Life is a rich stew of pain, pleasures, new discoveries and chance meetings. I’m waxing philosophical here because of my Internet friendship with James Winters, a professional musician and amateur photographer, who comments frequently here on my blog site. I’ve written about James’ heart-felt photography before (http://blog.lesterpickerphoto.com/2011/03/31/an-eye-for-photography/).
In a recent post on the Nikonians website, Jim credited me and another photographer with inspiring him to think more seriously about his gift. Sure enough, a day later this other photographer sent me a blog comment and so, curiously, I visited his website …

I am incredibly honored to have been named to the faculty of the prestigious Nikonians Academy (http://www.nikoniansacademy.com/viewFacultyPage.html?page_id=7). Nikonians is the world’s largest organization of Nikon devotees. It is a wealth of information on anything Nikon… and more. Their forums are chock full of useful information about photography in general and I often contribute to them as my schedule permits. It’s also my go-to resource when I have a technical question.

As a faculty-member, I will be offering workshops in the field for accomplished and aspiring photographers. The wonderful thing about Nikonians workshops …

It’s now official. After months of planning, I will be offering a photography workshop for the Nikonians Academy in the Yukon, a place I love dearly. The course will run from August 27th to September 4th, the absolutely most spectacular time of the year to be in Canada’s famed Yukon Territory.
http://www.nikoniansacademy.com/all/viewWorkshop.html?course_id=838
Late August is the drop-dead gorgeous Fall season in Yukon. We will begin our journey in Whitehorse, where the Yukon’s only international airport is located. After an orientation session we drive by commercial vans to Dawson City, site of the …