George W. Glennie Memorial Nature Salon

2012 Judges' Biographies

Dan Charbonnet

Dan has been seriously involved in photography since he joined his first camera club in 1973. He is active in PSA, currently serving as Director in the Nature division and as commentator for color and nature slide study groups. His knowledge of nature is exceptional, and he serves as the "identifier" of nature subjects for PSA. He can also tell you about habits and habitat of almost any of the many species that are the subjects of the PSA nature salon entries. Dan belongs to PSA, Stony Brook Camera Club, Greater Lynn Camera Club, Boston Camera Club, and Mass. Camera Naturalists, and has served many of these clubs as an officer. In PSA exhibitions, Dan has reached top limits in the color slide division, with impressive star ratings in Nature, Photo Travel and Photojournalism. He has also been awarded over 40 medals in international competition. Added to his club participation, Dan is also a judge, lecturer and author.

Rick Cloran

Rick is a sought-after judge and lecturer throughout the United States and Canada. Twice, Rick received the prestigious Kodak Kinsley “Glass Eagle” award, and his published work has appeared in Nature Photographer magazine and the Journal of the Photographic Society of America. His associations include Greater Lynn Photographic Ass. (having served as president and treasurer), PSA, North American Nature Photographers Assn, Mass Camera Naturalists and the former Yankee Photographic Society. Attendees of the latter’s Potpourri of Photography events in the fall and spring would have benefited from Ricks presentations at these events. For his extensive judging, lecturing and administrative work in support of local, regional and national photographic organizations, Rick has been awarded the designations of FPSA (Fellow Photographic Society of America), EPSA (PSA’s Excellence in Photography for his exhibition record), and MNEC (Master Member of the NE Camera Club Council).

John Fuller

John has the honor of being awarded "Fellow" in the Photographic Society of America, "Master" member of New England Camera Club, and "Artiste" of the International Federation of the Art of Photography. These honors are awarded for years of dedicated service to each organization. He is a multi-star exhibitor in PSA in color, nature and photojournalism.

John is a founding member of Stony Brook Camera Club, Honorary member of Photographic Society of America, and member of Mass Camera Naturalists, Boston Camera Club, and North American Nature Photographers Association. He has served as an officer in most of these organizations, as well as acting as a judge, lecturer, exhibitor, and workshop presenter. He has been published in many notable magazines, newspapers and calendars.

 

 
 

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