JANUARY 14, 2015 MONTHLY MEETING – 7pm (6:30 SOCIAL TIME)- BERGEN PARK FIRE STATION- PRESENTER: CAROL WALKER

“See stunning images and hear stories of horses in the wild from author and photographer Carol Walker, who has traveled around the world photographing wildlife. Eleven years ago, Walker began photographing wild horses. As she followed several herds in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana she became aware of how precarious their situation on public lands has become. Since then, she has dedicated herself to educating people with her photographs and stories about the wild horses.

“See stunning images and hear stories of horses in the wild from author and photographer Carol Walker, who has traveled around the world photographing wildlife. Eleven years ago, Walker began photographing wild horses. As she followed several herds in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana she became aware of how precarious their situation on public lands has become. Since then, she has dedicated herself to educating people with her photographs and stories about the wild horses. See Carol’s photographs of 4 herd set to music in a slideshow, and learn about life within a herd of wild horses including the roles played by various horses within the herd. Walker’s award-winning book Wild Hoofbeats: America’s Vanishing Wild Horses will be available for purchase and signing at the evening event.”

Carol’s passion for photography started at an early age, with animals as her favorite subjects. She studied literature and photography as an undergraduate at Smith College, and continued her education in photography after graduating, studying portraiture and nature photography. She has traveled all over the world photographing wildlife for the past 30 years. In 2000, Carol started her business Living Images by Carol Walker, specializing in photographing horses. Carol’s images illuminate the relationship between horses and their people, as well showcase the beauty of horses with her stunning images of horses at liberty. She teaches workshops for amateur photographers on equine photography. She markets her fine art prints from her website www.LivingImagesCJW.com as well as in several locations on the Front Range of Colorado and has won numerous awards with her artwork.

Ten years ago, Carol began photographing wild horses. As she followed several herds in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana, she became aware of how precarious their situation on public lands has become. Since then, she has dedicated herself to educating people with her photographs and stories about the wild horses. She is one of the leading advocates working to keep America’s wild horses wild and free on our public lands. Her award-winning book Wild Hoofbeats: America’s Vanishing Wild Horses The book was released winter of 2008 and is currently in its third printing. Carol’s second book, Horse Photography: The Dynamic Guide for Horse Lovers is in its second printing.

For the last five years, Carol has produced a wild horse calendar for the Cloud Foundation with 50% of the proceeds as a donation to that organization. Proceeds from the sales of Carol’s artwork and books fund her work to keep America’s wild horses wild and free.

Carol is the Director of Field Documentation and on the Board of Directors for Wild Horse Freedom Federation, which is dedicated to stopping the roundups and keeping our wild horses wild and free.

See Carol’s photographs of 4 herd set to music in a slideshow, and learn about life within a herd of wild horses including the roles played by various horses within the herd. Walker’s award-winning book Wild Hoofbeats: America’s Vanishing Wild Horses will be available for purchase and signing at the evening event.”
www.LivingImagesCJW.com