Member Bios
Jim Bodkin, APSA, PPSA
I am a resident of the Chicago area for the past 35 years with a passion for nature photography. Prior to that we lived in Florida for 8 years after growing-up in Virginia, as various Engineering and Management jobs influenced our location.
I have been a long-time casual photographer, chronicling the kids growing years and travels with 35mm color film. With the advent of good digital cameras, in 1998 I decided to get more involved with digital photography since my background in electronics and computers supplied the new skills required. Wife Diane and I have traveled to all 50 states and 45 foreign countries and we wanted to have a hobby that could easily capture our travels and our love of nature. This has blossomed into our involvement in 2 local photo clubs, the Chicago Regional group CACCA, joining PSA, and me chairing up the PSA Chicago Chapter and the Nature Division of PSA.
We typically shoot all types of nature subjects from macro to landscapes, with our favorite being birds. We still document our travels and family events, especially of the 3 grandchildren. Additionally, we also compete in local, regional, national and international competitions.
We both shoot Canon equipment. The Canon R6 and 7D Mk II bodies are our latest with an assortment of lens. My favorite lenses are Canon 100-400mm and Canon 500mm f/4 with a 2X teleconverter. Whereas I used to be able to pass equipment down to Diane when I got a newer model, I am now purchasing 2 of everything as her skills have increased.
I work exclusively on Mac computers, with archiving and 100% of the improvements performed in Lightroom and an additional 10-20% in Photoshop, Aurora, or other specialized software and plug-ins. I produce my own prints, up to 17" wide, on an Epson 3880 printer.
I am constantly looking for improvement in my work and B&W is an area where I want to improve.
Deborah Albert
Bio Coming Soon . . .
Raj Panandiker
I am a Chemical Engineer, retired after working for the same company for over 30 years. I have been doing landscape photography for many years but I am a novice in wildlife. Since retirement, my wife and I have been traveling, hoping to make some interesting images. I joined PSA just recently but I have been an active member of the local Photo Club - a PSA affiliate.
I use Canon gear - R3 with 600mm or 100-500 lenses.
I hope to learn from this group to improve my technique.
Group Administrator
Lillian Roberts, APSA, GMPSA/B
Lillian Roberts, APSA, GMPSA/b, has been an active nature and wildlife photographer since the late 1990s. She joined PSA in 2001 but only recently became more active first in competition and now as 2nd ND Division Chair. In taking on the study group administration, she hopes to both improve her own understanding of the division but also give back to an organization that supports and facilitates photographers at every level.
Graham Harris
Graham Harris is an amateur photographer based in Toowoomba, Australia. He retired in early 2024 as an extension agronomist with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. He has been a member of the Toowoomba Photographic Society since 2005 and was recently became President. He has a broad cross-section of photographic interests but considers his greatest interest is in nature, people and event photography.
He has Photographic Honours achieved through acceptances in National and International Salons with the following organisations:
• Australian Photographic Society – Fellowship (FAPS)
• Federation Internationale of Photographic Art – Excellence FIAP (EFIAP)
• Photographic Society of America – Proficiency (PPSA)
• Global Photographic Union – GPU-Crown 2
He has been an accredited judge with the Photographic Society of Queensland since 2009. He has judged in excess of 125 club competitions and is currently a Star Ratings Director for the Photographic Society of America.
Pinaki Sarkar
I am engineer by profession and an amateur photographer (do not make money out photos). I love traveling around the world and going out in general with my camera and taking pictures. My Insta handle is pinaki.sarkar5. Usually, I post my photos there...