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As a teen, Jedd DeKalb experimented with his father’s 35mm Leica camera and began

taking photos at concerts during his high school years. While a Marketing major at

the University of Tennessee, Jed worked on the campus newspaper, the Beacon, and

covered concerts as part of his beat. Shooting for the Beacon, he captured images of George

Harrison and Ravi Shankar, Elton John, a yet-to-hit-it-big Bruce Springsteen, and several

ZZ Top concerts. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top loved his work so the band flew him to Canada

to shoot the cover for their fourth album—1975’s Fandango—while Jed was still in school

After graduation, he worked as a photo journalist for a couple newspapers before being

hired by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, Robin Hood, as a State Photographer II in

the Tennessee State Photo Services division. Over a 38-year career with the state, he served

five governors and rose to become the Chief State Photographer. Jed retired at the end of

Governor Haslam’s term earlier this year, bringing his remarkable career spent chronicling

the State’s history, heritage, and milestones to a close. Well, not quite—the State still draws

on Jed’s talents and he is happily fielding freelance assignments.

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Calendar of EventsC L U B M E E T I N G

Tuesday, September 17, 6:30pmWatkins College of Art 2298 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee SPEAKER: Jed DeKalbPHOTO OF THE MONTH THEME: Low Key

D I G I T A L F O C U S G R O U P

Thursday, September 26, 6:00pm • Goodlettsville Public Library, 205 Rivergate Parkway, Goodlettsville, Tennessee

S C A V E N G E R P H O T O H U N T

Saturday, October 5, 2019Downtown Springfield, TennesseeWatch your email for additional details

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Tuesday, October 15, 6:30pmWatkins College of Art 2298 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee SPEAKER: Wade PaynePHOTO OF THE MONTH THEME: On the Street

D I G I T A L F O C U S G R O U P

Thursday, October 23, 6:00pm • Goodlettsville Public Library, 205 Rivergate Parkway, Goodlettsville, Tennessee

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Tuesday, November 19, 6:30pmWatkins College of Art 2298 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee SPEAKER: Siggi Brynjarsson PHOTO OF THE MONTH THEME: Country

H O L I D A Y P A R T Y

Tuesday, December 17, 6:30pm • The Woman’s Club of Nashville, 3206 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, Tennessee

NPC meets at 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month January through November, at

Watkins College of Art. The Digital Focus Group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month,

March through October, at the Goodletsville Public Library.Nashvil lePhotographyClub.com

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E L E C T E D O F F I C E R S

Tom Ventress, President

Dottie Swiegoda, President-Elect

Susan Macchia, Secretary

Frank Hayes, Treasurer

B O A R D M E M B E R S

Steve Choatie, Pat Hollander, Ed Carr

V O L U N T E E R O F F I C E R S

A N D C O M M I T T E E S

Charity Event Leader

Steve Mabry

Exhibit Coordinator

Tony Beasley

Hospitality Committee

Adraine Mealor

Membership

Frank Hayes

Newsletter

Tom Ventress

Webmaster

Shelly Rosenberg

F O C U S G R O U P S

Basics

Bill Kotas, Joe Fizer, Jim Bruner,

Roger Pruitt & Rod Shean

Digital

Steve Choatie

Photo Outings Group

Dorothy Swiegoda

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H I T T I N G T H E L I N K S

NPC T-shirts are available on AmazonFour designs—each

available in five different colors

Click on the bright blue letters to link to the design on Amazon. Or find all four with a search of “Nashville Photography Club t-shirt” on the Amazon site.

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FIRST PLACE: Shelly Rosenberg P H O T O O F T H E M O N T HR U L E S

1 You must be a member with dues paid

up to date.

2 Photograph must pertain to the Monthly

Theme (July’s theme is High Key).

3 Image size limits: Minimum 4”x 6” to

Maximum 12” (long side).

4 Clip ONE photo on the viewing stand

provided for judging.

5 Photograph needs to be taken within the

12 months prior to the contest month.

6 You must be present to win.

U P C O M I N G T H E M E S

S E P T E M B E R : Low KeyO C T O B E R : On the StreetN O V E M B E R : CountryJ A N U A R Y : In the DetailsFEBRUARY : Gray MatterMARCH : Music Makers APRIL : Before It’s Gone

M A Y : Seeing Red

J U N E : Crank

J U L Y : See ThroughA U G U S T : Slow Shutter

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“ Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.”

— Man Ray (1890 – 1976) American visual artist. He was best known for his photography, but considered himself a painter above all.

SECOND PLACE: Dagmar Robertson

DUNNTony Beasley and Wayne Wilkerson hung the

Summer/Fall NPC exhibit at Dunn Chiropractic’s

new Brentwood office on August 6. Twelve

members participated in the exhibition, showing

twenty photos. Three exhibits go up each year.

The next one will go up in late November, so let

Tony know if you’d like to participate.

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EXHIBITING MEMBERS:

Dallas Allbritton

Rick Autery

Anthony Beasley

Ed Carr

Kenna Dossett

Bob Ellis

Frank Hayes

DaShawn Lewis

Dotty Swiegoda

Tom Ventress

Brent Wright

Trudy Wright

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