{"id":6031,"date":"2022-07-29T16:27:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T16:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/?page_id=6031"},"modified":"2026-10-12T06:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:23:41","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section cursor_skin=&#8221;dark&#8221; el_name=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; bklyn_section_anchor_id=&#8221;About&#8221;][vc_row bklyn_overlay=&#8221;true&#8221; cursor_skin=&#8221;light&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-zoom-moving&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1791704728270{padding-right: 100px !important;padding-left: 100px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Silversmith_Hotel_Facade-1000&#215;667-1.jpeg?id=6336) !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size:cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;homepage-section-mobile-version hero-image-section-with-h1-h2&#8243; bklyn_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72)&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;hero-img-section-column&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221; tablet_height=&#8221;20px&#8221; mobile_height=&#8221;0&#8243;]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb { color:#ffffff; }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb { font-size:70px !important;letter-spacing:-0.05em; }@media (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1679px) {#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb { font-size:50px !important; }}@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb { font-size:50px !important; }}@media (max-width: 767px) {#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb { font-size:42px !important; }}#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb { text-align:center; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb { text-align:center; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb { text-align:center; } }<\/style><h1 id=\"ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f30bb\" data-responsive-font=\"h1\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;font-size-unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;desktop_small&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;42&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;letter-spacing&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;-0.05&quot;}}\" class=\"ut-custom-heading-module  \" data-appear-effect=\"effect-6\" data-appear-top-offset=\"full\" data-ut-wait=\"1\" data-ut-remove-wait=\"300\"><span class=\"\" >Bio<\/span><\/h1><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { color:#ffffff; }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { font-size:40px !important;letter-spacing:-0.05em; }@media (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1679px) {#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { font-size:36px !important; }}@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { font-size:28px !important; }}@media (max-width: 767px) {#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { font-size:22px !important; }}#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { font-style:normal; }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { text-align:center; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { text-align:center; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85 { text-align:center; } }<\/style><h2 id=\"ut_custom_heading6acebbd1f3f85\" data-responsive-font=\"h2\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;font-size-unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;desktop_small&quot;:&quot;36&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;:&quot;22&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;letter-spacing&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;-0.05&quot;}}\" class=\"ut-custom-heading-module  ut-animate-element animated ut-no-animation-tablet ut-no-animation-mobile \" data-effect=\"fadeInUp\" data-animateonce=\"yes\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"\" >Meet Your Instructor, Okello<\/span><\/h2>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221; tablet_height=&#8221;40px&#8221; mobile_height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section bklyn_overlay_effect=&#8221;true&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_number=&#8221;10&#8243; bklyn_overlay_effect_density=&#8221;500&#8243; bklyn_overlay_effect_particle_shape=&#8221;triangle&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_particle_color_random=&#8221;on&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_particle_size=&#8221;5&#8243; bklyn_overlay_effect_randomize_opacity=&#8221;true&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_opacity_animate=&#8221;true&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_connect_particles=&#8221;false&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_mouse_interaction=&#8221;false&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_activate_boundaries=&#8221;false&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_moving_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; el_name=&#8221;First Section \/ Particle ON \/ Padding bottom 40px&#8221; bklyn_overlay_effect_line_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575172499834{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row delay=&#8221;true&#8221; el_name=&#8221;Row has animation&#8221; effect=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; delay_timer=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"wpb_content_element \"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_header_6acebbd1f40a7 h2.section-title { font-size:30px !important; }<\/style><header id=\"ut_header_6acebbd1f40a7\" class=\"section-header  ut-no-title-linebreak-mobile ut-no-lead-linebreak-mobile pt-style-1 header-left header-tablet-left header-mobile-center\"><h2 data-title=\"Meet Okello\"  data-responsive-font=\"section_title\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;30&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;}\" class=\"bklyn-divider-styles bklyn-divider-style-1 section-title \"><span>Meet Okello<\/span><\/h2><div data-delay=\"0\" class=\"lead \"><p>Since my father is a photographer, I\u2019ve taken photos my whole life. Even though I majored in math and audio engineering at American University, I somehow still ended up in photography since it\u2019s always been one of my passions. I decided to shoot weddings in March 1998 and photographed weddings in the Metro Washington DC area\u00a0full time for 14 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/header><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_name=&#8221;Second Section&#8221;][vc_row cursor_skin=&#8221;light&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-zoom&#8221; delay=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1659698046138{background-image: url(https:\/\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-teaching.jpg?id=6262) !