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The meeting will start promptly at 7 pm, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
Our judge for September will be Alex Kunz.
Members bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
Visitors are welcome, however, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
About Alex Kunz
Originally from Germany, Alexander S. Kunz has called the greater San Diego area his home since October 2010. He has been using Lightroom (Classic) to organize and develop his photos since 2007, when version 1 of the software was released, and now works as a tutor and expert for the software, with local and international clients, as well as teaching classroom and online workshops on organization, workflow and developing photos with Lightroom.
He also works as a landscape & nature photographer. His prints decorate local health care facilities, offices and private residences alike; his works are licensed to international clients and aide conservation efforts. His favorite photography subject are intimate landscapes, but living in the rich and diverse environment and topography of San Diego County has also made him very fond of the desert landscape, as well as the native flora.
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Welcome to another year and another wonderful photo opportunity with Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk (WWPW) at the fabulous and famous La Jolla Cove. I’ll be your leader for this walk – my name is Kevin and I’m a passionate photographer, a member of Darkroomers (an awesome photo club here in San Diego), and have worked for several photography software/cloud companies since 2006 – whew, a long time, and lots of stories!
This year, we’re going to catch some wonderful early morning sunlight (if the fog cooperates!) as we stroll from the Cove beach around past the Bridge Club towards Children’s Pool and beyond. Sunrise is at 6:45am and high tide is at 8:13am. In past years, it has been a little on the cool side at the start, but heats up nicely as the walk goes on, so my advice would be to bring a light jacket.
If you like to shoot birds and other critters, bring your long lens, but otherwise this is a “target-rich environment” so any lens will be just fine. Seriously, there’s a lot to look at: Ocean, swimmers, rock structures, sea lions, birds, people/artists, street shooting and architecture up in the Village – and I’m sure I’m forgetting a bunch.
We’ll end at a coffee/pastry/breakfast shop called Better Buzz to “debrief”, talk about how the WWPW photo contest works and more. Hope to see y’all there! Reach out if you have any questions at all!
The meeting will start promptly at 7 pm, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
Our judge for October will be Amethel Parel-Sewell
Members bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
Visitors are welcome, however, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
About Amethel
Amethel Parel-Sewell is a multidisciplinary creative with more than 30 years of experience as an editor-in-chief, creative director, photography editor, photojournalist, multimedia producer, graphic designer, and educator. Her work flows at the intersection of storytelling, visual art, and education.
She currently serves as a Coordinator of the International Exhibition of Photography at the San Diego County Fair, the nation’s largest and longest-running juried print exhibition. With her passion for teaching, she leads the exhibition’s robust educational program. Prior to this role, she contributed as both a judge and speaker.
Amethel is also the Editor-in-Chief/Creative Director of Brilliant Star, an award-winning international media agency that uplifts youth and the young-at-heart through global citizenship, social justice, and the transformative power of the arts.
Rooted in community, she founded Light Chasers, a vibrant San Diego–based photography collective that hosts competitions, workshops, exhibitions, and the best potlucks — all designed to light a path for learning, connection, and growth.
When she’s not mentoring creatives or developing educational content, she’s likely on the road with her husband and their beloved campervan, chasing moonrises and fleeting light.
Connect with Amethel in Light Chasers: facebook.com/groups/LightChasers
Or visit her website: amethel.com