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SUMMARY:Programs - (Zoom): For the Love of Boats with Alison Langley
DESCRIPTION:Alison Langley\n\n\n\nBio and Description\n\n\n\nAlison 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 School of Design\, where she focused on photography.But it was through travel\, work\, and immersion that Alison found her true education. \n\n\n\nDriven by a desire to see the world\, Alison travelled to Australia\, where she worked in the film industry and learned to sail on Sydney Harbour. Sailing began as a personal pursuit\, but quickly evolved into a profession. Alison left the film industry and spent six years crewing aboard a range of vessels\, from the 130-foot classic square rigger Eye of the Wind to privately owned yachts\, sailing around theworld. These years at sea covered the North and South Pacific\, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean\, to places including the islands of Melanesia\, Japan\, Korea\, Borneo\, and Madagascar. \n\n\n\nIt was during this period that Alison’s photographic voice emerged. Her images\, grounded in authenticity and access\, began appearing in sailing and travel publications worldwide\, establishing her career as a nautical photographer. \n\n\n\nAfter returning to the United States\, Alison spent six years managing Stock Newport\, a photo stock agency specializing in nautical imagery. This experience sharpened her understanding of both the creative and commercial sides of photography\, laying the foundation for her freelance career\, which she launched in the late 1990s. Alison eventually settled in Midcoast Maine\, where Penobscot Bay\, long a haven for wooden boats\, continues to inspire her work. In addition to her assignments\, Alison teaches workshops at Maine Media aboard the Windjammer “Angelique”\, sharing her decades of experience. \n\n\n\nPhotographing what you love can be deeply rewarding\, but developing a meaningful body of work requires more than just repetition. It demands deliberate practice\, thoughtful feedback\, and a willingness to develop the adjacent skills that strengthen one’s core focus. In this talk\, Alison explores the creative rewards that can come from deeply committing to a specific subject. \n\n\n\nFor Alison\, photographing boats is about far more than documenting objects that float. It is about capturing a way of life.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-for-the-love-of-boats-with-alison-langley/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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SUMMARY:Education & Training - (In Person): Preliminary Portfolio Review - Group 2 with Ginger Werz-Petricka and Willa Friedman
DESCRIPTION: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 valuable tool for photographers to learn as they develop their personal photography projects and learn how to view their work with a critical eye.  \n\n\n\nFinal reviews for the first group will be April 14\, with Frank Van Riper as the reviewer.  \n\n\n\nThe second group’s final reviews will be on May 19\, with Brian Zwit as the reviewer. \n\n\n\nFor further information and more details regarding the Portfolio Project\, please contact Portfolio Projects under Club Activities at Board Contacts.  \n\n\n\nTo view the galleries from prior year portfolios\, see Portfolio Project Galleries.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-preliminary-portfolio-review-group-2-with-ginger-werz-petricka-and-willa-friedman/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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SUMMARY:Competition: (In Person) (Digital & Print) No Theme with Judge Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nAlain is an energetic person with an engaging personality who enjoys collaborating with othersin a creative environment. You can learn more about him\, his passion for photography\, and how it has changed his life\, from this short video made about him in 2017. \n\n\n\nSince he moved to America\, Alain has created his own company\,“Thru Alain’s Eyes” that designs\, coordinates\, and guides individualized tours that meet the legal requirements forAmericans visiting Cuba\, and allow his clients to support and engage with the Cuban people\, experiencing Cuba like a Cuban. \n\n\n\nUnfortunately\, traveling to Cuba is not an option today\, so Alain is expanding histrips to Spain starting in March 2024. Alain also conducts workshops on photography fundamentals forWashington Photo Safari and assists Director David Luria\, with workshops and trips. \n\n\n\nAlain’s work can be seen on his website\, on Instagram\, and on his portfolio.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-in-person-digital-print-no-theme-with-judge-alain-lazaro-gutierrez-almeida/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:March 17\, 2026 - Competition: (In Person) (Digital & Print) No Theme with Judge Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nAlain is an energetic person with an engaging personality who enjoys collaborating with othersin a creative environment. You can learn more about him\, his passion for photography\, and how it has changed his life\, from this short video made about him in 2017. \n\n\n\nSince he moved to America\, Alain has created his own company\,“Thru Alain’s Eyes” that designs\, coordinates\, and guides individualized tours that meet the legal requirements forAmericans visiting Cuba\, and allow his clients to support and engage with the Cuban people\, experiencing Cuba like a Cuban. \n\n\n\nUnfortunately\, traveling to Cuba is not an option today\, so Alain is expanding histrips to Spain starting in March 2024. Alain also conducts workshops on photography fundamentals forWashington Photo Safari and assists Director David Luria\, with workshops and trips. \n\n\n\nAlain’s work can be seen on his website\, on Instagram\, and on his portfolio.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/march-17-2026-competition-in-person-digital-print-no-theme-with-judge-alain-lazaro-gutierrez-almeida/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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SUMMARY:Field Trip: Piscataway Park