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size:cover !important;}&#8221; el_name=&#8221;Row has animation&#8221; effect=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; delay_timer=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;500px&#8221; mobile_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; tablet_height=&#8221;450px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1575153675566{margin-top: -33% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8&#8243;]<div data-cursor-skin=\"light\" class=\"wpb_content_element   clearfix\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_am_6acebbd2001bf { opacity: 1; 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} }@media (min-width: 768px) { #ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0 .ut-box-shadow-container { margin-right: 40px; } }#ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0 .ut-animated-image-zoom::after { background: url(https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-central-park-class-square.jpg?fit=740%2C740&#038;ssl=1); }#ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0 .ut-image-gallery-item-caption-title-style-2 h3 { line-height: 125%; }#ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0 .ut-image-gallery-item-caption-title-style-2 h3 { letter-spacing: -0.03em; }#ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0 .ut-gallery-slider-caption { font-weight: bold; }#ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0 { text-align: center; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0 { text-align: center !important; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0 { text-align: center !important; } }<\/style><div id=\"ut_am_wrap_6acebbd2001c0\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-image  ut-reveal-fx ut-element-with-block-reveal\"><div id=\"ut_reveal_6acebbd2001c1\" data-reveal-bgcolor=\"#0444eb\" data-reveal-direction=\"tb\" data-reveal-duration=\"750\" data-reveal-delay=\"250\" data-appear-top-offset=\"auto\" class=\"ut-animated-image-item ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-reveal-fx-element ut-block-reveal-hide\"><a data-exthumbimage=\"http:\/\/h\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-central-park-class-square.jpg?fit=720%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-wait-for-plugin\" ><div class=\"ut-box-shadow-container ut-box-shadow-1\"><div class=\"ut-box-shadow-container-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ut-animated-image-zoom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ut-lazy skip-lazy ut-animated-image \"  id=\"ut_am_6acebbd2001bf\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 740 740'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-central-park-class-square.jpg?fit=740%2C740&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" alt=\"Photo by Sean Persaud\"\/><\/div><div data-image-caption class=\"ut-image-gallery-image-caption-style-2\"><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-item-caption-title-style-2\"><h3>Okello Dunkley<br \/><small>Photographer \/ Stand up comedian<\/small><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; el_name=&#8221;Third Section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1791736646524{background-image: url(https:\/\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Manhattan_Bridge_Brookly_Bridge_Park_NYC_Signed-min.jpg?id=6231) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20032a { color:#fae00c; }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20032a { font-size:60px !important;letter-spacing:-0.05em; }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20032a { font-weight:700; }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20032a { text-align:left; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_custom_heading6acebbd20032a { text-align:left; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_custom_heading6acebbd20032a { text-align:left; } }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20032a { -webkit-text-shadow: 0 0 20px #0a0a0a,2px 2px 3px #0a0a0a; -moz-text-shadow: 0 0 20px #0a0a0a,2px 2px 3px #0a0a0a;text-shadow: 0 0 20px #0a0a0a,2px 2px 3px #0a0a0a; }<\/style><h2 id=\"ut_custom_heading6acebbd20032a\" data-responsive-font=\"h2\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;font-size-unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;60&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;letter-spacing&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;-0.05&quot;}}\" class=\"ut-custom-heading-module  ut-animate-element animated ut-no-animation-tablet ut-no-animation-mobile \" data-effect=\"flash\" data-animateonce=\"yes\" data-delay=\"0\"><span class=\"\" >Photo by Okello taken during a Night Photography Class in Brooklyn Battery Park<\/span><\/h2>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; el_name=&#8221;Third Section&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1659989078719{margin-top: 100px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/brandenburg-gate.jpg?id=6252) !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;]<style type=\"text\/css\">#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20035a { color:#fae00c; }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20035a { font-size:60px !important;letter-spacing:-0.05em; }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20035a { text-align:left; }@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { #ut_custom_heading6acebbd20035a { text-align:left; } }@media (max-width: 767px) { #ut_custom_heading6acebbd20035a { text-align:left; } }#ut_custom_heading6acebbd20035a { -webkit-text-shadow: 0 0 20px #0a0a0a,2px 2px 3px #0a0a0a; -moz-text-shadow: 0 0 20px #0a0a0a,2px 2px 3px #0a0a0a;text-shadow: 0 0 20px #0a0a0a,2px 2px 3px #0a0a0a; }<\/style><h1 id=\"ut_custom_heading6acebbd20035a\" data-responsive-font=\"h1\" data-responsive-font-settings=\"{&quot;base-font-size&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;font-size-unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;font-size&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;60&quot;},&quot;base-line-height&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;base-letter-spacing&quot;:&quot;global&quot;,&quot;letter-spacing&quot;:{&quot;desktop_large&quot;:&quot;-0.05&quot;}}\" class=\"ut-custom-heading-module  \" data-appear-effect=\"effect-2\" data-appear-top-offset=\"full\"><span class=\"\" >Taken By Okello in Berlin Germany<\/span><\/h1>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_name=&#8221;My Experience Section&#8221;][vc_row delay=&#8221;true&#8221; effect=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_name=&#8221;Row has animation&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#dddddd&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row delay=&#8221;true&#8221; effect=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_name=&#8221;Row has animation&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0| Okello Dunkley<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong>Photographer<\/strong><\/span> | 1998 &#8211; Present<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong>Photography Instructor<\/strong><\/span> | 2007 &#8211; Present<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong>Stand up comedian<\/strong><\/span> | 2015 &#8211; Present<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #111111;\"><strong>Base City<\/strong><\/span> | Fairfax Virginia<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since my father is a photographer, I\u2019ve taken photos my whole life. Even though I majored in math and audio engineering at American University, I somehow still ended up in photography since it\u2019s always been one of my passions. I decided to shoot weddings in March 1998 and photographed weddings in the Metro Washington DC area\u00a0full time for 14 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2007, one of my wedding couples asked me if I could show them how to use their fancy DSLR camera before their honeymoon. I said yes and as I explained to them how I used my camera in manual mode I might have blown their mind just a bit. It was at that moment I realized I needed to be doing this more! It was fun for me to give them so many \u201caha\u201d moments during class. I enjoyed it so much I stopped shooting weddings and started teaching full time in 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I started teaching classes every weekend and luckily for me, in a small setting, it\u2019s easy to figure out what makes sense to students and what doesn\u2019t and my first students gladly told me when I said something that didn\u2019t make sense to them. The more I taught, the more I figured out the formula to make this stuff make sense. I started offering classes in New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. Before I knew it people were calling to see if I would come to their city because they had heard about me from a friend and that\u2019s how DSLR Workshops was started.