Donna Bourdon – 2024 March Speaker

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Thursday, January 18, 2024, the Photographic Society of Chattanooga will present Donna Bourdon. Ms. Bourdon is a former healthcare executive who left corporate life to pursue her lifelong ambition to share the beauty of wildlife through her lens. In 2021, Donna joined the team at Denise Ippolito: A Creative Adventure as a workshop leader. Her approach with all projects is to capture the spirit and drama of the wild through the photographic medium, expressing not only the beauty, but also the hardships and challenges that are being faced by wildlife each day in their ever-changing world. For her work, Donna has received critical acclaim for many of her works and her images have been featured in several publications and social media posts. Her most recent publication is an image of a bald eagle featured on the cover of the 2023 Winter edition of “Sierra” magazine. You can find Donna’s work on her website, https://donnabourdon.smugmug.com.

Ms. Bourdon’s presentation will be, “Wildlife Photography: From Good to Great”. She believes that what separates a good image from a great image often comes down to attention to the little details. While proper exposure, shutter speed and aperture are the foundation of a good image, the magic comes with the little details. She will discuss composition, use of light, background considerations, action and more.