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  • Field Trip: Virginia Renaissance Faire

    Field Trips

    NVPS May 2026 Field Trip For the May 2026 Field Trip we are exploring a new venue that is a bit further afield from many of our previous excursions. Step back in time and bring your camera along for the Northern Virginia Photographic Society’s May field trip to the Virginia Renaissance Faire. This historically inspired […]

  • Portfolio Project – (In Person) Final Review, Group 2 with Brian Zwit

    Portfolio Project

    The final review for Group 2 of the Portfolio Project will be held with Brian Zwit on Tuesday, May 19. Over 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 […]

  • Members’ Gallery (In Person) (Print) Shared Printed Images in Any Format

    Member's Gallery

    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.   So, for the last Members’ Gallery of the season on May 26, 2026, everyone in the club is invited to bring any printed material […]

  • Member’s Gallery: (In-Person, Slideshow) – Wildlife of the World with Richard Distlerath

    Member's Gallery

    Bio Starting 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 […]

  • 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 […]