Calendar of Events
August 2 - BRMP Board of Directors' Meeting
Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association 4 pm - Conference Room All members are encouraged to attend August 2 - Membership Meeting
RLE Gallery 5:30 pm - social gathering 6 pm - program begins Guest Speaker - Joyce Dumas see blog page for more information August 31 - Monthly Contest Submission Deadline
September Theme - Fences Online voting deadline - September 30 See contest page for more info September 1 - Opening Reception
Art Center's National Juried Photography Show 5 pm - RLE Gallery Information, when available, will be added to the blog page. September 6 - BRMP Board of Directors' Meeting
Blue Ridge Art Center 4 pm - Conference Room All members are encouraged to attend September 6 - Membership Meeting
RLE Gallery 5:30 pm - social gathering 6 pm - program begins Guest speaker - Bette Goessling see blog page for more information September 30 - Monthly Contest Submission Deadline
October Theme - Rustic Online voting deadline - October 31 See contest page for more info October 4 - BRMP Board of Directors' Meeting
Blue Ridge Art Center 4 pm - Conference Room All members are encouraged to attend October 4 - Membership Meeting
Studio Gallery 5:30 pm - social gathering 6 pm - program begins Guest speaker - Jack Snow see blog page for more information October 6 - November 10
SAAG National Juried Show October 6 - 5 pm - Opening Reception - RLE Gallery This show is for BRMP members who are also SAAG members. Information, when available, will be added to the blog page. October 13 and October 14
Art Center's Fall Arts in the Park Downtown City Park Information, when available, will be added to the blog page. October 20 - Art Center's Holiday Show and Sale Entry Deadline
November 9/10 - Delivery Dates November 17 - Opening Reception - 6 pm November 17 - January 4, 2019 - Exhibit/Sale Dates Information, when available, will be added to the blog page. October 6 - November 10
SAAG National Juried Show 5 pm - Opening Reception - RLE Gallery This show is for BRMP members who are also SAAG members. Information, when available, will be added to the blog page. October 20 - Entry Deadline - WhoDunIt? Fundraiser
November 9/10 - Delivery Dates November 17 - 6 pm - Opening Reception - RLE Gallery Information, when available, will be added to the blog page. October 31 - Monthly Contest Submission Deadline
November Theme - Tombstones Online voting deadline - November 30 See contest page for more info November 1 - BRMP Board of Directors' Meeting
Blue Ridge Art Center 4 pm - Conference Room All members are encouraged to attend November 1 - Membership Meeting
RLE Gallery 5:30 pm - social gathering 6 pm - program begins Guest speaker - Chris Hefferen see blog page for more information November 17 - WhoDunIt? Fundraiser
6 pm - Opening Reception - RLE Gallery October 20 - Entry Deadline November 9/10 - Delivery Dates Information, when available, will be added to the blog page. November 17 - Art Center's Holiday Show and Sale
Opening Reception - 6 pm November 17 - January 4, 2019 - Exhibit/Sale Dates Information, when available, will be added to the blog page. November 24 - Shop Small Saturday/Light Up Blue Ridge
10 am - 6 pm RLE Gallery November 30 - Monthly Contest Submission Deadline
December Theme - Children Online voting deadline - December 31 See contest page for more info December 6 - BRMP Board of Directors' Meeting
Blue Ridge Art Center 4 pm - Conference Room All members are encouraged to attend December 8 - UNG Holiday Chorale Group Performance
2 pm - RLE Gallery All members are encouraged to attend December 12 - Tentative Date
Membership Meeting Location - TBA 5:30 pm - social gathering 6 pm - program begins December 23 - January 1, 2019
BRMAA Closed for the holidays |
Founded in 2009, the Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers operates as a guild organization under the umbrella of the non-profit Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association and Art Center.
Our mission is to encourage the acquisition of knowledge, improve artistic and technical expertise, and the understanding and enjoyment of photography through membership, classes, group photo shoots, demonstrations, and exhibits; and to support the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association in their endeavors. As a member of BRMP, you will have access to guest speakers, instruction, critique, mentoring, in-house shows, exhibits, field trips, social activities and mutual support. Membership is open to amateur and professional photographers of all levels and requires membership in the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association. Click here for information on how to be a member of Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association and Blue Ridge Mountain Photographers. Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers Meetings:
Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers Guild
2018 Board of Directors Joyce Dumas - Interim President
Joyce Dumas, a co-founder and past-president of the Blue Ridge Mountain Photographers, has been involved in photography on various levels for 40 years. She was a photojournalist and reporter before becoming a magazine editor and then a freelance writer/photographer. When Joyce moved into the North Georgia Mountains with her family, the beauty of the mountains inspired her to concentrate on nature photography. Joyce teaches photography and digital imaging, gives presentations throughout the Southeast, and has self-published two photography textbooks. 
