Member Bios
Bill Vogel
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Michael Hrankowski
Michael is a life-long resident of the Seattle area. His interest in photography dates back to high school in the 1970s. In college, Michael was the official photographer for his fraternity, Delta Chi. After graduating from Dental School in 1982, the bulk of his photography was dental-related for patient documentation and presentation purposes. His "for fun" photography was limited to vacation travel.
Now mostly retired, Michael has been immersing himself in photography as an art form. He does not yet have a favorite genre, so Michael's photos span the gamut. Stylistically speaking, though, he is drawn to altering his images to give them a different "look" utilizing the myriad of available editing applications.
Adi Ben-Senior
In 1987 I bought my first camera (Pentax K1000) and photographed ever since. In 2016 I moved from Europe to VA. I studied photography in the Arts museum of Tel-Aviv and then became a professional photographer in the navy. Then I worked for a nature journal. In the 90's I worked as a printer in Photo labs and learned "what makes a good print". My belief is that a photographer resolves the picture in the camera and only a few corrections in front of the screen. This strict approach and uncompromising dedication awarded me multiple international awards (Kodak, B&W, governments, and others). Over the years I had multiple exhibitions in museums and fine art galleries. I love learning and teaching photography. For me this is a lifetime journey. My day job in engineering (PhD) allowed me in the last two decades to concentrate mostly on landscape photography and Fine art B&W.
You can see my work on: Flicker
Dale Yates
I live in the small town of Belleville, Michigan, which is near Ann Arbor and considered a suburb of Detroit. My wife and I have 2 grown children and 5 grandchildren. I retired a few years ago after a 36 year career at a major freight railroad. My interest in photography began in 2008 (approximately) when my wife bought me my first camera for Christmas. Since then I have enjoyed countless hours taking photos wherever I could and of whatever I could. In order to further my photography interest and skills, I have taken a few photography courses, including Photography Instruction and Image Analysis, both through PSA (both highly recommended). My areas of interest in photography include landscape, nature, black & white, architecture, and macro...in general, anything interesting. Photography to me is relaxing and is both enjoyable and educational.
Elsie Allen
As a hobbyist, I delight in visualizing, capturing, editing and printing images. Each phase is important to me. Although I have dabbled in photography since, college where I spent a reasonable amount of time with film, only recently have I felt compelled to bring more discipline to the art. The range and flexibility of digital photography has provided an excellent opportunity to reconnect with this art form following retirement.
Trees, landscapes and seascapes are my usual focus. But, I also enjoy capturing mundane images around the house, yard and anywhere as well as the occasional abstraction. To me, anything can be a subject if I visualize it correctly and the lighting is manageable.
Biography
Born in Connecticut, Elsie Allen is a retired physician who relocated to Decatur, Georgia from New Jersey in 2018. Juried exhibitions in which Elsie has presented her work include The Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey, Gallery 14 in Hopewell, New Jersey and the Downtown Gallery in Cartersville, GA. In 2013, she received a Photography Purchase Award from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
Hanna Nevreva
My name is Hanna Nevreva and I'm originally from Ukraine, but I moved to the United States in 2023. I started my journey as a photographer in 2012. I love to shoot close-up photos of female beauty. In my work I use only natural light and try to show only true emotions.
Clark Anderson
I’ve been taking pictures since the sixties. I worked in a camera store spent my evenings in a darkroom developing my Rolleiflex and Nikkormat shots for the high school and local newspaper. My aunt dated a famous AP photographer Louie Oakman and he was a big influence in learning the craft. Life and family got in the way but I recently retired and I’m loving getting away from my computers getting outside again as much as possible.
I began shooting for fun again in 2006 when Minolta became Sony and digital photography really took off. I’ve done studio and off camera flash, and even worked with aerial 9x9 film, but my passion is getting into the wilderness and taking bird, wildlife, and landscape photos. Moved to Las Vegas 2 years ago from Florida and I’m loving visiting the new environment of the surrounding desert and mountains, and really the entire west.
One of my early cameras was the original film version Olympus OM1, and now I use their new digital OM1. I just converted my older EM1 II Olympus to full spectrum and I’m playing with filtered UV and IR landscapes and plants.