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2015, I moved to Vienna, Austria and started doing stand up comedy full time. I started first English stand up comedy shows in the heart of Vienna in 2016. That was until February of 2020 when all restaurants and clubs were shut down for months due to Covid-19.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2022, I\u2019ve moved back to the US and picked up where I left off hosting full time photography workshops To date, I\u2019ve taught in over 70 cities in 34 states and would eventually like to make it to those last 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I continually strive to create a class that\u2019s easy to understand, doesn\u2019t overwhelm but gives just enough info to give you an understanding and the confidence to take your camera off auto mode!<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<style type=\"text\/css\">#bklyn_btn_6acebbd20037e .bklyn-btn { color:#000000 !important; border-radius:10px !important; }#bklyn_btn_6acebbd20037e a.bklyn-btn { font-weight:600 !important; }#bklyn_btn_6acebbd20037e.bklyn-btn-header a.bklyn-btn { font-weight:600 !important; }#bklyn_btn_6acebbd20037e.bklyn-btn-header a.bklyn-btn span { 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class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-100 tablet-grid-100 mobile-grid-100 ut-desktop-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\" data-sub-html=\"#ut-image-caption-6259\" data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-in-Darkroom-Bio.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-in-Darkroom-Bio.jpg?fit=481%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1132 1693'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-in-Darkroom-Bio.jpg?fit=1132%2C1693&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1132\" height=\"1693\"><\/div><div id=\"ut-image-caption-6259\" class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox-caption\">Mixing chemicals for his father's darkroom<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"6\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-100 tablet-grid-100 mobile-grid-100 ut-tablet-last ut-desktop-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\" data-sub-html=\"#ut-image-caption-6258\" data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-Bio-Bath-England.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-Bio-Bath-England.jpg?fit=1074%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1146 768'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-Bio-Bath-England.jpg?fit=1146%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1146\" height=\"768\"><\/div><div id=\"ut-image-caption-6258\" class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox-caption\">Taking photos on a trip to Bath England with his mother and sister<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"5\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-100 tablet-grid-100 mobile-grid-100 ut-desktop-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\" data-sub-html=\"#ut-image-caption-6260\" data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-Shooting-Wedding-Bio.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-Shooting-Wedding-Bio.jpg?fit=379%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 527 1000'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello-Shooting-Wedding-Bio.jpg?fit=527%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"527\" height=\"1000\"><\/div><div id=\"ut-image-caption-6260\" class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox-caption\">Shooting a wedding with a Nikon F5 film camera<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"4\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-100 tablet-grid-100 mobile-grid-100 ut-desktop-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\" data-sub-html=\"#ut-image-caption-6262\" data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-teaching.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-teaching.jpg?fit=1000%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1000 664'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-teaching.jpg?fit=1000%2C664&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\"><\/div><div id=\"ut-image-caption-6262\" class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox-caption\">Photography workshop in Arlington, VA<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"3\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-100 tablet-grid-100 mobile-grid-100 ut-tablet-last ut-desktop-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\" data-sub-html=\"#ut-image-caption-6261\" data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-teaching-arlington.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-teaching-arlington.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1000 666'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/okello-teaching-arlington.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"><\/div><div id=\"ut-image-caption-6261\" class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox-caption\">Photography workshop in Los Angeles, CA<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"2\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done grid-100 tablet-grid-100 mobile-grid-100 ut-desktop-last\"><a  class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox ut-vc-images-lightbox-group-image\" data-sub-html=\"#ut-image-caption-6255\" data-exthumbimage=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello_Dunkley_Falter.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello_Dunkley_Falter.jpg?fit=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" ><div class=\"ut-image-gallery-image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\" ut-lazy skip-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1440 1080'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dslrworkshops.com\/staging\/4845\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Okello_Dunkley_Falter.jpg?fit=1440%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\"><\/div><div id=\"ut-image-caption-6255\" class=\"ut-vc-images-lightbox-caption\">With comedians Reginald Barris and Patrick Lamb profiled in the Viennese weekly magazine Falter<\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"clear hide-on-tablet\"><\/div><div  data-count=\"1\" class=\"ut-image-gallery-item ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done ut-animation-done 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