Image “Arches, Window, and Juniper” by Martin Bozone
We thank all of the GNPA members who participated in the 8th Annual “Stand in Ansel Adams Footsteps.” There were over 200 entries submitted with 135 photos from over 50 photographers on display.
We also wish to thank Greg Comstock for being the judge and selecting the following winners. It was a great show with many wonderful photographs.
The exhibit at the Hudgens Art Center will remain open here until April 27 and is available for viewing from 10:am-4:00pm Tuesday through Saturday. Head on to the Hudgens and enjoy the beautiful work.
Back by popular demand, GNPA is returning to Yellowstone for its first “club trip” in five years!
Come capture the wonder of one of America’s favorite national parks!
We’re taking TWO sessions this time.
May 9th – 13th
May 13th- 17th
Picture it…
You’ll be exploring (as conditions permit) Mammoth Hot Springs; Lamar Valley and Hayden Valley; the Yellowstone, Madison, and Gibbon rivers; upper, middle and lower Geyser Basin and Old Faithful Geyser; Grand Prismatic; geothermal areas such as Back Sand Basin and Fountain Paint Pots; the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone; and more! We will set our daily itinerary based on the conditions given to us each day.
You’ll encounter…
Majestic landscapes, wildlife (bison, grisly and black bear), wolves, coyote, pronghorn, big horn, fox, elk, and many bird species. PLUS, spring is when the babies come out, so be sure to keep a keen eye out mothers with babies!
Small groups…
From daylight to dusk, trip coordinators (Mary Jo Cox and Anna DeStefano) will lead a group of six GNPA members per session. Keeping our numbers small allows coordinators to offer attendees the best possible opportunity to capture Yellowstone’s magic.
Register Today!
This event is for GNPA Members Only. Sign in below to register and access more details.
Click Here to view and download the Yellowstone May 2024 Program [REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.]
The winners of the 5th Annual OIWC/GNPA Photo Contest were announced on October 21st, 2023 at a Photographers Award/Reception event at Oatland Island Wildlife Center.
Honorable Mention – Pelican at First Light, Jack Watts
Honorable Mention – Salacia’s Bonnet, Jill Howard Church
Honorable Mention – Singular, Alyson Betz
A Gallery of all these winning photos was hung at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. The framed photos are for sale with 25% of each sale going to the Friends of Oatland Island.
To Access the Online Gallery of All Winners CLICK HERE.
To Access the Video Announcement with the Judge’s critiques CLICK HERE.
Thanks to all the participants of this contest. There were so many awesome photos that were entered! Your participation is appreciated.
Best in Show – Cypress Fog by Barry Vangrov. Article by Kathy Aspy.
Each fall, GNPA partners with the Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) and the Roswell Fine Arts Association (RFAA) for an event in the annual citywide Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Twenty-four (24) photographic images were selected to be exhibited in the CNC River Resource Gallery in Roswell, Georgia, from over 180 photos submitted by GNPA photographers. These photos were then given to RFAA be interpreted by their member artists. When brought to the CNC for hanging, the photographic image and the artist’s interpretation were hung side-by-side…thus the Double Vision title.
The theme of this year’s gallery is “Water Through Georgia: From Mountains to the Sea.”
In previous years, this exhibit has been very well received. From the opening reception for the artists, to the walk-through traffic at the CNC, visitors were very enthusiastic of the concept.
Please come by the nature center and see the full gallery and enjoy some photography while you are there. (https://www.chattnaturecenter.org/)
First Place – Lotus Position – Thomas Yackley
This year winners are:
People’s Choice – Linda Coatsworth
HM – The Mirage- Sara Aspy
HM – Jekyll Sunset – Annamarie Rewal
Third – Fiery Sky Over Lake Lanier – Cory Huntington
Saturday, September 23, 2023, is National Public Lands Day. As part of commemorating this day, Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites (Friends) hosts Your State Parks Day, a day when volunteers arrive at Parks throughout the state to participate in park projects and give back to the places that offer us a wonderful setting in which to enjoy nature. Friends is a Conservation Partner with GNPA and would love to have a photographer on hand at each park to record the efforts of the volunteers.
This year, Friends are launching a state-wide project to help park guests and volunteers learn about birds, bats, and bees, and the crucial role these and other pollinators provide in our day-to-day world. Projects will include trail clean up, installing bat boxes, beautifying areas around park offices and entrances, sprucing up or planting pollinator gardens, and a variety of other tasks depending on individual Park needs.
Photo Credit: Lisa Westberry
Times may vary from park to park, but most participate from 9 AM to 2 PM. No problem if you have an afternoon commitment and need to leave a bit early. At some parks drinks and lunch will be provided and work usually stops between 12 and 1 when everyone gathers to eat. Entry into the Parks will be free for anyone volunteering and all volunteers will receive a free t-shirt.
Friends is asking for GNPA photographers to take photos of the volunteers at work. Photos will be used on social media, in Friends publications and mailings, and may be archived to promote Your State Parks Day in future years. Our partners at Friends provide full photo credit to both the photographer and to GNPA whenever an image is used.
Photo Credit: Lisa Westberry
GNPA members are mostly nature photographers, not event or portrait photographers. However, Your State Parks Day is an easy event to shoot. Volunteers are glad to be there and love being photographed while they work. No special equipment is needed, just a camera. If you’re not there, someone will be taking photos with a cell phone – great for social media, but not so great for print purposes. Photographing this event is much like taking candid photos of your own family, including the group shots where someone is invariably looking in the wrong direction!
Photo Credit: Lisa Westberry
It’s a no-stress event. Interested?? Please email Lisa Westberry at cons_dnr@gnpa.org to get more information and/or sign up. She can provide more details on how to shoot the event, which park is near you, answer any questions, etc. Mark September 23 on your calendar and bring your camera to a state park for a fun morning!
