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Laurie A. Rubin is an award-winning photographer specializing in nature and landscape photography. Her passion for photography as well as a career working for software companies such as Genigraphics, Adobe, and Gryphon has prepared her for her latest role. As the Education Project Manager for Nik Software, the makers of award-winning software for photographers, Laurie oversees all of Nik’s acclaimed live Guest and Master training webinars and is responsible for creating and coordinating educational content and projects. She teaches a number of Master Classes and Seminars herself on enhancing landscape and wildlife images, and co-hosts guest webinars with well known photographers like Rick Sammon, Tony Sweet, RC Concepcion, Moose Peterson, Jack Reznicki, Jim Zuckerman, Andy Marcus and many more. Most recently Laurie won 1st place in the “Best of Nature” show and was nominated as an Honored Photographer for the Windland Smith Rice International Awards (Natures Best Photography magazine) as well as other numerous awards. She serves on the Board of the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation, she is on the Awards Committee for the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) and she is a Nikon Professional Services (NPS) member. Her passion for photography and sharing with others, skill behind the camera and vast post-processing experience in the “digital darkroom” makes her a sought out favorite for educational webinars and seminars. "Photography is art - whether it is realistic or artistic, it is your vision, what you saw at that moment. You can choose to leave it as is, or enhance it to bring out the feeling of the moment. The choice is yours." - Laurie A. Rubin, Education Project Manager, Nik Software