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Seton Droppers\n\n\n\nFor 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 birds return\, and the soft morning light creates ideal conditions for both landscape and wildlife photography. \n\n\n\nThe park is also home to the National Colonial Farm\, where historic structures\, split-rail fences\, and farm animals provide additional photographic opportunities. Whether you enjoy wide-angle landscapes\, wildlife\, or rustic details\, Piscataway Park offers a variety of subjects in a quiet\, natural setting. \n\n\n\nMore information about the park can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/pisc/ \n\n\n\nWhen: \n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 21\, 2026 from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.(Rain date: Sunday\, March 22\, 2026 from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.) \n\n\n\nPost Field Trip Coffee and Snacks at Dunkin Donuts on MD 210 (at the intersection of Bryan Point Road) \n\n\n\nThe National Colonial Farm Gate opens at 7:00 a.m. and sunrise will be at 7:10 a.m. We will meet just after 7:00 a.m. in the parking lot next to the National Colonial Farm Visitor Center. The visitor center and parking is labeled “Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park” on Google Maps. More detailed directions will be provided with the March Field Trip emails. \n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\nPiscataway Park – Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway ParkOn Google Maps use “Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park” for your destination. (The official address of 3400 Bryan Point Rd\, Accokeek\, MD brings you to the park border\, NOT the parking lot\, and can be confusing). \n\n\n\nParking is free in the main lot near the visitor center. \n\n\n\nEquipment and Notes: \n\n\n\n● A telephoto lens is recommended for birds and wildlife \n\n\n\n● A standard or wide-angle lens works well for landscapes and farm structures \n\n\n\n● Tripods and monopods are permitted throughout the park \n\n\n\n● Waterproof footwear is helpful—some areas may be muddy in early spring \n\n\n\n● Restrooms are available near the visitor center \n\n\n\n● The park is largely open and exposed\, so dress in layers for changing morning temperatures \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us!
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trip-piscataway-park/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum (Zoom):  Iceland and Noisy Birds With Stan Bysshe
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStan 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 a range-finder Nikonos to sophisticated housings and strobes for his digital SLRs. His images and articles were published in dive magazines and scuba destination websites. Prior to transitioning to land photography he taught underwater photography in the Caribbean. \n\n\n\nNot surprisingly his photography today is “nature-centric”. He has been lucky to help guide trips to Yellowstone N.P.\, Alaska\, New Mexico\, Washington State and Florida. All along this journey NVPS has been a constant source for learning the art of photography. \n\n\n\nStan has helped with club field trips\, competitions\, mentoring and has served in the past as President. \n\n\n\nHe has enjoyed giving multiple presentations  to NVPS as well as other local camera clubs.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-iceland-and-noisy-birds-with-stan-bysshe/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery - (Zoom) Bearly | Snowy | Moose | Lightning with Tammy Tideswell
DESCRIPTION: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 were as challenging as the grizzly bears themselves — to the sub-zero temperatures of Wolfe Island\, Canada\, to capture the high-speed action of snowy owls in flight. Following the owls\, we track moose in the rut through the deep and dramatic snow of Grand Teton National Park\, Wyoming. Finally\, we move from the wilderness to the sky\, as we chase lightning and storms across five states in the western United States. Please join me for a photographic journey on the wild side. \n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Michelle Valberg \n\n\n\n\nTammy is a nature and wildlife photographer\, dedicated to capturing the raw beauty and quiet power of the natural world. A passionate Nikon shooter and self-described light chaser\, she seeks that fleeting moment when the world holds still\, and there is harmony between light\, landscape\, and life. Her work is based on a respect for nature and a commitment to authenticity. She believes that photography isn’t about perfection\, but about presence. Her work invites viewers to slow down\, to observe\, and to reconnect with nature — one frame at a time.  \n\n\n\nAn award-winning and published photographer\, Tammy is a member of the North American Nature Photography Association\, the Cosmos Club Cosmotographers\, and the Northern Virginia Photographic Society.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-bearly-snowy-moose-lightning-with-tammy-tideswell/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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SUMMARY:Education & Training: (In-Person) Alternative Printing Methods with Phil DeShong
