Member Bios
Group Admin
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.
Diana Edelman
In 2018 I retired from teaching and supervising PhDs at the University of Oslo in Norway in the field of Hebrew Bible Studies and moved back to the US after having taught and lived for 18 years in England and Norway. While teaching, I used a university-loaned DSLR to document student participation in archaeological excavations in Israel for university credit and then used the camera as well to take photos during personal travel. I edited them using the photo editing program on my Apple laptop.
I moved to a retirement community (Sun City Palm Desert) in the Coachella Valley east of Los Angeles and in 2023 I think it was, joined the photography club where I live. I signed up for some online photo classes through Living in Retirement and paid careful attention to the judges' comments in competitions the first year I was a member to learn how to improve my own photos. I also got regular feedback from my brother, Brian Vikander, who is a professional photographer. My compositional skills improved steadily, as did my editing skills, when I switched to Lightroom primarily. I can do some limited things in photoshop as well. In 2024 I joined another local photo club, the Coachella Valley Desert Camera Club. Both clubs are members of the PSA. I now compete in the competitions of both clubs, although this is not my primary interest.
I find photography keeps my mind sharp, activates my creativity, and offers challenges and opportunities to learn new things and improve my skills. I really enjoy going on both day trips with other club members and longer overnight trips arranged through both clubs. The social dimension is a welcome addition on these occasions.
Karen Randall
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Ranmali Kirinde
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You can see my work on: Website
Paolo Roberto Lozada
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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!