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Dean Ginther
Dean W. Ginther was born in Chicago; graduated from DePauw University and the University of Illinois and spent most of his career in higher education in the Texas A&M University System and at Capella University in Minneapolis. He is a past member of Rotary, a certified glider and single engine aircraft pilot, a certified SCUBA diver, a "retired" motorcycle safety instructor for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, and a certified Master Gardener. His current interests and activities include bicycling, table tennis, pickle ball, science fiction, boat building and woodworking, motorcycle riding and motorcycle safety, computers, vintage cars, gardening, and, of course, photography.
Dean Ginther is a past member of the Georgetown Sun City (TX) Photography Club (500+ members) and a current member of the Traverse City Camera Club and the Photographic Society of America (PSA). He has completed the PSA Image Analysis course, as well as many other courses, workshop, and tutorials. He regularly participates in the PSA Digital Dialogue Nature Sig (#69) and is the administrator and participant of the General Sig (#60). He has served as a paid and mostly unpaid judge for: the 2023 Sun City Photographic Club Annual Contest; repeatedly for the print competition of the PSA chapter of the Sun City Photography Club; for the Competition Special Interest Group and the Nature Special Interest Group of the Sun City Photography Club, and repeatedly for the Williamson County 4-H photography contest. In 2021 and 2023 he was a media photographer for the NCAA Collegiate Table Tennis Championships held in Round Rock, TX. He has participated in a variety of photographic competitions/exhibitions/presentations and won numerous awards at the State, city, and local photo club levels.
Highlights of his photography can be viewed online at: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/dean-ginther.
Luisa Bonilla
Hi, I'm Luisa Bonilla, an American living in Spain and rediscovering my lifelong passion for photography.
My journey started back in the summer of 1984 through a youth program where I learned to shoot and develop black-and-white film. I fell completely in love with it. Over the years, I took classes, joined clubs, and even set up a darkroom at home. Though life got busy and I stepped away from the camera for a while, retirement has given me the time to dive back in.
I love shooting minimalist street, food, animals, and travel, though I've been focusing most of my energy lately on street and travel photography. My goal now is to make it a daily habit and keep my creative focus sharp.
Karen Randall
My interest in photography started back in the mid 70's. Had my own darkroom in my basement in my hometown of Minnesota. Moved to California in the late 70's and never had a good place to set up my darkroom. Digital came alone and got hooked right away. Love landscape and flower photography. Got into Astro photography in the early 2000's and loved it ever since.
I've entered my photographs in Fairs and always brought home a ribbon. I just started entering photos
in contests and took a first place in the Flora category, and also sold a framed print. Looking forward to more contests.
I use to live in Santa Cruz California, but moved to Stockton California a year and a half ago. I joined a Photography Club and met lots of like minded people.
I've started getting into photographing birds, and love it.
Ranmali Kirinde
Bio Coming Soon . . .
You can see my work on: Website
Lan Chi Dinh
Bio Coming Soon . . .
Anne Sandler
Closing my part-time writing business and facing retirement at age 70, in 2013, I turned to photography to keep my brain and body exercised and have fun. I have not been disappointed. I have grown in my ability by reading tutorials and asking lots of questions of other photographers. Through this hobby, I've met many wonderful people, formed a senior photography group and learned so much about my home area Sacramento, California. Currently, Lightroom is my main processing program with Topaz and NIK software as trusty plugins. I do use Photoshop for taking out unwanted stuff and sky replacement when needed. Groups I belong to: Sierra Camera Club, Sacramento, and Lens-Artists Challenge, an online group. I'm also in DSG group #25.
I'm a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
You can see my work on: Slow Shutter Speed Blog
Rita Johnston
I am Rita Ellison Johnston. I have lived and worked in Texas most of my life, and now live in Georgetown, Texas. During the summer months we travel by RV to cooler climates, and greatly enjoy the Pacific NW. We moved to Georgetown, Tx and Sun City in 2016 to join with other retirees who have similar interests, like photography.
While working I always enjoyed travel photography on vacations, but got more interested in nature and bird photography while traveling in Florida in 2016. After we moved to Sun City,Texas I joined the Sun City Photography Club, and have been an active member since 2017. I participate in the Annual Competition, PSA Digial, PSA Print, and many Special Interest Groups in the club.
My cameras are the Sony RX10iv (24-600mm) and the iphone 16 Pro Max. Previously I used Nikon cameras, but I like the ease and versatility of my current cameras. I like to photograph nature, wildlife, birds, people, landscapes, and anything I find interesting and different.