Pull up a chair, pour a glass of wine or tea, and relax as we talk creating your own rules for success and taking big risks.

After graduating college with a Business Administration/Computer Information Systems degree, Colleen Miniuk did what she thought was expected of her: she worked as a software engineer for Intel Corporation for almost 10 years. While the cube walls—and the paycheck—were safe, that’s not what she was built for. She walked out of Corporate America on February 28, 2007—a day she considers her Independence Day and celebrates like her birthday.

Now as a full-time outdoor photographer, writer, publisher, speaker, and instructor, Colleen spends over 100 days a year hiking, camping in her Alaskan Camper, stand-up paddleboarding, or rowing down a river—an unexpected course for a woman who spent 40 years checking all the boxes for the American Dream and fearing swimming in water where she couldn’t see her feet!

Through her photography, writings, and adventures, she hopes to help people, especially women, enjoy the Great Outdoors safely and comfortably. She’s written three guidebooks, including Photographing Acadia National Park: The Essential Guide to When, Where, and How after serving three times as an Artist-in-Residence with Acadia National Park. She writes an online photography advice column called “Dear Bubbles” and teaches photography workshops, women’s photography retreats (called “Sheography™”), webinars, and online critique sessions for camera clubs, organizations, and private clients across the U.S.

Learn more about Colleen and her work at www.colleenminiuk.com"

Social Media Links:

Website: www.colleenminiuk.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColleenMiniukPhoto

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colleenminiuk/

Sheography: www.sheography.com

My books: www.analemmapress.com

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