swiss alphorn.
Joel Hauschild
My name is Joel, and I live in Iowa with my wife and a bunch of pets.
It all started about 20 years ago...
I was with a friend who was trying to photograph an unruly child. It was not going well, and instead of trying to direct the subject, they shot a rapid succession of photos. The sound that came from the camera was amazing, and I knew I wanted to get a "real" camera. It was shortly after that day, I found myself in the local camera store purchasing a Canon Rebel XT. This was the perfect camera for a new photographer at the time because they had a whole website devoted to this camera. I was able to use the online manual and learn the ins and outs of this camera, and basically, the rest of the cameras I had from there on out.
For the next 15 years, there was a dabbling of different styles, but mostly landscape and wildlife. It was fine for a while, but I became bored and drifted away from shooting regularly, to maybe using a camera every month or so. I became stagnant, which is not a way to move forward in a passion.
The love of creativity returned when I discovered some new, more modern, shooting techniques. It was time to upgrade my equipment. I began shopping around and discovered I could get a medium format camera for the price of a new Canon. With the upgrade in equipment came a new style of shooting. Slow and process driven has become the new norm. I still find myself doing some snapshots, but more often it is purposeful and thought out.
I have been shooting Medium Format now for about 5 years and loving it. It has become art. My passion is back, and in constant search of improvement and inspiration. I have recently joined the Omaha Camera Club, and been actively participating. This is where I found PSA.
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.
Group Admin
Bob Wills
I am a Retired US Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer. I worked on both missile and gun fire control systems, learning electronics along the way. I also picked up a great deal of Information Systems knowledge and an MIS degree, which I used to work for the state of Washington.
My service-related injuries and Parkinson's Disease finally made me retire completely. I could no longer actively play sports, so I found my hobby in photography.
Dorinda and I both enjoy the challenges and camaraderie in PSA and especially the Digital Dialogue Groups.
I now want to create art from my images. I use Adobe mostly and some of the new Topaz apps. I shoot a Nikon Z8 and Samsung S24 Ultra. Our PC's are made by Puget Systems.