Kerry Decker

Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Kerry has been a mainstay in photography for over 35 years in Orlando. Kerry is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Photography in New York and first became an advertising photographer near Atlanta, Georgia.

He and his family then came to Orlando in the early 1970s and opened Frank's Photo Supply in College Park. The store soon became a center for many photographers of all generations. Even as national photo outlets came to booming Orlando, the store survived due to its personal service.
After 15 years, the family business was sold and Kerry joined Ross-Ehlert Photo when they opened a branch of their professional lab services in town. After working in many areas of the lab, Kerry then became Customer Service Manager. He was also Lab Manager at Synergy for a time. The lab changed hands many times over the years, finally becoming City Color. In 2006, Kerry joined Ritz Camera and soon became a Store Manager at one of their locations.

Kerry is now semi-retired and enjoys doing photo projects of his liking. He has recently uploaded over 100 of his projects to YouTube where his films, television shows and photography from the past 40 years can be seen. He still enjoys coming to the Club to share his ideas and to pick up the latest info from it's members.

Josh Garrick

Josh Garrick is an editor, photographer, event planner, fund-raiser and fine art consultant.  He is the Managing Editor of Lifestyle Publications, with a current distribution of 110,000 up-scale homes throughout the Central Florida area.  An accomplished writer with by-line articles for a variety of national publications, Josh is happy to be writing about the ‘good news’ of Central Florida.  

Josh has served on national, state, and regional funding panels including the National Endowment for the Arts, Florida Council for the Arts, Massachusetts Council on the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. In addition, he has testified before Congress on behalf of the arts for the Congressional Subcommittee on Human Services Select Committee on Aging.  As a professor of Ancient Greek Art and Culture, Josh has led American students on 14 trips to Greece.

Having begun his career as an assistant to Sir Rudolf Bing at the Metropolitan Opera, Josh has held positions including Concert Manager of Brooklyn Center for the Arts, Executive Director of the Boston Ballet; faculty member and media spokesperson for the School of Visual Arts in New York City; Executive Director of the Bach Festival and the Central Florida Ballet. 

In recognition of the young Americans who have been introduced to the culture of ancient Greece through Josh’s teaching in Greece, Josh was afforded the unique opportunity by the Greek Ephorate to enter the Parthenon and photograph this architectural classic from the scaffolding and roof of the Parthenon during its current restoration. Josh’s images have been seen in Where Magazine, U&lc, the New York Post, Popular Photography, BOCA Magazine, Photography New York, How Magazine, the Star Ledger, Photo District News, Photo Design, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the cover of Gallery Guide, numerous Greek publications, and have been featured in Olympic Airways publications.  Josh has exhibited in New York City at the Helio Gallery and the Bibro Gallery in SoHo.

Jeff Hawkins

Born in Miami, Fl. Jeff Hawkins has been considered as one of the pioneers in Wedding Digital photography. He took the leap when most considered Digital a bad word. He along with his wife Kathleen now work out of Orlando, Fl. They have recently adopted two beautiful little girls, who have changed their lives. Jeff was asked by a private organization to be the chief photographer for the “Heart Gallery of Central Florida”. The gallery will travel to local popular locations to promote children who are up for adoption.

He has been award his Craftsman Degree as well as being Certified by the Professional Photographers of America.( PPA) His work has been published in “The Best of Wedding Photography” and “The Best of Wedding Photojournalism” He has been a contributor to Rangefinder Magazine, Professional Photographer, PC Photo as well as American Photo. He was asked top be a contributor to photoworkshop.com as a featured artist in the PPA merit program and has been featured several times on PhotoVision Video Magazine. Jeff is one the top 60 photographers in the world as an Explorer of Light with Canon USA. He along with Kathleen have published 7 books with Amherst Media and are very active on the national speaking circuit.

Brian Fox

Brian was born and raised in Central Florida. His love of photography eventually culminated into a career after an atypical journey to get to where he is now. Brian had always been a creative individual but he expressed his creativity via music - specifically, the piano. After a lengthy career in sports as a college and professional football player, it wasn't until 1999 that Brian made the entry into the world of photography.

His love of the underwater world led Brian to sign up for some entry-level photography classes at the Crealde School of Art in Orlando, Florida in order to become a better underwater photographer. It was at that point that Brian fell in love with all genres of photography! His work was being shown at the Orlando Museum of Art after only one class at the Crealde School of Art! After he sold a few prints at that showing, and after several friends and friends-of- friends starting asking Brian to fulfill their photography needs he was hooked! In 2005 Brian made the decision to pursue photography full-time as a professional after spending several years doing photography as a "side job". It was the best decision he had ever made!

In 2005 Brian moved to Italy to study under some of the world's most respected photographers. These days Brian has re-established his business in Orlando and he primarily photographs weddings and portrait documentary sessions emphasizing a natural, artistic, documentary style. In addition to Brian's wedding and portrait documentary work, he also enjoys doing travel photography, documentary projects, and charity-related photography projects.

Tom May

Tom has been a photographer for more years than he likes to admit, never making much of a living at it.  But it’s a small mind that measures wealth in dollars (or so he keeps telling himself).  He played at being a freelance outdoor photographer, sold some stuff to magazines, and was a regular contributor to outdoor magazines, such as Florida Sportsman for some years. 

Tom has also played at being an artist, dating from before he could afford a camera.  He believes the art training has helped his photography more than any photography training.

Currently, he takes the pictures he want to, in the opinionated way that he wants to, and sells them from his gallery / frame store in Winter Springs. Tom's Store - The Great Frame Up, is also a sponsor of the Orlando Camera Club.

Malcolm Yawn

While attending the University of Colorado at Denver, Malcolm began working for a renowned Professional Photographic Laboratory to further his knowledge of the production side of photography in a professional environment. He wanted to learn about proper chemical processing integrity, paper and film types and under what circumstances to use them. In addition, he educated himself on the art of finishing photographs. In March of 1995, Malcolm fulfilled a lifelong dream by opening his own photographic studio in Mount Dora, FL specializing in photojournalistic style weddings, studio and location work as well as commercial photography. His client list is wide ranging, but his true love in photography revolves around weddings. Malcolm enjoys creating images for his clients that are not only unique but “more than the usual” in photography.

Malcolm has attended the Winona International School of Professional Photography and the Palm Beach Photographic Workshop. He has studied under Denis Reggie and Wendy Saunders, two of the nation’s most renowned wedding photojournalists. Malcolm’s images have been published in national magazines such as Town and Country, Southern Living, The Wedding Pages and Florida Trend. Commercial usages have been for Florida Hospital, Porter Cable, Christie’s – New York, Crummer Graduate School of Business and Mid-Florida-Eye Clinics. Visit Malcolm’s web site at www.malcolmyawn.com.