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Linda Lee, Volunteer Director

I was recruited by my dear friends, Barbara Santos and Rich Santos, to work as the Volunteer Director for the first ever Maui Photo Festival.
We have all worked together for years on the San Francisco Writers Conference, here in the Bay Area.
I was hardly thinking about photography as I set up my volunteer staff and began scheduling and planning my .trip to Maui with my daughter Trini as my assistant. I used to live in Maui, so I was looking forward to getting back there and seeing how much it has changed in the last two decades.

I was impressed by the sheer generosity of the Photographers and of course the talent was endless. Many of our volunteers are quite talented in their own right, and the generous and warm Aloha spirit was alive and well during the Festival.

Trini and I are going to buy a good starter camera based on many of the attendees and photographers recommendations, and hopefully we can make it to a few classes in between our duties in 2010.
We both learned how to take better photos with our point and shoot camera, thanks to people like Zane Mathias, (go and see his amazing images, I love them!) http://www.zanemathias.com/ and Jim Sugar, www.jimsugar.com/ and Eddie Tapp, www.eddietapp.com taking a few moments to help show us how to take better photos. Thanks guys! I have certainly improved and I even learned how to set the flash, thanks to Zane~ he was patient and a good teacher.

If you are interested in attending the 2010 Maui Photo Festival, please visited their website here to sign up now

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Maui Photo Festival Presenting Pro's