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will discuss the use of non-traditional methods of printing photos digitally.  Typically\, we use papers specifically tailored to give exceptional results with modern inkjet/giclee printers from Epson and Canon. However\, there are many other forms of media that are available including transparent film (digital negatives and color positives)\, papers designed for watercolor painting (cyanotype\, carbon\, platinum-palladium prints) or mechanical printing (photogravures). \n\n\n\nPhil DeShong began taking photos seriously in high school – many decades ago.  His first camera was a used Nikon F.  In college and graduate school\, he was the chief photographer for his research groups\, had a dedicated darkroom\, and learned to print b&w and diazo.  During his career\, Phil and his wife have had the opportunity to live in Europe for several years and to travel extensively which provided many opportunities for photography.  During the bulk of his academic career\, it was impossible to maintain a darkroom and slides were his chief media\, but as soon as digital cameras became available\, he bought switched over to digital.  His first digital camera was a Leica D-Lux 4 which he still owns and uses while traveling.  Phil’s exploration of non-traditional printing techniques centers on his interests in b&w photography and photo restoration efforts.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nf
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-alternative-printing-methods-with-phil-deshong/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Education & Training
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) Improve Your Story with Motion – Filmmaking for Photographers With Brian Zwit
DESCRIPTION:Humans have been sharing stories since they first learned to speak. However\, the way we tell those stories has changed over time. We started by painting our stories on the walls of caves. We later learned to write and paint on wood\, paper\, and canvas and still later we invented photography and filmmaking. In the past 20 years\, we got Tik Tok\, Reels on Facebook\, You Tube\, and very short attention spans. Progress has been relentless. \n\n\n\nPhoto slideshows are\, however\, stuck in the in the 70s and 80s. When dad took out the projector to show the slidesfrom the recent trip to Disney World\, there was always a collective sigh in the room and reluctant consent to what was about to be endured during the next hour. Slideshows have not changed much since the 70s. Back then\,filmmaking was an expensive and frustrating experience. Today\, it is the most popular storytelling media.  \n\n\n\nBy including some short clips in your slideshows\, you can better capture the viewer’s attention and tell a richer story. Improve Your Story with Motion will cover how to incorporate filmmaking into your storytelling\, including the following: \n\n\n\n• Why add video to your storytelling \n\n\n\n• What are the differences between shooting stills and capturing motion \n\n\n\n• How to plan for capturing clips for your storytelling \n\n\n\n• What equipment you need to capture motion (Hint: Not much.) \n\n\n\n• What and how to capture the clips you need for your story \n\n\n\nBrian approaches this as well as all of his creative efforts with a simple philosophy: He believes that the most important tool a photographer possesses is their creativity and willingness to put in the effort to capture an image. Equipment can sometimes help to capture an image\, but truly great images are the results of creativity and perspiration. \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\nOver 40 years ago\, Brian discovered that photography provided a powerful means for expressing his vision of the world. Over the years\, his love of the outdoors and photography as well as an aptitude for computer technology have morphed into a passion (some would say obsession) for capturing the elegance and majesty of the unique landscapes and flora of the United States. While the pursuit of nature takes him all over the continent\, he favors the west\, northeast\, mid-Atlantic\, and Canada’s eastern provinces and\, wherever he is\, his love of hiking and backpacking takes him far beyond populated areas into settings which few people visit. \n\n\n\nIn addition to landscape photography\, Brian is always experimenting with other genres of photography and has accumulated thousands of architectural\, travel\, dog\, and city and street life images. During the pandemic\, Brian learned filmmaking and is working on a couple of film projects. Lately\, he has become particularly enamored with instant photography and now owns way too many instant cameras. Brian’s images are in private residences and corporate offices and have appeared in regional magazines. Corporate clients have also used his images for promotional