On February 7, NVPS will welcome back one of the area's most accomplished natures photographers, Joseph Rossbach.  Joe has been photographing the landscape for over fifteen years. Joe's photographs and articles have appeared in a number of books, calendars and magazines including Outdoor Photographer, The Nature Conservancy, Digital Photo, Photo Techniques, Popular Photography, Blue Ridge Country, Mountain Connections and many more. Joe is also a staff course instructor for Nature Photographers Magazine, and writes a regular blog column for Outdoor Photographer Magazine online edition. Joe is also a co-author and contributing photographer two print books, The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography (Mountain Trail Press) and 50 Amazing Things You Must See and Do in the Greater D.C. Area, The Ultimate Adventure Guide.  Joe continues to travel extensively producing new and exciting images of the natural world as well as leading several photography workshops and photo tours each year.  Joe will be joining us for dinner at Chili's at 5:45 prior to the Program, so if you'd like to attend the dinner, please rsvp to mary.m.o'neill@nospam!#*&^#)type address - don't copy spam protection(*@.@nospamgsk.com.

Additional Professional Accomplishments:

• Author & Contributing photographer to The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography (Mountain Trail Press, 2009)

• Author & Contributing photographer to 50 Amazing Things Washington: The Ultimate Adventure Guide  (Mountain Trail Press, 2009)

• Staff blogger for Outdoor Photographer Magazine

• 100′s of images published in leading magazines such OP, Popular Photography, Digital Photo, Photo Techniques and many more

• Wilderness Warrior Profile in Outdoor Photographer Magazine, 2010

• Dozens of Instructional articles published in various magazines including OP, POP Photo and many more

• Joe has taught hundreds of students over his career leading workshops independently and through other organizations

• Website:  www.josephrossbach.com