GUEST SPEAKERS
The Happiness Hour
The 2025 Texas Photography Festival once again welcomes Linda Nickell's Happiness Hour as she brings her Wednesday night Zoom presentations LIVE and in-person to the Texas Photography Festival!
Click here for the full 2025 Texas Photography Festival schedule
Click here for the full 2025 Texas Photography Festival schedule
Linda Nickell is a native Texan and professional photographer, storyteller and traveler, who created a way for fellow photographers to connect online during the shelter-in-place months of Covid. The Zoom meetings were a huge success and continue to attract world-renowned photographers each week to an ever-growing audience. Last year, the Texas Photography Festival hosted Linda Nickell's Happiness Hour live and in person with Texas-based photographers leading a lecture series in the Georgetown Library.
2025 Happiness Hour Live Schedule
10:15 AM • Karine Aigner
Pictures with a Purpose
Join photographer Karine Aigner as she walks you through the trials and tribulations of investing in your photographic passion—not just “getting published.” From Photo Editor to Photographer, Karine has spent decades learning the art of good imagery and storytelling—and putting that knowledge to work after her clumsy leap into the freelance photography world to pursue the stories that she believes matter.
Karine will take you on a personal adventure through curiosity, self discovery, faith and passion as she crafted obsessions into visual narratives and conservation stories that have ultimately won awards, and graced the pages of National Geographic, Audubon and other national magazines. Join us for a deep dive into conservation storytelling, and what it takes to give pictures a purpose. *Take a look at a few of Karine's photos below:
Pictures with a Purpose
Join photographer Karine Aigner as she walks you through the trials and tribulations of investing in your photographic passion—not just “getting published.” From Photo Editor to Photographer, Karine has spent decades learning the art of good imagery and storytelling—and putting that knowledge to work after her clumsy leap into the freelance photography world to pursue the stories that she believes matter.
Karine will take you on a personal adventure through curiosity, self discovery, faith and passion as she crafted obsessions into visual narratives and conservation stories that have ultimately won awards, and graced the pages of National Geographic, Audubon and other national magazines. Join us for a deep dive into conservation storytelling, and what it takes to give pictures a purpose. *Take a look at a few of Karine's photos below:
11:30 AM • Bridgett Piernik-Yoder
Capturing the Spirit of Texas Through Photography
The 2025 Texas Photography Festival offers an exceptional opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a photographer in Texas. Through our images and stories, we can capture the incredible diversity and vastness of the Lone Star State, highlighting its natural beauty, distinctive cultural heritages, and vibrant architecture. In this presentation, we will explore approaches that enable the essence and identity of Texas to radiate in our photography, emphasizing ways to represent the spirit of our beloved state authentically and creatively. *Take a look at a few of Bridgett's photos below:
Capturing the Spirit of Texas Through Photography
The 2025 Texas Photography Festival offers an exceptional opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a photographer in Texas. Through our images and stories, we can capture the incredible diversity and vastness of the Lone Star State, highlighting its natural beauty, distinctive cultural heritages, and vibrant architecture. In this presentation, we will explore approaches that enable the essence and identity of Texas to radiate in our photography, emphasizing ways to represent the spirit of our beloved state authentically and creatively. *Take a look at a few of Bridgett's photos below:
1:00 PM • Jose Madrigal
Macro on the Wing
Macro photographer, Jose Madrigal will reveal the strategies, equipment, and techniques he uses for capturing tiny insects in flight.
Jose will explain how he finds the best subjects and plans his approach, along with choosing the right camera settings. He’ll wrap up with a deep dive comparing the pros and cons of “flight macro” using natural light vs flash. Prepare yourself to learn how to “freeze” tiny, fast moving critters in crisp detail. *Take a look at a few of Jose's photos below:
Macro on the Wing
Macro photographer, Jose Madrigal will reveal the strategies, equipment, and techniques he uses for capturing tiny insects in flight.
Jose will explain how he finds the best subjects and plans his approach, along with choosing the right camera settings. He’ll wrap up with a deep dive comparing the pros and cons of “flight macro” using natural light vs flash. Prepare yourself to learn how to “freeze” tiny, fast moving critters in crisp detail. *Take a look at a few of Jose's photos below:
