2015 Speakers - Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain
Nature Photography Weekend
— 2015 Featured Speakers —
Vinny Colucci
Presenter and award-winning photographer Vinny Colucci has
been an active photographer since 1979 and a shooting professional
since 1995. He has photographed from North Carolina to the West
Coast and north to the Canadian Rockies. Along with his wife,
Annette, Vinny conducts nature and wildlife photography
workshops throughout the year.
Vinny is an active outdoorsman and a member of Nikon
Professional Services and Wimberley Professional Services as well
as a sponsored Gura Gear photographer. His images have appeared
in multiple publications, including Nature Photographer Magazine,
New Bern Travel Magazine, Microwave Journal and various other publications. He also has authored and coauthored multiple books.
His speaking engagements have included Popular Photography Magazine, as well as Recreational Equipment Inc.
(REI), Florida’s Birding and Photo Fest, Orlando Wetlands Festival and several universities around the country.
www.vinnycolucci.com
Brian Call
Brian Call discovered a passion for nature photography in the years following
graduation from Montserrat College of Art, where he studied fine arts and
graduated in 1985 with a major in Illustration and a minor in Graphic Design.
Through the use of composition and light, his images capture a sense of
intimacy and wonder while reflecting his passion and devotion to protecting
the natural environment. Brian has been exhibiting his work in both solo
and group exhibitions for several years and is exhibiting at Clyde Butcher’s
Big Cypress Gallery and at Prints Giclee Shop in Miami, where he is also
employed as an Imaging Specialist.
His work is collected both nationally and internationally. His photographs
have been published in a variety of media including television, print and the
world wide web. Some of his credits include Time Life, Nature’s Best Magazine,
National Wildlife, National Parks Magazine, PBS, Nature Photographer,
Miami Monthly, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Everglades National Park, Biscayne
National Park and the Deering Estate at Cutler.
www.briancallphotography.com
Alistair Nicol
Alistair Nicol is an award-winning fine art landscape photographer
based in Charleston, South Carolina. Born in Cape Town, South Africa,
Alistair developed a love for both the ocean and the mountains at a
very young age. Whether he was hiking and exploring Table Mountain
or surfing the many beaches, his thirst for adventure and the outdoors
started early. Capturing and remembering this incredible natural
world has always been a passion for him.
Alistair leads outdoor landscape photography workshops year-round
in North and South Carolina through Mountains to Sea Workshops,
where he offers private and group photo excursions and expeditions
from Charleston, OBX, Western NC Mountains and Highlands.
While specializing in landscape and fine art photography, Alistair also
works on assignment and commercial freelance projects with select clients.
www.coastalinsight.com | www.mountainstoseaworkshops.com
David Marx
David Marx teaches digital photography field workshops and Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom. David’s field workshops are usually small group
events in America’s National Parks and other beautiful places. Over the
past decade, David has taught programs for the Rocky Mountain School
of Photography, the American Society of Media Photographers,
FirstLight Photography Workshops and at the Viewfinder Center for
Photography in Zermatt, Switzerland.
David is also an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop Lightroom. His
entertaining software teaching style works well for photography students of all skill levels. David is currently creating Photoshop Lightroom video tutorials each week for subscribers to msjphotography.com
and teaching photography online at TheArcanum.com.
www.davidmarx.com
Justin Black
Justin Black has been a professional nature photographer since 1995 and is
also a writer and photo business professional with extensive and diverse
experience as a gallery curator, photo licensing expert and photo editor.
He was the longtime general manager of Galen Rowell’s Mountain Light
Photography and also served as executive director of the International
League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). Justin has photo-edited
several large-format books including “Galen Rowell: A Retrospective”
(2006) and “Fresh Water: The Essence of Life” (2010).
An experienced photo travel leader to whom the editors of Outdoor
Photographer magazine have referred as a “photo safari expert,” Justin has
earned a reputation as a highly effective teacher who provides constructive
and insightful advice and critique. In 2011, he founded Visionary Wild, a
photo travel and workshops company for passionate photographers seeking to bring greater meaning, purpose
and quality to their photography.
He is a regular contributor of feature articles to Outdoor Photographer magazine, and his assignment clients
have included National Geographic Adventure, Sierra, and Nature Conservancy magazines, Fujifilm, Nikon,
Mastercard and The World Wildlife Fund. He has been published and exhibited internationally and is
represented by The G2 Gallery.
www.justinblackphoto.com | www.visionarywild.com