Mr. Lara specializes in Scientific & Hi Speed and commercial photography.
He is a professor of Computer & Electronic Internet Technologies and Business Studies at Nova Southeasthern University.
Registered biomedical photographer, (R.B.P), Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW), and Certified Online Professor.
As a graduate from the most prestigious school of Photography, The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT, 90), his programs of study included, Biomedical Photographic Communications and Graphic Arts.
Mr. Lara has masters degrees in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing (MBA, 1995) from the University of North Florida, and MA from Webster University (MA, 2005).
Mr. Lara is a member of the BioCommunications Association (BCC), the American Medical Informatics Association, The Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), iTEC - the Information Technology Education Center in Florida , The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and The Jacksonville Sisters Cities Organization.
He pioneered the Web Development initiatives at the office of Medical Informatics at the University of Florida Health Science Center in 1995 and acted as Webmaster for the Campus, a Medical Photographer and as instructor of Photomicroscopy and Kholler illumination techniques.
He is the recipient of the 2006 Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology, at the 17th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning for his highly creative contributions to teaching, learning and technology.
Current Initiatives:
- FCCJ Learning Features Group
Committee of Teaching & Learning - FCCJ SIRIUS Course Development
- FCCJ Tech Committee
- FCCJ OnlineMentoring Program
- FCCJ College-wide Web Committee
- H. Wayne Huizenga School of business and Entrepreneurship
- Florida Department of Health-Telemedicine Support Program
- Abusenet non-synchronous web program
- Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
- Internet marketing consultant for
Among the papers published:
- The Effect of Adaptability to New Technologies on Industry Testing Scores ( March, 2006)
- An Analysis of Small-To-Medium Internet Businesses Advertising Practices in Northeast Florida (Webster, July, 2005)
- Telemedicine Wide Area Network (WAN) and the Abusenet Forensic Project (Webster, March, 2005)
- Performance and Perceived Effectiveness in Online Learning: Do Demographics Make a Difference? (Webster, July, 2004)
- Web Hosting Business Account Management System in Action (Webster, July, 2001)
- Maintaining High Quality While Decreasing Set-Up Time in Field Photography (RBP, May, 1995. Presented to the RBP Board at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
- Multimedia Marketing Training for Hi-Tech Products (UNF, March, 1994)
- Study if the Electronic Imaging Market and its Effect on Photographic Products (UNF, November, 1993)
- Polarizing Light & the Birefringe Process (RIT, April, 1988)
I enjoyed my time at Nassau this year, 2007. I met new friends at the islands and look forward to come back on January 2008. I am pleased to be part of H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at NOVA Southeastern University.
The NSU Bahamas program reaches many talented new professionals at Freeport and Nassau.
My hobbies include fast-motion photography, water-color painting, swimming, soccer coaching and of course my favorite sport, tennis. As a USTA member I travel the US to see the pros and have fun playing on clay or hard court surfaces.
PERU
My trip on August 2006 to the Amazonas, Nanay river
the peruvian andes mountains Arequipa, and the Nazca Lines was a memorable experience.
A view of the rain forest near the Nanay river, half and hour from Iquitos, and having dinner with "Chonta" at the Sinchicuy lodge. To see more a short slide show click here
Here is an aerial view of the "Colibri", one of the many Nazca lines embedded on the dry sandi surface of Nazca. These impressive graphics carved on the sand surface are the remains of the Nazca Culture. Located on the Nazca desert in the south of Peru. It runs over the Pan American higway, near the Pacific ocean.
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This shot is taken on the Ollaytantambo ruins. This espectcular site is my favorite stop when I visit Cuzco. The remains of the Incas impressive solid stone-engineering expands through the Urubamba valley, all the way to Cuzco city
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Find out about my trip to la Meseta de Marcahuasi, many many years ago. On the highlands of Peru, the Marcahuasi rocks lay on an surface of near 4,000 meters in altitude.
Take a look at the Lunar eclipse of Oct. 2004
Here is a picture of my son Patrick: he can throw!
All my work is currently done on digital format. Canon is my prefernce for body and optics. My flashes and lights vary depending on the assignment. Send me an email to access my photostock. All my shots are posted in my Kodak gallery.
Contact me at photos@walterlara.com
Walter
