HPCHilo Photography Club
The Hilo Photography Club is a photography club based on the Big Island of Hawai’i, and has been meeting monthly since 1978. Our members all have a common interest in photography and in sharing their craft/profession/hobby with others. Skills range from novice to professional. We currently have around 70 members from all parts of the Big Island.
The club holds a meeting every month. We often have demonstrations, slide shows from members or invited photographers, invited lectures, in-club photo contests and exhibits, discussions about upcoming contests, photographic technique, technology, equipment, digital manipulation, darkroom, etc. This monthly meeting is usually the 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 7 p.m, at the Kamana Senior Center on 127 Kamana St. in Hilo Google Map.
Antonio Chrysostomou
SEPTEMBER 15th Meeting
Rick Decker will be presenting a slideshow on his work.
Rick took up photography as a serious hobby thirty years ago. Initially he photographed primarily underwater until he was introduced to the desert by a friend and began to shoot landscapes. His images have appeared in Scuba Diving, Scuba Times, Tropical Collector, American Landscapes and several online publications.
A permanent resident of Hawaii since 1997, Rick is the founder and current president of the Kona Camera Club and past president of the Kona Underwater Photographic Society. Contests he has participated in and won include the Kona Classic (Underwater); Inter-island Camera Club Council of Hawaii B&W and color; Clark Realty Inter-island; and Kahilu Theatre B&W. He was the first underwater photographer in the Sausalito Art Festival. He currently photographs with Sigma DSLR's, Sigma digital compacts, and a Nikon D300. His images are used by Sigma for their online galleries and their marketing literature. He has been displayed locally in the Kahilu Theatre Gallery and the Hilo Wailoa Art Center. He currently manages and judges the Kahilu Theatre yearly B&W competition.
In a recent interview, Rick commented, “My preference is to record the earth without people and without any man-made objects. I have taken thousands of pictures in the last 20 years. And yet I have vivid recollections of the process of creating my favorites - racing across the sand dunes to beat the sun; timing a wave; waiting for the best moment in a sunrise; or trying to get into the right position to shoot an underwater scene. I am able to relive these moments each time I see the image.”
Member’s Choice: Christina Heliker will show a selection of her photographs from Hawai`i and beyond.