By: Tony Lafferty

Biography: “For me, it’s all about creating a beautiful moment in time. Whether it is a real or fictitious moment is unimportant. What matters, is whether or not the viewer feels the moment. That’s what it’s all about.” says Tony.

Website – http://tonylafferty.com

Image Description – Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, and surrounding area at night from atop a 38 story abandoned building.

Location – Detroit, MI

Photographic Gear – Nikon D300

Image Editing Software Used – Lightroom 2, Photomatix and Photoshop CS3

By: Ben Jacobsen

Biography: Father, Husband, Sailor, Photographer, and in that order!

Website – http://www.benjacobsen.com

Image Description – This was taken in Sachuest nature preserve in Newport/Middletown RI. It’s a great place for a sunrise as there are quite a few good landscaping locations to shoot as well as plenty of birds and other “wildlife”.

Location – Sachuest NP RI.

Photographic Gear – Canon 7D, canon 10-22 EF-S, lee holder, hitech .9 GND, gitzo legs, acratech head.

Image Editing Software Used – Lightroom and Photoshop

By: Nate lindstrom

Biography: I live in a land of photographic opportunity, and sometimes I take advantage of that. Although, I usually don’t feel like I do often enough.

Website – http://natelindstrom.com

Image Description – 6 minute exposure in the grass on Park Point

Location – Duluth, MN

Photographic Gear – Sony A700, Sigma 10-20

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS3 & NIK Silver

By: Marcia Lozano

Biography: I am a full time working mom of two kiddos and a great husband..I love taking photos of anything photo worthy and also enjoy crocheting

Website – N/A

Image Description – I took this photo off of 45 and Quitman. This bridge has the most beautiful view of downtown

Location – Downtown Houston Texas

Photographic Gear – My trusty Sony Cybershot 7.2 Megapixels..nothing fancy.

Image Editing Software Used – Paint Shop Pro 9

By: David Mclean

Biography: I am a keen amateur based in the central West of NSW Australia.

Website – N/A

Image Description – This abandoned church caught my eye driving past one evening as the sun emerged through the broken clouds.

Location – Cadia NSW Australia

Photographic Gear – Canon 450D & Tokina 11-16mm

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS3

By: Mark Schueler

Biography:I am a restaurant manager who moonlights as a portrait and wedding photographer. I also like to take photos of most anything in good light.

Website – http://www.markschuelerphoto.com

Image Description – I caught this lovely light while enjoying an espresso with a violinist one afternoon.

Location – Raleigh, NC

Photographic Gear – Canon 1DmkIII + 24-70 f/2.8L

Image Editing Software Used – Adobe Lightroom 2

By: Randy Pickeral

Biography: I’ve had a love for photography since I was a kid. I finally decided to try and make a living from something I love

Website – http://www.angleofviewphotography.com

Image Description – This was a small puddle of melted snow near the bottom of the mountain.

Location – Colorado Springs, CO

Photographic Gear – Canon xsi 18-55 lens

Image Editing Software Used – PS CS4

By: Carolyn Gallo

Biography: Aspiring photographer from SE Michigan. I enjoy photographing nature, rural exploration, old barns, rust, texture, finding the unique in the everyday.

Website – http://carolyngallo.blogspot.com

Image Description – Interior of a century-old barn in St Clair County Michigan.

Location – Michigan

Photographic Gear – Canon

Image Editing Software Used – LR2, PS/CS4

By: Gene Lowinger

Biography: Retired photographer/musician

Website – http://www.genelowinger.com

Image Description – Saw this gentleman sitting in front of a store on Ninth ave.

Location – NYC

Photographic Gear – Nikon D700

Image Editing Software Used – Lightroom, PS, NIK plug-ins

By: Jay Koeppel

Biography: Just taking a few shots every now and then on the trail.

Website –  http://picasaweb.google.com/jaykoeppel

Image Description – View of the Grand, Middle and South Tetons from Table Mountain (11,106′). This peak also served as the place where the first ever photographs of the Tetons were taken in 1872 by William H. Jackson.

Location – Idaho side of the Tetons

Photographic Gear – Nikon D3000

Image Editing Software Used – N/A

By: R. Peyton Hale

Biography: Part time landscape photographer located in North Carolina

Website –  http://www.rphphoto.com (coming soon!!)

