{"id":30938,"date":"2025-01-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/?p=30938"},"modified":"2024-11-29T21:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T02:16:05","slug":"january-28-2025-members-gallery-in-person-laos-through-my-lens-with-didem-lenz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/january-28-2025-members-gallery-in-person-laos-through-my-lens-with-didem-lenz\/","title":{"rendered":"January 28, 2025:  Member&#8217;s Gallery (In Person):  Laos Through My Lens with Didem Lenz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Head-Shot_Square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Head-Shot_Square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30932\" style=\"width:280px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Head-Shot_Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Head-Shot_Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Head-Shot_Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Head-Shot_Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Head-Shot_Square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Head-Shot_Square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Didem Lenz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This presentation features photographs captured in Laos between 2012 and 2014, offering a glimpse into the charm of this Buddhist nation in Southeast Asia. Known historically as the &#8220;Land of a Thousand Elephants,&#8221; Laos is celebrated for its breathtaking natural landscapes, warm-hearted people, and flavorful cuisine. Life here unfolds with a calm simplicity, where daily activities bring contentment and joy. The images in this presentation are chosen to convey the uniqueness of this &#8220;Simply Beautiful&#8221; country, as seen through the photographer\u2019s lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Didem Lenz is a photography enthusiast whose journey began in 2005 at a photography workshop in Paris, France. There, she acquired basic photography skills and an introduction to stock photography while exploring Paris with fellow photographers. Inspired by the experience, she purchased her first SLR camera and joined iStock as a contributing stock photographer. Since 2022, Didem has been a member of the Northern Virginia Photographic Society, continuing to hone her skills and share her photographic vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6193-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"30944\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6193-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6193-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6193-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6193-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6193-1-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6193-1-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"30941\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-1-2-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-1-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-1-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-1-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-1-2.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"30942\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-2-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-2-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-2-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-2-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-2-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"30940\" src=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-3-1-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-3-1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-3-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-3-1-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvps.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Members-Gallery_Didem-Lenz_Image-3-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description: This presentation features photographs captured in Laos between 2012 and 2014, offering a glimpse into the charm of this Buddhist nation in Southeast Asia. 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