Member Bios
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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.
Tim Kemp
I was raised in Sydney (Australia), completed an apprenticeship as an electrician, then drifted into residential care for people with developmental disabilities, from which I retired about 4 years ago. Dabbled with various cameras over the decades (point & shoots, SLRs, etc), then finally entered the DSLR era in 2011 with a Canon 600D, preparatory to a trip to Africa.
I now reside in the quiet lakeside 'burb of Rathmines, Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle, about 2 hours North of Sydney), with my wife & 2 dogs.
My interests, apart from photography, include spending time with my dogs (along with my wife & two adult sons :-)), camping (in a small caravan), surfing (although I'm getting a bit creaky), travelling, playing the ukulele (quite poorly), & pottering around the lake in our little tinnie (very small boat).
On the photography side, over the years I've delved into landscapes, composites, semi-macro (using extension tubes), self-portraits, water drop/splash, flora, night, etc, but my main subjects nowadays are my two beautiful dogs.
Examples of some of my images can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/145172533@N07/ & https://52frames.com/photographer/5623
Jamie Cuaresma
Thank you for adding me to your group.
I’m a life-long Northern California resident that is working on learning new hobbies before I can retire in 5-7 years. Photography is a hobby that has many pluses. I love to travel domestically and abroad, and want to take better pictures to really record the memory. Photography is also a wonderful way to get me to slow down and learn patience, especially when I try to photograph wildlife. I find that now that I have a decent camera, I want to get outside more to see what I can put in front of my lens. So much to learn, but happy to jump in and learn from all of you. The cameras I use are: Canon EOS R50 and my iPhone 14 Pro.
Denny Curry
Hello, my name is Denny Curry. I spent the last 40 years in the technology industry. I had the pleasure of working in several states including South Carolina, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Connecticut, Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Alaska. I retired In February of 2023.
In my retirement I have taken up several hobbies that I only had the time to play around with in the past. These include hiking, biking, Native American Stye flute making, painting and drawing to name a few.
My current photography journey is primarily focused in the areas of:
Nightscape photography where terrestrial foregrounds are blended with the stars and moon
Black and white
And just starting to add in still life.
I look forward to growing with this group.
Blair Roy
I grew up in Louisiana, raised my kids in Socal, and have retired in Norcal. I am a retired adult education teacher, having taught many subjects, with my love being ESL and technology integration in the classroom. I have had an interest in photography for as long as I can remember. I have taken thousands of photos over the years but fall short when it comes to editing and sharing them. I lack confidence in those areas and am hoping by joining this group, I will learn more and gain confidence to share more. I look forward to this experience. I use a Sony AR7 IV and my iPhone 14 PRO.
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 for 8 months of the year. The summer months we live by Port Townsend, WA and greatly enjoy the Pacific NW from May to September. We moved to Georgetown, Tx and Sun City 5 years ago to join with other retirees who have similar interests.
While working I always did travel photography on vacations, but got more interested in nature and bird photography while traveling in Florida in 2016. When we moved to Sun City, I joined the Sun City Photography Club, and have been active in it for the last 5 years. I have learned so much! I participate in the Annual Competition, PSA Digial, PSA Print, and PSA Nature interest groups through the club. I've served on the Board and volunteer in activities to give back.
My two cameras are the Sony RX10iv (24-600mm) and the iphone 13 Pro Max. Previously 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. Looking forward to participating in this group!