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About Aperture Academy

In 2009, Stephen W. Oachs founded The Aperture Academy -- a unique combination of fine art photography gallery in conjunction with classroom and workshop instruction. Students of the Aperture Academy recieve hands on instruction designed for their individual skill level which includes everything from learning to shoot in the field to digital post processing techniques.

The Aperture Academy is a 4,000 square foot photography gallery and venue and is located in the Pruneyard Center in Campbell California. Whether you're a beginner with little more than passion to take great pictures, or an advanced photographer just looking to brush up or polish existing skills, our in-field workshops will provide you with real, hands-on instruction.

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About Stephen W. Oachs
Stephen W. Oachs is an award-winning photographer, successful entrepreneur and technology veteran, who began his journey in photography the moment he picked up his first camera.

Completely self-taught, Stephen's unique and distinctive style has earned him recognition as one of today's finest nature photographers. He was recognized in 2007 as wildlife photographer of the year by the National Wildlife Federation and was awarded best nature photographer in 2008 by National Geographic.

Stephen has received many other awards and achievements. His work has graced the pages of such notable publications such as National Geographic, Popular Photography, Outdoor Photographer, National Wildlife Magazine and many others..

Whether trekking through the wilds of Alaska, enduring the raw challenges of nature or experiencing the thrill of life on the edge, Stephen captures rare and breathtaking moments of light and time. His exceptional eye is filtered only by his passion for life, deep affinity with nature and love of adventure.

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Our Animal Photography - High Quality Animal Photography 2,008 photos, 712 members
Colorful Winter Shots 167 photos, 79 members
Joshua Tree National Park 6,867 photos, 1,057 members
Extremely Large Panoramas 10,000x minimum 1,557 photos, 560 members
Top Photography Group ~ Invitational P1/C2 ~ Happy New Year! 10,566 photos, 2,570 members
Favorites: 200 1,250 photos, 1,145 members
Favorites: 100 3,131 photos, 2,140 members
Birds 397,494 photos, 14,205 members
THE APERTURE ACADEMY WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE 438 photos, 50 members
"Only Good Photographs - P1C2" 17,093 photos, 943 members
200+ Faves 1-2-3 (Post one,Comment and Fave two) 2,868 photos, 936 members
100 faves 4,357 photos, 710 members
Owls 22,898 photos, 5,141 members
Natural Landscapes 16,321 photos, 2,857 members
Favorites: 50 5,796 photos, 3,144 members
top-f [ 25+ faves ] 32,097 photos, 12,038 members
NATURE'S BEST 666,679 photos, 19,391 members
*The Best of Landscape around the world* 953 photos, 1,918 members
art of landscape 1,989 photos, 13,679 members
Wildlife Contest: Injured, HORNS + Voting 23,055 photos, 1,693 members
We travel the World 515,317 photos, 33,432 members
***SCREAM OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER*** 1,219,209 photos, 33,407 members
A "Quality Only" Club -Admin Invite+Moderated Post 11,494 photos, 2,157 members
Oregon Waterfalls 8,952 photos, 1,261 members
Raccoons 3,046 photos, 728 members
Your VERY BEST ever / Invite Only 4,289 photos, 1,177 members
Oachs/Rueb Yosemite Workshop March 2009 34 photos, 6 members
Super Eco (please tag: SuperEco) 4,267 photos, 520 members
Sand/Sea/Sky/Sun : The Four Fantastic ( Invitation ) 7,103 photos, 794 members
V.I.P - Very Important PHOTOS 93,969 photos, 6,871 members
CityScape 363,500 photos, 15,992 members
Absolutely Stunning 'Scapes ***INVITED PHOTOS ONLY*** 29,481 photos, 8,826 members
The World Through My Eyes - Portrait Thursdays **OPEN** 2,855,789 photos, 85,830 members
Snow Leopards 16,103 photos, 1,579 members
*THE PERFECT PHOTOGRAPHER (Open) 708,365 photos, 50,096 members
Photo-Of-The-Day - post 1, comment on any 1 (read rules please) 5,551 photos, 922 members
Water... Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Creeks 653,300 photos, 40,040 members
Fine-ART photos (Invite only) 35,565 photos, 10,587 members
1000+ Best Places On Earth 24,212 photos, 2,606 members
Canon DSLR User Group 1,802,002 photos, 104,137 members
panoramas 171,252 photos, 19,521 members
SF Bay Area Shooters (sfbas) 99,706 photos, 3,799 members
*ABW* Gallery ~ by invitation only 1,061 photos, 1,401 members
The Unforgettable Pictures ~ Post 1, Comment 3 ~ NEW RULES!! 222,448 photos, 30,033 members
The Nature Conservancy 384,207 photos, 28,102 members
visit the world - the travel guide 1,482,331 photos, 33,517 members
·Spirit Of Photography (Post 1 Award 5) - sweeper active now 645,127 photos, 27,432 members
Sunrise & Sunset 65,656 photos, 5,787 members
SUNSET&RISEPIX 78,094 photos, 7,484 members
GOLD WILDLIFE / Post 1 - Award 2, with AWARD CODE! (step 1) 52,776 photos, 6,563 members

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Testimonials (5)

jimslandscape says:

"wow it's an honour to be added as one of your contacts! Thank you"

14th February, 2010
Daryl L. Hunter - The Hole Picture says:

"Stephen Oachs who calls himself a serial entrepreneur truly is one. That is what makes his stellar body of photography all the more amazing. He produces prodigious amounts professional quality photography while running non-related Tech businesses.

My hat is off to Stephen as I have many irons in the fire also and all of them suffer as none get the time they demand to bloom as Stephen pulls off with his ventures with aplomb.

Stephen inspires me not only as a superb photographer but also as an entrepreneur."

29th September, 2009
Steven Davis Photography says:

"Stephen Oachs is an amazing photographer. I've been on 2 of his workshops and am signed up for another one in Yosemite this October. He's a great teacher and his workshops are FUN!"

18th July, 2009
Lisa / Celtic Clicks Photography says:

"Sign up for one of his workshops if you want the experience of a lifetime! Tons of fun and lots of learning at the same time! Awesome person and teacher. And he'll even let you pose with his Canon! ;-)"

17th March, 2009
chaybert (Brian Rueb) says:

"Stephen is one of the best photographers I know...and I know quite a few...he's got it all together...and he's a marekting genius...pure and simple.

Once he learns to travel with a pepper grinder...he'll be unstoppable."

4th November, 2008