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Kathryn Kolb, Atlanta Photographer to speak to GNPA on February 19th

Well known Atlanta nature photographer, Kathryn Kolb, will be the featured speaker for the Central Georgia Nature Photographers Association on Tuesday, February 19 at 6:30 PM at the Joel Edwards Library in Zebulon. Attendance is free and you do not have to be a member of GNPA to attend. The Edwards Library is located 1 mile south of the courthouse square, across the street from Pike County High School. Kolb is an Atlanta freelance photographer who began her career as a photojournalist before her involvement in nature photography. Her topic will be Composition in Nature Photography. She has published photographs in many magazines, including Smithsonian, Veranda, Rolling Stone, Nature Conservancy and Orion magazine. Kolbs fine art series include black & white and color photographs of landscapes and plants from diverse natural environments through out the Southeastern United States. In addition her work has been exhibited at fine art exhibitions throughout the region. She is also the founder of Keeping It Wild, formerly a program of the Wilderness Society and now an independent non-profit organization. National Geographic photographer, Peter Essick, had to delay his planned presentation to the group due to an assignment in Canada. In his absence, Essick recommended Kolb as a resource on the topic of composition in nature photography. For those interested in Peter Essicks work, he will be rescheduled for later in the year. For further information on Kolbs work, visit her web site: www.kathrynkolb.com. For more information about GNPA-Central region, visit www.gnpa.org and click on the regions tab.