Welcome to Wayne Bennett Photography Galleries. Wayne is a dentist by profession and has been a professional photographer for the past 18 years, specializing in the area of nature photography. The Great American Photography Weekends, Bill Fortney in particular, was the spark that ignited his turnaround in photography. He enjoyed an association of over 10 years with GAPW and has had the opportunity to learn from and teach with the best of the best in nature photography, including, John Shaw, Rod Planck, Pat O'Hara, Art Wolfe, Bryan Peterson and of course Bill Fortney. After GAPW, Wayne taught photography at Disney Institute in Orlando, FL. He has/continues to shoot stock for Sharpshooters, Corbis and now Alamy Agencies and has been published in a number of publications, including Outdoor Photographer. Wayne is proud to be a charter member of NANPA and a past president of the Orlando Camera Club. You can contact Wayne at sportooth1@gmail.com. Enjoy your visit!
Additional note: Nine members of the Orlando Camera club, including Wayne, submitted a portfolio of 20 images (selected from over 350 submitted) to the Natures Best Magazines Windland Smith Rice International Photo Competition and won! There were 85 camera clubs that submitted portfolios from the USA and Europe. A composite of 9 of the images is now hanging in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC until May, 2009.
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