Events
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Competition: (In-Person) (Digital & Print) No Theme with Judge Frank Van Ripper
CompetitionsBIO: 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 […]
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Member’s Gallery (In Person) (Prints) – Some of My Favorite Prints with Philip Winters
Member's GalleryBio Phil began taking pictures as a kid with an old family camera. Through his teens and after high school, he had a series of SLRs, including one of his father’s older rangefinders. Fast forwarding, Phil has had various digital cameras and now uses a Sony 6300 and 6600, which he’s very happy with. He […]
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Members’ Forum (In Person) – Blur with Gary Perlow
Member's ForumBio: 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 […]
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Member’s Gallery – (In Person) (Slideshow) A Month in Portugal and Spain with David Kravitz
Member's GalleryBio During his high school years, David Kravitz had his own dark room and enjoyed exploring black and white film photography. Then life intervened. After college, graduate school, and a 40-year academic career, he has returned to photography, as he always intended, though he has left film for digital. He joined NVPS in 2019 and […]
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Programs: (Zoom) – The Fine Art of Black & White Photography with Jennifer King
ProgramsJennifer 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 […]
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Competition: (Zoom) Theme: Industrial with Judge Russ Young
CompetitionsI 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 […]
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Programs (Zoom) – Independent Book Publishing, Sequencing, and Image-Making with Jake Benzinger
ProgramsBiography Jake Benzinger is a photographer, book artist, writer, and educator based in Providence, RI. He received his BFA in photography from Lesley University, College of Art and Design, and is currently an MFA candidate at Rhode Island School of Design. His work reflects upon how text and image ask for and negotiate with faith, […]
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Competition: (Zoom) No Theme with Judge Brian Zwit
CompetitionsBrian 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 […]
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Competition: (In Person – Digital & Print) No Theme with Judge Ed Palaszynski
CompetitionsEd Palaszynski's journey has taken him onto many branches of his life tree. Rooted in science as a professional biomedical researcher, he branched out to teaching and academic administration. Along the way his photography had occupied a special place that blossomed in later years. He enjoys studying a scene or subject to determine how the […]