Gallery of Members' Images
Upcoming Events
Image Review: America the Beautiful
This month’s program is designed to give members an opportunity to get expert advice about their images. Members… Learn more
Seeing Beyond the Obvious: Finding Photographs in Everyday Scenes thru Monochrome Images
A two-part immersive program with an accompanying hands-on workshop that explores observation, composition, light, and tonal interpretation through the language of monochrome photography. This special "Plus Program" is being taught by Mike Baker. Learn more
Post Processing for Fur and Feathers
MAPS member, Joe Norton, will share his digital darkroom workflow in a live, post-processing editing demonstration. Joe will transform some of his original wildlife raw images into photographic art. The program will begin with a short introduction to the Adobe Lightroom Developer Module and a brief explanation of what all the sliders do. Learn more
Seeing Beyond the Obvious: MAPS Member Image Review with Mike Baker
Mike Baker with discuss and critique select images submitted by MAPS members who attended his Black & White image photo walk and workshop. This session is open to all members, whether or not you attended the workshop or submitted an image. Learn more
Panoramic Workshop – Issues and Concerns
In this workshop, we will cover how Mark Bates created the panoramic image he displayed in the M.A.P.S. Spring Nature Exhibition. He will cover hardware and software aspects to creating and printing the image. Learn more
NEW DATE: Composition & Creativity in the Field
Learn the art of visual composition, some of Robert E. Potter III's favorite tips and tricks and how to have fun in the field creating images. The workshop occurs prior to the MAPS' Member Picnic. Learn more
Declutter Your Photo Life – Adam Pratt
Learn a simple 5-step process to organize and enjoy your photo archive, including physical and digital photography. Adam’s the founder of Chaos to Memories, a local photo management studio, and a 20+ year Adobe employee who has taught workshops across the country. Learn more
Seeing Beyond the Obvious: Finding Monochrome Photographs in Everyday Scenes Photo Walk
This is a special workshop that accompanies the two-part immersive program on observation, composition, light, and tonal interpretation through the language of monochrome photography taught by Mike Baker. Attendance is limited. $20.00 charge. Learn more
Illinois Railway Museum
Join MAPS for our September Photo Outing to the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in Union, Illinois! Covering over… Learn more
NEW DATE: MAPS Summer Picnic: Field Day and Composition Workshop
All MAPS members are invited to this year's Member Picnic, including a workshop on "Composition and Creativity in the Field" The workshop gets underway at 9AM, prior to the picnic, which begins at 11. Learn more
About The Morton Arboretum Photographic Society
MAPS is a volunteer-led organization that encourages, inspires, and engages people of all backgrounds and ages who have an interest in nature photography. Our membership includes beginner as well as advanced photographers, and shares in the mission and goals of The Morton Arboretum. MAPS is committed to a culture of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion among the MAPS membership and at all MAPS programs, events, outings, and activities. Members do not have to belong to The Morton Arboretum, but it is strongly encouraged!
Benefits of Membership
Watch this short video to learn about all the benefits of joining The Morton Arboretum Photographic Society and participating in our activities for members:
A Monthly meeting of MAPS members takes place on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 pm, in the Arbor Room at the Thornhill Education Center, on the west side of The Morton Arboretum. Guests are welcome to attend! Come out and see what MAPS is all about!