February’s program will be a presentation by a longtime friend of NVPS, Chuck Veatch, who’ll be speaking about the Nature’s Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Photography Contest and the winning images. Many of the images shown will be in the exhibition at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History which opens in June. Chuck will discuss how the judging process works and demonstrate some creative ways to present images.

One of our region’s top photographers, Chuck Veatch was a former member of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society, and judged our 2008-2009 Year-End Competition. Chuck has attended workshops with Freeman Patterson and the Rocky Mountain School of Photography

Chuck has given presentations and judged contests at the North American Nature Photography Association’s National Convention, the New England Council of Camera Clubs, the Meadowlark Photo Exposition, and Washington-area camera clubs. He is involved in all aspects of Nature’s Best magazine and Nature’s Best Photography Contests, including photo selection and editing for the exhibits at The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.