Meeting time-6:30 (social time) and 7:00 P.M. (business meeting).

We are pleased to announce that our speaker for August will be Kendall Chiles.

Kendall is a freelance nature and travel photographer with over 20 years of photography experience. His stock nature and travel photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, books, and brochures. Kendall is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, and is also an instructor for the University of Tennessee Professional & Personal Development and the Smoky Mountain Field School. Since 1992 he has been a presenter and workshop leader at the annual Pigeon Forge Wilderness Wildlife Week. He offers half-day and full-day individual photo tours in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He is also a charter member of Southern Appalachian Nature Photographers and has twice served on their Board of Directors. 

IMPORTANT:  WE WILL ALSO BE PREPARING OUR PHOTOS FOR THE SEPTEMBER BLOUNT COUNTY LIBRARY EXHIBIT.  PLEASE BRING 3  OF YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE MEETING.  THE SIZE SHOULD BE 8X10.  WE WILL MAT THE PHOTOS AFTER OUR PRESENTATION FROM OUR SPEAKER.

We will also have 2 photo contests at this meeting instead of our usual one.  The May category was "Insects" and because we field tripped to Cades Cove we want to hold this contest during our August meeting.  August's category is "Country Life".  Please bring one in each category in order to participate in our contest.

If you have photos being entered in these two contests, please come a few minutes before 7:00 P.M. so that we can start our meeting on time.