A native of the Lewiston-Auburn area, Lyons resides in Livermore Falls. He is a graduate of the Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions and for the past 16 years has worked as a registered nurse in the CMMC Emergency Department.

“When I am not working, I’m out in the wilderness looking for my next picture to share with the world. I open my lens to share my view for you to see the places that I love to be,” Lyons said.

California native Kelly Ufkin earned a master’s degree in painting and a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in art therapy, with a minor in psychology, from Marywood University in Scranton, Pa. She studied for two semesters in Florence, Italy, where she focused on oil and fresco painting.