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| Keynote: elizabeth carmel |
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| Presenter #1 - Guy Tal |
 Guy
Tal is a professional photographer, author, speaker and educator. In
his images and writing he seeks to promote a reverence for the land,
as well as the acceptance of photography as a visual art and as a
medium for personal creative expression. Guy's work is published in
magazines and books around the globe, from major U.S. publications,
such as Outdoor Photographer and Popular Photography, to various
magazines in Europe and Asia. Website: www.guytal.com |
| Presenter #2 - Carolyn Guild |
 Carolyn
Guild is a professional photographer specializing in black and white
nature and landscape photography. She is represented by Galleries
both Stateside, as well as in the Baltic States. Her work has been
recognized and awarded Internationally. She has won many
competitions including the Gold Award from Black and White Magazine
(twice), and Prix de la Photographie Paris (twice) (considered the
most prestigious photography competition in Europe). Her photography
has been published in Lens Work, Camera Arts, Black and White
Magazine and San Diego Home/Garden/Lifestyle.Carolyn’s photography has been exhibited in many solo exhibits in Galleries and Museums. Recently she had a traveling exhibit titled “Affirmations of Spirit” that started in Denver Colorado at the Camera Obscura Gallery, running concurrently with the works of Phillip Hyde. The exhibit then moved to the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, hanging concurrently with the Works of Ansel Adams. And finishing at The Museum of Art, North County San Diego, hanging concurrently with The Botanicals of Imogen Cunnigham . January 2012, 30 of her photographs will be on exhibit at the Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, and if you are near Park City, Utah – her photography is in the Coda Gallery on Main Street. Website: www.carolynguild.com |
| Presenter #3 - Ted Wood |
 Photojournalist
Ted Wood is an editorial photographer and multimedia producer based
in Boulder, CO. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Smithsonian,
Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, High Country News, The Nature
Conservancy Magazine and dozens of national and international
publications. He specializes in environmental and conservation
stories. He holds an M.A. from the Missouri School of Journalism,
and is a member of Getty Images, Aurora Photos and the International
League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). He is also the author
of 10 non-fiction children’s books. Ted is a recipient of the
prestigious Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism at
the University of Colorado. He recently formed The Story Group,
www.thestorygroup.org, a multimedia journalism company.Website: www.tedwoodphoto.com |
| Presenter #4 - Dan Ballard |
 Dan
Ballard is an internationally known travel and landscape
photographer from Colorado. His images take you on a visual journey
to some of the world's most beautiful and far-reaching corners. Dan
has visited nearly 50 countries on five continents around the globe,
and his work has attracted the attention and praise of some of the
biggest names and companies in the photo industry.Dan's images have been on display around the U.S. in museums and galleries and he has sold images to clients around the globe including The National Geographic Society. He is proud to be on the Zenfolio Pro Team, and to have strong working relationships with the most trusted names in photography, including SanDisk, Think Tank Photo, LEE Filters, BlackRapid and Really Right Stuff. His images have been published in magazines and calenders, and he has won or been a finalist in numerous prestigious competitions. Large framed prints of his western work can be purchased at gift and furniture stores around the country. Dan’s image ”Let ‘er Fly” was recently featured in a Smithsonian Channel episode on what makes an award winning image. Dan spends most of his time either shooting overseas, or traveling around the U.S., shooting, teaching and giving presentations. When he is not "working" he can be found playing guitar and mandolin, reading, or enjoying the great outdoors by way of bike, ski's or mountain unicycle. He is currently based out of Denver, CO. Website: www.danballardphotography.com |
| Presenter #5 - Laurie Rubin/Nik Software |
 Laurie
A. Rubin is an award-winning photographer specializing in nature and
landscape photography. As the Education Project Manager for Nik
Software, the makers of award-winning software for photographers,
Laurie oversees all of Nik’s acclaimed live Guest and Master
training webinars and is responsible for creating and coordinating
