Anita Elder
Name: Karen Portzer
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Member Since: 1981
Occupation:Accounting Analyst
Favorite Things to Photograph: Mount Rainier, Safeco Field, Architecture, Nature, Travel
Karen started going to the Photography Potlucks when they were at Elliott Bay Book Store in Pioneer Square along with some of the field trips. She usually photographs when she is involved in some other activity. For example, if she goes to Safeco Field, Karen might take her camera and photograph people or design elements. Or when traveling, of course, she will take pictures of the trip. Sometimes it may be a specific project for a class.
Karen has so many memories: overnight trips with the group and large basic photography classes. She gets most of her inspiration from our magestic Mt. Rainier!
Karen is quite the photographer and has won numerous awards:
- Washington State Parks Foundation 2017 Calendar
- Northwest Council of Camera Clubs: Rix Showcase 2nd place in Photo Essay and 3rd place in Travel Essay
- King County Metro and Photographic Center Northwest: Five bus stops
- Northwest Council of Camera Clubs: Honorable Mention
- Cascade Bicycle Club: 2nd place in People and Places; Honorable Mention in People and Places; Honorable Mention in Still Life
- Mountaineers Photography Contest: 3rd place; Mountaineers Photography Contest: Honorable Mention
Karen also has shown her photographs at various exhibits:
- Mountaineers
- Renton Vocation College
- Luther's Table Renton
- Burien Community Center
- University of Washington Medical
- Harborview Medical Center
- UW Tower
- University of Washington HUB
- Odegaard Library
- Zooka Coffee Shop
- Montlake Terrace Juried Art Show
- Central Washington State Fair
- VALA and the Redmond Historical Society
- Special project Redmond: A Visual History Exhibition
- IDEA Odyssey Gallery Juried Exhibition: History X, Contemporary Y
- Ocean Shores Arts Festival
- Puyallup Fair Washington
- Totem Lake Retirement Community
While Karen only belongs to the Seattle Mountaineers Photography Committee, she has held positions as Chair, Treasurer, AV, and Instructor Basic Nature Photography Course.
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHY COMMITTEE?
Attend our monthly potluck, which is the third Wednesday of each month. We socialize and share food, then we have announcements and show photos of what we have seen during the past month or year.
