Scott Bourne is retired professional photographer with 50 years of experience. He is a former Olympus Visionary, author, and lecturer. His work has appeared in more than 200 publications.
 He has written or co-authored 11 photography related books including Going Pro - with Skip Cohen. He is a pioneer in the digital photography and online space and was named one of the 30 Most Influential Photographers on the Web by Huffington Post He is the founder of one of the first dedicated, photography sites Photofocus.com, co-founded the first photography related podcast, This Week In Photography (TWIP), co-founded Photography Podcast Network (PPN), and is the founder and currently lives near Seattle where he now practices photography strictly for fun.