What do our customers say about us?

Who's who at Chris' Camera Center:

 
Owner Chris Lydle has been in the photo industry for most of his life. A frequent speaker to industry groups, he's the author of several CD publications and books.

Chris has been a Trustee of the Photo Marketing Association, past president of the Dixie Division of the Photographic Marketing Association International, Past President of the Digital Imaging Marketing Association, and Chair of the Certified Photographic Consultants Society.

Trey Martin, a Certified Photographic Consultant, is a long-time Aiken resident. He is the general manager of the store.

Trey is an enthusiastic digital photographer but still misses his years of black & white darkroom work.

Certified Photographic Consultant Paige Lewis is our Assistant Manager.

She studied darkroom and photography for a year and a half. Particularly enjoys photographing children and animals, and is currently studying Surgical Technology at Aiken Technical College.

Paige is our resident expert on the Fuji HS-20 camera.

Andy Meek is retired from the Savannah River site. He's an avid photographer with a Canon 5D Mark II as his current top camera. An expert on closeups, dental photography, and classic Pontiac Firebirds. Now a Certified Photographic Consultant.
David Elder, an original Aikenite, attended College of Charleston and now studies electrical engineering at USC in Columbia. His interest in photography began as he started traveling. He's been to Scotland, Italy and all over the US. David is really good at solving customer questions and is now a Certified Photographic Consultant.
World traveler Whitney Cox is our most recent addition to the team. She's a design consultant and curator of our art collection.

Thelma and Elizabeth give Chris a reason to go to work