GREG DISCH JUDGE FOR THE PRINT COMPETITION 2026

I grew up in western Kansas; that’s right, no trees! I became involved in Boy Scouts, began camping and enjoying the outdoors, and earned my Eagle Scout rank. When I got married, I moved to Arkansas--with lots of trees--and have lived here for the last 49 years. My photography today is based upon the love of the outdoors, nature, and wildlife, and much of my work is taken here in Arkansas, “The Natural State.”
I began my photography career in 1977 with a 35mm SLR and pursued it vigorously as a hobby for several years before joining a local camera club, “The Photography Alliance of the Fort Smith Art Center.” I did well in the contests and became known as an excellent photographer in the area and began doing some freelance work, wedding, portraits, ball teams, etc.  I found myself taking pictures of all the things I did not want to photograph and finding all my weekends taken.   In 1990 I had a career change and became involved in the computer business, and time for taking pictures disappeared.  During the next 15 years I was totally immersed in computers and network technology.  I decided to renew my photography interest in January of 2005.   Of course, by this time digital was the way to go, and I was now one giant leap ahead with my computer expertise.  I am putting to use my computer knowledge and my photographic knowledge to teach and support digital photography.
I am now sharing my knowledge of photography and technology through my classes and workshops, as well as doing a great deal of travel to build my stock photography business.  My work has been published in books, magazines, calendars, websites, and as fine art prints.
My website gregdisch.com  is a great resource for photographers with my "Photographic Destinations" and over 25,000 images all indexed by location.