“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever. It remembers little things long after you have forgotten everything.”
Aaron Siskind
American Photographer
The 2022-2023 NVPS club year is off to a really good start due to your participation and the hard work of all our board members and volunteers.
I hope everyone is as excited about November’s lineup as I am! On November 1st, professional photographer Mollie Isaacs kicks off the month with her presentation “Raise the Bar—Take Your Nature and Wildlife Photography to New Heights.” Mollie has been a prior contributor to NVPS and we welcome her back.
Education & Training will be busy this month. On November 8th, Gary Perlow will present “How to Make (Realistic) Composites.” On November 29th we will meet in person at the Firehouse for the first of three in-person meetings during the 2022-2023 club year for “Bring Your Camera Night.”
Our first themed competition of the year is scheduled for November 15th. The theme is “Prepared Food” and will be judged by Cuban photographer Alain Lázaro Gutiérrez Almeida. If you have never entered a competition before, please make certain you are familiar with the rules, both temporary (due to Covid), and permanent. You can find the official rules under the Member Menu on our website. If you still have questions or need guidance on which class to enter, please email our VPs of Competition, Kevin Egan and Deb Rose, at Board Contacts.
Our Field Trip November 12 will be to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. We can look forward to two Member’s Galleries on November 22nd—“Four Season in the Appalachian Highlands” by David Lattanzi and “Arizona Skies” by Debra Mastronardi—and a Members’ Forum, “Unspoiled—South Georgia and the Falkland Islands” by Wayne Guenther.
Finally, in addition to our club programs, Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions (MAPV) is taking place November 4-6. For a third year in a row the event will be virtual. While attendance for the educational series starting October 30 is free, registration is required. Sessions held November 4-6 have a reduced registration fee for club members. I’m excited that 31 NVPS members had photographs juried into the MAPV photo competition with 10 of those members having images selected as candidates for the People’s Choice award. Congratulations to all!
See you on Tuesday night and keep those shutters clicking!
Kirk Johnson
President
2022–2023