2010 Dates:

August 25-29, 2010
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	Stacy Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. She went on to become one of only two women to win the NPPA Military Photographer of the year competition and the only woman to have won it twice. In the fall of 2004, Stacy attended Syracuse University where she was presented with the Associated Collegiate Press Award. Since that time, her work has been publicized in Time Magazine, New York Times, CNN, Oscar-nominated PBS production: Operation Home Coming, and GQ Magazine: This is Our War. Most notably, Stacy was featured in national magazines Pink, Popular Photography and Newsweek, where she shared her experiences as a female combat photojournalist. Stacy’s quirky photo project titled "Birth Control Glasses" was featured at LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph and her portrayal of combat experiences in Iraq titled "Inside An Ambush" was highlighted in the NPPA Magazine that same year. Stacy is also an NPPA Women in Photojournalism and Atlanta Photojournalism Contest award winner. Her images are currently exhibited in Charleston, S.C. and L.A., California. Stacy freelances worldwide and is the acting Director at the Charleston Center for Photography. For more information see http://www.f8pj.com/
	Andy Dunaway has won multiple photographic awards and honors over his 20 years as a combat photojournalist. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology 1993. Over the last two decades, Andy’s work has been featured in publications like National Geographic, Newsweek, New York Times and Time to name a few. He has documented military conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Africa, Haiti and three tours in Iraq. Andy served as Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's personal photographer and was a lead editor on the Department of Defense Inauguration media team. Andy currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina, where he continues to travel the world as a photojournalist. For more information see http://www.f8pj.com/
	Eddie Tapp is an award-winning photographer, lecturer, consultant and author on digital imaging issues. Eddie hails from Atlanta, Georgia, as an award-winning photographer with over 20 years of experience in computer technology, Eddie has been actively involved in educating and consulting corporations, studios and agencies in the applications of digital imaging workflow, color management, pre-press and digital photography globally through workshops, seminars, on-site consulting and training. Clients include Epson, Eastman Kodak, Foveon, Polaroid, Apple Computer, The Society for Imaging Science and Technology, Dynacolor Graphics, Marathon Press, H&H Color Lab, CPQ Color Lab, PhotoLogic (Ireland), PGC (Japan), DOD, DOE, US Army, US Navy, and other Government agencies along with a list of photographic studio operations. He has also served as print judge at many professional photographic competitions and is a Nationally Qualified Juror for the Professional Photographers of America association in Electronic Imaging. Eddie is Director of the Institute of Visual Arts in Maui, Hawaii, an Explorer of Light with Canon USA and on the Photoshop "Dream Team" with NAPP. He served 6 years as the Chairman of the Committee on Digital and Advanced Imaging for the Professional Photographers of America where he holds the Master of Photography, Master of Electronic Imaging & Photographic Craftsman degrees, API (Approved Photographic Instructor), and is a Certified Professional Photographer. He also is the Commercial Council representative to PPA for the GPPA. His articles have appeared in The Professional Photographer, Photo Electronic Imaging, Infoto magazine, Southern Exposure Digital Capture and others and has served on Adobe's Photoshop beta team for 6, 7, CS 1 & 2. For more information see www.eddietapp.com
	Judy Host is recognized internationally as an accomplished portrait photographer, with studios located in both Northern California and Atlanta, Georgia. A gifted professional with a unique talent for capturing the innocence and trust that lies within the heart of every individual has earned her the respect and recognition of her colleagues for more than a decade. Judy had that rare ability to create a special rapport with her clients that ultimately tells a story or reflects a feeling in that one-of-a-kind portrait. Her skill to paint within natural light and to attend to the smallest detail of the composition is a trait that explains why many times her portraits are mistaken for paintings. Judy had been featured in several publications for her outstanding environmental portraiture. In 2004 she was featured in Rangefinder magazine as one of “Today’s Top Children’s Photographers.” Her work has been selected for national exhibition by the Professional Photographers of America, where she holds a Masters and Craftsman degree. Judy has received three Kodak Gallery awards, given to those photographers who excel in creativity and the pursuit of excellence in quality. Her images have been exhibited at Epcot Center and are part of a traveling loan collection. In 2004, Judy was selected by the Hollywood Foreign Press to include a portrait session in the presenter gift box for the Golden Globes. The response was so great that she was asked to participate again in 2005. Judy has photographed for Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, Mehki Phifer, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman and many more. She is currently working with InStyle magazine to publish images on the events leading up to the Golden Globes. In the last two years, Judy has traveled to Africa to photograph the presidents of Uganda and Rwanda, as well as several orphanages in both countries. She has traveled to Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand to document the progress of the tsunami survivors one year later. Judy teaches a series of workshops on the “Art of Lighting” and “Creating Your Own Style.” She is also introducing a new series of workshops with Eddie Tapp, a Canon Explorer of Light, and NAPP Hall of Famer. For more information see www.judyhost.com
