Date/Time
Saturday, October 5th, 2024 | 11:00am - 1:00pm
Where We Will Meet
At the south end of Forsyth Park across from Brighter Day
Where The Walk Will End
JW Marriott at Plant Riverside
About This Walk
We will do a 1-1/2 mile walk through Savannah’s downtown section, starting at the south end of Forsyth Park and photographing the Saturday morning Farmer’s Market. From the Farmer’s Market we will proceed north through Forsyth Park, photographing sports and events taking place in the park as well as people we might meet along the way. We will stop at Savannah’s famous fountain to take photographs and to try getting a group shot of all the participating walkers. From there, we will proceed up Bull Street where will photograph in the squares and the outsides of shops along the way. We will proceed to the Hyatt on Bay Street where for safety reasons we will take the elevator down to River Street (as opposed to trying to navigate the historic steps leading down to River Street). Once on River Street, we will walk toward the JW Marriott Plant Riverside where our walk will conclude. There will be many opportunities to capture great photographs as we walk along River Street. Note that walkers will be on their own to get back to their cars from here. It’s another 1.5 miles back to Brighter Day (total round trip is 3 miles).
A brief bio of myself is as follows:
I, J Lanning Smith (Jim) am an award winning photographer whose photographs have been displayed in exhibits at the Art League of Hilton Head, the Society of Bluffton Artists, the Coastal Discovery Museum, Port Royal Sound Maritime Museum, the Hilton Head Library, Bluffton Library, Hilton Head Hospital and the Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville, SC.
While I am mostly self taught as a photographer, I have taken workshops with several highly recognized photographers including Robert Rommel, Julia Anna Gospodarou, Bryan Peterson, John Barclay, Les Saucier and Art Becker. I have also studied photography at the Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD) during its Summer Educators Program.
I am a member of the Art League of Hilton Head as well as the Society of Bluffton Artists, Carolina Nature Photographers Association, the Photographic Society of America, the Photography Club of Sun City Hilton Head (Past President) and the Camera Club of Hilton Head Island (past Vice President).
Participation in this event is entirely voluntary, and my role as the leader of it is simply to provide a structured walk where interesting photographs can be taken and to help photographers with their photographic questions. I take no responsibility for your safety. All participants will be responsible for their own safety and for ensuring you are healthy enough to participate in this walk. Participants can participate in the full walk or you may drop out at any point. I will not be watching to see if you are with the group or not.
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