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  • Member’s Forum: (In-Person) – Photographing the American Trackside with Suzy McIntire

    Member's Forum

    Bio: Suzy McIntire joined NVPS in 2019, and is club secretary for 2026-27. She shoots primarily with a Fuji X-T5, and loves her 17-40mm f/1.8 Sigma lens. Suzy enjoys street photography— capturing little-noticed moments in everyday life and the humor that sometimes comes with it. She’s also partial to human-created vernacular landscapes. For several years she has been photographing […]

  • Member’s Gallery – (In-Person): Seeking Calmness: My Three-Year Photographic Journey with Siva Vittala

    Member's Gallery

    Seeking Calmness: My Three-Year Photographic Journey Siva Vittala began his photographic journey during the pandemic, transforming early observations of his surroundings into a passion. His growth accelerated after joining the Northern Virginia Photographic Society (NVPS) two years ago, where community mentorship and critique helped refine his eye and build a post-processing workflow. Siva looks for […]

  • Competition: (In-Person) (Digital & Print) No Theme with Judge Frank Van Ripper

    Competitions

    BIO: Frank Van Riper is an award-winning documentary and fine art photographer, journalist, author and lecturer whose work has been published internationally.  His photographs are in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC) as well as in the Portland Museum of Art (Portland, Maine.) His 1998 book of photography and essays, Down […]

  • Members’ Forum (In Person) – Blur with Gary Perlow

    Member's Forum

    Bio: Gary Perlow, an ex-New Yorker, has been living in the northern Virginia area for over 30 years.  He was a home builder who especially enjoyed designing kitchens and bathrooms.  He is presently actively involved in commercial real estate investment. He began taking photographs seriously around 2013, and has been a member of NVPS since 2018.  His favorite genres are conceptual, landscape, and portrait.  Always looking to […]

  • Programs: (Zoom) – The Fine Art of Black & White Photography with Jennifer King

    Programs

    Jennifer King is an internationally acclaimed nature photographer known for her distinctive artistry and her passion for teaching photographers around the world. Drawing on her background in fine art and design, she brings a thoughtful, creative perspective to landscape and wildlife photography. Jennifer has earned an international reputation for her award-winning black-and-white work. She was […]

  • Competition: (Zoom) Theme: Industrial with Judge Russ Young

    Competitions

    I began photography as the high school yearbook photographer using a 4x5 Speed Graphic; the very definition of immersion. My senior year, I worked after school as the darkroom monkey for a commercial & industrial photographer. These experiences still shape my imagery as I still shoot film and large format. I taught for The University […]

  • Competition: (Zoom) No Theme with Judge Brian Zwit

    Competitions

    Brian Zwit, formerly just a photographer and educator in northern Virginia, added filmmaker to his resume during the pandemic years.  While still enthralled with still photography, he is using video to expand his storytelling options and range of subjects. When shooting stills, his favorite subject is the elegance and majesty of nature, particularly landscapes. When […]