Member Bios
Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis started learning photography in seventh grade. He earned an associate degree in Commercial Photography from Antelope Valley College in the fall of 2021. He was assistant editor for his junior high yearbook and chief photographer for his high school yearbook. His first job during college was as a portrait photographer for a national retail chain.
After over 20 years in the telecommunications industry, Andrew has returned to photography and is a member of Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of California, Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County, and Santa Clarita Valley Photographers Association. He served as treasurer and president of the Antelope Valley College Photography Club and is the current Vice President of the Lancaster Photography Association and Secretary of the Professional Photographers of California.
In furthering his education, Andrew has earned the Master Photographer and Certified Professional Photographer honors from the Professional Photographers of America.
Andrew loves to travel, and enjoys photographing landscapes, motorsports, aviation, and natural events. He also volunteers at events from local to national organizations, working the local fair to PSA and PPA's annual conventions. He loves to collaborate with other photographers and is always excited to expand his knowledge and experiences.
Instagram: @alewisphoto72
Max Burke, APSA
I was raised in Jerome and Hailey, Idaho and for 5 years in the Boise area. My father was the Editor-Publisher of a weekly newspaper. Since I was in the 7th grade, I was put to work doing all the funcky jobs my two older brothers did not want. This was primarily in the late 1940's and mid-1950s, a period where newspapers used lead and ink. I worked five summers for the Sawtooth National Forest incentral Idaho, one full summer and another month I was assigned being a fire lookout on Bald Mountain, Sun Valley. Today it is used for communications. During the 1954-58 summers I fought some serious fires, but not like they have today. In 1958, I received a BS, and in 1968, a MS Degree in Psychology from Univ. of Idaho. I worked for United Air Lines as a Passenger Service Agent for about 4 years and left for a job that was more complimentary to my education. This new career began doing counseling and Testing for the Idaho Dept of Employment; and, eventually State Counseling Supervisor training the 20 counselors in Idaho. During the last 10 years before retiring, I was Chief of Staff Development and Training. After retirement, I contracted filling in two years as a Deputy Director of the Idaho Office of Aging, plus some years of consulting doing workshops for Boise State University and other organizations.
Photography Background: in 1968 I purchased a 35mm Nikon FTN and built a darkroom in a rental home located in Coeur d'Alene Idaho, using cardboard walls around a basement sink. My collection of cameras continued with a medium format Twin-lens Rolliflex, other Nikons, and a Pentax 645N cameras. Today my go-to cameras are a Nikon D500 and a new Olympus OM-1 system. Some of my favorite subjects include old cars and trucks, animals, land and seascapes, events, buildings, interiors, historical, and "Ghost" towns plus the colors in New Mexico, Utah and Yellowstone and Teton National Parks.
I am a Life-time Member of the Boise Camera Club and a 25-year member of the PSA Gem State Chapter serving as Chair for 12 years. My PSA membership started December, 42 years ago this December 2042. During 2017 PSA honored me with an APSA recognition. I edited the PSA PID newsletter. Mailing problems and other policies caused it to discontinue. I chaired and did the PSA Conference Print competition two times. I have a box full of awarded ribbons on all levels from competing in the Western Idaho State Fair, Columbia Council of Camera Clubs, and PSA. I occasionally compete, but continue, print Group CP7/4 and our Group 43 HDR, and now Group 43 .
In 2018, The State of Idaho honored me with a large crystal-clear modern design Award with expressions of gratitude from the State of Idaho for 21 years of weekly volunteering for the Idaho State Historical Society. The department Council has a group that gets recommendations to give out 12 of these crystal awards to people and organizations doing great History for the State of Idaho. My scanning and doing with Photoshop scans one day a week doing history pictures, and documents in their Archives Department. I retired this past Thanksgiving. I will enjoyed every day being a volunteer doing digital scanning with glass plates, film, matted pictures that are good. This past year I had 35mm slides and that is complicated, but busy. The group provided me a framed picture of a tall stairway Lookout as a gift and plaque giving me credit for 21 years of work for them. I will enjoy each month with pictures that are generally any subject.
I have a heavy stock of cameras and lenses and did Monochrome and color slides in the darkroom in my room off of the garage. I will have lost it for that purpose, but have made a long table for Table top photography. I travel mostly to Sun Valley and Sawtooth Mtn. just a hour ride and you have a summit.
Lane B Lewis
Lane B. Lewis of New Jersey has been photographing for many years. In 2008 was laid off and decided to really learn photography. Since then her work has been accepted at numerous juried shows and won many awards. Most recently, Best Photography at the Visual Art Center, Best of Show at the Ringwood Photography Annual Show. I am on a journey and constantly learning and trying to improve my craft. I enjoy making images of my beautiful surroundings here in New Jersey.
2015, Lane moved to Fort Mill, SC.
You can see my work on: PhotoLane
Mark McKinney
I am 66 years old. I joined the camera club in our retirement community in 2011. I have received instruction and advice from many of the members. They have helped me so much! I am now a master photographer in our club and I plan to be more active in PSA. I play golf four days a week so I need more time for photography!
Harley Rubens
I am 77 years old retired and living in Highland Park Illinois. Photography has been one of my hobbies since I was perhaps 10 years old. I started with an Anscoset Camera and at 15 or 16 years old I started taking photos of events, sweet sixteens, large parties and did some photos of plays for the school news paper. I used any money to buy my Pentax and Durst 606 enlarger. During medical school and practicing in my field, I had a number of cameras, film and even the first Nikon Coolpix. I studied for a while in Hampstead in England. I traveled all over Europe and took slide photos. I took family vacation photos including Yellowstone and The Grand Tetons. I photographed, close up, Bears and Moose. so close I had to run from a MaMa bear and her cubs and jump on the bumper and roof of my VW COMBI. I photograph Cars, Insects, Animals, Buildings and love studying people, so would like to do street photography.
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<br />Years ago I took a course on Photoshop CS2 at the local art center. I now use Lightroom 4.4 Photoshop CS6 for editing but have elements 13. I went from a Nikon 8800 digital to Canon 3ti, Canon st100, then a 6D Canon and now an R7 since it is smaller and weighs less. Also it shoots 15-30 FPS among other mirrorless attributes.
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<br />Starting 5-10 years ago I entered photos of Cars, Chicago Architecture, Violin Makers, large birds etc and won some honorable mentions and Awards. I belong to the Northshore Camera club in Lake Forest Illinois I am a member of CACCA, the Chicago Area Camera Club associatio and have had work entered from my clubs into CACCA. I have messed with computers since the first Apple came out, so digital editing is a part of my life. I have taken at least 72 hours of courses on the Internet on Photoshop CS6 through the library and Live Photoshop Elements classes. Youtube is priceless for Photoshop CC and Lightroom Classic.
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Bruce Michelotti
I live in Michigan, U.S.A. and have recently retired from the workforce. I’ve enjoyed photography, off and on, for most of my life. I can still remember the joy of getting my first Kodak Brownie Camera as a Christmas gift when I was a child. I have had a few cameras since then including my first 35mm, a Kodak Retina IIIc my father gave me over 50 years ago. That camera along with a college course in B&W darkroom work cemented my love for photography. I was always in awe when the latent image appeared on exposed photographic paper swimming in developer.
Life gets in the way of hobbies and starting a career and raising a family took precedent over my quest to become a better photographer. Now that I have the time, and quality lenses and cameras, I am trying to improve my skills and have fun along the way. I am active in my local camera club and joined PSA to further improve my craft, share ideas and techniques and learn from the best.