Free point-and-shoot photography class offered

Staff reports Published 2:12 p.m. PT Aug. 16, 2017

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The California Welcome Center at The Collection shopping center in Oxnard is teaming up with REI to offer a free photography class.

The outdoor mobile photography class will meet from 4-6 p.m. Aug. 25 at the center, 2786 Seaglass Way. It is open to 12 participants and will be led by Vinit Satyavrata, REI-inspired guide and professional photographer.

The class will include a class-style setting followed by a walk to various public art spaces within The Collection to showcase the applications of photography via point-and-shoot and smartphone cameras.

The photography class ties in with a new campaign, "Oxnard Rocks" to be launched by the Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau, which operates the center. The new campaign will highlight Oxnard as a hub destination city to the great outdoors.

"While Oxnard doesn't have the usual feel as a trekking town, it's definitely a central access point and short drive to amazing adventures such as the 500-plus miles of trails in the Santa Monica Mountains or a trip to the Los Padres National Forest, a major supplier of wildland recreation for southern California," said Joshua Travers, executive director of the Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau. "Plus Oxnard has so many attractions to visit while discovering the great outdoors, including its pristine Channel Islands Harbor, where visitors can grab a tasty burger or get the fresh catch of the day before heading home."

Participants in the photography class must be able to walk or move around at a leisurely pace and bring a smartphone that is fully charged with an extra battery or rapid charger as a backup.

In addition to the class, the center will offer a drawing to win a package provided by REI that will include a backpacking or hiking field class for two, a pair of power-lock trekking poles, a backpack and two stainless steel cups.

To register for the class, call 988-0717.

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