Image Description – 3AM – the alarm goes off in Ft. Collins, CO and I’m out the door, through the winding Big Thompson Canyon. At 4:30AM we hit the trailhead near Bear Lake as snow flurries fall on us. It’s July, and I can’t believe its snowing. At 5:40AM, I’m rewarded with the orange cast on Hallet’s Peak above Dream Lake, a spot I’ve longed to visit.

Location – Dream Lake, Glacier Gorge area, Rocky Mountain National Park

Photographic Gear – Canon 5D, 17-40L, Gitzo Tripod, CPL, 3 stop soft edge GND.

Image Editing Software Used – CS4 Extended

By: Tori Sulewski

Biography: New Jersey photographer and Penn State alumni who loves photography! Favorite subjects are animals, nature, and especially anything through her macro lens.

Website –  http://torisulewski.com/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/vsulewski/

Image Description – a snail found while picking blackberries.

Location – Robbinsville, NC

Photographic Gear – Canon 50D, Canon 60mm macro USM

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS3

By: Scott Hadley

Biography: Northwest photographer shooting for the pure joy of it.

Website –  N/A

Image Description – Beach

Location – Fort Stevens Oregon

Photographic Gear – Rebel XT, 17-85 lens

Image Editing Software Used – N/A

By: Ian Kydd’ Miller

Biography: Photographer living and working in South East Asia.

Website – http://fusion.zenfolio.com/

Image Description – South Pier. Blackpool UK

Location – Blackpool, UK

Photographic Gear – Nikon D1H + Sigma 15-30

Image Editing Software Used – Lightroom, PS7 and Topaz Adjust.

By: Ole Marius Lund

Biography: Hobby photographer from Norway, I enjoy landscape, skateboard and portrait photography. Been doing this for about 5 years.

Website – http://lundern.deviantart.com

Image Description – Got the amazing chance to shoot a rainbow last summer, pretty special with the oil tanker.

Location – Bliksekilen, Norway

Photographic Gear – Nikon D200 w/ Tokina 12-24 f/4

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS4

By: Shell Foeckler

Biography: Husband and wife photography team based in N. Wisconsin.

Website – http://superiorimageswi.com

Image Description – Lupines bloom in N. Wisconsin for only a brief time (about two weeks). They usually can be found along roadsides and add some beautiful color to a scenic drive along Lake Superior.

Location – Oakland Township in N. Wisconsin

Photographic Gear – Nikon D300; Micro 105 Nikkor lens

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop and Lightroom

By: Carlos Díez

Biography: I love photography. I am not professional but I always my camera on my back.

Website – http://cjd90.blogspot.com

Image Description – Fuengirola is a land where pleasure and fishing take place. Amateur and Proffesional Fisher tend to go to the pier and have a great time. My main purpose with this picture is to evoke what they see (and feel during this time).

Location – Fuengirola, Spain

Photographic Gear – Nikon D90, Sigma 18-200 mm

Image Editing Software Used – Adobe

By: Gene Lowinger

Biography: Retired photographer/musician

Website – http://www.genelowinger.com

Image Description – This bridge carries thousands of train commuters every day. I wonder when it’s going to collapse.

Location – Newark, New Jersey

Photographic Gear – Nikon D700 14-24 f2.8

Image Editing Software Used – Lightroom, NIK plug-ins

By: Mike Attanasio

Biography: I’ve been shooting for approximately 3 years and mainly enjoy landscape photography with a hint of HDR.

Website – http://mattafoto.wordpress.com

Image Description – Latest of many sunrise shots from the Manasquan Reservoir in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Location – Howell, New Jersey

Photographic Gear – Canon XTI, Tamron 17-50mm, Manfrotto Tripod

Image Editing Software Used – Lightroom 3

By: Holli Hinerman

Biography: ‘ve always enjoyed photography. I love when what I have seen with my eyes, has come across clearly in a photo.

Website – N/A

Image Description – Close up on a bee on a sunflower my husband planted in our backyard.

Location – Amelia, Ohio

Photographic Gear – Nikon Coolpix

Image Editing Software Used – N/A

By: Will Shieh

Biography: Avid photographer who loves nature

Website – http://www.flickr.com/photos/stinky_tofu/

Image Description – Beautiful rolling hills located in Palouse, WA

Location – Palouse, WA

Photographic Gear – Canon XSI & Sigma 10-20mm

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS4

By: Todd Adamson

Biography: I am a photographer, web designer, graphic artist, and part-time biochemist working in and living near Iowa City. I specialize in portraiture, but dabble in all types of photography. 99% available light, indoors and out.

