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If you think you can lend a hand at my booth at festival 2011 – please contact Stacy or call 616-550-8107. You’ll have a fun time… guaranteed! We will be in the Art Sales Tent directly on Calder Plaza adjacent directly south beside the orange sculpture. Sometime in mid-May 2011, festival will provide my exact… Read More
The tall ship I traveled on this past summer, the S/V Denis Sullivan, is in the running to receive a $10,000 grant through The Intelligent Use of Water Awards. All you need to do to help is just click and vote! This is an interactive grant program that awards funds to water conservation and environmental… Read More
Four West Michigan photographers are currently on exhibit on the fourth floor of the Grand Rapids Public Library, showcasing their images of Michigan’s National Parks. The photos by Steven Huyser-Honing, Stacy Niedzwiecki, Steve Nelson and Dianne Carroll-Burdick capture the beauty of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the Keweenaw National Historic… Read More
Over at MichiganMoments – a terrific artist from the Petoskey area has been featuring some wonderful work from around the state – Robert deJonge. Bob was selected to serve as Artist-in-Residence at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore , Acadia National Park and Petrified Forest National Park, and offers digital photo workshops as well. Come on… Read More
I have a local Michigan photographer friend – John Dykstra – who has been fortunate enough to have several images selected in the semi-final round of a special American Life photo contest sponsored by Capital One and Newsweek. I am going to post his images here – he would love for you to vote on… Read More
I am very sad to learn yesterday – the news of the tragic death of a young man I met in November at the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year ceremonies – Mr. Rob Gauntlett. BBC Video Interview News about the accident: BBC News Telegraph UK #1 Telegraph UK #2 National Geographic ADVENTURE blog Russ… Read More
After a night of fun, Russ and I would be the first to admit it was a bit difficult to get up and get over to breakfast at National Geographic. But – neither of us would have missed this opportunity, so a few cups of coffee later, we were headed back up the street to… Read More
On the evening of our third day in DC – it was time to experience the event that brought us there in the first place… The 2008 National Geographic ADVENTURE magazine’s Adventurer of the Year Celebration! This is an annual event that honoring those in the world of adventure whose extraordinary achievements have expanded our… Read More
As I mentioned in an earlier post – we did a lot of fun activities over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Here’s a few images of us enjoying our day visiting Tad & Sarah Smedes. Tad had one last fling at his house because it has sold. They are newly married (as of April),… Read More
I have been going back the last few nights and working through more images captured during my artist-in-residence experience with the Glen Arbor Art Association last October. This print is now available in several sizes – please feel free to contact me if you are interested in one. You can click on the image above… Read More
