Department of Parks
PhotoScenic Workshop Set For Oct. 17-18 At Cumberland Falls

Press Release Date:  Wednesday, September 17, 2008  
Contact Information:  Gil Lawson
502-564-8110 ext 168
 


CORBIN, Ky.Cumberland Falls State Resort Park will host the 46th annual PhotoScenic Kentucky Workshop weekend Oct. 17-18.

 

The weekend includes a series of workshops for “serious amateur” photographers in one of the best known natural settings in the state. The workshops are free; guests can make reservations at the park for the weekend.

 

Leading the workshops will be former Courier-Journal and Detroit News photo director C. Thomas Hardin and current Courier-Journal photographer Bill Luster. All photographers at the workshop will shoot digital.

 

The weekend will include night photography of Cumberland Falls, guest speakers and a critique of the work that is produced.

 

Anyone interested in attending the free workshops is asked to register in advance. To register or for more information, call Hardin at 502-452-9491 or Luster at 502-558-0722. Or email billluster@mac.com

 

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park includes a lodge, cottages, restaurant, hiking trails and of course the falls – one of the best known views in Kentucky. For lodging information or reservations, call the park at 1-800-325-0063. The park is 20 miles southwest of Corbin.

 

 

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The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 53 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges -- more than any other state. Each year, Kentucky parks draw 7 million visitors and contribute $317 million to the economy. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our Web site at http://www.parks.ky.gov