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July 11

Community Wildlife & Birding Day With Kenmore Camera & Sony

Speakers, The Falconer, Print Swap, Swag Games, Photographer Panel, and Community Connection
When:

July 11, 2026
7:00AM - 5:00PM PST

Where:

Kenmore Camera - Kenmore

Address:

6708 NE 181st St.
Kenmore, WA 98028

Join us for a fun day of community with fellow wildlife and bird photographers! Come for the speakers, leave with new friends.

Juanita Bay Photo Walk | 7:30am - 9:00am - We'll kick off the day with a photo walk at Juanita Bay Park, where you can observe songbirds, waterfowl, and a variety of wildlife. Sony will be available for limited gear loaners. All brands welcome. Registration Opens June 1st, 2026 *See FAQ for details.

Amber Favorite | 10:00am - 11:00am - Join Florida-based professional photographer Amber Favorite, as she takes us on a visual journey, sharing cinematic videos and breathtaking wildlife images captured during her travels around the world in search of unique photographic opportunities.

The Falconer | 12:30pm - 1:30pm - John Prucich aka The Falconer, will be here with a few of his ambassador birds to talk about raptors and falconry. Sony will have a limited selection of loaner cameras and lenses for participants to take a few photos. Bring an SD card.

Print Exchange | 1:30pm - 2:00pm - Art is meant to be shared and talked about, so we invite you to participate in our community print exchange. Bring in a signed print of one of your original favorite wildlife photos to share, and go home with a fellow photographer's original work. We will display the prints after the exchange for everyone to admire and discuss. *See FAQ for details. Photographers

Panel Discussion | 2:00pm - 2:45pm - Open discussion with full-time photographers on a chosen hot topic surrounding wildlife photography. Followed by a chance to win some swag.

Morgan Heim | 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Immerse yourself in the stories, experiences and stunning photographs of National Geographic Explorer, photographer, and filmmaker, Morgan Heim. Heim is a Senior Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers, founder of Neon Raven Story Labs, and has had her work published in National Geographic, Audubon, Smithsonian and Newsweek.

We hope to see you here on July 11th. It's going to be a very fun day to hang out with fellow photographer friends. We are excited to partner with Sony and are joined by our Sony Technical Representative, Dan Hawk, who will be available all day to discuss gear and photography. This event welcomes all camera brands!