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LANE WILKINSON
I was born and raised in Summit, had a huge collection of National Geographic magazines in their
New Jersey but most of my adult years library and I used to comb over them, fantasizing about becoming
were lived in Northern California and a photographer and traveling the world, documenting strange
here in Naples. I have always valued and fascinating cultures. On a trip to Germany, my grandparents
“giving back” since it is a wonderful also helped me to get my first camera, a digital Leica and I was
personal journey of ‘feel good!’ The completely hooked. It wasn’t too soon after that when I graduated
Naples community has supported my college, I discovered the Santa Fe Workshops in New Mexico
work for many years, and I have come and took a creative photography course with Doug Beasley and
to know a lot of terrifically caring my photographic eye was forever changed. I came back home and
people and organizations via my haven’t put the camera down since.
profession as a photographer for the My photography specialty is hotel and resort marketing
Naples social scene of philanthropic photography. Signature shots that involve staging and composite
galas and other celebrations. I’m lighting techniques. i.e. I just worked with LaPlaya Beach Resort
continuously compelled to translate on all their renovation photography and also work with the
and trust what I see and find a way to tell the story through Noblehouse collection of properties across Florida. I also love
photography. Over the years, what makes sense to me is in the photojournalistic assignments where I can capture the event or
giving of my photography to an organization which speaks to my people creatively.
heart. There is no greater joy than to give. One of my favorite or most challenging shoot was working
As there are several photographers (famous or otherwise) for the Town Hall Series. I had just started working with them and
inspiration in lighting and style, there is but one who stands out, their major headline speaker was Anderson Cooper. It was my
and has always had a camera on me and in front of me since the first big celebrity shoot and the pressure was intense but I loved
day I was born. My father’s photographs of me and my sisters are it. Having time constraints and a limited window of time with
from an era when candid pictures told the story more than words. a person makes you very aware of your shots - you have to plan
Pictures, home movies and drawing were happening every day. We and be direct, yet at the same time take advantage of every candid
are a family of artists. Aside from his professional business as an moment because it could be the magic shot and you’ll never be
architectural renderer, my father’s photography is my inspiration, able to go back.
how it all began for me, and the training for my ‘Eye’ to observe
life surroundings. Contact Reagan at : www.reaganrule.com
I’m one of those photographer’s who does not stop ‘seeing’ and TIM GIBBONS
‘noticing’ the world around me. Special occasion photography and
I am originally from South Lyon,
capturing families on or off a sandy beach is my dream job and I
Michigan a small town located near
feel extremely blessed; “Making Every Moment Count.”
Ann Arbor. I love to garden and have
Contact Lane at : LANE@WLWPHOTOGRAPHY.COM over 100 orchids in my collection. Love
or 239.822.8704 cats, muscle cars and amateur radio.
Like most other photographers, I
REAGAN RULE started at a young age (14). I learned
I am a Florida native and enjoy my craft on film and paper and
being outside and active. I love not like these kids’ today with their
traveling and experiencing new new-fangled digital cameras. Secretly
cultures. I’ve gone to Colombia a lot through, I love my digital cameras. The
in the past year and they have a sort work that I most enjoy in photography
of visual and sensory feeling that is is architecture, interiors design, real
incredible. Every time I go somewhere estate, event and head shots.
new I feel like I have new eyes and My favorite genre is, by far, architectural. It is quite a
can’t wait to document. New York challenge to not only photographically represent what the
City is always enchanting - photo architect and designer have created, but to compress thousands
opportunities at every turn. And I of square feet into a few digital frames- lit and exposed correctly
LOVE food. My next destinations and creatively.
are Peru, Paris and another road trip
Tim can be contacted at: tGibbonsPhotography@hotmail.com
across the United States.
My interest in photography stemmed from my grandparents - or 239.287.7871
they shot Leica film and had a dark room in their house. They also

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