	Born in Israel, the son of concentration camp survivors, Jack Reznicki moved to the US when he was four years old and grew up in Rochester, NY. With a newly minted BFA cum laude degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and after assisting some of the top photographers in New York, Jack opened his studio in 1980 and has become a well-know and respected commercial photographer. His creative problem solving photography has helped promote products and services for many companies such as Tylenol, The Wall Street Journal, Hyatt, Toys "R" Us, Kodak, Canon, Epson, Reader's Digest, Crest, AT&T, L'Oreal, Playtex, Johnson & Johnson, several Time Magazine covers, and numerous other Fortune 500 companies. The author of several books including "Studio and Commercial Photography- A Kodak Pro Workshop" book, published by Silver Pixel Press, is chock full of "insider" information about the advertising photography business. It explains in a conversational tone, how work progresses from concept to finished photograph. He is currently writing a column for Photoshop User Magazine with lawyer Edward Greenburg, called "The Copyright Zone". His insightful articles on photography were previously found in his popular "ProVision" column in Petersen's Photographic for over four years. A popular lecturer and teacher, Jack's intelligence and wit are evident in the numerous lectures and workshops that he gives to professional groups and colleges around the country and abroad. In his talks, Jack shows how creative thinking helps solve his clients' visual needs. Jack's lectures and workshops are well known for his open, direct style of communication, not to mention for his sense of humor. As an early advocate of digital photography, Jack has a direct and "plain English" approach in explaining digital photography to both beginners and experts. Along with many other awards, Jack was very proud to receive the IPC (International Photographic Council) Leadership medal for "Excellence in Studio Photography" at the United Nations. Jack was appointed a guest professor at Shandong University of Art and Design in Jinan, China. He is also a Mo-Tse Grand Master Photographer in China and proud to be named an Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography. Jack is also a Past President of the Professional Photographers of America. Jack is honored to be both one of the original "Canon Explorers of Light," one of the original "Epson Stylus Pros," host of the Epson Print Academy Track One, and a Sandisk "Photo Master." Jack also does Beta testing and consulting with Canon, Epson, Mamiya, Microsoft, x-Rite, Leaf digital backs, and Adobe. For more information see www.reznicki.com
	Rick Sammon has published 33 books including: Rick Sammon’s Secrets to Digital Photography; Face to Face — Rick Sammon’s Complete Guide to Photographing People; Rick Sammon’s Travel and Nature Photography; Rick Sammon’s Complete Guide to Digital Photography 2.0; Idea to Image; and Flying Flowers — the beauty of the butterfly. Rick is also the author of the Canon Digital Rebel XT lessons on the Canon Digital Learning Center and is a Canon Explorer of Light. He is also a member of the Explorers Club. Rick writes for PC Photo, Outdoor Photographer, Layers magazine and photo.net. He has produced seven interactive DVDs for photographers and Adobe Photoshop/Photoshop Elements users for rickspixelmagic.com. Rick also hosts five programs on kelbytraining.com, has hosted 10 episodes of the Canon Photo Safari on ESPN and has hosted 10 episodes on digital photography on the DIY network. Each year Rick travels the globe in search of new images and gives more than a dozen photography workshops and presentations around the world. He’s been to more than 100 destinations on the planet including the Arctic, Antarctica, Africa, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Galapagos, India, Indonesia, Namibia, Nepal and Papua New Guinea. When asked about his specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.” For more information see www.ricksammon.com
	Randy Jay Braun brings his retail art gallery experience to the Maui Photo Festival. For twenty years, he has profitably created, packaged, and sold his own photography as art. Randy currently owns Hawaiʼiʼs oldest-running fine-art photography gallery, established in 1989, featuring his own images, as well as the artwork of other photographers. Traditionally trained as a Registered Biological Photographer and skilled darkroom technician, Randy got his start as a staff medical photographer, specializing in heart surgery documentation. His lifeʼs journey then led him behind the scenes on Hollywood movie sets, where he further learned how to use and control the subtle properties of light. After spending the summer of 1983 working with Hawaiian children at the Kamehameha Schools on Oʼahu, Randy began to immerse himself with the indigenous culture of the islands. His breakthrough into the world of art came with his sepia-toned portfolio of traditional hula dancers. His hand-tinted images of the ancient dance seemed to bring viewers back to a gentler age. Randyʼs artistic, yet documentary-style work with the Hawaiian people has been compared to that of Edward S. Curtis, who created intriguing images of Native American Indian tribes with his camera a century ago. Randy says,“Art has to have soul. An image must evoke an emotion. A good photograph brings you in and won't let you go. As an artist and as a businessman, it is important for me to re-invent myself every so often. My style has evolved constantly throughout the years; moving from powerful black & white portraits, to wildly vivid panoramic landscapes. Currently, I enjoy being on the cutting edge of the digital photography revolution; this industry is a whole new ball game now.” For more information see www.randyjaybraun.com

Tony Novak-Clifford has been creating tantalizing food & beverage images for resort and restaurant clients throughout
Hawaii & The Pacific Rim for nearly a quarter century. A working commercial, editorial & fine art photographer for the past 20 years on Maui, Tony has been the recipient of numerous awards from the Hawaii Chapter of the American Advertising Federation and the Hawaii Journalism Association. His images have appeared in Travel & Leisure Magazine, Architectural Digest, Romantic Homes, Via Magazine, Honolulu Magazine, Spirit of Aloha, Hana Hou, Hemispheres, The Wine News, Wine Spectator, Food & Wine
and MENU.

“Food is a subject matter that has always fascinated me” says Tony. “It lends itself to dramatic light and interesting plays of texture and composition. To photograph food in fresh, new ways that truly accentuate the sensual nature of the dining experience is always a challenge and a delight.”

Tony Novak-Clifford is a member of Editorial Photographers. To see some of Tony’s work visit www.tonynovak-clifford.com