Members Gallery Proceeds the Forum Presentation on the same evening.
Bill Corbett – Prints
Bill Corbett picked up the camera again about ten years ago to take advantage of the digital darkroom. A generalist photographer in college, nowadays he enjoys action, nature and travel photography. Birds and family are his most frequent subjects.
Bill has been an NVPS member for about five years and before that was a member of the McLean Photo Club.
Bill uses Nikon equipment. He is a former U.S. diplomat and trade negotiator, and has been active in organizing Nature Visions.
Fred Siskind – Digital
Fred has been a member of NVPS since 1982, serving as Vice President for Programs and President, and leading field trips to Huntley Meadows and other local parks. He took up photography in the early 1970s following a frustrating round the U.S. trip with only an Instamatic. He started with Pentax, moved to Olympus and since the late 70s has used Nikon equipment. He took a couple of photo courses in the early 70s at the Smithsonian and Corcoran and quickly realized he wasn’t destined to be the next Ansel Adams. Leaving black and white film behind, he embraced slides and in 2004 moved to digital. He has given programs at many local camera clubs and several parks and schools.
Fred retired in 2009 following a 38 year career at the Department of Labor as an economist focusing on safety and health issues. He
is married to Elena and has a son Vlad, neither of whom has taken up photography or his other favorite activity, table tennis.
Fred’s favorite subjects include birds, insects, and animals of all kinds. He has published widely, including magazines (Audubon, Birder’s World, Bird Watcher’s Digest, Defenders, Life, National Geographic Kids, Natural History, Nature’s Best, Outdoor Photographer, Smokies Life, Virginia Wildlife, Wildbird), books (American Birding Assn., B&B, Capstone, Carolrhoda, Impact Photo Graphics, Kidsbooks, National Geographic, Planet Crea, Western National Parks Association, WordSong), calendars (Audubon, Shearson, Teldon), and brochures, exhibits and posters.
