GR Camera Club March Meeting

Grand Rapids Camera Club March Program
March 18, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.
“GET YOUR PIX on ROUTE 66!”
Presented by John Lacko

Route 66 is a never-ending ribbon of photo possibilities with interesting buildings, great landscapes, historical sights and unusual details. But how do you capture what you see in a way to really show the interesting sights and beauty you see? John Lacko will present some tips, techniques, and maybe some surprises to help you learn what you will need to do to make photos that you, your family, and friends will enjoy.

John and wife Nancy have been driving the legendary highway since 2005, searching out the traditional, historic and off beat attractions. Come and enjoy all the legends, beauty and curiosities of Route 66 - The Mother Road! (For more information about John scroll to the bottom.)

Following our program we will have a short social break. We will conclude the meeting by showing the March Competition images. March competition prints will be on display.

Guests are always welcome, we suggest a $5 donation for non-members. Members are always free.

IMPORTANT MEETING INFORMATION
We will be meeting in person at
Grand Valley Artists
2661 29th Street SE, Suite B
Grand Rapids, MI 49512

More information about the club at http://grcameraclub.org/

ABOUT JOHN LACKO
John is a semi-retired editorial photographer and photo educator who has been an active part of the Kalamazoo photo community for 40 years. John got interested in photography by way of drag racing at US 131 Martin Dragway. He later joined the US Air Force and while stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base (now Space Force) in California and served as a photojournalist. In addition to his duties for the Base Public Affairs Office, he was able to continue his interest in motorsports photography at both Riverside Raceway and Laguna Seca Raceway.

John has taught photography classes for the Kalamazoo Art Center and Kalamazoo College. He developed and taught a number of different photo classes for Norman Camera in Kalamazoo.

Instrumental in the Kalamazoo Documentary Photo Project (KDPP) of the Kalamazoo Public Museum, John, as the editor of KDPP, involves volunteer photographers recording life in Kalamazoo for acceptance into the KPM’s archives.
A frequent independent contributor, John has been published in Kalamazoo Gazette, the New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Chicago Tribune and other papers and periodicals. In addition to motorsports, John’s career has spanned the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo Public Library and Stulberg String Competition. With clients included Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo College and the Stryker Corporation and others.