Jim Clark’s “Natural Celebration” is Coming to VPS

Nationally renowned photographer Jim Clark will bring his presentation, “A Natural Celebration,” to VPS in February. It “will focus on my experiences photographing and witnessing this wonderful world of photography and will include personal stories, tips and techniques,” Jim said. His talk incorporates two of his musical slide programs, “Mountain Memories” and “Between Ocean and Bay.”

Known for his delicate, evocative photographs of nature – especially of West Virginia and the Eastern Shore – Jim is the author and photographer of three books including, his most recent, “Between Ocean and Bay: A Celebration of the Eastern Shore.” He is working on an additional book about his home state of West Virginia and along with his nine-year-old son, Carson, is co-authoring a photography book for children.

Jim is a Contributing Editor for Outdoor Photographer magazine and date, has had more than 25 articles appear in the magazine. His articles and images have also appeared in many other publications including, “Nature’s Best,” “Wonderful West Virginia” and “Defenders of Wildlife.” A photographer for more than three decades, Jim is known to thousands as a speaker and instructor who has conducted workshops and classes for the North American Nature Photography Association, the Great American Photography Weekend workshops, Horizons Workshops, Mountain Trail Photography Workshops and other groups. His goal as an instructor is to help others develop their own vision and personal style for capturing nature’s best through their viewfinders. Jim is a principal in the new nature photography website, mountaintrailphoto.com.

A wildlife biologist prior to becoming a professional photographer, Jim still stalks the West Virginia outback each summer with his son, Carson. He has been a naturalist since his childhood days in southern West Virginia and regrets that, “Today, fewer children are involved with the pleasure of exploring nature.” Father and son believe that together they have developed some ideas about how to help reverse that trend, as noted in a series of articles, “My Child in the Woods,” published on Jim’s website.

Jim Clark’s guest appearance with VPS is Feb. 4. Jim’s books, DVDs and dozens of his images are available at jimclarkphotography.com