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Monroe Payne
Monroe Payne is an Ithaca native who has been camera ready for his whole life. He is the founder and developer of IthacaStock.com and Monroe Payne Photography. Monroe is also involved in IVT Virtual Tours, providing imagery tours to Ithaca business and Real Estate Professionals. Monroe is the current chairman of the Professional Photographers Society of New York State Finger Lakes Section, and is active on the State Society's Executive Council. Monroe donates his time and energies to Tompkins County 4-H, Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, which is a worldwide organization of professional photographers who donate their time and expertise to families who have suffered a still birth, and a variety of local educational concerns, including the Lansing CDC Auction Oct 1. He says "The best piece of advice I was ever given is to not shoot what I see, but to shoot what I FEEL!" "Photography is not a job; it's a passion."
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