The Fountain Hills Photography Club held its monthly meeting Wednesday, Feb. 6.

Professional photographer Ron Niebrugge was guest speaker. From the age of 12, Niebrugge lived in interior Alaska in the area now known as Wrangell – St. Elias National Park. Living in this vast wilderness, Niebrugge developed two passions: his love of the outdoors and his desire to capture the beauty of the natural world in photographs. His gift for taking the ordinary and using beautiful natural light to create the extraordinary is evident in his images.

Currently, Niebrugge leads many photo tours, both in his home state of Alaska and throughout the U.S. and Antarctica.

In addition to its monthly meetings, Fountain Hills Photography Club fields an annual Photography Exhibition during the month of March in the Community Center Members also hold workshops to help people prepare to exhibit and generally improve their photographic skills.

A slide show is featured each month highlighting members’ images as well as a Tech Corner.

There is no fee to attend the first meeting. Those interested in joining may do so at an annual fee of $30 per individual or $40 per couple.

Everyone is welcome, ranging from novice to professional. The group works to incorporate all photographic skill levels.

For more information, visit the club’s website at fhphotoclub.org, or send questions to fhphotoclub@cox.net.

The club meets the first Wednesday of each month from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Community Center.