Speakers at the Expo
All Speaker Sessions are $10 each – You can get your free Expo tickets and speaker session tickets at the same time. Already registered, you can visit NJ Photo Expo Ticketing to purchase speaker tickets.
Jack Reznicki – Presented by Canon
A popular lecturer and teacher, Jack’s intelligence and wit are evident in the numerous lectures and workshops that he gives to professional groups and colleges around the country and abroad. In his talks, Jack shows how creative thinking helps solve his clients’ visual needs. Jack’s lectures and workshops are well known for his open, direct style of communication, not to mention for his sense of humor. As an early advocate of digital photography, Jack has a direct and “plain English” approach in explaining digital photography to both beginners and experts. continue reading
David H. Wells – Presented by Olympus
David H. Wells is a freelance documentary photographer and photo-educator based in Providence, Rhode Island. His work has been shown around the world in over fifty exhibitions. He has produced images for local, national and international clientele. Past assignments have been for Life Magazine, National Geographic Publications and the New York Times Magazine to name a few. He has taught workshops at the International Center of Photography in NYC and at the Maine Photographic Workshops. Join a master of the photo-essay for a 45-minute introduction to the simultaneously disciplined strategy and magical process that turns a bunch of simple pictures into a powerful photo-essay. continue reading
Ron Magill – Presented by Nikon
Ron Magill has worked with wildlife for over 30 years and has had the privilege of having hands-on experience with a tremendous variety of animals ranging from crocodiles to eagles to cheetahs. He is an internationally recognized zoological authority who has appeared on a wide variety of local, national, and international programs including “National Geographic Explorer,” the “Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “NBC Nightly News,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “CBS’ The Early Show,” “Live with Regis,” “Dateline,” and CNN. His extensive experiences have taken him around the globe to explore the wonders of our natural world. From swimming with sea lions off of the Galapagos Islands to tracking tigers on the back of an elephant in India, his adventures have allowed him to live many of the dreams he had as a child. No place has made a greater impact on him than the magical continent of Africa to which he has traveled over 30 times. He considers traveling to the wilds of Africa a “safari of the soul” that will leave the visitor with an indelible impression of indescribable beauty from a world lost in time. continue reading
Elliott Landy – Presented by Gallery 270
Elliott Landy began documenting the “underground” music culture in New York City in the mid 1960′s. This happened as a result of his returning to the US from Europe to photograph the big peace demonstrations taking place in New York and Washington, DC. Since many of the leading musicians of the period were also politically active, it was a natural progression for the idealistic photographer. His photographs have been published worldwide on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post, Life Magazine and Rolling Stone. Some of the musicians who have been a part of Landy’s “vision” include The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Eric Clapton, Joan Baez and Linda Ronstadt. He was “the official photograher” of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. continue reading
Cliff Mautner – Presented by Nikon
Cliff Mautners career in photography spans 29 years. After 15 years and 6000 assignments as a photojournalist with the Philadelphia Inquirer, and working for an eclectic array of commercial clientele ranging from Comcast to Subaru, Cliff launched his wedding photography career. After 750 weddings, he hasn’t looked back. Cliff was named one of the top ten wedding photographers in the world by American PHOTO magazine, won the 2009 WPPI Grand Award for photojournalism, and a global wedding photography spokesperson for Nikon and Nikkor. He’s been recognized by WPPI as one of the top photographers and educators in the world and has shared his concepts and ideas across the country speaking for Nikon, Photoplus, WPPI, PPA, Photoshopworld, numerous other photographic organizations and he’ll be the Keynote speaker at the 2012 Digital Wedding Forum Convention. Rangefinder magazine described him as having a freshness and imagination that is new and important. Cliff is also a proud part of the Kelby Training team, and is the founder of his highly successful Lighting and Skillset Bootcamp. He’s perhaps best known for his ability create quality images in some of the most difficult lighting conditions encountered. continue reading