Next Meeting: November 24th, 2025 6:00 pm
Josh’s photographs and writings have been used by many clients throughout the world including National Geographic, Audubon, Sierra Club, Microsoft, Gray Line of Alaska, Holland America, Bing, Backpacker Magazine, Outside, The Wall Street Journal, Outdoor Photographer Magazine, Shutterbug Magazine, Natures Best, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, the North American Nature Photography Association, the American Society of Picture Professionals, and the National Wildlife Federation. Josh is a regular columnist for Outdoor Photographer Magazine where he writes about nature and conservation photography, as well as the creative process.
Josh regularly leads landscape and wildlife photographic workshops throughout the world. From Brown Bears of Alaska, Tigers of India, Wolves of Yellowstone, to the landscapes of Yosemite and Patagonia, Josh loves teaching and sharing his passion for nature and photography with his students.
Josh is also often called upon as a public speaker talking about travel, the photographic creative process, creative problem solving, and living one's passion. His teaching background and laid back style help him connect with audiences, while his deep image library and lifetime of adventures helps captivate audiences with stunning images and great stories.
Josh grew up in Washington State where he attended Pacific Lutheran University. While attending PLU, he began to explore his interest in photography through studio art classes as well as practical field experience. For several years, Josh worked as a photo editor for the university newspaper, simultaneously freelancing for several local newspapers and shooting materials for university promotion. One of the largest assignments that he accepted while at the university was covering the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle. His work from this project appeared in many publications and won Photographer’s Forum Magazine’s “Best of College Photography Annual 2000”.
Since his beginnings as a newspaper photographer, Josh has combined his love of nature and adventure with his passion for photography and teaching. In addition to shooting assignments and leading workshops, he regularly works with non-profit environmental organizations as both a visual consultant, and photographer in an effort to create public awareness through the visual medium.
From climbing in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to exploring the mountains of Patagonia, Josh has ventured and photographed in some of the planet’s most exiting places. Josh’s photographic projects have taken him all around the globe in search of unique images. His portfolio ranges from mountain and river expeditions, to landscape and wildlife images from 6 continents. When not on assignment, or on a workshop Josh lives with his wife and two boys in Nevada City California.
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