Scott Frier has been involved in photography for more than thirty-five years. He graduated with Master’s degrees in History and Visual Education from the State University of New York.He subsequently taught public school and later photography in college. During this time he traveled extensively on photographic assignments to over seventy countries.
Scott left education to join the Cousteau Society as chief expedition photographer and accompanied Jacques and Jean-Michel Cousteau on numerous expeditions including those to The Gulf of Labrador, the South Pacific, Caribbean, and the Amazon.
Scott recently took early retirement from Nikon, Inc. where, for more than 25 years, he worked as a technical specialist in digital imaging, underwater and wildlife photography. In this capacity he wrote and lectured extensively about digital photography as well as photographing his favorite subjects of wildlife and nature. He has taught hundreds of classes in all areas of photography. His photographs and articles have appeared in numerous magazines and books in the United States, France, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and Brazil.
Scott’s teaching experience includes; 9 years of classroom experience, literally 100’s of classes and seminars for Nikon and classes for Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.
Paula first discovered her passion for photography while working for Covenant House in 1986, caring for impoverished children in the slums of Central America. She spent much of her spare time photographing the local people and places.