Composition Considerations: From Fine Art to Photo Stories Crafting a great composition doesn’t start with the rule of thirds or leading lines or color, it starts with knowing the purpose of your photograph. There’s a spectrum of answers – from fine art to photo stories – and knowing your purpose helps you make the best… continue reading »
Photos had be captured between November 10th and December 9, 2025, and based on a winter theme. Three entries per person were allowed. Images could not include any watermarking. Entries were accepted up until the member meeting on December 9th. Voting took place at the meeting and online via Zoom chat. The first-place award was… continue reading »
Our Wednesday, November 12th meeting featured ASONP member Bill Rome, who has photographed Prince William Sound since 1985. His special interest is to document the changes to the glaciers over the past 39 years. Bill presented travel through the ice, the different types of glacier calving, the amazing, artistic sculptures of the icebergs and how they interact… continue reading »
Typically our favorite meeting, members display images they created over the past summer season. This meeting is always the beginning of a new season of ASONP meetings, which will now run through May, 2026. Meetings are typically the second Tuesday evening of each month. The group met in the Aspen room at the BP Energy… continue reading »
Our presenter was Gayle Neufeld, who shared photos from her trip to Borneo last year! Gayle talked about photographing the unique wildlife of Borneo in a dark, wet environment with a malfunctioning camera, and the conservation activities taking place to preserve this wonderful diversity. Located in Southeast Asia, Borneo is the world’s third largest island… continue reading »
Donna Gail Shaw presented images and videos captured using her trail camera gear in and around Far North Bicentennial Park in Anchorage. Donna shared with the group her ideas, suggestions and techniques at the April member meeting. Donna also spoke of issues she has experienced with cameras being damaged for four-legged as well as two-legged… continue reading »
Speakers were Jeff Schultz, founder and former owner of Alaska Stock, and Michael DeYoung, a top contributor to Alaska Stock. Both have spent many hours over the past 35 years discussing what makes an impactful and/or sellable image, and both are longtime ASONP members. Jeff and Michael featured some of their favorite and most successful… continue reading »
Beth L Rosenberg has worked at with bears for the past 15 years, first at Anan Creek in Southeast Alaska and then at McNeil River on the northern Alaska Peninsula. In 2024, she formed the Brown Bear Research Lab, dedicated to the study of behavior and mapping habitat use. Currently, she is part of an… continue reading »
Colin Tyler presented ‘Cuba’. Colin shared his favorite images, videos, and experiences from this fascinating and welcoming nation that was out of reach and often misunderstood by so many Americans. He also discussed approved reasons for travel to Cuba (as put forth by the US Dept. of State) and showed the group what a… continue reading »
Our speaker was Bill Rome, who presented “Alaska’s Sky, Nature’s Canvas.” He first presented a digital slide-show of amazing cloud formations of Alaska collected from 1996-2024. This was followed by a time-compressed 16-minute video of dramatic cloud movement. The video will show 72 hours of actual time from several locations filmed between 1996 and 2009…. continue reading »