Contributors

WRITING & DESIGN

A freelance writer and editor, ANDRIA HAYDAY wrote the text for the book and shepherded its layout and production. She once developed fantasy game-worlds as a creative director for TSR. Today she writes about a wide range of topics, from healthcare to landscape design and architecture. She is the author of Adding Character, a Better Homes and Gardens book, as well as numerous lifestyle features for magazines such as Midwest Living. She and her husband live in Lake Geneva year-round.

Originally from Michigan, graphic designer ALISON MACKEY has lived in Wisconsin since 1990. She currently works for Kalmbach Publishing in Waukesha, where she designs magazines that feature jewelry. She had never seen Geneva Lake before she began work on this project, but after several visits and many hours of poring over photos, it has become part of her psyche. “Maybe I’ll give tours on the shore path now,” she says.

PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Now based in Brooklyn, New York, photographer THOMAS HAND KEEFE grew up beside Geneva Lake. He became interested in photography while attending The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and grew even more involved while studying at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. These days, Tom shoots portraits and band photography in New York, but during the summer of 2005, he roved the Geneva Lake area with camera in hand—by ultralight and by boat as well as on foot. This book features the results. To see more of Tom’s work, visit www.thomashandkeefe.com.

Architectural photographer JON JANZEN has deep ties to the lake— his family has lived here since the 1890s, and he grew up on the west end. Now a Williams Bay resident, Jon travels the country shooting locations for architects, builders, and publications such as Countryside magazine. His work is prominently featured in the “Homes & Havens” section of this book. “It was a real thrill to photograph homes that I’ve admired all my life,” he says.

BRUCE THOMPSON has traveled extensively during his 30-year career in fine art and commercial photography, but his favorite setting lies just beyond the doorstep of his Fontana home. His work has been featured in such publications as Midwest Living, National Geographic, and Gentlemen’s Quarterly (GQ,) and he is the principal photographer for the book Grand and Glorious: Classic Boats of Lake Geneva. Bruce is the son of Impressionist painter Richard Earl Thompson, who sparked Bruce’s own passion for art. To learn more, visit www.thompsonsfineart.com.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Nature photographer KRISTEN WESTLAKE moved here from Milwaukee in 1999, bringing herself closer to her wild subjects. Though she recently established a studio in Lake Geneva, she admits she’s seldom there—she’d rather be outside. In this book, Kristen’s work appears most prominently in the chapter “Clear Waters.” You can see more of her photos in publications such as Wisconsin Trails and at www.kristenwestlake.com.

Based in Iowa, CLINT FARLINGER photographs the beauty of the outdoors extensively in the Midwest and throughout the United States, including the national parks. His photos have appeared inNational Geographic books, numerous calendars, and such magazines as Midwest Living, Outdoor Photographer, Shutterbug, and At The Lake. Learn more about Clint’s work at www.agpix.com/farlinger.

Formerly a photographer and studio manager for Playboy magazine, BILL FRANTZ moved to the area in 1978, after he married a Playboy Club “Bunny Mother” (now the mother of his two children). Bill was raised in Illinois and attended the Art Institute of Chicago. Today he has a studio in Delavan, Wisconsin, and his work spans the gamut from outdoor photography to wedding portraits to corporate advertising. Learn more about Bill at www.frantzphoto.com.

TERRY MAYER studied photography at UW-Madison before taking a job with The Week, a newspaper covering Lake Geneva and Walworth County. His photos have earned first-place awards from the Wisconsin News Association and the Wisconsin News Photographer Association. Terry makes his home in Genoa City, Wisconsin, with his wife, Robyn—also his partner in Terra Photography.