Our Team

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Professional Photographer Paul Nguyen has lived and worked from coast to coast across the U.S., and has over 30 years of experience in film and digital photography. He specializes in digital photography of natural landscapes and wildlife from around the world.

In April 2017, he served in the prestigious National Park Artist in Residence program at Petrified Forest, Arizona, and continues to create programs for the National Park Service. His work also includes an exclusive assignment as a photographer for the Boston Museum of Science, and a position as a program guide and brand ambassador for Swedish outfitter Fjällräven.

His images have been licensed by organizations such as the Nature Conservancy, Tamron USA, Amazing New England Artworks, and numerous local and international publications, and his outstanding image-making and teaching have gained him equipment sponsorships from Tamron USA and Sun Surveyor.

Paul lives and works out of Flagstaff, AZ, and can be seen promoting and selling his work at art shows across the southwest. He is also a lecturer and contest judge for camera clubs and the New England Camera Club Council. The Boston Camera Club awarded him Judge of the Year honors for 2015-2016. See his work at  www.paulnguyenphoto.com

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Allie is a professional photographer specializing in landscape and travel photography. Allie is a co-partner of BlueHour, an instructor, tour leader, webmaster, and design specialist.

She has been photographing since age 13, and has since visited places like Iceland, Norway, The Faroe Islands, across Europe and the United States. She was awarded the Student Image Award in 2013 from the Photographic Resource Center in Boston and has been published by the National Park Service.

Allie lives and works out of Cape Cod, and can be seen selling her work at art festivals around New England.

Visit her website and portfolio at www.allierichards.com

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David has been working professionally as a landscape photographer for the last ten years and travels extensively throughout New England. Dave has published several successful e-books for photographers visiting New England in addition to his comprehensive guides and blogs on the many aspects of landscape photography.

He was recently named one of the Top 8 New England Landscape Photographers by Peerless Magazine and his work has been featured by Outdoor Photographer, The Boston Globe, Newport Life, Cape Cod Life, and Boston Voyager. He is a frequent guest speaker on national landscape photography podcasts and at New England camera clubs. His work can also be found throughout many calendars including The Light of New England, Maine Life and Vermont Living, and in advertisements by the tourism board of Massachusetts.

See his work online at www.davelongphoto.com and on Instagram.

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Kris is a photographer who specializes in landscape and nature. His photography primarily focuses on New England and other areas across the United States. He seeks out and researches the best times and lighting for each location, which we find so important in making great shots. He takes pride in immersing himself in a landscape to capture the unique perspective that defines his style.Kris lives in Worcester where he has been practicing photography for the last 20+ years. He worked at a camera store and photo lab which has helped him be where he is today. He finds great satisfaction in selling his work. He says "to create images that someone appreciates enough to purchase and display in their own home is the ultimate compliment."

See his work online at www.krissimardphotography.com

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Erik is a freelance photographer who specializes in trees and natural landscapes. He is the Director at the Menino Arts Center, home of the Hyde Park Art Association in Boston, and is a past President of the Boston Camera Club. He lives in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston with his wife Julie, sons Carl and William, and dog Comet. Although Erik enjoys photographing natural environments all over New England, his favorite destination is Boston’s Arnold Arboretum.

Erik’s work has appeared in Yankee Magazine, AMC’s Outdoors, Northern Woodlands, the Boston Globe, the Boston Metro, the Cape Cod Times, E the Environmental Magazine, and other publications. He has shown his fine art prints at galleries throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Erik also has lectured and taught workshops at the Arboretum, the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Photographic Resource Center in Cambridge, the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain, the Cambridge Art Association, the Concord Art Association, the Hyde Park Art Association, and at locations all over New England for BlueHour.

You can see his work online at www.erikgehring.com.

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Hope has embraced the digital medium after shooting on film since she was a child. Her specialties are nature, landscapes, and astrophotography. She loves to photograph the world around her, but focuses on New England and its shores and abundant waterfalls.

