There’s always value in adding knowledge to one’s own knowledge bank, but when you get up close and personal with those who have knowledge and more importantly, experience to share, then the value of that encounter can be in some cases… priceless.
The Croydon Photography forum do this kind of work every month. Bringing into the community a well established photographer to share their insights, experience and expertise to an audience of curious would-be photographers who maybe are just coming into the industry, right up to the professional photographer who wants to keep his creative juices flowing and share the community spirit that’s been created by the forum.