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Several months ago, Catherine Johnson, a member of our Photographers Cooperative Facebook group, posted an inquiry in a different group about having a free meet-up.  That other group had previously hosted a number of free meet-ups for their readers.  While the leadership of that group didn't ever reply directly, someone else suggested: "Hey, why don't you just do one?"  And so she did!  At just about the same time, she actually won a monthly Photographers Cooperative contest with an image of a lighthouse and the night sky behind it.  She set up a group to go visit the Outer Banks in North Carolina, to photograph lighthouses, sand dunes, and all things "Outer Banks, NC."
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Our meet-up group in the Outer Banks ended up being small, but mighty! Â Our host, Catherine plus Karen & Donna, plus my wife for moral support (she's not a photographer.) Â We had an absolutely phenomenal time sharing shooting ideas, comparing everything from cameras to tripods to camera bags and filters... all of the things! Â But most importantly we made great friends, and we all came away with some images we were incredibly excited about.
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And that leads me to our big announcement... the very first "Photographers Cooperative Free Photography Meet-up!" Â
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Our meet-up is going to take place in August, 2018, from Friday the 24th through Sunday the 26th.  The location: The Bay of Fundy area in New Brunswick, Canada!!!  One of our co-founders, Tracy Munson, just recently moved to that area, and she will be our guide and hostess!  There is a ton of camping nearby, as well as other options for lodging.  We'll be photographing lighthouses, quaint fishing villages, covered bridges, and we will have plentiful wildlife viewing opportunities!
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Among our other destinations will be Fundy National Park, and Hopewell Rocks.
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The whole idea behind this meet-up is to share our knowledge, love and enthusiasm for photography with everyone that is able to attend! Â Tracy will be sharing out more detailed articles on many of the places we will be going over the coming weeks. Â
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If you are interested in joining us for this free photography experience, send a message to either Tracy or Mark, via Facebook, and we can add you to our Meet-up page that we will use to share out information and details. Â If you are not a Facebook user, just email me, using mark@markcmorrisphotography.com.Â
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For folks interested in a paid photography workshop, let me also mention the upcoming workshop I am doing in conjunction with Connor Hibbs, one of the hosts of Portrait Sessions Podcast. Â We are presenting a really neat range of information at the 155th annual Gettysburg Re-enacments, from July 6 - 8, 2018. Â The first day will be Connor's lighting techniques workshop, followed by two days of action & portrait photography out at the reenactments! Â More information can be found right here. Â
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Mark is a professional photographer working in the eastern United States. Â He is based in suburban Philadelphia, but shoots regularly in New York and eastern North Carolina, as well. Â Specializing in wedding & portrait photography, he is particularly a obsessed with capturing special events, moments and emotions. Â
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In July, 2018, he is teaming up with Connor Hibbs to offer a special 3-day workshop in portraiture at the 155th annual Gettysburg re-enactments.  If you are interested in Portrait Lighting, and action portraiture, you can learn more about that opportunity here. Â
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In Fall of 2018, he will be presenting a hands-on gear show through the Pennsylvania Center for Photography. Â Details about that opportunity will be available as the date gets closer!