Don Saunders will be our speaker on February 18, 2010. He will be presenting his new program: “Gadgets and Gizmos for the Nature Photographer - 50 Tools for Better Nature Photography”. You will learn about products for photographing all of our favorite subjects – including birds, wildlife, flowers, insects, water, and landscapes. Don will show examples of how your photographs may be improved by using these products. And, of course, he will share many of his recent photographs.

 

Don Saunders is passionate about nature photography. He specializes in wildlife, landscapes, flowers, water, and macro subjects. His images have been published in magazines such as Nature's Best Photography, EOS (published in the U.K.), Blue Ridge Country, Virginia Wildlife, NANPA Currents, and in NANPA's 2006 “Impressions", and 2008, 2009, and 2010 “Expressions" books. His images have received numerous awards including: First Place in the Georgia Public Television's "Georgia Outdoors" 2003 Nature Photography contest, Sponsor's Award at the 2004 Meadowlark Nature Photography Exhibition in Fairfax, Virginia, Third Place in the 2008 Shepherd Center Permanent Exhibit, and Second Place in the Birds and Animals category in the first GNPA competition.

 

He has received training from some of the finest nature photographers in the world. These include: John Shaw, Bill Silliker, Jr., George Lepp, Rod Planck, Jim Clark, Bill Fortney, David Middleton, Tony Sweet, and Craig M. Tanner.

 

Don is a member of the Georgia Nature Photographer's Association, North American Nature Photographers Association, and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.