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• April 2021 – President’s Message
  In President's Message
  Ron Taylor – NVPS President Spring is finally and officially here.  As I write this, however, it is a cold and gloomy day – great for bundled-up black and white photography or a big cup of hot chocolate.  We begin April with a presentation by Nic Stover titled “Psychology of Photography.”   Nic created the Psychology of Photography as a way of helping photographers to […]
• March 9, 2021 – Nominees for the NVPS 2021-2022 Elected Board
  In Club Announcements, Featured
  The NVPS Constitution requires that on the second Tuesday of March, the nominating committee, appointed by the president, announces the nominees for the upcoming year’s elected board. The candidates are shown below. President Judy Graham VP of Programs Kirk Johnson Co-VP’s of Competitions Tana Ebbole and Brenda Wilson Treasurer Tom Brett VP of Operations Frank Napoli Colena Turner Secretary […]
• March 11, 2021 – Washington Gardener Magazine – NVPS Members Score 9 Awards!
  In Club Announcements, Featured, Member News
  Announcement:The following NVPS members received 9 of the 21 awards at the 2021 Annual Washington Gardener Magazine Photo Contest. Leslie Landerkin, Mike Whalen, Georgette Grossman, Eva Lanyi, Bob Friedman and Suzy McIntire. These are shown below with names, titles, awards and categories. They will be on exhibit at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens this August 1-30. Reception will be on August 1, […]
• November 2020 – Note of Thanks to NVPS from the Willing Warriors
  In Club Announcements, Featured
  Jim Sinsheimer – NVPS Coordinator We recently received a heart-felt thank-you note (below) from the Willing Warriors to the many NVPS members who have already contributed framed photos exhibited at the PenFed retreat. All images are viewable on the NVPS Willing Warriors Gallery. To date, 20 of our members have contributed 61 photographs to the Willing Warriors veterans’ retreat.  As I […]
• MAPV 2020: Competition Awards and Juried Images
  In Club Announcements, Featured, Nature Visions
  Congratulations to the NVPS members received 6 of the 12 “Best In Category” awards at Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions 2020 Expo announced on November 7, 2020. Best in Birds: “Summer Hummer 2020 2” Bill Corbett – NVPS Best in Flora: “Mysterious Roots” Mike Whalen – NVPS Best in Water: “Moving Water” Lynn Cates – NVPS Best in Architecture: “Reflecting on Chicago”Jim Sinsheimer – NVPS Best in […]
• Rules of Competition for 2020-2021 Including Temporary Changes Due to COVID
  In Competitions, Featured
  Rules of Competition (Revision: August 13, 2020 by G. Grossman) Printable PDF: Rules of Competition revised_Class names_2020-08-13-FINAL gg-compressedDownload Note 1: Important Competition Changes – Please Read The proposed rule changes set forth below will be temporary and apply only during the 2020-2021 Club year regardless of whether the club is meeting online (virtually) or at the fire […]
• Competition Themes for 2020-2022
  In Featured
  The themed competitions for 2020-2021 are: A Musician: The subject must be singular; it may be in a group but DOF, processing etc. should make it obvious that all attention is on one individual. Subjects are confined just to humans! Competition Date: October 20, 2020 Fall Harvest: Farms to Farmers Markets. A colorful time of year when produce is being farmed and sold. Land crops only, to […]
• Instructions on Joining a Zoom Meeting for NVPS Members
  In Club Announcements, Featured, NVPS News
  Dear NVPS Members,Due to the threat of contracting COVID-19, physical meetings will temporarily be replaced with virtual meetings using the popular Zoom app. Members will be invited to join the scheduled meetings, and the sessions can be viewed on desktop or laptop computers, tablets or cellphones. Zoom meeting links are sent to current members on, the morning of the Tuesday night meeting.  If […]