Volunteer Photographers

The Lake George Association would like to thank the following volunteer photographers who have donated the use of their fantastic photos for our website. The images that appear truly capture the spirit of Lake George.

Thank you!

Dick Dean, Cr. Photog.

Carl Heilman II

Dick Dean attended Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Photography and graduated in 1935. He was employed by Defender Co., in Rochester from 1935-1949; film testing, color printing, sensitometry.

Dick Dean opened Dean’s Distinctive Photography in 1949, specializing in group, resort and commercial photography, and he began taking scenic Lake George photographs-particularly of the Lake George islands and aerials.

In 1949, Dick Dean began publishing post cards of Lake George with 10 natural color views. Today, Dean’s post cards include over 100 views of Lake George plus 300 view cards of the Adirondacks and surrounding areas. Dick Dean’s interest in protecting the environment of Lake George led to the publishing of a series of wide view cards of the lake with pro-environmental quotations.

In the next decade, Dick Dean published his first full color brochure of a Lake George resort - Alpine Village. Dean continues to photograph resorts, taking aerials and publishing local view and custom cards and brochures.

More information about his work can be found at http://www.lakegeorge-ny.com/photography

Carl Heilman II has been photographing the wild Adirondack landscape since 1975, working to capture on film both the grandeur of this special region, and the emotional connection he has felt as well. As a full-time professional photographer, his work has been published in many regional and national publications including: books, magazines, calendars, posters, and prints.

Carl Heilman has also produced several multi-image programs on the region that have been shown all around NY State, as well as on PBS. His most recent show, ‘Wild Visions’, available on video, is a program about our relationship with the wilderness, and our spiritual connection with the Earth. His program ‘Adirondacks: A Wilderness of Waterways’ is shown daily at the Adirondack Park Visitors’ Interpretive Centers.

Carl Heilman’s photography was recently published in a book by Rizzoli. This celebrated panoramic format book, ‘Adirondacks: Views of An American Wilderness’, includes panoramas and standard format images from all over the Adirondack Park.

More information about his work can be found on his website, www.carlheilman.com.

Please note: Biographical information provided by Dick Dean and Carl Heilman II.

If you would like to donate a photo to the Lake George Association, Inc. please contact us. Attention: Communications Coordinator.