Titles gears for pros and advanced amateurs will go beyond the technical manuals, cutting through the jargon.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Aug. 14 -- In a joint statement, Nikonians.org and Rocky Nook has announced they have joined forces. The international community of Nikon enthusiasts partnered with the Santa Barbara-based photography publisher to launch a new program of books for photographers geared toward both professionals and advanced amateurs. The project, under the Nikonians Press banner, will mostly cover Nikon equipment and books in the series will go well beyond the scope of technical manuals. Written by experienced photographers, they will help photographers become better at producing high quality images more efficiently and to achieve consistent results.

Written in an easy friendly style, the books from Nikonians Press will cut through the technical jargon to help readers understand not only their camera, but also the wealth of photographic advantages it can deliver.

Books from Nikonians Press will strive to convey what Nikonians.org is about: a friendly, reliable, informative and passionate Nikon users community. The first books in the series, currently in production and scheduled for publication early next year, will cover the newest Nikon systems.

About the Companies

Nikonians.org is a non-profit organization founded in 2000, with more than 100,000 members from nearly 150 countries, mostly known through their popular community Web site http://www.nikonians.org. Founded and owned by Bo Stahlbrandt from Sweden and J. Ramón Palacios from Mexico. The Nikonians mission is to provide a friendly, creative and inspiring environment for ambitious photographers of all skill levels and to help them learn and grow. Nikonians is a registered trademark of Nikonians.org. Nikon, Nikonos and Nikkor are registered trademarks of Nikon Corp. The Nikonians domains are not associated with Nikon Corp. nor with any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in any way.

Rocky Nook, Inc. was founded in 2006 in Santa Barbara, California and is closely associated with dpunkt, a leading publisher in Germany. Rocky Nook's mission is to publish books on those leading-edge developments in photography and imaging that really matter, to filter out the marketing noise often associated with them and to focus on their practical use in the photographic workflow. The ultimate goal of all that is image quality.