Darrell Young Bio
Darrell Young (DigitalDarrell) is a full-time author and professional photographer, with a background in information technology engineering. He has been an avid photographer since 1968 when his mother gave him a Brownie Hawkeye camera.
Darrell has used Nikon cameras and Nikkor lenses since 1980. He has an incurable case of Nikon Acquisition Syndrome (NAS) and delights in working with Nikon’s newest digital cameras. Darrell is a member in good standing of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA), The Nature Conservancy (nature.org), National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), and Nikon Professional Services (NPS).
Living near Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Cherohala Skyway has given him a real concern for the natural environment and a deep interest in nature photography. You’ll often find him standing behind a tripod in the beautiful mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, USA.
Darrell loves to write, as you can see in the Resources area of the Nikonians Online community (Nikonians.org) and on his blog. He joined the Nikonians community in the year 2000, and his literary contributions led to an invitation to become the founding member of the Nikonians Writers Guild.