Member Bios
Elena Rumyantseva
My name is Elena Rumyantseva, and I'm a photographer based in Moscow, Russia. I'm a homemaker and a mother of four sons.
I've been taking photographs since my school years, when I shot on film ??” though back then it was mostly automatic, as it was for most people. About nine years ago, I moved to manual mode and began shooting for the public: rock concerts with official accreditation, as well as children's events. That was when photography became more than a hobby for me.
Over the past year, I've become deeply interested in fine art photography. I love shooting abandoned places, portraits, and landscapes. My recent graduation project explored blues improvisation through the ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) technique in art photography of abandoned spaces ??” and that experience sparked a broader interest in expressing the structure, rhythm, and character of different musical genres through photography. I'm now exploring how to develop this theme further and expand it to other genres, from doom metal to flamenco.
I'm a member of the Photographic Society of America (PSA), the Eurasian Photographers Community, and the Russian Geographical Society. My work has been exhibited in Russia and recognised in international photographic competitions.
Best regards,
Elena Rumyantseva
Marilyn Peake
I’m an amateur photographer and USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Science Fiction and Fantasy. I worked as a Social Worker and Staff Psychologist before staying at home to raise my children. I’m currently trying to balance my time with photography, writing and travel, all of which I find fascinating. In addition to PSA, I’m a member of two local photography clubs. My favorite types of photography are landscape, seascape and travel. I’m currently shooting on a Nikon D7200. I have the 18-140 lens, a Tamron 70-300 and a Tamron 150-600. I’ve been using Paint Shop Pro for post-processing and hope to learn Photoshop this year.
Lori Ann Kruszewski
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Russell Palmer
Russell Palmer considers himself to be a conservation photographer with a very strong artistic background. Born in Ogden, Utah, Russell has spent most of his life in Bountiful, where he now resides in the home he grew up in. He graduated from Bountiful High School in 1990, then studied illustration for a couple of years at Utah State University in Logan. He then spent 9 years as an artist and graphic designer, another 8 years as a finance manager for a motorsports company, about 15 years working in GIS (geographic information science technology) as a photogrammetrist for a specialized mapping company, and now works every other week as a lab technician for a biomedical center in Salt Lake City.
Photography was primarily an intermittent hobby for Russell, and most of his photos were taken as reference material for his drawings or paintings. As his photography skills grew and became more advanced, photography became less intermittent, and he became much more serious about the talent and skills he is gifted with. Though entirely self-taught, Russell has now taken several workshops, each of which significantly advanced his skills and helped build his confidence with the camera. He did not use a digital camera until after 2021, when he switched from film in his Nikon N90s to the Nikon D850, which he now uses.
Russell's photography has, for the most part, remained unseen except for a few family members and friends. Until joining a local photography club in April 2026, he had never entered or submitted his photos to any exhibition or contest. His first-ever entry in such a venue was the Utah Travels exhibition this past June, where he earned second place for his photo of Lofoten, Norway.
Russell's photography stems from a lifetime love of the outdoors and a desire to share his own point of view, finding unique compositions that most others would miss or overlook. As a result, many of Russell's photographs have a definite graphic quality that can be attributed to his former career as an artist. He also has an exceptional eye for solid composition and a sense for finding patterns in scenes that otherwise may appear complicated or in disarray. Currently Russell is looking to expand his knowledge, explore new techniques, and pursue personal projects that connect conservation values with his photography
Arief Rahardjo, QPSA
Arief Rahardjo was born in Jakarta, March 20, 1970. Now he lives in Tangerang Selatan, Banten province, Indonesia.
There was evidences that Arief love photography since junior high school (1983). He Learn photography autodidact by attending some short photography courses, photography seminar and sharing, and others photography knowledge like books, videos, and other tutorial.
His first experience doing photography as hobby was since film era using pocket camera. At that time He dream to have SLR Canon EOS 800.
Arief start using digital pocket camera in 1998, Bridge / Prosumer Digital Camera, then having first DLSR in 2013.
Until today Arief actively practising photography with smartphone, pocket camera, or DSLR.
He join some photography community in Facebook to improve his photography skill and knowledge. Never stop learning in photography.
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Paul Hoffman
Hello from England. I live in Cheltenham in the Cotswold's.
I spent 35 years in the Printing industry producing many magazines and periodicals and was trained professionally in darkroom techniques. Owing to ill health I had to stop work a while back. I now spend most of my time helping to run United Photographic Postfolios which I am present the General Secretary.
I started photography 35/40 years ago but stop for a while to concentrate on my sporting activities and family. I was a very good cyclist and golfer but specialized at lawn bowls reaching county and national levels. Looking for fresh challenges I took up photography again. Since then I have gained accreditation of CPAGB & BPE3* EFIAP. I think myself lucky as my images have been published and have been awarded many awards in competition.
Having many likes in photographic styles and will attempt to do most, I used to specialize in portrait and sport images but am drifting back to landscape images.
I am a great believer in a good image is an images that makes you stop and look. Here's hoping you like mine.