Brenda Tharp is an acclaimed fine art photographer with works in private collections across the country. A professional for over 30 years, she has delved into landscape, wildlife, travel and street photography as well as the everyday scene. She is the author of Creative Nature Photography, Expressive Nature Photography, and Extraordinary Everyday Photography. She is a very popular photography instructor and speaker, and loves helping people find their inspiration and hone their photographic skills through field workshops and tours internationally. Artist Statement: I am an artist who uses the medium of photography to express my vision.​ Photographs have the power to communicate, and it is my sincere hope that my images will express the awe and wonder that I feel, whether I am photographing nature, or something extraordinary in the everyday world around me. My goal is simply to celebrate the world through my photographs and writing. In my explorations, I thrill at the prospect of discovering something new or seeing something familiar in a fresh way. I love it when something stops me in my tracks and says ‘photograph me’. My motto is “Be endlessly curious.”