Lucas Gilman

Denver, Colorado

To call photographer Lucas Gilman a "world traveler" might be inaccurate, or at the very least, incomplete. The phrase brings up visions of dining in Parisian cafes, dancing in Rio at Carnival, or walking along the Great Wall of China. For Gilman, it might be more apt to say he is an extreme nature traveler. Gilman goes to the kinds of places that take five days to get to, arriving at the nearest airport, taking a Jeep as far as the roads can go, then hiking into depths of jungle, out over plains of ice, down treacherous river waterfalls, and into the farthest reaches of the globe. It's what he has to do to get the types of images that he's known for - where extreme athletes are displayed in astounding natural surroundings.

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Moose Peterson

Mammoth Lakes, California

Wildlife photographer Moose Peterson has been interacting with and appreciating nature all his life. Born in California, he grew up surrounded by nature, often exploring his local habitat with his family full of "shutter buggers." Growing up in the ’60s and ’70s allowed him to explore a California that, in the ’80s and ’90s, was quickly disappearing. Natural habitats were being replaced with new developments and the animals and wildlife were being displaced or forgotten, or worse yet, disappearing altogether.

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Mercury Megaloudis

Strathmore VIC, Australia

Sitting in his office, with shelves full of photography books, competition publications, and Tiffany and Armani catalogues as a backdrop, Australian photographer Mercury Megaloudis is no stranger to imagery; rather, he surrounds himself with it. He has continued to expose himself to new photographers, new ideas, and new tools for over thirty years, since he began exploring the darkroom at twelve years old.

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Joyce Wilson

Santa Barbara, California

Joyce Wilson’s remarkable career spans half a century, and it is her work that tells three stories of a distinguished career. In l961, she photographed children in a local Santa house, and during film delivery to the studio, realized her earlier art training could be useful. She was soon oil painting photographic portraits for local photographers, but felt the portraits of children were contrived and ordinary. She purchased a Rollicord, and enrolled in a photography class. After experimenting with her family as subjects, and honing her darkroom skills, Joyce announced she was in business.

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Rob Sheppard

Los Angeles, California

Rob Sheppard is a naturalist and nature photographer and videographer who says his favorite location is the one he is in at any time. Presently, he is spending a lot of time in the chaparral of Southern California and says that the chaparral is one of the wildest and least photographed ecosystems in the country. He is the author/photographer of over 30 books, a well-known speaker and workshop leader, and was the long-time editor of the prestigious Outdoor Photographer magazine.

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Brenda Tharp

Novato, California

Brenda Tharp work has inspired thousands and her workshops are sell-outs as she teaches students the technical and the aesthetic in workshops she leads throughout the world. Her imagery has been featured on the pages of Alaska Airlines, Audubon, Sierra, and Sunset magazines, as well as in books by National Geographic, Sierra Club, and Michelin. This year alone she will go to Tuscany (May), Glacier Bay, Alaska (July), Iceland (August), Namibia (Sept-Oct), India (Nov).

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Marcus Bell

Brisbane, Australia

Australia's Marcus Bell has established himself as one of the "Elite" working pros of today. His uncanny ability to tell a story with his pictures always results in breathtaking imagery and cutting edge techniques while holding true to the great photojournalists of a previous generation.

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Eddie Tapp

Professional Photographer, Educator, Author

Eddie Tapp has been one of the most visible and prolific teachers on digital imaging techniques for many years.  In fact, as one of the earliest adopters of digital technology, he helped to establish the genre of imaging instruction at a very high level.  
 
His commercial work, coupled with incredible teaching skills, have served him well and made a lasting impression in the photographic community.  In addition to his long list of awards, Eddie was honored with being inducted in the Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2006 and is a Canon Explorer of Light.

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Arthur Rainville

Portrait Artist/Educator Photographic Instructor

Arthur Rainville has been involved in portrait photography at a very high level for most of his life. His workshops and seminars are inspiring and always leave people touched by his warmth and creative expression not to mention his passion.

Arthur lives on the cutting edge of technology yet always with an eye to the great artists of the past. The teaching of his unique concepts began back in 1983 and he still teaches 10 -15 workshops or seminars each year.

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Storey Wilkins

Professional Wedding Photographer

Storey Wilkins from Toronto, Ontario, Canada is best at capturing the spirit of today's wedding beautifully, catering to a discerning clientele who know what they want. As her name might suggest, she has become one of the premier "Story-tellers" of this important day. Working to preserve the dignity, emotion, pageantry and love between her brides and grooms she has truly created a new way for brides to view their wedding photography and their photographer...

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Tony Sweet

Professional Landscape/Scenic Photographer, Photographic Instructor

In the past few years Tony has developed an almost cult-like following from former workshop students around the country. This quiet, soft-spoken former jazz musician has become of the most sought after in his field and his nature and scenic workshops sell out rapidly.

His work can be found in books, calendars, cards and more and as he states, "is always enhanced by one or more of Nik Software products."

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Don Gale

Professional Photographer, Photographic Instructor

Don Gale is an award-winning photographer who has earned national recognition for his work in outdoor photography as well as in his thought-provoking lighting seminars. Driven by a lifelong love of nature and the outdoors, Don consistently creates some of the most beautiful images in the country. His workshops around the world are consistently sold out.

Don uses Nik Software to save time while giving his images that final polish. See our interview with Don and read his advice for new photographers.

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Bobbie Goodrich

Award Winning Fine Art Photographer

Looking through the images of Arizona photographer and visual artist Bobbie Goodrich is like taking a dream-like trip through Africa, standing on the stage with dancers, or in the early morning light with horses on a Sonora desert.

Her work is filled with movement, color, and possess a quality of light that is brilliant. In her work she utilizes Nik Software products extensively transforming her images into dramatic pieces of fine art.

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