Dianne Culpepper Kelly
July 29, 1952-January 24, 2015
Dianne
joined the Shutterbugs in 2009 and was an active member thereafter,
serving in several leadership roles, recruiting other photographers,
attending group meetings and functions, etc. She was also a member of
the Georgia Nature Photographers’ Association (GNPA).
She
loved photography, especially nature, landscapes, and close-up
subjects—and she created beautiful images. Her work was chosen for
several of United Bank’s annual calendars. Her photos won awards at the
Georgia National Fair in Perry; and was exhibited in several locations,
including Callaway Gardens, Thomaston-Upson Arts Council (TUAC), A Novel
Experience (bookstore in Zebulon), and the LEAF (Library, Educational,
and Art Facility) in Williamson.
She
was an avid learner and an eager participant, going on as many photo
shoots as possible, attending workshops locally and far away, and
attending Shutterbugs meetings to learn from the variety of excellent
photographers invited to speak at Shutterbugs meetings. “Just being able
to get out with other photographers to learn and have fun is a
wonderful experience,” she said. Just days before she passed away she
was still wishing she could do that very thing!
Because
she was so eager to photograph the beauty all around her, she obviously
agreed with Ansel Adams who said, “Sometimes I do get to places just
when God is ready to have somebody click the shutter.” And click the
shutter she did!
She used a
point-and-shoot camera to create award-winning photos, proving Ansel
Adams was right when he said, “It is the photographer, not the camera,
that is the instrument.”
Dianne was much admired and will be greatly missed.
