189: Ella & Knapp Hudson - Running a Successful Camera Club

Welcome to episode 189 of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.  This week on the podcast, I hosted Ella and Knapp Hudson from Portland, Maine.  Ella and Knapp help run the Portland Camera Club, one of the oldest camera clubs in the United States. Ella, Knapp and myself discuss some interesting topics this week, including: Their backgrounds and how they informed their photography journey, The Portland Camera Club, established in 1899, Running a successful camera club, How to involve people in making a camera club more successful, Critical infrastructure needed to operate a good camera club, Competitions and idea for them in camera clubs, And much, much more. Over on Patreon this week, join over 140 of your peers in supporting the podcast financially hear Ella, Knapp, and myself discuss our overlanding adventures and approaches and how that relates to our photography trips. I hope you enjoy our conversations. Here are the photographers that Ella & Knapp recommended on the podcast: 1. Peggy Anderson. 2. Andy Mumford. 3. Ron Rosenstock. 4. Carol Eisenberg. 5. Harold Ross. 6. Betty Wiley. Other items mentioned on the show: 1. 60-day Trial to Nature Photographer's Network.

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This photography podcast takes you well beyond camera gear each week with weekly interviews and panel discussions with professional photographers, industry insiders, enthusiasts, and hobbyists alike. Our candid but laid-back conversations deeply explore the craft of photography, and psychological drivers relating to creativity, motivation, inspiration, and workflow. We also discuss social media, photography business practices, marketing, sales, and hot topics impacting photographers from all genres, with a particular focus on landscape, nature, and wildlife photography. The show is hosted by Matt Payne, a professional full-time nature photographer and the co-founder of the internationally renowned photography competition, the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Matt is also a mountaineer, climbing the highest 100 mountains in Colorado. Matt leverages skills he gained in pursuit of his Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology to dig deeply into the hearts and minds of his passionate guests, revealing secrets and inspiration in every episode.