NANPA Scholarship Programs:

NANPA (The North American Nature Photography Association) is accepting applications for their high school scholarship and college photography scholarship programs for the 2011 annual summit (March 9-12).  Both programs are outstanding and provide participants with field and classroom time with some of the best nature photographers in the world.  Interested applicants must meet the following requirements.

High School Scholarship applicants

• Must be 14 years old by June 1st, 2010, but not yet 19 as of March 7, 2011.
• Submit 10 photographic images representing their best work.
• Must be nominated by a current NANPA member.
• Must submit 1-2 letters of recommendation.
• Must complete the online application form.
• Application deadline is October 17, 2010.

College Photography Scholarship applicants

• Must be at least 19 years old as of December 31, 2010.
• Must be a full-time college students at an accredited 2 or 4 year college, university, trade, or vocational school.
• Do NOT need to be a photography or art major.
• Need to have aSLR camera (either film or digital)
• Submit 15 photographic images representing their best work.
• Must submit an additional 5 images that express their interpretation of a single nature related theme or concept.  The idea is to tell a story through the images.
• Must submit 1-2 letters of recommendation.
• Must complete the online application form.
• Application deadline is November 8, 2010.

If you qualify, these two scholarship programs really are the experiences of a lifetime.  Don’t let them pass you by.

Upcoming Classes:

I will be teaching a two day course “Introduction to Photography and Photoshop” at the Austin School of Film in Austin, Texas (October 17 & 24).