educational content and projects. She has the enviable position of
working with professionals in the field (think lots of cool trips),
training them on the various Nik Software programs and discussing
ways to improve the programs. She also works at Nik headquarters
alongside all of the program writers to make sure that what they do
serves photographers well. Laurie teaches a number of Master Classes and Seminars herself on enhancing landscape and wildlife images, and co-hosts guest webinars. Her passion for photography and sharing with others, skill behind the camera and vast post-processing experience in the “digital darkroom” makes her a sought out favorite for educational webinars and seminars. "Photography is art - whether it is realistic or artistic, it is your vision, what you saw at that moment. You can choose to leave it as is, or enhance it to bring out the feeling of the moment. The choice is yours." Website: www.niksoftware.com |
| Presenter #6 - Tom Till |
 This
year the Tom Till Gallery celebrates its 15th season, and Tom marks
35 years as a professional landscape photographer. Also, after
visiting 85 countries on every continent and ocean, his new book "
The 200 Landscapes You Must Photograph in Your Lifetime" will be
released. Till is presently finishing a book on Grand Canyon
Polychrome rock art. Website: www.tomtill.com |
| Presenter #7 - Jeff Foott |
 Jeff
Foott has worked for over 25 years, documenting nature and
environment in both film and still pictures. Having worked in over
35 countries, he has produced over 40 films, shown in over 100
countries. His last film on Patagonia for the “Living Edens Series”
was a finalist for an Emmy. His films for National Geographic,
Discovery Channel, BBC have won numerous awards.His pictures have appeared in National Geographic, Geo, Nature’s Best, Smithsonian, Cemex Books and many others. As a marine biologist he worked extensively on Sea Otters and Manatee, resulting in several films and a book on each. Jeff is a past professional advisor to Outdoor Photographer Magazine. His work is marketed by Getty Images. Recently he sold his entire stock collection to Discovery Channel. Website: www.jfoottphotography.com |
| Presenter #8 - Bruce Hucko |
 Bruce
Hucko is the creator/director and cleanup crew for the Moab Photo
Symposium. He is a freelance photographer, author, children’s art
coach and radio producer whose primary work focuses on the land and
people’s relationship to it. Hucko works in a broad range of styles
that range from large-format fine art B&W and prints and 35mm color
images of area landscapes to portraits of area residents. He
specializes in photographing Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) Homesites
and people in their natural environment. Hucko has completed
documentary work among the Seri Indians of Mexico, Navajo rug
weavers, and ranch families across the West. He's also photographed
and produced interpretive slide shows for Arches NP, Organ Pipe
Cactus NM, the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the New Mexico
Wilderness Alliance and the award-winning, 8-projector, 40-minute
multi-media show the Canyon's Edge.Hucko has photographed extensively among the Navajo, Hopi and Pueblo people and recently completed “A Gesture of Kinship,” a creative documentary project among the Navajo he first worked and lived with 20+ years ago. This exhibit is scheduled for the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis. He has photographed for 9 books on Southwest Indian Arts and Crafts, several calendars, magazines and special projects. His work among the Ancestral Puebloan people in large format B&W and Color has been exhibited widely. Hucko was the photographer for the book Cowboys and Cave Dwellers and the author and contributing photographer of Art on the Rocks by Sierra Press. Seventeen books feature Hucko’s work including the recently released Dead Horse Point (KC Publications) and Time Among the Ancients: Rock Art & Ruins of the Colorado Plateau (Impact Photographics). Current projects include “Entrada,” a collaborative book of poetry and imagery with poet David Lee and “WaterSong,” a collection of images and sounds from Moab’s Millcreek. Aside from photography Hucko enjoys hiking, whitewater rafting and a good red wine. Website: www.brucehuckophoto.com |
| Rock Art Hike Leader - Rory Tyler |
 Rory
Tyler is a poet, musician, hiker, raconteur and is also one of
Moab's leading guides and interpreters of rock art. He not only
finds new panels, but returns repeatedly to numerous sites to see
for himself how they might work at the solstice and equinox as well
as within the context of the surrounding landscape and attendant
sites. This attention to detail over time gives Rory a unique and
thoughtful basis for his interpretation. Rory works locally for
