Pagosa Springs Photography Club assembly to focus ‘Alaska: Bears and Beyond’

By Andy Butler/Pagosa Springs Photography Club

The August assembly of the Pagosa Springs Photography Club will likely be held on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 6:30 p.m., on the Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St.

Our program this month is “Alaska: Bears and Beyond” offered by Doug Coombs.

This will likely be a hybrid assembly, additionally obtainable on Zoom. The Zoom hyperlink will likely be emailed to members; others who want to attend could request the hyperlink by e mail to abulter@mac.com. If attending in particular person, be at liberty to reach any time after 6 p.m. to socialize. The presentation will start at 6:30 p.m. Photography Club conferences are open to the general public.

Coombs is a wildlife and panorama photographer primarily based in Pagosa Springs. He and his spouse, Miyuki, have traveled to Alaska a number of occasions since 2009 as common vacationers and as fanatic photographers.

In his speak, Coombs will start with some helpful info for individuals who may also need to go to Alaska sometime. He will illustrate the presentation with a few of his finest photographs from Alaska. These embody many beautiful images of Alaskan wildlife, particularly coastal brown bears, in addition to panorama photographs.

Join the membership

One of the objectives of the Photography Club is to supply a setting to learn to enhance your pictures from fellow photographers. The membership affords applications and outings designed to assist photographers of all ranges improve their expertise.

Membership is simply $25 a 12 months ($35 for households). You can obtain a membership kind from our web site ( and ship it in together with your cost (the shape has all the main points), or you may carry it to a membership assembly.