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When the Work Finds Its Place
There are times in an artist’s development when something begins to shift. The work starts to find its way beyond the field, the post, and the critique, and into the broader conversation. Not through a single breakthrough, but through a series of recognitions that begin to align. That is where we find Robert DenUyl. His…
Read MoreProtecting the Work You Create
Many of our Mentor Students are publishing their work, finding success in online and brick-and-mortar gallery exhibitions, and selling work to collectors. This dramatic increase in public exposure of your work means it is wonderful and needs to be celebrated, but it also means you need to seriously consider copyrighting it. Here is why. Today,…
Read MoreFrames Magazine Elevates Fine Art Photography Through Print
A Wonderful Accident “Excellent Photography Belongs on Paper,” claims Frames, an art photography magazine I accidentally discovered last year while researching materials for our Mentor Curriculum. I dove into the site’s sample pages, and within a few minutes, I knew I had found a photo/literary treasure. I did not hesitate to subscribe, which has rewarded…
Read MoreAchievement—Success—Getting it Done—Recognition—Celebration
One of the things we love to do at National Park Photography Expeditions is to take time out to celebrate the achievements of our active students, Alumna, and Mentor Candidates. These art photographers are moving forward and creating expressive work that is a vision beyond documentation. Congratulations to all of them. Richard Paumen Mentor Graduate…
Read MoreWhy The National Parks are Closing
When states and counties first ordered everyone to stay home, many in America decided to visit our parks as opposed to obeying the shut-in orders. Instead of practicing social distancing visitors swarmed into parks, overcrowding campgrounds, gathered at visitor centers, congregated at rock climbing sites and generally failed to do their part …
Read MoreShould You Pay More to Visit a National Park?
The National Park Service announced in mid-October that they intend to raise fees at 17 of our most popular national parks. This increase is near and dear to National Park Photography Expeditions (NPPE) because teaching and exploring in our national parks is what we do.
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