Programs

Greg Holden is a photographer from Rockville, MD who uses his photography to share with others his visions of the world. He is an avid hiker and, while most of his photos are from visits to National Parks, some of his best photos are from outings closer to home. While Greg has enjoyed photographing many […]

Street photography is one of the most interesting types of photography, but it can be challenging and often times overwhelming. In this presentation, we will explore techniques for overcoming these challenges and creating images that tell the story of everyday life. Denise Silva was the featured photographer in the July/August 2015 Photoshop User Magazine,  “Who’s Who in the […]

Jim Steele While coming from a traditional film/darkroom background, Jim is equally comfortable in both traditional and digital technologies.  His work includes landscape, flowers, figurative, and surreal photography.  He has a studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA. His photographs are included in many corporate and private collections. He has guest lectured […]

Presentation Description Catherine is going to be sharing on the topic of Family and Child Photography. This is a broad topic ranging from formal family portraits to candid snapshots for the family album. Catherine will present information and ideas on how to capture images that embody both sentiment and artistry. You’ll learn how to improve […]

Alan Sislen Bio: As photographers, we often find ourselves in the role of self-critiquer and evaluator. It’s clearly a case of learning by doing, but there are many skills and techniques that can help us become better self-critiquers and evaluators of our own images, and ultimately, we will even become better photographers. Frequently you find […]

Brian Zwit is a nature and outdoor photographer and educator based in northern Virginia. He loves to photograph the elegance and majesty of nature and he especially likes to photograph landscapes but avoids the well-known locations, preferring instead the solitude of the backcountry. He looks for new and creative ways of presenting landscapes, including photographing […]

Book author and photographer Lawrence Jackson outside his home in Arlington, Va., No. 1, 2018. (Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Bio   Former White House photographer, under the Obama Administration, Lawrence Jackson spent 18 years working for The Virginian-Pilot and The Associated Press -in Boston and Washington, DC- before working at the White House. Since leaving the White House in […]

Bio  Don Rosenberger sold all his camera gear and walked away from photography, but that was back in 1983.  He picked up a camera again in 2005 and has spent most of his weekends and vacation time trying to make up for those years he walked away.   Since 2005 he has worked with and been […]

Andrew Sentipal will be entertaining us in November with a talk on photographing Shenandoah National Park. Andrew has been interested in photography most of his life. He started back in the film days and transitioned to a digital camera when they became affordable. Andrew travels the country as frequently as possible to photograph nature. He […]