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Trey Foerster
I reside in Iola, Wisconsin, and am an award-winning photojournalist in the sports and news fields and former owner of rural newspapers. My interests are landscape, nature, vintage cars, and painted images. I retired in 2018 and am a member of the Focal Point Camera Club in Central Wisconsin. Currently I am working on a project of street photography entitled "Smalltown Downtown Wisconsin."
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You can see my work on: Trey Foerster Fotography
Cisco Goncalves
I was born in Portugal but "grew up" in Canada. I studied surveying, mapping and aerial photography at university and worked on it for many years. I undertook a degree in Visual Arts - photography and was fortunate to learn from the best. I partially paid for the BA by covering weddings. Practically, most Saturdays of every month, I would drive to where the bride's place and start photographing her, her family, and the bride's maids. From there, was the church, etc. I did all that on film using a medium-format camera. I graduated and stopped wedding work. For several years, I dedicated my time to street photography, whenever possible, and I would work at night. The quasi-emptiness of the streets, the solitary figures, the fading light and the shadows were, are beacons difficult to resist.
For personal reasons, I stopped working with photography in 1990 but returned to it in the mid-2010s. The first digital cameras I used did not excite me. However, by late 2010, things in the camera design and manufacturing world had changed, I became interested in photography again and tried my hand at digital photography. My photographic interests lie most with B&W and street photography, occasionally I participate in concepts and cover documentaries. I continue to like working during the night, it is my favourite time to photograph.
You can see my work on: my webpage and franciscog.foto and FcoFoto
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.
Marevi Denaxa
I was born in Athens, Greece. From early childhood I got a film camera and started shooting. Always my interest was focused on the people. As I used to say, Life is too unexpected to need directions. In 2013 I started studying photography. I have participated in many exhibitions all over the world and I have made three solo exhibitions, preparing my fourth. I love to travel and meet other people and be familiar with other cultures. This is the one reason I joined this group, along with gaining more knowledge. My recent companion to this wonderful trip is a Nikon Z6ii camera.
I hold the following photographic distinctions : AFIAP, R-ISF4, EH-ISF, A.CPE, E.NPS, H.A.F-GNG, Hon.CPE, G.APS, RoyalGrand Master GNG
You can see my work : marevidenaxa.com
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Tom Lee
I learned photography in high school, and it quickly became my passion. While raising our kids, I didn't have much time to dedicate to photography, and as a result, I traded in my SLR camera for point-and-shoots to capture their activities and family events. However, as the children grew up and left home, I found myself with more time and rekindled my interest in photography. I purchased an M-4/3 digital camera and started relearning and honing my photography skills. Today, after several upgrades, my main camera is still an M-4/3 camera, accompanied by a collection of lenses ranging from 12 to 400 mm (24-800 mm f.f.e).
Martin Newland, QPSA
I grew up in and around Adelaide in South Australia.
I have always had an interest in photography but my camera only came out while on vacation.
With numerous holiday trips to Europe and South East Asia, the urge to take better photos grew. This in turn fuelled my desire for newer and better cameras, and I worked my way up through the range of Canon digital SLRs.
My professional career was spent in the construction industry and although I have now retired, I am still a co-owner of an architectural precast concrete manufacturing company in Adelaide.
Upon retiring from work, I joined the Adelaide Camera Club and this is when photography began to dominate my life. I enjoyed the feed back from the monthly competitions and it wasn't long before I was introduced to the world of international competitions, hence my membership of the PSA.
I regard myself as a Club photographer. That is someone who enjoys the challenge of most genres. In particular landscape, portraiture, street photography, concert photography and even a bit of boudoir photography.
I am currently a member of Discussion Group 2 (General) and Discussion Group 56 (Street) photography.
Honours:
European: EFIAP/Silver (Excellence Federation Internationale de l'Art Photographique (FIAP)
Australian: MAPS (Master Australian Photographic Society)
USA: QPSA
Web page: www.martinphotographics.com.au
Street photo web page: https://wandjina.epizy.com/Street%20Photos/street-photos/
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https://www.instagram.com/martinphotographics/
Armen Kerasimian
My name is Armen Kerasimian, and I was born in Baghdad, Iraq. My father was fond of photography; he had a Kodak box, and I was fascinated by looking at and playing with it. On my 15th birthday, my father bought me an Agfa camera with a built-in light meter, and then I started falling in love with photography.
After graduating from high school, I left for Soviet Armenia to study Physics. I bought a Russian camera, the Zenit 3M, and self-taught myself how to develop and print in black and white. I then started charging other students for their photos.
In 1972, I moved to the USA I bout a Canon AV-1, and I got hooked on Canon since then. I began self-educating myself about photography when I purchased the Canon EOS 70D. Until this time, I had not found a genre that I could follow; the photos were of family gatherings, picnics, and travel. After establishing my business and working for 45 years, I handed the company over to my son, and I retired six years ago. Soon, I found a club named Photocromers in North Los Angeles, and I became a member. Through them, I was introduced to PSA, where I began taking classes, attending seminars, and enrolling in courses that taught intricate techniques and the fundamentals of scientific photography.
Regarding choosing the street photography genre. People fascinate me, especially with their facial expressions, and sometimes with their actions and gestures, which I like to capture to gain insight into what that individual is thinking and why. I am also experimenting with Macro, Landscape, and architectural genres. My everyday camera is a Canon 5D Mark IV. I just bought a Canon RP mirrorless camera to experiment with its new features.
I am joining PID to learn more about the intricacies of photography and improve my knowledge and techniques.