Press Release: Canadian Photographer Secures International Partnerships

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Press Release

Contact: Kevin Pepper Phone: 226.989.8848

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 PM EDT, October 31, 2012

Local Photographer Secures International Partnerships

The Photographer’s Lounge of Waterloo Region has secured International partnerships with global tour operators that will now benefit Canadian photographers. As a result of these new partnerships, Canadian photographers will have the opportunity to travel to “bucket list” locations at reduced cost to desirable global destinations. As the economy still struggles to rebound Kevin was quoted saying, “People are still watching their pennies but have a stronger need to decompress and focus on their hobbies. These new partnerships have allowed me to negotiate prices that photographers, and other travellers, the opportunity to travel and keep an eye on their pocket book.”

He further says, “These partnerships are not just about saving pennies either. They are about consumer protection. By securing these partnerships I have ensured that all my trips and workshops are TICO compliant. My clients will now have the piece of mind to know that their trips are insured and they are protected. Many other photographers in Ontario collect the money from their clients and are acting as travel agents. That is in direct conflict with the TICO regulations that protect consumers in Ontario that travel.”

A full list of exotic locations and trips can be seen online at the Photographers Lounge website. Destinations such as the Serengeti, Namibia, Venezuela, Provence, Paris, Iceland, and Mongolia are just a few of the locations that are now being offered by the Photographer’s Lounge.

In addition to reduced cost for travel, the Photographer’s Lounge has also partnered with some of the premier Professional Photographers in North America to co-lead these Photography Workshops. Rick Sammon, Denise Ippolito, Jim Zuckerman and Tim Vollmer have all agreed to run trips for the Photographers Lounge over the next two years. More photographers are being added all the time.  As Kevin believes, these photographers also believe that quality instruction and an economical investment is what photographers deserve.

For a full list of photo tours please visit http://www.photographers-lounge.com/photo-tours

For a full list of workshops please visit  http://www.photographers-lounge.com/workshops

 ABOUT KPEP PHOTOGRAPHY:

KPep Photography is owned and operated by Kevin Pepper. Kevin is a professional photographer based in Cambridge, Ontario. KPep Photography also operates the Photographer's Lounge in Waterloo Region. “The Lounge” is dedicated to providing digital photographers with access to the world’s top destinations, the opportunity to talk one-on-one with the world’s best photography minds, and we strive to make sure our clients are aware of the latest photographic techniques and gear available today.

At the Lounge we believe that each photographer is on their own personal journey, and as such, will learn at their own pace, and their own budget. For this reason structured programs are designed to meet photographer’s individual needs, at their speed. To achieve this, the Lounge has structured the following programs to help photographers achieve their personal goals:

A blog that offers photography tutorials on different photography techniques and also highlights our tours and information on the destinations we are hired to travel to.  See the Photographer's Lounge blog here.

Travel tours are scheduled locally, domestically and internationally at places familiar to us. All tours are designed by the tours companies that employ us with the photographer in mind. You will accompany other photographers on tours with a minimum of one professional photographer and a local English speaking tour guide. The tour companies that hire us are only accredited tour operators to ensure your piece of mind and safety while you are travelling.

Photography workshops are available for amateur photographers in a one-on-one basis, but also in group environments. These workshops cover composition, social media, techniques and camera operation. To see these workshops please visit our workshop area of our website.

To see the photos from our elite list of tour leaders please visit the photo gallery page.

Group workshops are also available. These are designed to cover a topic in totality in one session. Each workshop will have both an in-class and hands on learning component. These workshops are created so that you have as much face time with a professional photographer in order to maximize your learning.    

Once a year we bring in the “Top” photographers from around the world to run seminars. These photographers are chosen because they are teachers in addition to photographers. Their philosophy mirrors ours, “Photography knowledge is to be shared”

We also co-host a bi-weekly podcast. This podcast was created to inform local photographers in Ontario about possible locations to photograph, discusses photography tips and also informs amateur photographers of learning opportunities they can take advantage of in their local area. To see more information about this podcast please visit, www.shuttertripping.com

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Photo Tour Choices

So it looks like the tours are all planned out for the next couple years. Its been 6 months of planning and negotiating with local tour operators, guides and hotels... but its all planned out... I think... LOL.

November 10, 2012 - Lake Maracaibo - On this tour we will visit the Andes Mountains, but the focus will be the Catumbo Lightning. I will be leading this tour with Rick Sammon. To read about this tour please visit the Photographer's Lounge.

