David Cardinal

David is a professional photographer and technologist with a decade of experience as a digital travel and nature photographer and over two decades working in high tech, including many years in software development and management at Sun Microsystems and Amdahl, and the co-founding of FirstFloor Software, later part of Calico Commerce. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University, and an instructor for Psychology 221, Image Systems Engineering.

David co-wrote one of the first image management solutions for digital photographers -- DigitalPro for Windows. His articles have appeared in dozens of magazines including many in PCMag, Dr. Dobbs, Photoshop User, and Outdoor Photographer. His photo awards include First Place in the National Wildlife Federation contest, and Finalist in the BBC / NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

David leads small group photo safaris to Africa, Asia, Alaska and Texas each year, which you can learn about at his homepage.

Website: http://www.cardinalphoto.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/CardinalPhoto
Twitter: http://twitter.com/DavidCardinal
More info: Google+

Email: david dot cardinal at cardinalphoto dot com
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