and internal publications. \n\n\n\nBrian’s philosophy is simple: He believes that the most important tool a photographer possesses is their creativity and willingness to put in the effort to capture an image. Equipment can sometimes help to capture an image\, but truly great images are the results of creativity and perspiration. \n\n\n\nBrian has been teaching workshops\, field trips\, and classes and speaking to camera clubs\, schools\, and other non-profits as well as for profit entities for over fifteen years. He has taught Lightroom to over 1\,000 students. Brian is well-known for his ability to distill complex topics to their essence and explain them in simple\, easy to understand ways and is a recognized expert in digital workflow with Lightroom\, Photoshop\, Nik software\, and other editing applications. \n\n\n\nBrian has degrees from Purdue University in chemical engineering\, the University of Houston Law Center in law\, and Northern Virginia Community College in photography.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-improve-your-story-with-motion-filmmaking-for-photographers-with-brain-zwit/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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SUMMARY:Education & Training: (In Person) Final Portfolio Review Group 1 with Frank Van Riper
DESCRIPTION:The final review for group one of the Portfolio Project will be held with Frank Van Riper on Tuesday\, April 14. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrank Van Riper is an award-winning documentary and fine art photographer\, journalist\, author and lecturer whose work has been published internationally.  \n\n\n\nHis 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 East Maine/A World Apart\, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and won the silver award for photography from the Art Director’s Club of Metropolitan Washington.  \n\n\n\nHis latest book\, written with his wife Judith Goodman\, and their first book in color\, The Green Heart of Italy – Umbria and its Ancient Neighbors was published very recently.  His previous book\, Recovered Memory: New York & Paris 1960-1980\, immediately became an Amazon bestseller.  Also done in collaboration with his wife and professional partner Judith Goodman\, was Serenissima: Venice in Winter\, a coffee table collection of black and white photographs and essays\, published in 2008 both in the US and Italy.  \n\n\n\nVan Riper was a member of the New York Daily News Washington Bureau for 20 years\, serving as White House correspondent\, national political correspondent and Washington Bureau news editor. He was a 1979 Nieman Fellow at Harvard. In 1982 he partnered with his wife in commercial and documentary photography. In 1992\, Van Riper became photography columnist of the Washington Post\, where his column\, “Talking Photography\,” appeared for 19 years. It now is now available at www.TalkingPhotography.com.  \n\n\n\nA popular teacher and lecturer\, Van Riper is on the faculty of PhotoWorks at Glen Echo Park\, Md.\, and has lectured and/or taught in the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program\, the Maine Photographic Workshops\, the University of Maine at Machias and at other colleges and universities in the mid-Atlantic.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/education-training-in-person-final-portfolio-review-group-1-with-frank-van-riper/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Portfolio Project
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SUMMARY:Field Trip  Green Spring Gardens
DESCRIPTION:NVPS April 2026 Field Trip \n\n\n\nGreen Spring Gardens \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApril is one of the most beautiful months to visit Green Spring Gardens\, a Fairfax County horticultural gem known for its vibrant spring blooms\, winding paths\, ponds\, and historic landscapes. This 31-acre public garden offers a wide variety of photographic subjects\, including flowering trees\, tulips and daffodils\, textured garden beds\, architectural elements\, and the charming 18th-century Historic House. Early spring light and fresh color make this an ideal location for both macro and landscape photography. \n\n\n\nWhether you enjoy capturing intimate floral details or wide garden scenes\, Green Spring Gardens provides endless inspiration. The grounds are easy to navigate\, and the mix of formal and naturalistic plantings offers something for every style of photographer. \n\n\n\nMore information about the gardens can be found here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring \n\n\n\nA map of the gardens is located here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sites/parks/files/Assets/images/specialty/green-spring-map.jpg \n\n\n\nWhen: \n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 18\, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.(Rain date: Sunday\, April 19\, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) \n\n\n\nWe will meet at 10:00 a.m. outside the Green Spring Gardens Visitor Center. \n\n\n\nPost Field Trip Snacks at Juke Box Diner\, 7039 Columbia Pike\, Annandale\, VA. \n\n\n\nWhere: \n\n\n\nGreen Spring Gardens4603 Green Spring RoadAlexandria\, VA 22312 \n\n\n\nParking is free and available in the main lot next to the Visitor Center. Directions to the Park: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/sites/parks/files/assets/documents/nature-history/greenspring/gs%20bus%20directions.pdf \n\n\n\nCost: \n\n\n\nAdmission is free. \n\n\n\nEquipment and Notes: \n\n\n\n● Lenses in the 24–70mm range work well for general garden scenes \n\n\n\n● Macro photographers will want to bring a close-up or macro lens \n\n\n\n● Tripods are permitted outdoors but not inside the Historic House \n\n\n\n● Restrooms are available in the Visitor Center\, which opens at 9:00 a.m. \n\n\n\n● Please stay on designated paths and avoid disturbing garden beds or plantings \n\n\n\nWe hope you can join us! \n\n\n\nSeton Droppers and Christopher Fedorchak
