Nick Gleis

Nick Gleis was trained by such notable photographers as Ansel Adams, Al Weber, and Jerry Uelsman, and he has guest lectured at such prestigious institutions as The Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He is a five-time winner of The Auorea Award for Professional Photography, and has won many other national and international awards. .

He has also specialized in the most exclusive Automotive Photography, and has photographed the private, exotic car collections of royal families as well as 36 Formula One Races for Photo Corp and Ferrari. For many years he has photographed the Long Beach Grand Prix, the Monterey Historical Races, and the Concours d'Elegance Pebble Beach Antique Automobile Show for Rolex. He has also provided his unmatched services to such companies as Volkswagon, Nissan, Ford, and BMW.

Steve Dawson

Steve Dawson was made the 2nd youngest person to receive the coveted Master of Photography degree from Professional Photographers of America in 1980. Steve's passion for exceptional images has given him a 25 year reputation in the photographic field as both a leader and innovator, with a quality standard that is second to none.

Steve is a past instructor for Professional Photographers of America, and has been a print judge for Professional Photographers of Orange County since 1980. Among Steve's accomplishments Steve has had the pleasure of such prestigious assignments as Elizabeth Taylor's 60th birthday party at Disneyland, LA Marathon for Fuji Film, Pietro Ferrari for Ferrari, Monza Formula One for Road and Track, and Harrahs Car Collection.

Mark Beatie

Mark Beatie is enjoying his 27th year as a studio owner and professional photographer. Mark earned the "Master of Photography" and "Photographic Craftsman" degrees in the late 70's and is also a "Certified Professional Photographer". Mark has also taught photography at the college level.

Mark's collection of dramatic images is gathered from many years of national and international travel. He has a passion for the beauty and wonder of nature. Coupled with his talent in capturing those moments is the desire to share his experiences through his photographs.

Tim Mathiesen

Tim Mathiesen is an award winning photographer who's work has appeared in National Geographic, Sport Illustrated, Aviation Week, The Professional Photographer, and the Rangefinder to name a few. Among Tim's many photographic accomplishments he is a Photographic Craftsman and a PPA Master, he is a past president of PP of California and is currently Vice-President of the American Society of Photographers. Tim has also received an Honorary Master of Science from Brooks institute of Photography where he graduated in 1970. Currently Tim is the chairman of the Photographic Exhibition Committee of Professional Photographers of America.

"My first love, in photography, is just being able to capture the essence of what I see. In the many programs that I have presented, I have said many times that 'as photographers we are able to capture a moment in time.' There is nothing quite like it."

Rita Mathews

Retired since 1990 Rita Mathews, Ph.D. has taken up photography as a hobby and now more seriously as a photographer. Dr. Mathews has studied with the Nikon School in New York and the Disney Institute in Florida and is a member of the Housatonic Camera Club, and the North American Nature Photographers Association. She has received many awards from the New England Camera Club Council for her photographs and has been published in the magazine Wild Bird.

Rita was decorated by the government with the United States Antarctic Medal, The Edward Sweeney Medal from the Explores Club, and holds a U.S. Patent for a medicine for hemophiliacs, and citations from New York Academy of Sciences and the International Science Fair.

Michael Cavaliere

Michael Cavaliere is an award winning photographer whose work has been featured in New England magazines, local galleries and fine art shows in the Northeastern United States.

Michael is an active member of both the Greater Bridgeport Camera Club and the Connecticut Association of Photographers. His interest in photographing the boat series, was piqued by the variety of angles, colors and configurations of light VS shadows on the boats near his home in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Although Michael has formal training in the technical aspects of photography, as his work clearly shows, it is his artistic eye that allows him to create photographic art as opposed to purely documenting of the subject.

K. Michael Crawford

I carry a sketchbook with me wherever I go. I wasn’t always good at it, so I took art classes, lot of art classes, and I still take art classes. I even packed up and moved three thousand miles to learn from the best artists.

The other things I love are humor, magic, silliness, being young at heart, adventure and sailing. Now for a job that let's me include those things. That’s where illustrating Children’s Books came in. As a Children’s Book Illustrator, I can incorporate most of the things I love into the job and get paid to do it. Then on the weekends, I can sail and find adventures. Let me tell you, illustrating children’s books is the greatest adventure I could have asked for, except for being a Queen.

Once a fellow artist told me if you want to be a 3-D artist, you need to have a 3-D life. Meaning that the more experiences you have in life the more life you can put in your work. So new experiences and adventures play a big part in my life, just as much as drawing. Think about it, some of the most interesting people you want to meet have had lots of different and wonderful experiences.

In my spare time I teach art to kids. This helps me to stay young at heart, to keep up on what kids like and to share the knowledge I have in art. It also helps me to learn new things, like did you know that every time a fly lands it spits up? I like it best when the kids teachme new things.

Currently, I am living on earth with all my characters, oh, and with family. Don't want to forget them. I live in Maryland with the cows, green hills and lots of great characters. Where my adventures take me to next is anyone's guess, but I am hoping that they open a school on the moon so I can do presentations of my art there.

Bill Casale

Bill Casale has a wide spectrum of production experience with a major focus in the Flight Test Industry. Already a professional still photographer for thirty years, he has expanded his capabilities into the field of cinematography gaining widespread experience in the film industry.

Developed an untapped flight test market with an untested product. Interfacing multiple types of film and video cameras, recorders to capture the visual information to include both down and uplink data reduction telemetry. Provided aircraft, camera systems while interfacing human factors to produce the only per call turn key aerial camera company.

He has brought projects to market for the Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, NASA Ames Dryden Flight Test Facility, Recruiting footage (Navy and Air Force), as well as black projects for the Department of Defense.