Canyon Voyages Adventure Co., leading hikes. He enjoys sharing his
love of the land and encourages all people to show their respect for
archaeological sites they many find. He is an accomplished poet and
uses the cowboy poetry genre as his form of expression. Rory will
lead you on an unforgettable hike.Website: www.moabhappenings.com/Archives/hiking0606TheLook.htm |
| Workshop Leader - Sheila Babbie |
 Sheila
Babbie is a master in the technique of digital layering and collage
with Photoshop. She is self-taught over the past 12 years through
various workshops and classes, and she is now sharing this knowledge
through teaching workshops of her own. She has progressed from a
nature and landscape photographer that photographed many of the
iconic locations to a creator of digitally constructed images. A
true traveler at heart, Sheila collects imagery from her journeys
and uses them to create new realities and social commentary,
inviting the viewer to ask, “what does this mean to me?”Website: www.sheilababbie.com |
| Workshop Leader - Steve Traudt |
 Steve
Traudt models the notion that photography can be a life-enhancing
skill. "Photographing lets me see and feel a part of the
environment, whether a mountain or a tiny wildflower," says Steve
Traudt. "This seeing leads to more awareness, enhancing the
seeing yet more. The process is addictive!"Raised in Nebraska, Traudt moved to Grand Junction in 1987 where he and wife, Fay Timmerman, operated Quilt Junction and Gallery 412 for 9 years. He teaches photography at Mesa State College, conducts photography workshops, is a certified scuba diver and a registered pharmacist. The Gallery featured visits by such notables as Galen Rowell and John Fielder. In a dusty attic at the age of 10, Traudt chanced upon some old darkroom items belonging to his father. He ordered fresh paper and chemicals from the Monkey Ward catalog and a lifelong interest was soon born. He's exhibited photographs in 26 states and 12 foreign countries; lectures locally and nationally and especially enjoys sharing his enthusiasm through teaching. Steve has led photo trips to such exotic locales as Costa Rica and The Galapagos. His magazine articles have appeared in various publications including Nature Photographer magazine. He's a member of The National Association of Photoshop Professionals and The Photographic Society of America from which he holds the honor of Associate. Traudt calls his photographs Synergistic Visions. He explains synergism as the cooperative interaction of several elements to yield a superior result. For Traudt, photography is synergism of such elements as the brain, emotions, vision, film, lenses and the camera. Since photography is both art and craft, Traudt views this synergism as a marriage of left-brain and right-brain activities. "In today's world, we're in such a hurry; looking only straight ahead. I make photographs which cause the viewer to pause, even for a moment, and realize all the remarkable events in our world, awaiting discovery." Interested in a variety of subjects, his current work explores the form and texture of urban and natural landscapes. He is also exploring the use of panorama photography and calls these images, Wide-Scapes. His photographs are available in signed limited editions. Website: www.synvis.com |
Elizabeth
Carmel is a professional fine art photographer specializing in
unique, expressive landscapes and “waterscapes”. Elizabeth’s fine
art prints combine dramatic photography, vivid colors, and artistic
touches to create new, captivating visions of the natural world.
Using ultra-high resolution 40 megapixel digital photography, she is
able to capture the subtle details of the natural world and transfer
them to large prints with stunning clarity and color. She does her
own printing on fine art paper or canvas with long-life pigmented
inks. Her award winning images are in numerous galleries and private
collections throughout the United States. Her prints have been
displayed at the California Museum of Photography and the Nevada
Museum of Art. In 2006 Elizabeth published a book of her photography
titled “Brilliant Waters, Portraits of Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and the
High Sierra” with a foreword by Robert Redford. Robert Redford
states in his foreword: “I saw this country as if I had not seen it
before—like I was being led slowly, carefully, along a great and
beautiful path. To have this sensation of stop time observation is
not easy. This work simply stopped me in my tracks. I am grateful.”
In 2009 Elizabeth released her second book “The Changing Range of
Light, Portraits of the Sierra Nevada,” which pairs her photographs
with important information about the effects of climate change on
the Sierra Nevada mountains.|
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