Terry Waggoner - Vice President
"At an early single digit age, I became an enthusiastic photographer when I received a camera as a present from my grandmother. The excitement remained until it became necessary to pay a mortgage and put food on the table. Fast forward forty plus years when reaching the age of retirement my wife instructed me to find a hobby. Thus, the love affair with the camera began anew. As the world had gone digital I found myself at sea with a device that was strange and unfamiliar. In an attempt to find kindred souls(my family’s eye tend to glass over when I start to talk about cameras and photography), I sought the company of others who share the passion. I don’t claim any notable distinction when it comes to it. I don’t have the deep well of knowledge at my disposal nor do I profess any genius. All I offer is the desire to encourage others to share the enthusiasm." To email Terry, simply click his name above. 
Doug Shiver - Treasurer
I was a watercolor artist before I was a photographer. Early on, I was frustrated that images I photographed for my subjects rarely ended up on film as I saw them when they were shot. I enrolled in some photography classes and began getting more usable images than failures. I learned that what I saw in the viewfinder and not in my head was what was really going on film. That realization improved my photographs as well as my paintings. As I evolved and technology evolved, I began using the computer more and more in my work. I still wanted to paint as well as do my photography. I began to explore combining the two to produce art. That's where I am today. I call it Creatography. My digital paintings can be viewed here. To email Doug, simply click his name above. Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers Guild
2018 Committee Chairpersons 
Joleen Roe
Program Enhancement Coordinator Joleen Mahoney Roe is a retired art educator who taught in the Capital Region of New York State for over 35 years, at St Anne Institute and Bethlehem Central High School, respectively. During that time she designed and implemented several photography courses and also lead creative arts workshops for teachers and adults. Many of her assignments and student work were featured in several publications, including "The Photographic Eye", a photography textbook by Davis Publications. Over the years her photo work has been widely exhibited and she has received awards for her traditional and alternative photography, as well as, recent awards for her iPhoneography. Most notably, the Santa Fe Photo Workshop Excellence in Teaching award, a photo portfolio award in the Staff category of the Professional Imaging Education Association and multiple year winner Adirondack Life magazine photo contest. Though time her work has evolved from traditional darkroom work, infrared imagery using a vintage Russian Horizon panorama camera, experimentation with a variety of alternative processes, including hand coloring photos and Polaroid Transfers, along with creative montage Photoshop work and currently iPhoneography imagery. Joleen continues her education and photo explorations by attending workshops and photo journeys with well known photographers through the Center of Photography at Woodstock, the Maine Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe Photo Workshops and the Palm Beach Photographic Center. Most recently she attended an iPhoneography tour of Cuba with photographers, Dan & Jill Burkholder. Joleen and her husband, Jim, are currently living in beautiful Blue Ridge, GA and she is thrilled to be part of the 2017 BRMAA National Juried Photography Show! To email Joleen, simply click her name above. “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” Elliot Erwitt 
Nadine Yawn - Webmaster
Membership Chairman My interest in photography started in 1976 with my first camera, a Canon AE-1. My go to camera today is a Canon EOS 5D Mark III. While living in Denver, Colorado and working for the Boy Scouts of America, I studied photography, briefly, with John Fielder. Several years later, I studied art in New York earning my Graphic Arts degree and graduated second in my class in 2001. Blessed with organizational skills and a yearning to learn from, while supporting others, my life long volunteer career began in the mid 1980s with my church and board of directors position for local library followed by a 21 year tenure with the Boy Scouts of America on the local and national levels. Currently, my memberships and volunteer work include two art centers and four art guilds. To email Nadine, simply click here name above. Joint Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association and
Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers Documents 
Rand Resource Library
The Art Center offers to our members a resource library with various books and multi-media items including photography resource material, nature and wildlife books, how-to books in various mediums, art books from around the world, and multiple publications. Named in honor of Ned Rand, Sr., who was instrumental in the foundation of our photography guild, Blue Ridge Mountains Photographers, the Rand Resource Library offers a variety of information for artists of all mediums. Please stop on by the Art Center to see our library. If you wish to enjoy any of the materials at home, simply fill out the information in the check out binder so we will know who is enjoying the materials. Links of Interest
The resource list below is to encourage those members, who may not be able to attend a regular scheduled photo shoot, to grab their camera and go on your own to "get that shot" If you have a favorite location or two to share, email the webmaster. Cherohala Skyway Jack Anthony Photography - North Georgia Waterfalls - Good Photos and Directions Georgia State Parks Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds Crane Creek Vineyards - Private property - Call Ahead Folks School - Private Property - Call Ahead Blairsville - Union County Chamber of Commerce Gilmer County Chamber of Commerce Fannin County Chamber of Commerce Free Things to Do Outdoors in the Northeast Georgia Mountains Free Things to Do Indoors in the Northeast Georgia Mountains Cades Cove Clayton County Wetlands GSMNP Landforms Sosebee Cove Tennessee Landforms Georgia Nature Photographers Association | ||||||
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BRMP operates under umbrella of the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association (The Art Center), a 501(c)3 non-profit arts council for the mountains of North Georgia, East Tennessee, and Western North Carolina. in Blue Ridge, Georgia. © All rights reserved. © 2018 Blue Ridge Mountain Photographers, All Rights Reserved |