San Francisco-based photographer Mel Lindstrom was awarded a total of 47 creative awards last year. The accolades include eight International Black & White Spider Awards; two APA Something Personal Selects; nine MarCom Awards; three Silver Winners from Create magazine; four Silver Davey Awards; six International Aperture Awards; two Addy Awards...

Pasadena, Calif.-based photographer Patrick Hebert has been awarded the 2008 Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award from Center, formerly known as the Santa Fe Center for Photography.

Hebert teaches at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and is the associate director...

Images from Los Angeles photographer Michael Grecco's book "Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry," were on display at this year's Rencontres de Photographie in Arles, France. The book, published last fall by Rock Out Books, examines the adult entertainment industry and its stars. Grecco is also putting the finishing touches on a feature film, to be released in...

Portland, Ore.-based photographer Joni Kabana recently completed another trip to Madagascar to help extend support for education and health care in the African country. While on the trip, Kabana kept a detailed blog and exhibited work upon her return in September at Portland's City Club.

Accompanied by Dr. Philippa Ribbink and writer Vivian McInerny, Kabana returned to the village of the child featured in her book "Torina's World: A Child's Life in Madagascar," which was published by Arnica last fall.

After a long career with Seattle-based Glazer's Camera, including 12 years as general manager, Ken Smith has left the firm to create Navigate Photography, a company designed to connect the travel industry with the photographic industry. The new company will provide a variety of services, including workshops on cruise ships, land-based expeditions, rental equipment to cruise passengers, photographic consultation to businesses and large-format printing.

Another of Smith's new ventures, Photo Partners — a partnership with Dennis Wilson and...

The grand prize at the Images for Conservation Fund Pro-Tour of Nature Photography Awards was given on Sept. 21 to photographer Rolf Nussbaumer and the Fennessey Ranch, owned by Brien O'Connor Dunn. Both winners shared the $51,000 prize money.

Second prize went to D. Robert Franz of the Mustang Ranch, owned by Hugo and Laura Berlanga; third prize was given to John Hendrickson and the Welder Wildlife Foundation.

More than 200 landowners, photographers and supporters attended the...

Mountain Light Pictures has signed five new photographers to its list of contributors: Chris Noble, Dennis Coello, Harrison Shull, Linde Waidhofer and Chris Linder.

Noble's work has appeared in numerous books and publications, including National Geographic, Outside, Life and Rolling Stone, among others. He served as the primary advertising photographer for The North Face for over a decade.

Coello began his shooting on a cross-country bicycle tour in 1965. Since then, Coello has explored more than 40...

Boulder Digital Arts, created four years ago by Bruce Borowsky and Zach Daudert, was recently named one of the top 10 fastest-growing companies in Boulder, Colo., by the Boulder County Business Report.

The mission of Boulder Digital Arts is to provide affordable, professional training in digital photography, video editing, web design and more. BDA also hosts regular events featuring digital artists, including photographers Jim Balog and Bill Hatcher, among others.

For more information, visit boulderdigitalarts.com.