PSNWA

Looking for a fun weekend get way? Join us May 14-15, 2011 for the biennial Mid-America Photography Symposium in historic Eureka Springs, Arkansas. MAPSym features photographers from around the nation leading workshops and sessions. In addition to the symposium, and pre-conference activities, check out the print competition and late night photo session. Plus between sessions visit this year’s Vendor Fair featuring door prizes during every break in addition to companies with the latest in photographic tools and toys. MAPSym is organized by an all volunteer committee of photographers from Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, and is a non-profit event. Among the many nationally known photographers instructing this year are nature photographers Jennifer Wu (a Canon Explorer of Light), and author of five books including the famed America From 500 Feet - Bill Fortney. More information and registration online at: www.mapsym.org

An evening with Tim Ernst at the Arts Center of the Ozarks. Admission is free Sponsored by the Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas • Meet famed author & nature photographer Tim Ernst • See two incredible new presentations of images from Iceland and Arkansas Autumn. • Signed selection of books, 2011 calendar, prints, and DVDs will be available before and after the program. (Wonderful as gifts!) Tim Ernst’s pictures of Arkansas have appeared in hundreds of national, regional and local publications. A few of his credits include National Geographic, Audubon, Outdoor Photographer, Natural History, Sierra Club, National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service maps and brochures, and The New York Times. Ten collections of Tim’s wilderness photographs have been published as coffee table picture books, and he is the author of more than a dozen hiking trail guidebooks, including Arkansas Hiking Trails which included a forward by President Clinton. Link to flyer: http://www.psnwa.org/forms/Tim_Ernst_Nov_18.pdf