
Writing & Photography Contest offers cash awards to students
Outdoor Writers Association of California invites California high school juniors and seniors to enter the sixth annual Pat Vachini Outdoor Writing & Photography Contest.

Outdoor Writers Association of California invites California high school juniors and seniors to enter the sixth annual Pat Vachini Outdoor Writing & Photography Contest.
With the launch of summer, outdoor adventures abound. Winners from OWAC’s Excellence in Craft awards, as well as 2024 Pat Vachini Outdoor Writing and Photography Achievement Awards Contest for high school students announced.

Let’s get together and ZOOM! A very special presentation by OWAC’s own Matt Johanson

Traveling solo up to and through Yosemite I was hopeful that – as a driver without a plan – I’d get more chances to enjoy random, unscheduled photo stops. Or might there be other complications and lessons along the way?

Taking better pictures begins with understanding composition. Here are suggestions for composing better pictures: Rule of Thirds – the most basic composing tool used by

Not taking pictures on an assignment because you don’t have a camera with you is no longer an excuse. Just about everyone carries a camera

Hard as we try we don’t always get the perfect shot. But on occasion, sometimes fickle as the seasons, the subject simply comes into view.

“My roots are in California,” she says, “and like this owl, whose coloration and habits reflect its forest environment, I hope my photography reflects something of the place it comes from,” Robin Agarwal.
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