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/field-trip-green-spring-gardens-2/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Field Trips
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SUMMARY:Competition: (Zoom) Theme - Patterns with Judge Tillman Crane
DESCRIPTION:Tillman’s love for the platinum print began in 1976 at the Frederick Evans’ exhibit in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was 1990 before life allowed him to begin his journey to becoming a master of the process. The platinum print continues to be his photographic medium of expression and his understanding of the materials continues to deepen in creating his works of beauty. \n\n\n\nIn 1996 he took a job at the Waterford School (Sandy\, Utah) and was tasked with building a photography program for grades 8-12. 2001 provided an opportunity for him to bring his family back to Maine\, setting up Tillman Crane Photography as a fine art photographer and workshop teacher. \n\n\n\nHe has taught workshops in Mexico\, Scotland\, England\, Canada\, China\, and Japan as well as over 100 workshops in the United States. In addition to his own branded workshops he has led workshops for the Maine Media Workshops\, Visionary Wild Workshops\, Santa Fe Workshops\, Peters Valley School of Craft\, Coupeville Art Center and Inversnaid Photography Center. \n\n\n\nTillman has frequently written on the craft of photography\, with twenty articles for View Camera Magazine and other pieces in Photo Technique\, Silver Shotz and the Ilford Photo Instructor Newsletter.  \n\n\n\nAfter 35 years of working solely with film and large format cameras he has enthusiastically embraced the digital world. Tillman is enjoying the versatility of traveling more lightly and the ability to make ever bigger negatives for his prints. \n\n\n\nTwo of his highest professional achievements include his solo\, one hundred platinum print exhibit\, Alchemy of Light (2016)\, at the National Art Museum of China (Beijing) and his induction into the inaugural class of the Artist Hall of Fame in the Alabama Center for the Arts. \n\n\n\nTillman continues to find joy in creating and teaching photography while being blessed to live in Maine. \n\n\n\nFor more information about Tillman’s photography\, books and workshops\, see his web site TillmanCrane.com
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-zoom-theme-patterns-with-judge-tillman-crane/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T210000
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum: (In Person): Faroe Islands―The Other Danish Territory with Wayne Guenther
DESCRIPTION: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 the Gulf Stream. It has one “big” city\, Tórshavn (the capital)\, one airport\, and a remarkable infrastructure of roads\, tunnels\, and ferries making it easy to get around.  It has been an autonomous territory of Denmark since 1814. The population is around 50\,000 with half in Tórshavn and the rest scattered around the shoreline in villages. Tourism is on the rise because of the incredible beauty of the sharp ridges\, verdant valleys with hundreds of streams\, and villages with a mix of very old and new homes.  It’s a landscape photographer’s paradise. \n\n\n\nWayne will discuss how he and Judy planned their trip to the Faroe Islands on their own\, a trip easily done over about 5 days with a rental car. \n\n\n\nBio: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWayne Guenther began his photography avocation in the late 1960s and became increasingly involved with Art Photography in the mid–1990s. Membership in Gallery West and the Art League (both in Alexandria\, VA) nudged him to regularly create new work. In 2009 he was a charter member and President of the Workhouse Photography Group (Lorton\, VA) and remained active there until 2012 when he fully retired to travel and shoot with wife Judy. In the “Be There; Shoot” philosophy Wayne has subjects associated with wherever he is (e.g. when on African safaris\, photograph animals)\, but his natural style is heavily weighted towards subjects with graphic content; patterns and lines\, geometry\, reflections\, fragments\, and abstracts.  \n\n\n\nWayne joined NVPS in 2015 and was Co–VP for Competitions in 2023–2024. He has been accepted in many regional juried art competitions/shows over the past 30 years\, including MAPV 2021–2024\, and placed in many NVPS monthly competitions.   He shot with Nikon equipment for many years until the aggregate weight of the kit became problematic\, leading him to switch to the micro–four–thirds system in 2014. He uses two OM System bodies and two Olympus lenses ( 12–40mm f2.8 and 40–150mm f4). He increasingly uses the iPhone camera as well.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-faroe-islands%e2%80%95the-other-danish-territory-with-wayne-guenther/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T210000
