CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS
Photographers Trail Notes welcomes the opportunity to partner with other photographers to help expand the geographic and creative footprint of the website. Contributing partners share a passion for landscape photography, the care, and conservation of the locations along with the quality standards and integrity of Photographers Trail Notes.
Rick Berk
Rick is a professional fine art nature and landscape photographer based in Maine's midcoast. During his career, Rick worked as a technical specialist for Canon USA training photographers and consumers on Canon technology. He now works full-time behind the camera, traveling extensively to produce stunningly eye-catching photographs.
His focus on the tonal and spatial relationships in a scene, careful attention to detail, and creative use of light produce some of the best images you will find of the Northeast. Rick, is an instructor for Blue Hour Photo Ventures, and Santa Fe Workshops.
Jeffrey Davis
Jeff works as a documentary filmmaker and photographer, producer for PBS and other television programming, and fundraiser and advocate for a range of causes. Through the years, Jeff has traveled and worked in over fifty countries and remains captivated by nature and connections with diverse people and cultures.
Jeff is drawn to the power of compelling story and inspirational change and continues to cherish the wilderness and diverse cultures. Through the years, Jeff has explored remote open spaces in Bhutan, Tibet, Iceland, Nepal, Kenya, Vietnam, Norway, Morocco, Tanzania, Peru, Kenya, Namibia, Alaska, Alberta, Zambia, New Zealand, British Columbia, Argentina, Chile, Newfoundland, and other regions of the world.
DARRON FRANTA
Darron’s love for photography began during his pre-teen years in Texas. After living in the darkroom and spending years shooting weddings and private events and a wide variety of assignments for his high school, hometown newspaper and college, the corporate world called, and the camera was shelved for nearly two decades. He returned to the familiarity of looking through a lens in 2012. This time, the natural world was the subject.
Having first been moved by the scenery and grand landscapes of the desert southwest, he has committed himself to explore and share all that he can. Since embarking on this passion, he has photographed national parks, state parks and little-known areas all across the U.S. His work is displayed in offices, owned by individuals and has been published. He is an artist-in-residence at Crossroads Art Center in his current hometown of Richmond, Va.
“Nothing makes me happier than bringing intimate, serene or jaw-dropping landscapes into people’s personal homes or workspaces so that they can enjoy daily, the outdoors ... indoors. Through my work, I hope to provide a sense of awe and impart an appreciation of our protected lands and beautiful world.”
Darron can be contacted at: Darron@frantaphotography.com. His Instagram account is: #franta.photography
Dave Long
I live the majority of the year in Massachusetts, splitting my time between the Boston area and Cape Cod. I have been working professionally as a landscape photographer for the last ten years and travel extensively throughout New England teaching landscape photography through my workshops and tours, my twelve e-books, camera club presentations, landscape blogs and postings to my large social media community.
I was recently named one of the Top 8 New England Landscape Photographers by Peerless Magazine and my work has been featured by Outdoor Photographer, The Boston Globe, Newport Life, Cape Cod Magazine, and Boston Voyager. I am a frequent guest speaker on national landscape photography podcasts and at New England camera clubs. My work can also be seen on many calendars including The Light of New England, Maine Life and Vermont Living as well as advertising done on VisitMA, the official advertising site for the state of Massachusetts.
Don Metz
I am a landscape and wildlife photographer based out of Denver. My approach to photography reflects my belief that a strong connection to nature is essential for human existence. In a time where civilization incessantly encroaches on our wildernesses and we struggle to defend our natural treasures I believe that capturing and sharing compelling images is an important enticement to ensure these lands are preserved for future generations.
We have a moral obligation to be responsible stewards of this planet and I hope my photography inspires people to conserve and protect our natural treasures and to encourage people to experience it for themselves.
Wolfe Repass
Based in Denver, Colorado, Wolfe has over 10 years of photography experience specializing in landscapes and wildlife. As part of these pursuits, Wolfe has traveled to 20+ countries across 5 continents, and spent several years living and working in Asia.
Wolfe is passionate about nature and believes that preserving the world's last great wild places, and the things that live within them, is one of our generation's greatest responsibilities.
Check out his website at www.wolferepass.com
Matt Reynolds
I am a photographer living in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
What started as a hobby, quickly became an all-consuming passion. Landscape photograph is my escape and my way of expressing my creative side.
Photography has brought me to many places and given me a new appreciation and respect for the world around me. While New England is my home and main area of concentration, wherever I am I always seek out interesting locations in my quest for that elusive best possible image.
With photography there is always a new technique to learn, a new location to visit, another way to approach the same scene. My goal is to capture a location in the best light possible, this often requires extensive planning.
I am delighted to share my insights on this site with others that have a similar passion to find that next location and create the best possible image.
Davesh Shingari
Davesh has been practicing photography for past 7 years and has traveled 20 states and explored more than 30 National Parks in past 3 years. Davesh is an adventurer and loves hiking, backpacking. He has hiked highest peak of California (Mt. Whitney), Colorado (Mt. Elbert), Arizona (Humphrey Peak - 13 times) and many more. He has also backpacked through multiple wilderness areas of Grand Canyon, Utah, Colorado, California, and Washington. Being born and raised in lower Himalayas in India, Davesh has special affection with mountains and loves capturing alpine glow over mountain ranges.
Deb Snelson
Deb Snelson is a full-time Nature and Landscape Photographer with a special leaning towards shooting in the silently beautiful dawn and dusk hours of the day. Her passion started with a course in photography and the dark room in London, England and continued throughout her non-photography related career that included advanced degrees in Geology. Eventually she came back to her photography passion full time in 1999, traded her Canon AI for a digital version, and has been traveling throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and other European countries for the past 25 years. Her extensive work is published in calendars, travel guidebooks, magazines, online educational resources, book covers, designer walls, and even a TV show set. She wrote 3 beginner eBooks and presented her early work on Blue Hour photography to local photography clubs. “I like to think that my love of the natural world and all the geologic processes that created it can be expressed in my photography of beautiful places.”
Rob Strain
Rob Strain's love affair with light and form began when he was given a camera and darkroom equipment as an early teen. Since then he has been published in many magazines, written the e-book How to Photograph Sand Dunes of the American Southwest and he now writes the Photoboomers newsletter, with the objective to "Enhance the Better Half of Life Through Photography". Rob is also available for private and small group custom workshops as well as serving as a guide in many locations.
His portfolio reflects influences or Ansel Adams' tone system and the challenges of tooth shades as an Accredited Cosmetic Dentist. The play of light and reflected color are a dominant themes. The golden proportion as seen in works of Renaissance masters help define "beauty" and certainly affect his eye for a scene. The discovery of a metaphorical scene makes his day! When light, compositions and metaphors happen at once, the results become magical.
interested in being a contributing partner?
Photographers Trail Notes welcomes the opportunity to partner with others to help expand the geographic and creative footprint of the website while providing exposure and recognition (links to personal websites, promoting events and workshops) to other photographers which have a passion for landscape photography.
It is important that contributing partners share similar values, care and conservation of the locations, quality standards, integrity and goals as Photographers Trail Notes.