Carl Studna

Carl Studna is a world-renowned photographer, an inspirational speaker and teacher, and the author of the multi-award winning book, CLICK! Choosing Love: One Frame at a Time, which following its 2012 release became a #6 best-seller among titles in the Self-Help genre. Throughout his 20-year career as a photographer and videographer, Carl's intimate portraits of influential people - including luminaries such as Tom Robbins, Ram Dass, Paul McCartney, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Elton John,...See more

Carl Studna is a world-renowned photographer, an inspirational speaker and teacher, and the author of the multi-award winning book, CLICK! Choosing Love: One Frame at a Time, which following its 2012 release became a #6 best-seller among titles in the Self-Help genre. Throughout his 20-year career as a photographer and videographer, Carl's intimate portraits of influential people - including luminaries such as Tom Robbins, Ram Dass, Paul McCartney, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Marianne Williamson and Deepak Chopra - have become known worldwide and have graced countless publications from Time Magazine to Rolling Stone. Carl also had the honor of photographing His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the first Synthesis Dialogues in Dharmasala, India. Mr. Studna received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Expressive Arts from Sonoma State University and his Master's degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. He is also a member of the esteemed Transformational Leadership Council, a by-invitation-only group of authors, speakers, coaches, trainers, researchers, consultants, and other leaders in the fields of personal and professional development that was established in July of 2004 by Jack Canfield. 0 0 1 315 1797 MPress 14 4 2108 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Both in his work as a photographer and while teaching and writing, Carl's primary message is that life is a sacred journey to be cherished and embraced, and that we all have the power to awaken to the splendor that underlie even seemingly ordinary moments. Carl's trademarked methodology, known as the LuminEssence Method(c), is the culmination of nearly thirty years of experience in blending intimate portrait photography with the principles of personal development. With it, clients and workshop participants alike experience a new paradigm for resting in the light that resides within, and allowing it to fully express and reveal each person's authentic gifts. Carl is also the creator of Conscious Coupling and Bridging the Gender Gap , two powerful relationship-building courses that he co-facilitates with his wife, Cynthia James, both at live events and online. See less