PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION

John Greengo

Instructor John Greengo is a professional photographer with more than 20 years of experience as well as a degree in photography from Oregon State University. He is a member of the Travels to the Edge TV field crew and has been assisting with Art Wolfe around the world for several years.

Trained as a photojournalist, John has since followed his own interests including sports, travel, adventure, nature and wildlife. Having spent several years in the retail end of the photography business he equally as quick to demystify the quirkiest camera problem as he is to lend a hint for a better composition.

Currently specializing in teaching photography, John has put together a unique collection of basic photography courses that illustrate all the critical elements of the craft into easy-to-understand, bite-sized, pieces. While John may be based Seattle, he is very popular among his students from more than 25 countries around the world. His weekly photo class webinars are tuned into by more than a thousand people from Spain to Singapore.

Visit SEMINARS to review John’s current class listings.

Gavriel Jecan

Gavriel Jecan was born in Romania and began his photography career early at the age of 10, shooting black-and-white with a Russian camera, often on hiking trips with his father in the mountains. His early love of nature evolved into rock climbing, and Jecan competed on the Romanian University varsity team.

In 1986, Jecan literally climbed his way out of Communist Romania, escaping to Greece and then emigrating to the U.S.  In 1994, he joined Art Wolfe, Inc., traveling as Art Wolfe’s assistant.  Jecan has traveled on all of the major trips that Wolfe has made worldwide since then.  The quality and scope of Jecan’s shooting quickly gained him representation by two of the world’s largest international stock photography agencies.

Jecan’s photos have appeared as cards and calendars worldwide as well as in books and magazines, including Megadiversity, National Geographic, Outside, International Wildlife, NaturFoto, and Terre Sauvage.

His latest panoramic work has been featured in an international ad campaign for Hasselblad. Gavriel currently resides in Khon Kaen, Thailand, with his wife and son.

Jay Goodrich

Jay Goodrich is an internationally published and celebrated photographer. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies, trade publications, national and international magazines and books, graphic designers, architects, builders, commercial printers, and many others.

Jay’s fine art prints have hung in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, CO, The State Capitol of Colorado, Borders Book Stores, and Barnes and Noble Book Stores.

His professional affiliations include memberships to the North American Nature Photography Association, Canon CPS, and Editorial Photographers (EP).

One of Jay’s greatest gifts is his ability to share his great passion for photography with others. He has the ability to effectively communicate one-on-one with individuals in his intimate workshops, because it is possible to see the growth of their photography skills on a daily basis.

Jay teaches about four small-group workshops a year in some of this world’s most amazing locations. When Jay is not traveling the world he lives in Mount Vernon, Washington with his wife Heather, their daughter Jade, son Micah, and their trusty Samoyed Anya.

James B. Martin

James Martin has written and photographed professionally since 1989 with articles and photographs appearing in Sports Illustrated, Summit, Smithsonian, Outside, Backpacker, Climbing, Outdoor and Travel Photography, Boys' Life, Ranger Rick, Outdoor Photographer, Destination, Blue, Audubon, and Rock & Ice.

Recently released is Martin’s Digital Photography Outdoors, 2nd edition (Mountaineer Books) and importantly, Planet Ice, a survey of ice that elucidates the relationship between climate and ice, and the action of ice on the landscape. See www.planeticebook.com. Masters of Disguise: the natural history of chameleons, The Northwest Cascades Crest, Mount Rainier, Sierra, Extreme Alpinism and the children’s books, Hiding Out: camouflage in the wild and Dragons in the Trees, Living Fossils and Frogs are among his published book titles.

He leads photography tours around the world for and has traveled extensively in Africa, Madagascar, Antarctica, Europe, Borneo, Indonesia, and S.E. Asia.

Emily Wilson

Emily M. Wilson is a Pacific Northwest native. She has traveled N. Africa and parts of the Middle East for business and pleasure. She spent her early professional years in both travel and sales/marketing fields with Fortune 500 companies. Working with individual travel agencies, corporate wholesalers, major airlines, cruise lines, and adventure travel companies Emily greatly diversified her travel expertise during her early career years. Emily currently enjoys giving informative travel narratives and lectures about North Africa and the Middle East, addressing cross-cultural interests, religion, women in varying cultures and other interesting and valuable themes. Of all her destinations, Emily Wilson prefers N. Africa & the Middle East. These keen interests lead Emily, in 1996, to attain two additional university degrees. That year (1996), Emily graduated with honors in Near Eastern Studies and Comparative Religions specializing in North Africa, the Middle East and Islam.

Owning her own business, Emily Unlimited, for over 20 years, Emily Wilson additionally works as a professional organizer and "Clutter Controller". A veteran "Gold Circle" member of N.A.P.O. (National Association of Professional Organizers of America).

Emily M. Wilson has been married to Michael A. Rich for more than 30 years. The Seattle couple has a teenage son, Garret G. Richwilson.