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Sojourns In Nature Membership

Driving home after photographing showy lady’s slippers in Eshqua Bog the other day I was listening to our local NPR affiliate wrap up yet another successful fund drive.  In my briefcase was an application I was intending to submit to my bank for a small business loan to make some improvements that would enhance the experience of our workshop and tour participants including, among other things, the installation of a greenhouse for macro work regardless of the weather, some computers in the classroom for those who don’t bring along a laptop, a new digital slide projector, printers, etc.

The volunteers on the radio kept referring to their community of listeners.  Every morning when I walk into my studio and boot up my computer, along with my first cup of coffee, I look forward to opening my in-box and reading the emails from folks who’ve participated in one or more of our tours or workshops who stay in touch and keep me updated on their latest photographic adventures, visitors to Yellowstone National Park who have read my guide to photographing Yellowstone and send me delightful emails about how the guide facilitated their photography in the park, gallery patrons, aspiring nature photographers, and all the kindred spirits who desire to express their affiliation with the natural world through photography.  If that’s not a community, than I don’t know my aperture from a squid’s pupil.

Our mailing list is extensive and continuously growing.  So, I’ve decided to shelve the loan application and apply the “NPR” business model.  I hereby invite you to become a member of Sojourns In Nature.

No, Rob is not going to host a weekly show on the culinary arts (though he could) and I am not going to bring you live streaming video of me playing “Wildwood Flower” on my guitar (I’d have to pay you to download it.).   Instead in return for your support, here’s what you would receive from us in return:

• $300.00 discount off of any domestic Sojourns In Nature tour or workshop (can be redeemed anytime)
• an 18” x 24” regular print in solid oak décor frame from our fine art gallery ($195.00 value)
• a signed copy of “Sojourns Vol. 1” or “Sojourns, The Kenya Edition” ($65.00 value)
• one presentation of the new production of “Sojourns in The Wild – Farther Afield” at a club meeting, event, or gathering of your choice anywhere in New England unless otherwise negotiated ($350.00 value)
• two days with me in the field in Vermont; overnight RV accommodations included at the Lake Eden Campground ($650.00 value)
• continuous personal email correspondence with me to discuss technique, answer questions, ask for advice on locations, equipment purchases, etc. (Depending on my schedule, I cannot commit to more than two emails per week.) (Priceless :-) )
• your favorite image, converted from a RAW file, and expertly tweaked in PhotoShop, printed on 12” x 18” high quality Premium Luster paper ($50 value)

Besides helping to raise some funds, what this membership approach will do for us, that a bank loan certainly would not, is foster even more interaction and involvement between Rob, myself, and our community of friends!

For more information, contact Gustav.