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	A stint as a columnist morphed into a midlife career change for freelance writer and photographer Tim Ackarman (tackarman@yahoo.com). The former physician assistant is an avid hunter, fisherman, and conservationist. The acreage he shares with his wife, dogs, and cats is only miles from the Ventura farm where he grew up and from the rural cemetery where his great-great-grandparents lie.
	Scott Allen (vividpix.com) began photographing the world around him in 1981, and his search for the perfect image has taken him through the lower 48, Alaska, and Canada. He began shooting performances, primarily the blues artists so near to his heart, in 2000. Allen is a contributing photographer for Blues Revue, and his work regularly appears on CD/DVD covers and in major blues publications. In 2008 The Blues Foundation awarded Allen and his wife, Jen Taylor, the Keeping the Blues Alive Award for Art & Photography.
	Nick Bergus is a writer, multimedia producer, and instructor. You can read his blog about food at deathofapig.com and explore the hub of his digital life at nbergus.com.
	Carol Bodensteiner grew up on an eastern Iowa dairy farm, and though she’s traveled the world, she always finds her way back home. After a career in public relations, she followed her passion to writing. About Iowa.
	A Des Moines-based photographer originally from Ottumwa, Jake Boyd shoots real estate full-time, as well as weddings and family portraits. He received a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from UNI and previously attended William Penn University, where he played baseball. When not shooting or editing photos, Jake can be found playing Ping-Pong, working out, and drinking lots of coffee. See more of Jake's work at www.jakeboydphoto.com.
	Devy Combs earned her B.A. and M.Ed. from Graceland University, where she is currently the Director of Field Experience for the School of Education. She credits the English faculty for her discovered passion — writing — and has contributed to Lyrical Iowa and the 2000 Des Moines Art Center’s Faces of Iowa exhibition. She enjoys creating art from found objects, relishing the thrill of the hunt as much as the creative process.
	Jim Duncan is an Iowa food chauvinist who believes that the best foods and drinks are the ones that travel the least to your table. He will go any distance to find them and their stories. You can read his Iowa food blog a www.xanga.com/FoodIowa
	Lori Erickson grew up on a farm in northeast Iowa and has been writing about her native state, as well as destinations around the world, for 20 years. She lives in Iowa City with her husband and two sons.
	After graduating from Grand View College with a degree in communications and journalism, Paul Gates became a stringer photographer for the Associated Press during the 1988 presidential election and later that year joined Business Publications Corporation as Photo Director. In 1999 he went freelance, producing images for such companies as Tone’s Spices, Pioneer Hy-Bred, Flynn Wright, and Gannett. He shot his first assignment for The Iowan in 1995. Contact Paul at Paul@Piphoto.com, and see his website at www.piphoto.com.
	A transplant from New York City, Mary Gottschalk is trying hard to retire from a career as a corporate financial consultant. In her latest reincarnation as a writer, she’s recently published a memoir about sailing around the world and is working on a novel. She freelances as a way to learn about the highways and byways of her new home state.
	John Holtorf left a high-paying job as a construction superintendent in 1985 to take a barely paying position as a darkroom assistant. He never looked back. On his own since 1990, he displays his work in his Beaverdale neighborhood studio or online at holtorf.com.
	Terri Queck-Matzie began her love affair with Iowa while growing up on the family farm in the southwest region of the state. As a freelancer, she now writes about and photographs the state’s people and places from her home in Fontanelle. qmat@iowatelecom.net
	When Shuva Rahim is not taking photos or running her photography business, she can usually be found in bookstores or with friends in Iowa City and the Quad Cities. Her lifestyle, family, and wedding photography can be viewed at www.accentphotographics.com.
	Father of four and grandpa to seven, Walcott resident Phil Roberts finds himself busier in semi-retirement than when he held down a full-time job. He writes part-time for two weekly news-papers and several maga-zines, delivers stories daily as a radio news correspon-dent, and announces weekly during stock car races at two tracks — something he’s done for 35 years.
	Though he specializes in landscapes, wildlife, and prairie wildflowers, Ty Smedes enjoys capturing Iowa people and cultural events. He teaches nature photography classes and is an experienced photo-tour leader, traveling to U.S. destinations and abroad. Explore his work online at smedesphoto.com.
	Mark Tade is a lifelong resident of Iowa City and a graduate of the University of Iowa. His grandchildren represent the eighth generation of his family to live in eastern Iowa.
	Julie Staub is a freelance photographer, artist, and teacher currently based in Iowa City. After living in Seattle, London, and New York City, she realized there was no place like home and returned to her Iowa roots in 2008. She has nurtured a love affair with the local Iowa music scene since her days as an art student at the University of Iowa and isn’t afraid to get up close and personal with her lens. You can view her wide range of photographic work at juliestaubphoto.com.
	Cliff Thompson grew up in desolate southwest Nebraska and discovered Iowa’s greener pastures while studying at Morningside College in Sioux City. He’s now a master’s student in journalism at the University of Iowa studying photography and online publishing. You can find Cliff on Twitter: cdt002.
	Native to the snow-capped mountains and moderate maritime climate of western Oregon, Joe VanDerZanden has lived in Ames since 2003, where he tends his garden, walks his dog, and raises his family. A graduate of Oregon State University in journalism, Joe has worked as a magazine editor, radio host, and truck driver.
	Peter Wilson is a Kentucky native who spent his undergrad days at the University of Iowa combing eastern Iowa’s nightlife. He returned to Iowa City in 2006 to work on his master’s degree in journalism. He now writes from his home in New Orleans, where the food is decadent, the drink is plentiful, and the clubs never close.

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