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  • Member’s Forum: (In Person): Denali with Ginger Werz-Petricka

    Member's Forum

    Bio and Description Ginger has been a member of NVPS since 2009 and has been active primarily with the club’s educational programs, Education and Training, Members Gallery and her favorite, the Portfolio Project. She is also a past club president and is club rep for MAPV. About a dozen years ago Ginger and her husband Ron […]

  • End-of-Year Competition Awards (In Person) with Judge Ben Greenberg

    Competitions

    Ben Greenberg is a lifelong resident of Virginia and the cities of Richmond and Charlottesville. His passion for photography began in 1970 with the birth of his first son and for 56 years he has pursued his commitment to capturing images from the natural world in Virginia and 20 other states across the nation, including […]

  • Field Trip: Upperville Colt & Horse Show & Lunch at Stan’s

    Field Trips

    NVPS June 2026 Field Trip This event is so much fun that we’re continuing a club tradition! Please join us in the beautiful Virginia countryside for the Upperville Colt & Horse Show. Established in 1853, it is the oldest horse show in America. There are multiple areas of competition with beautiful horses and riders of all ages. In […]

  • July 2026 Field Trip – Smithsonian Castle and Museums

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    Field Trips

    NOTE: Originally scheduled for July 18, in response to the poor air quality in the area and understanding there is still a chance for poor air quality Saturday morning, we are postponing the July field trip one week to Saturday 25-Jul-2026. Smithsonian Castle and Museums For July, often the hottest month in our area, we […]

  • Beanetics Exhibit Reception: The Colors of Death Valley by Anita Feidler

    Exhibits

    Exhibit Duration: August 4, 2026 at 8:00 am - September 8, 2026 at 5:00 pmArtist Statement “As I drove down Highway 190 in the middle of a December day, I saw a parched, washed-out landscape. I began to wonder why I chose to visit this desolate place where landmarks are named to evoke hell or the […]

  • Programs: (Zoom) – The Power of Personal Projects with Daniel Gregory

    Programs

    Program Description: What happens when you stop chasing individual photographs and start creating a body of work? Personal projects are one of the most powerful ways to improve your craft, develop your photographic voice and vision, expand your creativity, and create images with lasting meaning. Whether your working with simple projects or something more ambitious […]

  • Member’s Gallery: (In-Person – Digital) – Two Seasons of Japan with Judy Guenther

    Member's Gallery

    Biographical Statement:   Judy Guenther joined NVPS in the fall of 2015. She is an avid travel photographer who loves the process of photography from the capture to post-processing. She enjoys a variety of photographic subjects during her travels and is particularly drawn to architecture.  Judy is a member of the Art League in Alexandria […]

  • Member’s Gallery: (In-Person – Print) Hawaii with Jim Sinsheimer

    Member's Gallery

    As an architect and design/construction manager for the past 45 years, photography has always been an integral part of Jim’s career, starting with a small darkroom in the College of Architecture during the early 70’s. Subsequently, he progressed from a tiny darkroom over a clothes dryer to a fully equipped facility for work; from a 4x5 view camera […]

  • Member’s Forum: (In-Person) – Creating a Watercolor Painting Effect in Photoshop with Ilenia Alvarez

    Member's Forum

    Description: Ilenia Alvarez will transform a regular photograph into a watercolor painting using Adobe Photoshop. The process involves applying a series of editing techniques that simplify photographic details, create the appearance of brush strokes, soften edges, enhance colors, and add the texture of watercolor paper. Each step is designed to imitate the characteristics of traditional watercolor painting […]