ZOOM MEETING
Norwich & District Photographic Society are delighted to welcome back the accomplished photographer David Keep who tonight will present his highly-illustrated photo-talk Underwater Photography 2 from manatees to crocodiles
This talk follows on from Photography 1 which David present last August. In this talk he will cover bigger creatures. Crocodiles, whale sharks, manatees, hammerhead sharks and seals are all covered. The talk also includes a section on how he shot his World Cup gold medal winning image Diving Gannets, off the Shetland Isles.
About David Keep - extract from an interview with artsbeatamanda November 23, 2019
David Keep has a competitive streak. You only have to look at the number of awards he has won for his amateur photography to realise that. The only way to win is to enter, and to be as successful as David you need to have a passion not just for taking pictures but also for showing them off.
“I consider myself an image maker not a photographer as I enjoy the processing as much as I do taking the photo. I am totally passionate about all forms of photography and I often spend 40 to 50 hours a week working on my hobby,” he said
My jaw drops as I compute just how long that actually is, as David, explains that when he stepped back from running a family business full time five years ago he needed something to fill his time.
“My wife was still working and I was wandering around the house looking for something to do to keep myself intellectually challenged,” he said.
His daughter had lent him a camera and bored he decided to read the manual cover to cover and teach himself to use it.
Within months he had won his first competition and now he is considered to be one of the best amateur photographers in the UK and is a member of the Rolls Royce Photographic Society which is officially one of the best in the world having won a bronze medal in the International Federation of Photographic Art’s World Cup in 2018.
VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
Virtual presentations will continue to take place each Tuesday evening until the lockdown restrictions imposed by the UK government due to the Covid-19 pandemic are lifted and we can all meet again in the Methodist Hall. Chapel Field Road, Norwich, NR2 1DS.
A link we be sent to all members of the Society to enable members to join the meeting. When you join the meeting please follow the on-screen instructions and the instructions of the moderator.
About Norwich & District Photographic Society
With roots that can be traced back to the middle of the nineteenth century Norwich & District Photographic Society (NDPS) is one of the oldest photographic societies in the country. The annual season has something for everyone being jam-packed with fantastic presentations from accomplished photographers, practical workshops and tutorials, field trips, special interest groups, the usual photographic competitions and much more