Story by Vicki White

 

We are fortunate to have Sam Shaw as our next speaker for the General Meeting on 5/11/16.  Sam is a prominent photographer here in Northern California and has achieved an international status.

 

Sam received an Associates of Arts degree from Merced College, a Bachelors of Science degree, major in Mathematics and minor in Physics from California State College Stanislaus, and a Masters degree in Mathematics with emphasis on Computer Science from California State College Stanislaus.  He has been interested in photography since high school.  He joined the Modesto Camera Club and Photographic Society of America (PSA) in 1993, and started international competitions in 1995 and currently has over 2,700 acceptances.  

 

Sam has been active in the Modesto and Merced Camera Clubs, the San Joaquin Council, the Gold Rush Chapter and PSA.  He started the Gold Rush International Exhibition in 2010 and is the General Chairman.  Sam has produced programs on digital imaging, color topics, travel destinations, nature and photojournalism.  These have been shown at local travel and service groups, camera clubs, the Gold Rush Chapter, the Foto-Clave and the PSA International Conference. 

 

The PSA Journal honored Sam in the Distinctive Image article in September 2009 and he has had two articles published in the Journal.  He has four magazine covers, three for the PSA Journal and one for the Northwest Public Power Bulletin.

 

Sam’s presentation is composed of two programs; The Twilight Zone and Beyond and Smoke and Mirrors.  The Twilight Zone and Beyond will discuss photography at sunrise and sunset, fireworks, zoom images, painting with light, stars, star trails and artistic creations.  The Smoke and Mirrors presentation will, as the name implies, entail the artistic shooting of smoke.

 

You can visit Sam’s website at:

 

www.loves-photo.com.