Website – http://adamsonstudios.com

Image Description – It’s a damn toad.

Location – My backyard (Iowa)

Photographic Gear – Nikon D3, micro-Nikkor 85mm PC attached to Nikon M ring.

Image Editing Software Used – Lightroom and Photoshop

By: Deborah Flowers

Biography: I’m a West Coast Wedding and Portrait Photographer living in and working the East Coast of South Carolina.
My genre is wide and varies from day to day…I Love the beauty of God’s Creation. I try each day to bring Him Glory and Pleasure with the talent He has given me.

Website – http://westcoastexposure.org

Image Description – This is my idea of Rush Hour…at Sunset.

Location – Bakersfield, CA (Highway 178)

Photographic Gear – Canon 40D, Canon 17-55 w/Heliopan cir polarizer – shot RAW at 1/60 – 28mm – F/3.5 – iso100

Image Editing Software Used – Dynamic Photo HDR

By: Scott Anderson

Biography: Photo enthusiast from Miami who loves wildlife

Website – N/A

Image Description – Quintessential Alaska–lush greenery, snowcovered mountains and a grizzly bear.

Location – Lake Clark National Park, Alaska

Photographic Gear – Canon 5D Mark II, 100-400mm

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS4

By: Lauren Miller

Biography: I’m a macro photographer who lives out in the country in Texas.

Website – http://boxofzen.com

Image Description – Dandelions are magical from the time we are children, but can remain so through adulthood-

Location – Texas

Photographic Gear – Canon 40d & a canon mp-e 65mm macro lens

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop

By: Shawn Grenninger

Biography: I am a amateur photographer who loves the outdoors, kayaking, hiking, and camping. I am always looking at the world around me & how to photograph it.

Website – http://www.flickr.com/photos/shawng13

Image Description – A sunflower field nearing the end of it’s beauty.

Location – Beech Creek, Pennsylvania

Photographic Gear – Nikon D90, Nikon 18-105vr lens

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop Elements 7.0

By: Will Shieh

Biography: Avid photographer who loves nature.

Website – N/A

Image Description – Beautiful Cabin Creek Falls located in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Location – La Jolla

Photographic Gear – Canon XSI + Sigma 10-20mm

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS4

By: Dotty Weber

Biography: I have always taken photos of my kids & on vacations. But after I went digital the world seemed to open up to me via thousands of opportunities to shot as much as I wanted. I love it!

Website – http://wesdotphotography.com

Image Description – This is a shot of one of the barns at Mormon Row in early September at sunrise. The fog at the base of the Tetons is hanging over the Snake River.

Location – Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Photographic Gear – Canon 40D, Sigma 17-70mm

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop CS3

Photo By: Philip Langford

Biography: I haven’t stopped shooting images since I was handed down a Mercury 35mm camera in 1966.

Website – http://www.GoSportPhotos.com

Image Description – The Palace Wreck is the remains of a Norwegian steel hulled brigantine that was forced onto a Grand Cayman Island reef during a storm in 1903. The wreckage is in very shallow water of about eight to ten feet. She is in very small pieces that provide a home for almost every sort of fish and invertebrate represented on the island. Some fish commonly observed here include puffer fish, scorpion fish, flying gurnards, stingrays, parrot fish, and juvenile lobsters. Much of the old rusting hulk remains above the water line, which makes her easy to locate as a beach dive.

Location – Grand Cayman Island

Photographic Gear – Canon 10D , 100-400L @ 400mm

Image Editing Software Used – Photoshop Elements

Photo By: Georgiann Cingo

Biography: I’m an amateur photographer three years.

Website – http://karmaticcreations.zenfolio.com/

Image Description – Sunrise over the Atlantic .

Location – Near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photographic Gear – Canon P&S

Image Editing Software Used – Paint Shop Pro

Photo By: Amanda Ritter

Biography: I am a self taught photographer. The learning curve that photography has to offer keep me wanting more. I learn every time I shoot and every time I edit. I feel like I finally found that “something” in life I truly love and have a passion for.

Website – http://www.amandaritterphotography.com

Image Description – Watching my 7 year old daughter fly a kite for the very first time while on vaction. My view from under our beach umbrella.

Location – South Myrtle Beach, SC (Surfside)

Photographic Gear – Canon 50d, 24-70L f/2.8

Image Editing Software Used – Lightroom 2 & Photoshop Elements 7