Photographic Society of Chattanooga

The Photographic Society of Chattanooga presents Donna Bourdon
2024-01-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States
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”.
For photographers that want to get their camera off of “Automatic”, join Boot Camp at 6:00pm. Maury Griffith will be discussing, “Spaces”.
The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416. For more information call 423-344-5643, or e-mail Lin Prabish at president@chattanoogaphoto.org.

Earl Carter – April 2026 Speaker

February Meeting - Jackson Hole & The Grand Teton Mountains: A Photographer’s Paradise
2024-02-15 19:00 - 20:30 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States
Earl Carter – April 2026 Speaker

March Club Meeting
2024-03-21 19:00 - 20:30 | TN
Donna Bourdon – 2024 March Speaker

Earl Carter – April 2026 Speaker

April Club Meeting
2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:30 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States

May Club Meeting
2024-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 | TN

July Club Meeting
2024-07-18 19:00 - 20:30 | TN

August Club Meeting
2024-08-15 19:00 - 20:30 | TN

September Picnic
2024-09-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Harrison Bay State Park Pavillion, 7855 Bay Marina Circle, Harrison, 37341, United States
Click here for more info.

Earl Carter – April 2026 Speaker

October Open House
2024-10-17 18:00 - 20:30 | TN

November Club Meeting
2024-11-15 19:00 - 20:30 | TN

Christmas Banquet
2024-12-19 18:00 - 20:30 | TN

PSC Monthly Board Meeting
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:30 | TN
Monthly meeting of the PSC Officers and Committee Chairs. All current PSC members are welcome to join.
2nd Thursday every month, 7PM
Contact the board for the Zoom link earlier than 3 days before the meeting or check your emails.

Earl Carter – April 2026 Speaker

Alan Ross - Life Behind a Lens
2026-01-15 19:00 - 20:00 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States
Presentation on January 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm via Zoom – Zoom Link to Follow
Alan Ross is an internationally respected master photographer, printer and educator who honed his vision and technique while working side-by-side with Ansel Adams as his full-time photographic assistant.
For Alan Ross, photography has been very much a kind of language…a way to express who he is, how he thinks and how he responds to the world around him. He has used this “language of light” for over 60 years to articu-late those thoughts and feelings he is often not able to put into words.
Ross will share highlights (and images!) of his career, from his early days as an assistant in an advertising studio to his time with Ansel Adams to his glob-al adventures sharing his knowledge of, and passion for, fine art photography.
He’ll also paint a picture of the legendary Adams as only someone who worked side-by-side with him can. Using his own personal photographs of Adams working in the field, in the darkroom and at home, personal notes and letters from master to apprentice, and anecdotes and recollections from his nearly six years as Adams’ full-time photographic assistant, Ross will share his experiences of Adams as an artist, mentor and friend.
Ross was integrally involved with Adams’ books, teaching in Yosemite and the creation of fine prints. He was personally selected by Adams to be the exclusive printer of the Yosemite Special Edition Photograph negatives, an assignment he has enjoyed for over 50 years! Ross makes each print by hand from Adams’ original negatives using traditional darkroom techniques.
Following his tenure with Adams, Ross operated a successful commercial photography studio in San Francisco for 12 years, where he enjoyed work-ing on projects ranging from world-wide campaigns for the Bank of America to landscape murals for the National Park Service.
Ross relocated to visually captivating Santa Fe in 1993, where he enjoys pursuing his own art, teaching, and writing articles and blogs sharing his vast knowledge of the art and craft of fine art photography.
Alan is also a consummate and dedicated photographic educator who inspires professionals and ama-teurs alike as they work to realize and refine their photographic voice.
His photography hangs in collections, galleries and museums around the world, including the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Huntington Library and the Center for Creative Photography

Earl Carter – April 2026 Speaker

April Member Meeting
2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:00 | St, John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Dr,, Chattanooga, TN, 37416, United States
Join us at 6pm for continuing education.
Intro to Photography Genres with Nichole Vild This month we’re trying something different—an interactive session exploring multiple photography genres together! We’ll look at street photography, macro, portraits, abstract, and more. For each style, we’ll check out inspiring examples and hear from members who’ve tried it. What draws you to certain genres? What techniques make them work? What tips can you share? Whether you shoot with a smartphone or a pro camera, you’ll discover new styles to try and learn from the experience in the room. Come ready to share your thoughts and maybe find your next creative challenge!
7Pm Be inspired by our guest speaker, Earl Carter.
Our speaker for the April 16th club meeting will be Mr. Earl Carter. Now retired, Earl Carter was a photojournalist for newspapers in the Southeastern United States for 50 years. He is a native of Kingsport, Tennessee. Mr. Carter has won numerous awards from news organizations for his photography, including awards from the Tennessee Press Association and The National Press Photographers Association. He is also a former United Press International Photographer of the Year. The topic of Mr. Carter presentation will his book Appalachian Album which he published in 2016 and was the culmination of a 30-year photographic project, documenting the history of the Southern Appalachian coal mining communities. The book has been described as “A photographic journey through life in the Appalachian region. Visually stunning photographs document lifestyle and culture.” Through his photography Earl Carter moves beyond the cliches attached to these residents of Appalachia to show their strength in their faith, families and communities in the face of hardship and the challenges of a changing world. He also shows their moments of joy and celebration. As one Appalachian resident says “We’re just like everybody else, only a little different.” Some of these communities are no longer there, but they continue to live in the pages and photographs of Earl Carter’s Appalachian Album.

Earl Carter – April 2026 Speaker