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery: (In-Person) - The Many Moods of Mist: Photographs from Eastern France with David Miller
DESCRIPTION:David’s mother\, an amateur art historian\, introduced him to the fine arts\, but it was his sister — then a serious photographer — who gave him his first camera in high school. She later advised him to get a Pentax when he went to Africa with the Peace Corps. During his career in international development that followed\, David used the Pentax and a series of Cannon PowerShots and iPhones to capture street scenes and portraits. By the early 2000’s he was posting his images on social media. During this time\, he also began creating and posting photo collages (@crashingphotos) and abstracts (@davidabstracted). More recently\, David has shot with Olympus cameras focused on intimate landscape compositions\, primarily in Virginia and eastern France. He joined NVPS in 2025. \n\n\n\nSince his retirement in 2021\, summers find David at his wife’s family home in eastern France composing intimate landscapes that often include the mist that travels over the region’s freshwater lakes\, limestone cliffs\, hilly farmlands and pine forests. Like other photographers\, David uses mist to simplify his compositions and isolate subjects. He also uses it to intensify the atmosphere and create a mood. Sometimes mist itself is the subject of his photographs. In this gallery\, David presents a selection of photos\, some drawn from his 2025 portfolio\, that use these techniques to show the many moods of mist in Eastern France
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-the-many-moods-of-mist-photographs-from-eastern-france-with-david-miller/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T210000
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery - (Print) (In-Person) People with David Kravitz
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Brian Rodriguez\n\n\n\nDuring 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 is immensely grateful for all he has gained from his membership. \n\n\n\nDescription of presentationDavid’s photographic interests are diverse\, but portrait photography is not an emphasis. He has chosen to present his photographs of people – drawn primarily from his travels or local public events – with the hope that this experience will help him overcome his hesitancy to ask strangers if he can photograph them.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-print-in-person-people-with-david-kravitz/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T200000
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery: (In-Person) - Seasons of the Garden with Susan Blalock
DESCRIPTION:Bio\n\n\n\nSusan Blalock\n\n\n\nSusan was introduced to photography by her grandfather\, but after college she did not have much time for photography.  The 2020 pandemic gave Susan time to spend taking photos.  Susan found NVPS through a simple google search and has been active member since 2021.  In 2025\, Susan was NVPS’ Novice Versatile Photographer of the year.  She enjoys shooting a variety of subjects including flowers and garden photography\, abstracts using ICM\, wildlife\, and architectural photography.    \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs an avid gardener\, Susan enjoys photographing plants wherever she goes.  Whether formal gardens or on roadsides\, there is always something to see and shoot.  While a garden is at its prime in the warmer months\, there is still plenty to see and photograph in all seasons.  A garden is not just home to plants\, but a variety of insects\, birds\, and small mammals who also depend on the garden to maintain them throughout the year.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAll images by Susan Blalock
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-seasons-of-the-garden-with-susan-blalock/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260505T210000
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SUMMARY:Programs: (Zoom) - Life with a Camera with Tommy Brown
DESCRIPTION:Bio and Description\n\n\n\nTommy Brown and Friend\n\n\n\nTommy Brown graduated from college and informed his parents he was going to become a photographer; a ludicrous idea as he had never made a noteworthy picture. He saved money working in his dad’s machine shop and took off on a 5 month trip to Europe. This trip would determine the path of my life. It was do or die as he planned to make the pictures that would get him into a graduate art program (ridiculous considering he had not gone to art school as an undergrad). The urgency of this proposition is palpable in the images (some are included in his talk and below). And yes\, he got into the MFA program at Yale\, which was his long-shot at best. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor years\, he didn’t have a darkroom but he photographed obsessively. He’d develop his film at night\, hold the negatives up to see if anything looked good\, sleeve and store. Four decades later\, he’s printing those images for the first time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter graduating from Colgate\, he received his MFA in photography from the Yale School of Art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTune in for his zoom he’ll explain what he’s come to understand about why and how he made these photographs. