Note to competitors, please read the article on changes to digital competition: http://nvps.org/main/meetings/competition/attention_members_who_compete/

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Co-VP's of Competition Tom Burden and Melanie Marts, are pleased to welcome Josh Taylor 

as our Judge this month, to kick off the new club year.

Josh is a successful and accomplished professional photographer, with over 30 years of experience, presenting workshops at the Smithsonian National Orchid show, Longwood Gardens, U.S. National Arboretum, Brookside Gardens, etc, to name just a few, with emphasis on the success of the participants.  In addition to this, he teaches Canon camera equipment, speaks at camera and garden clubs, judges photographic competitions, and exhibits his images in gallery shows.

Josh's passion for the craft of photography is his inspiration, and his compelling images of architecture, garden and other outdoor subjects convey this passion.  He hopes his images will inspire, captivate, and teach others to experience his joy and love of photography.  Through his photographic vision and personal style, the ordinary becomes the extraordinary.  Josh wants the viewer to see that a "good" photograph doesn't just happen, rather, it is made by the photographer.

"It's an honor to say that I've judged photographic competitions at all of the camera clubs in the Metro area.  Some camera clubs have invited me back year after year, even though their rules state otherwise.  Also, I've judged photo competitions online, national media competitions, and was one of last year's judges for Nature Visions competition."

Josh's website is www.archiphotoworkshops.com.  You are invited to have dinner with Josh at Chili's restaurant in Tyson's Corner (behind the Tiffany's shopping center), at 5:30 pm on the day of competition.

For the latest info on uploading digital images for competition (and the deadline), please see the NVPS website in the digital competition section.  Also, anyone who is not familiar with the new rules or categories, please review those as well.

Respectfully submitted

Melanie Marts, co-VP of Competition 

jasmarts@nospam!#*&^#)type address - don't copy spam protection(*@.@nospamcox.net

Please note this is an open competition with no theme.