April 24, 2013 - Tanzania - This is more of a holiday where I received special pricing for friends and family. For $3880, this all inclusive Safari to lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Central Serengeti is an awesome one week safari deal. To read more abou tthis tour please visit the Photographer's Lounge.

On June 6, 2013 Rick Sammon and I will be leading an awesome tour to photograph the lavendar fields, Provence and the Carmargue stallions in the south of France. To read more about this photo tour please visit the Photographer's Lounge.

Then in September of 2013 Rick Sammon, Tim Vollmer and I will be leading a group of people around Iceland to capture all the highlights of this awe inspiring country. This one is going to be an excellent venue to learn because of the PRO photographer to attendee ratio. You will receive lots of one-on-one mentoring whiel photographing this beautiful country. To read more please visit that photo tour at the Photographer's Lounge.

October of 2013 proves to be a busy month with a trip first to Venezuela with a repeat of the 2012 trip to photograph the Catatumbo lightning. Joining me again will be Rick Sammon. To learn more about this tour please visit the Photographer's Lounge.

Later on in October of 2013 I will be travelling to a country that I have always wanted to visit, Namibia. Namibia offers both a desert environment and a traditional African Safari. Please join me on this trip. To see more information about this photo tour please visit the Photographer's Lounge.

To finish off my 2013 photo tour year I will be headed back to Kenya to visit Lake Nakuru, Thompson Falls, Samburu, Masai Mara. This is another photo tour under $4000. Please check out the details at the Photographer's Lounge.

In 2014 I have already planned to awesome trips... one a bucket list trip for me and the other a trip back to my favorite city to photograph.

In March of 2014 rick Sammon and I will be goign to see Petra, the dead sea and travel by camel back into the desert to spend time with the local nomad tribes to capture the essense of the culture and awesome landscape of the desert and mountians like My. Moses. To learn about this 12 day tour please visit the Photographer's Lounge. 

The in September of 2014 I will be running back-to-back workshop and photo walk for 6 days in Paris... join my in the city of love and lights as I make my 7th visit back to the city that has a photo opportunity around every corner. To laern about my Paris workshops please visit the Photographers Lounge.

Please contact me if you have any questions or want to join us on one of our tours.

Thanks for reading,

Kev

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I have been slowly growing my photography business for awhile now. Reading as many blogs as I can, networking, refining my photography skills... but the one thing I have done that is paying off in spades is "surrounding myself with other photographers I can learn from and trust". I have met a lot of great people on this fantastic journey. Many local to where I live... supportive, available to bounce ideas off of and go out and shoot with when time permits... These people are numerous and you know who you are... I appreciate all your support and friendship...

But there are a few photographers that I want to single out... these two gentlemen are two well respected individuals in our field that have taught me more for me in the last year than I learned in the last three years.

Rick Sammon... the extremely polite, genuine, hard working man has inspired me in more wanys than anyone else in this industry. It was a suggestion by a friend of mine, Gary Simmons, to contact him to see if he would come to Canada to do a seminar... and after some hard work... he is coming in September of 2012 to Kitchener to run a weekend seminar. This will be Rick's first trip to Canada and 200 people will be comin got be inspired by Rick.

Rick makes available blog entries, his images and tools of the trade. He also runs podcasts, writes books and creates ipod apps for photogrpahers. He is an awesome photographer and an even better teacher. I have learned more from Rick then I did in the beginnning when I was reading Scott Kelby's books.

The learning from Rick isn't stopping either. I will be running a photo tour with Rick in Iceland in 2013 and we are also discussing other trips to Africa and France in 2013.

The other photographer that I want to bring to your attention is Tim Vollmer. I have been following Tim's work for three years. I started seeing his images on Flickr three years ago.

Now three years later I am still admiring his photos, but now I will be spending time with Tim taking photos in various parts of the world. Tim and I will be headed to Tofino together to run a workshop, I will be headed with Rick to run a photo tour in Iceland with Tim. Tim and I are also working with WWF Canada to raise money and awareness. We will be headed to the Arctic Circle with Ethan Meleg and John E Marriott to photograph polar bears and the landscape to highlight the effects of climate change in the arctic.

Tim is an extremely talented photographer and someone that I now consider a friend. If you do not know of Tim, check out his website and check out where Tim is travelling too. He has some fantastic International destinations scheduled over the next 18 months.

Without these two guys I would still be trying to find my way in this industry. But after some mentoring, great opportunities and good advice from both of them I am well on my way in building a successful business with the Photographers Lounge.

Thanks Guys....

Kev