Jim Zuckerman

Jim Zuckerman Jim has taught creative photography at UCLA and Kent State University, authored twelve photography books and has been a contributing editor to Photographic Magazine for thirty-two years. His images, articles and photo features have been published in magazines, such as National Geographic Society, Outdoor Photographer, and Conde Nast Traveler.

Jim has led both domestic and international photo tours for twenty-nine years to Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and the American Southwest. He enjoys sharing his knowledge of photography with tour participants, both beginners and advanced amateurs, or professionals. He can address a wide range of photographic topics, from digital manipulation of images to techniques in capturing the essence of any culture by photographing people in both dynamic and intimate ways. In addition to instruction during the trip, Jim is happy to review either portfolios or digital images to help you solve problems and answer questions about your photography. He is also able to talk extensively about marketing your work, if this is one of your goals.

A note from Jim ~
There’s nothing that gives me more pleasure than photographing beautiful places and sharing my photographic knowledge with other people. Photography has allowed me to experience so many wonderful moments all over the world, and I never get tired of it. Today, with the tremendous creative potential of digital cameras and programs like Photoshop and Painter, photography is a lot more than capturing what the eyes see. You can capture impressions of places. You can translate your feelings about a scene into a work of art. You can do anything that you can imagine.

During my photography tours, I share ideas and techniques that help people accomplish whatever they want in photography, never tiring of answering questions about photography. Some fellow travelers want to learn how to earn part-time or full-time income, others want to understand their digital cameras more, or learn more about the subtleties of taking exposures in difficult lighting situations. Most want to create striking images that provide poignant memories of their trip. The discussions in my groups are always interesting and educational, and you will grow as a photographer in your ability to capture great images.

I shot medium format cameras for 25 years, but now I'm 100% digital. The transition wasn't easy, but now I'm so happy to be using this fantastic technology. This is a great time to be a photographer because the creative possibilities have never been as remarkable as they are today. We'll have a lot to talk about.

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