Hope’s passion is to share her knowledge with others. A former Pro and Genius with Apple, Hope has been able to teach iPhoneography and develop techniques with the iPhone for both taking and editing photographs. She developed one of the first iPhone photography workshops, teaching her signature macro technique on an iPhone 4. As the iPhone camera developed, so too did her techniques. With the built-in capabilities of the newest iPhones and additional attachment lenses, Hope can now photograph any type of subject, under any conditions. And using a combination of the latest mobile editing apps, she is able to digitally process her images - both from her phone and from her full-sized Sony camera - while on the go.

Hope was a member of the Griffin Museum of Photography Photography Atelier and exhibited her collection ‘Boston After Dark’ in a collective exhibition. She has also been exhibited in Lafayette Place Boston, Las Laguna Art Gallery and printed in the May 2022 issue of Artistonish Magazine.

Hope lives north of Boston with her husband. You can see her work on Instagram at @seewithhope

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Rick has over 25 years of experience and has been photographing landscapes for the past fifteen years after transitioning from photographing sports. Rick has traveled the country in search of awe-inspiring images, from California to Maine. His images capture the essence of a location, communicating how it feels to be right there. Rick's work has been purchased by collectors worldwide, and has appeared in Down East Magazine's calendars, the Yarmouth Art Festival, and the Maine Photography Show. Rick is an experienced instructor, having begun teaching for Canon USA, where he was a Technical Specialist and representative for Canon dealers before moving to Lytro to manage training and education for their light field cameras. His approach to teaching involves understanding the technical side of photography in order to feed the creative side. Most recently, Rick was an instructor for Hunt's Photo Adventures.

We are excited that after being an instructor for Hunt’s Photo Adventures, he’s come over to the BlueHour team. Rick lives in Freeport, Maine with his wife when he's not traveling the country in search of amazing photo opportunities. You can see his work on his website at www.rickberk.com

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From France, Thibaut is a professional landscape and nature photographer. Twenty years ago, as a teenager, he started photography in the Alps during his mountaineering adventures. Over time his passion for rock climbing took him around the world and documenting the journey allowed him to develop an eye for creating compelling images. Whether it is in the grand landscape or more intimate ones, he strives to connect and engage with nature. Carefully observing his surroundings, he focuses on creating personally meaningful, unique images with the goal of depicting the essence of a scene and conveying emotion to the viewer. Thibaut enjoys photography in all weather and lighting conditions; he believes that strong images can be captured at any time of the day. He started his fine art print business this year and sells his images across North America and Europe.

You can see his work online at www.thibautpawlasphotography.com

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Dave is a Rhode Island based fine art photographer. He has had a love affair with making photographs for 40 years. For Dave, sunrise and sunset represent powerful forces of peace, tranquility, and rejuvenation. These forces are the common theme of Dave’s photography. Dave’s work is published in local calendars and publications, including the cover of South County Life Magazine. Dave also works on commissioned projects where the subject, mood and feel of a photograph are specially crafted for the buyer and their space. Dave is a natural teacher and mentor. He enjoys the creative process of discovery, learning and growth. Dave offers individualized photography coaching sessions through his course “Yes You Can Photography” where he teaches you how to move from taking photographs to intentionally making photographs. Sessions are held both virtually and in person.

You can see his work on his website http://www.ospreywindsphotography.com/

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Gavin is a photographer and Award-winning Filmmaker based in New Jersey.

Gavin is a resident photographer/editor for The Apollos magazine, created promotional content for Jenkinson’s Aquarium, Paul Smith’s College, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. His work has been featured in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, The Ocean and Coast Star, and The Wildlife Professional. And most recently, appointed the position as lead photo editor for Conservation At Large.

Gavin focuses his lens on the people doing the work to re-wild their souls and the Earth. Whether it be an artist turning driftwood into art that connects us to the life-giving forces of nature, a light surfer in search of his purity, or a boat captain who embodies what it means to be wild.

You can see his work online here: www.gavinwild.com