On October 28th, Sandi Croan will present a double header. Her prints will be on display for Member’s Gallery and then join Sandi Croan on her one month photographic journey through South Africa, Zambia and Namibia on October 28th.

Sandi traveled to Africa from May 11th – June 7th. She was actually at 30,000+ feet above during the End Of Year Banquet. Sandi and her husband, Jerry, went to Johannesburg; Livingstone, Zambia; Mala Mala (a private game reserve that shares borders with Kruger National Park); Capetown and wine country in South Africa.

Sandi kissed Jerry goodbye in South Africa and then flew to Namibia to start a 12 day workshop with Ian Plant and Richard Bernabe. All through Namibia, Sandi couldn’t help thinking of her idol, Freeman Patterson. Freeman’s images of Kolmanskoppe (the old german mining town that has been taken over by desert) and the dunes at Soussesvlei were the inspiration for taking this journey.

Armed with 2 micro 4/3 Olympus cameras (OMD E5 and M1) on either shoulder and 3 lenses (one on each camera and the other in a waist pack) and a tripod, Sandi traveled light compared with the other participants of the workshop. See what you think of the results!

Biography

Sandi Croan is an independent photographer from Centreville who has been living in Northern Virginia since 1978. She specializes in landscape, nature, and travel photography with an eye for capturing the unique and creating fine art for homes and offices.

Sandi has won numerous competitions and awards for her fine art photographs. She has been awarded Photographer of the Year and Print of the Year numerous times as well as Versatile Photographer of the Year by Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS) and won both Best in Show and 2^nd Place at the juried Meadowlark Photo Expo in Vienna, VA. Her images have been selected to be put on permanent display at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens and the Joseph Miller Center for the Photographic Arts. She has been juried into numerous art shows including; the prestigious VisArts of Rockville Exhibitions, Fairfax County Council of the Arts Show (Unlocked), and The Fraser Gallery International Photography Exhibition as well as many others. Sandi was a featured artist in Elan Magazine, and her photograph “Blue Lagoon” was on the cover. She has also had photographs published in other local and national magazines.

Sandi has sold many of her photographs to private, corporate and government clients, and does shows for businesses and other local events. In addition, Sandi has recently/or currently is displaying her art at Broadway Gallery, The Blue Iguana restaurant in Fairfax, Meadowlark Gardens, Cub Run Recreation Center, Trummers on Main Street Restaurant, and the Fairfax County Government Center.

Sandi has been an active member of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS) since 2004 and has served in a variety of board positions. She served as President of NVPS for two terms from 2009-2011. She also is a speaker and serves as a judge for area photographic clubs, competitions and exhibitions.

You can see a sample of Sandi’s work on www.sandicroanphotography.com