Join us Monday evening, May 7, when wildlife photographer Ken Conger will present a buffet of spectacular photos captured during his 2017 adventures to Ecuador, Kenya, Rwanda, India, Alaska as well as some western US national parks. In 2017 Ken concentrated on capturing some unique images and two special species on his “Bucket List”. Ken compliments his photos with stories, animal facts, audio and short videos. The program provides a view of a wildlife photographer’s world and the challenges taken to capture stunning wildlife images.

Member photo theme is Reflections.

Please join us Monday, April 2, at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg at 6:30 p.m.

From Billy: “This will be the story of how wildlife photography expanded my world view and changed my life’s focus. The presentation will incorporate a brief discussion on the status of key species, a much longer segment with many photographs documenting the key reserves between northern Kenya and the Kalahari, and a short summation of the impact of photography on the preservation of wildlife.
You can visit Billy’s website at: Savannaimages.com

Member photo theme: Patterns & Textures

Join us Monday evening, March 5, at the James City County Library in Norge, 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg. at 6:30 p.m. Grace Kellogg will present “Heroes in the Field: Environmental Conservation in Southern Africa”

Member photos theme: Motion

Join us Monday, February 5th, for our monthly meeting at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg. Member Dave Ruebush will be our guest speaker. His presentation will be ‘The Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Creatures of the Lembeh Straits’ and will explore the world of underwater photography from one of his recent trips.

Dave’s description of his talk: One of the great things about diving is that it is a totally different world down there and you never know what you’ll end up seeing and being able to photograph. Some people focus on getting shots of pretty fish. I have developed an interest in the more unusual fish, shrimp, crabs, cepha- lopods, snails, slugs, etc. that can be found in habitats that are often termed as “muck.” This would definitely not be a coral reef, but more likely black sand, mud, or a variety of human trash discarded into the water and lying on the bottom. The Lembeh Straits of North Sulawesi are the “muck” capital of the world and have some of the wildest, weirdest creatures that can be found. I’ll show you a variety in the talk.

Member photo theme: Silhouettes and Shadows.

Members, watch your email for details. Instead of having a speaker, we will, as usual in December, have a potluck meal and show photos from throughout the year.

No member photo theme in December.

Join us Monday, October 2, in the Kitzinger Room of the James City County Library (the one in Norge), at 770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg, Virginia, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Join us for the October meeting and hear local photographer Carlo La Fiandra give us a photographic tour of Williamsburg. From William & Mary through the historic area of
Colonial Williamsburg, see the local area in a new perspective. Carlo, a Williamsburg resident, is a retired engineer, Colonial Williamsburg volunteer, Christopher Wren instructor, and area ghost walk guide. Hope to see you there!

The member photo theme is Wildlife.

Member photo theme: Landscapes

Join us TUESDAY, August 8, at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd., Williamsburg for our monthly meeting. The meeting starts at 6:30 and usually ends around 8:30. Guests are welcome!

At the August meeting, we will see presentations by club members of recent trips and adventures.

• Dan Ewart will present photos and stories from ‘The best of Kenya’
• Judy Jones will present photos and adventures from her trip to the west coast of Florida
• Terry Moore will show pictures from his summer trip to Alaska last year.
• And as an added treat, Barb Foley will give a brief talk on safari photography etiquette and share some stories of a recent trip with the photographer we all hope we never have on a trip.

Photo theme for members to submit photos: Coastal Life