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll photos taken by Tommy Brown \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCOLLECTIONS: \n\n\n\nHis photographs are in numerous private and public collections including: \n\n\n\nMunson Museum\, Utica\, NY \n\n\n\nBeinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection Yale University \n\n\n\nYale University Art Gallery \n\n\n\nColby College Museum of Art \n\n\n\nThe Parrish Art Museum \n\n\n\nAddison Gallery of American Art \n\n\n\nLightwork Collection Syracuse University \n\n\n\nThe Museum of the City of New York \n\n\n\nFarnsworth Museum \n\n\n\nTang Museum\, Skidmore College \n\n\n\nColgate University\, Picker Art Gallery \n\n\n\nHe can be contacted at:  www.tommybrown.com and via Instagram @tommybrownpictures.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/programs-zoom-life-with-a-camera-with-tommy-brown/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T210000
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SUMMARY:Competition: (In Person) (Digital & Print) No Theme with Judge Pete Duval
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URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/competition-in-person-digital-print-no-theme-with-judge-pete-duval/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T210000
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SUMMARY:Members’ Gallery (In Person) (Print) Shared Printed Images in Any Format
DESCRIPTION:Members’ Gallery provides a forum for NVPS members to share ideas and images.  It aims to help club members think about their own body of work and various ways to see it.   \n\n\n\nSo\, for the last Members’ Gallery of the season on May 26\, 2026\, everyone in the club is invited to bring any printed material of their own images.  Books\, calendars\, greeting cards\, T-shirts\, puzzles\, mugs\, posters\, etc. are possible print formats. Images printed on traditional photo paper or other media such as wood\, metal\, canvas\, or something else\, framed or not: also welcome!  Printed images could be finished products\, or an idea in process.  \n\n\n\nAnother goal of this now-annual evening is to show how images can move from the computer to real life.  Sometimes a printed image\, no matter the medium\, evokes responses and reveals detail in addition to what a digital image can do. \n\n\n\nFor questions\, please contact Members’ Gallery coordinator Eva Lanyi at nvps-members-gallery@googlegroups.com.
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-print-shared-printed-images-in-any-format/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T194500
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SUMMARY:Member’s Gallery: (In-Person\, Slideshow) - Wildlife of the World with Richard Distlerath
DESCRIPTION:Bio\n\n\n\nRichard Distlerath\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStarting in grade school with a science project to build a pinhole camera\, Richard’s photography endeavors cascaded into a full darkroom where he developed and printed black & white images as well as processed color slides. Photography became lean during his New Jersey working years\, after which the digital age brought about a whole new learning curve. Richard credits Ralph Lee Hopkins from Nat Geo as his first mentor in the digital world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription\n\n\n\nRichard and his wife Linda have traveled the world to see the beauty of wildlife and of nature itself.  His slideshow depicts big cats\, birds\, class D killer whales\, the narwhal\, and other species in the Arctic and Antarctic\, Africa\, Iceland\, and North and South America. Some of his images show a pair of animals displaying typical behavior\, some present portraits. All are shown in their natural environment\, as Richards enjoys photographing wildlife perfectly adapted to its surroundings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAll images by Richard Distlerath:
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-gallery-in-person-slideshow-wildlife-of-the-world-with-richard-distlerath/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Gallery
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T200000
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SUMMARY:Member’s Forum: (In Person): Denali with Ginger Werz-Petricka
DESCRIPTION:Bio and Description\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGinger 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. \n\n\n\nAbout a dozen years ago Ginger and her husband Ron were in Alaska and took the train from Fairbanks to Anchorage. At the Denali stop she looked up at the impressive mountains and asked\, is that Denali? The answer was no\, Denali was above the clouds. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout an hour later in the trip the conductor stopped the train and directed everyone to go to the right side and look back\, as the clouds covering Denali had cleared. The view of the distant mountain was still breathtaking\, and the desire to see it again was born. \n\n\n\nFast forward to 2025 and the opportunity finally realizes\, flying into Denali National Park to stay at Camp Denali and experience the beauty of this sub-arctic landscape firsthand. What followed was as memorable as anyone could wish. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll photos taken by Ginger Werz-Petricka:
URL:https://nvps.org/home/event/members-forum-in-person-denali-with-ginger-werz-petricka/
CATEGORIES:Activities,Member's Forum
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