Meet the Makers
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Hi, I’m Kathleen from Medicine Hat Alberta Canada. I spent much of my professional career in Austral-Asia. With project files, computers and printers to carry along, the camera was often left behind. Memories were captured with a cellphone. I retired and met a fantastic photographer and again picked up a camera. I started with Canon, then moved to Sony and, as I aged and found the long lens to heavy, switched to the OM System. My primary interest is wildlife photography. I can spend hours watching animals either in remote locations of the globe or in my back yard. The long lens allows me to be close up and personal without disturbing the critters. I also enjoy travel photography, astrophotography and occasionally landscapes
Veronica Silva. - Hello! I am a San Diego based photographer with experience dating back to the Flagship Canon 35mm film camera from 1998. Currently photographing musicians and entertainers in the Southern California region. I have a preference for monochrome and an edgier art style, however, having transitioned from film, to digital dslr's, to mirrorless, I have come to appreciate the craft of photography on its varying artistic levels. Capturing all aspects of people and life who dare to be rebels and live unapologetically.
Melanie Cullen - I reside in Encinitas, California, but I travel extensively in our RV approximately ten months a year. This freedom of travel allows me to explore some breathtaking and beautiful locations across the United States and Canada. My photography encompasses both landscapes and wildlife. I have a particular fondness for stormy skies, but I also cherish sunsets and sunrises. Wildlife of any kind captures my attention, but larger animals such as bears and moose hold a special place in my heart. I’m thrilled to share my travel experiences through my website, enabling “armchair” travelers to immerse themselves in the diverse and often remote places I visit.
Jim Loge - I started my journey with a Kodak Instamatic and advanced to black and white darkroom exploration in the mid 80's then life got busy and I set my camera down for too long. I picked it back up in 2021 and have not looked back. Growing up, splitting my summers on the beach in my home town of Carlsbad CA and June Loke in the Eastern Sierra. I have develop a love of both the mountains and coast. I primarily shoot landscape and cityscapes. The past couple of years I have started to explore Astro Photography, primarily Milky Way and Star Trails so far. I love contrast and am drawn to monochrome more and more.
For 30 years, Laine Gonzales taught environmental education and high school science. She simultaneously accrued a lifetime of experience working on conservation projects at home and abroad. In Antarctica, she waded frigid Southern Ocean to collect Plankton. She helped ;lasso Nile crocodiles in South Africa, fed captive sun bears in Borneo, tagged nesting sea turtles in Costa Rica. She consistently used her experiences to create engaging classroom activities to challenge her students to think critically about real-world issues. Now that she has retired from teaching, she devotes more energy to her passions: travel, writing and photography.
Brian Jolliffe- I am primarily a landscape and cityscape photographer. I occasionally do portraits and wildlife. My main photography love is Fireworks photography, of which I have been engaged with since the beginning. I also love to travel, for photography, and have been to Italy, New England in the Fall, Hawaii and the Cayman Islands. I also travel to the Eastern Sierra's in the winter every year, and go to various areas in the Southwest, and also the East coast. I have received an honorable mention at the AAA Westway's annual photo contest. I have received a few honorable mentions at the San Diego County Fair international photography exhibit. Photography is a huge passion for me.
Mike Reardon - I am a 30 year resident of Fallbrook. I am a retired firefighter a former surfer and home remodeler. I started taking photos in my early 20s. I gave it up for many years. 20 Years ago I went to Europe for the first time with a simple point and shoot camera. I was hooked! I striated upgrading my equipment and joined a couple of camera groups including the Fallbrook Camera Club. In the last 20 years I have received numerous awards from the Camera Club, San Diego County Fair, Fallbrook Art Center and Westways magazine. I do a variety of different types of photos: landscape, ocean sunsets, surfing and lots of music photography. I get a great deal of satisfaction of being a photographer.