Our June Monthly Meeting will be on Thursday,
June 8, 2023 at 6:45 pm!
The monthly club meeting is a free event for anyone who shares a passion for photography, from the total beginner with your phone to a professional with multiple gear sets. Please join us in-person or online and invite anyone who may be interested in exploring and learning about photography!
We meet at Atlanta Tech Park at 107 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. You are welcome to arrive at 6:15 pm for fellowship and social time to meet new and current members.
Access the June Meeting online on June 8th at 6:45 pm:
Meeting ID: 816 9702 4613
Passcode: 138693
Our June Speaker is Tom Wilson and the topic will be “Tom’s Favorite Nature Photo Spots in Georgia”!
If you enjoy learning about new places to take beautiful photos close to home, you won’t want
to miss Tom’s presentation! Not only will he tell you where these gems of nature can be found in
Georgia, but he’ll show you examples of the types of photos you can take.
Tom will present 35 of his favorite nature photo locations in Georgia with descriptions of the
kinds of photographic opportunities are available there, best times to go and basics on how to get there. Participants will be given a list of the locations and addresses that can be entered into
their phone or GPS for turn-by-turn directions.
About Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson began making photographs at age 40. His work stems from a life-long love of
nature and the outdoors. He has worked extensively on the Chattahoochee River providing images for the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy, Georgia River Network, The Atlanta Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, and other conservation-oriented organizations.
Tom believes strongly that nature photographers should be nature advocates and use their cameras to protect and preserve our vanishing natural world, documenting the threats to our precious resources and sharing the beauty that makes it worth protecting. He works extensively
to document natural areas of Georgia and provide images to organizations such as the
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, The National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Georgia River Network, Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, The Atlanta Audubon Society, Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy and others.
Tom retired from a 33-year career as an Executive with the Boy Scouts of America in December of 2016 to pursue Nature Photography full time. Tom enjoys hiking, camping, birding, amateur astronomy, astrophotography and just about anything else that gets him outside.
Tom’s work has appeared in Blue Ridge Country Magazine, The Atlantan Magazine, National
Geographic Maps, Environmental Monitor, Southern Exposure Magazine (cover), The Nature Conservancy Magazine and North Fulton Living, in addition to numerous calendars, books
(including "The Official Boy Scout Handbook 13th edition) and web sites. His photos were
selected by the National Park Service to be the centerpiece of the Chattahoochee River "Healthy Parks" campaign in 2005 and 2006 appearing on MARTA Buses and Billboards throughout the
Atlanta Area.
His work has also been displayed in numerous public spaces including Shepherd Spinal Center,
Hartsfield-Jackson international Airport, and the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Headquarters.
Tom has won numerous awards including Roswell Photographic Society’s Photographer of
the Year, Grand Prize Winner in the Nikon "Publish Your Passion” Photo Essay Contest,
Travel Photographer's Network "Image of the Year" 2003, First Place in the Atlanta Audubon
Society 2008 Photo Contest and the very prestigious "All Time Winner" from Better
Photo.com's 20th anniversary contest.