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  • Programs – (Zoom): For the Love of Boats with Alison Langley

    Programs

    Bio and Description Alison Langley’s work lives at the intersection of two lifelong passions: sailing and photography. Each informs the other, creating visuals that are rooted in experience, patience, and deep familiarity with life on the water. Her formal education began at New York University, where she studied film, and continued at the Rhode Island […]

  • Education & Training – (In Person): Preliminary Portfolio Review – Group 2 with Ginger Werz-Petricka and Willa Friedman

    Portfolio Project

    During this review, the portfolio co-chairs, Ginger Werz-Petricka and Willa Friedman, will offer suggestions on the draft copies of portfolios for half of this year's participants. They will look at the Artist Statements and images to see how they fit and represent the premise as laid out in the Artist Statement. Self- analysis is a […]

  • Competition: (In Person) (Digital & Print) No Theme with Judge Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida

    Competitions

    Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida is a professional photographer with more than 20 years ofexperience. He was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. With a background in photojournalism, he has developed an extensive portfolio that includes documentary–style photography, portraiture, cultural travel photography, street photography, action shots, landscapes, and night photography. Alain is an energetic person with […]

  • March 17, 2026 – Competition: (In Person) (Digital & Print) No Theme with Judge Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida

    Competitions

    Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida is a professional photographer with more than 20 years ofexperience. He was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. With a background in photojournalism, he has developed an extensive portfolio that includes documentary–style photography, portraiture, cultural travel photography, street photography, action shots, landscapes, and night photography. Alain is an energetic person with […]

  • Field Trip: Piscataway Park

    Field Trips

    For our March field trip, we will explore the scenic beauty of Piscataway Park in Accokeek, Maryland. Overlooking the Potomac River and directly across from Mount Vernon, this National Park Service site offers a peaceful blend of wetlands, meadows, forest trails, and sweeping river views. Early spring is an excellent time to visit—trees begin to bud, migratory […]

  • Member’s Forum (In-Person): Iceland and Noisy Birds With Stan Bysshe

    Member's Forum

    A two part presentation on the challenges of photographing wildlife in low light and secondly an update on the latest noise reduction software for post processing. Stan joined NVPS in 2011 looking for help with his photography. Up until that point his 40 years with a camera were primarily spent underwater. There he  graduated from […]

  • Member’s Gallery – (In Person) Bearly | Snowy | Moose | Lightning with Tammy Tideswell

    Member's Gallery

    Grizzly bears, snowy owls, moose, and lightning appear worlds apart at first glance. However, each subject represents a deliberate step in an artistic journey to develop new and distinctively different photographic skills. This presentation takes you from the remote wilderness of Khutzeymateen, Canada, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska -- where logistical hurdles […]

  • Member’s Forum: (In Person): Faroe Islands―The Other Danish Territory with Wayne Guenther

    Member's Forum

    The Faroes are an archipelago of 18 islands about halfway between Iceland and Norway formed by volcanic eruptions and shaped by multiple ice ages. They were settled by Norsemen in the 800’s. Current residents have eked out a living by fishing, farming, and raising sheep in an environment with lots of rain and wind but with a relatively mild climate thanks to […]