Janice Lind

Many, many years ago, I wanted to follow in the steps of my grandfathers, both of whom were professional photographers. My first SLR was a Zenit, and after a few years I moved to the Pentax K1000. But due to the twists in life that most people encounter, my interest in photography was placed to the back burner. Professionally, I work in the IT industry. Computers have been a part of my everyday life for over 25 years and it is one of my passions. But the natural world is another one of my passions. Though the two interests seemed to be on opposite sides of the spectrum, I wanted to find a way to mesh the two worlds. Digital photography has given me that opportunity. In December 2006, I purchased my first DSLR, a Pentax K10D, and within one week I was hooked! I would say that 95% of what I have learned about photography has been via books, magazines, the internet and through good old "trial and error". Although nature photography is my strongest interest, I am slowly trying to "venture" out. I have found that photographing architecture has a special appeal and I have been focusing on that over the last couple of years.