About me
Hello, my name is Randy A. Dykstra and I first started taking photographs over 50 years ago in high school. I learned everything from taking photos to working in a darkroom. I love the outdoors and nature and was an avid backpacker, which gave me plenty of opportunities for landscape photography. In the early 1990s I became a professional SCUBA diving instructor (PADI), which opened a completely new world of photography for me. My love of nature, wildlife and photography has always been a huge passion of mine.
My lifelong hobby eventually became my vocation. Instead of the darkroom of my youth, I spent my days working with Lightroom and Photoshop. I use my engineering discipline and knowledge to continually learn and adjust to the intricacies of photography and ever expand and concentrate more on the artistic aspects. I took all that I learned and started to share it with others by conducting classes, and workshops, and guiding photography tours.
Eventually, the health of my family and then ultimately myself, intervened and I had to close down my business. I then went on a mission, to make sure I experienced everything I had ever wanted to experience photography-wise. I'm still on this trek and enjoy it as much as ever. I also now donate my knowledge by providing free classrooms and experiences.
I share most of my work on facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/radykstra/ ) so you can go look there or my blogspot (https://radykstraphoto.blogspot.com/). I also maintain a copy of my old company's website (https://radykstra.wixsite.com/radykstraphoto). I hope you enjoy my work, and feel free to contact me.
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