General Interest

Nature Visions 2015 features Muench, McNally & Grey – Your Digital Entries Accepted accepted August 25, 2015 – Sept. 23, 2015

Nature Visions Photo Expo 2015 takes place Friday-Saturday-Sunday November 13-15 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia with over two dozen instructional sessions, great local and national vendors, and two stupendous exhibits of YOUR work. Registration and sales for paid classes begin on August 1 at NatureVisions.org. Online registration is required for admission.

Early Openings at Meadowlark Gardens

Meadowlark Gardens will open their facilities at 6AM on the following three dates this summer: Sat June 20 Sat July 25 Sunday Aug 23 There will be the normal charge for entrance ranging from 2 to 5 Members of Meadowlark of course are free.

June 5th, 2015 – Make Your Reservation Now for the 2014 – 2015 End of Year Banquet

New location this year at Waterford atFair Oaks. Address: 12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22033 (click address for map link). Phone:(703) 352-3200Registration/Cocktail/Social Hour 6 – 7 PM Buffet: 7:15 PMIt will be a wonderful evening of all the winning images from the EOY competition, your NVPS friends, great food and desert, plus recognition of NVPS people.

50th Anniversary Congratulations from Past President Mary Ann Setton

I am writing to congratulate NVPS on its 50th anniversary and to express my gratitude for the major contribution it has made to my life. The first meeting I attended was in 1998 when the Club met in the auditorium of the Washington Gas Building. I had graduated from Washington School of Photography but

NVPS 50th Anniversary Image Submission!!

The 50th Anniversary of NVPS is fast approaching on April 7! We will be running a rolling slideshow of images taken by NVPS members. What we are asking for is for you to submit your favorite image you have ever taken (just 1 image please) to 50thimage@nvps.org. Any member can submit and image.

Photoworks Master Lecture Series

October 25 – November 15, 2014, 1-2 PM Join four master photographers as they talk about their work and their passion for the telling image: Saturday, Oct. 25, 1-2 pm: Frank Van Riper: Photographing in a Foreign Country Saturday, Nov 1, 1-2 pm: James Steele: The Eloquent Black and White Landscape Saturday, Nov 8, 1-2

November 4, 2014 – NVPS Program: Photo Essay with Bob Madden

The photo essay is being revived, thanks to online venues to post essays, create e-books and digitally printed books. Many professional photojournalists, due to a dramatically changed marketplace, have moved away from assignment photography to photo essays. Essays are not picture stories or collections of travel images. They can result in a book, but often

September 6, 2014: Field Trip to the National Zoo

This year’s field trip coordinators, Bob Friedman and Mike Whalen, will be hosting the first club field trip to the National Zoo in Washington DC on Saturday, September 6. Meeting time will be at 8:00 AM at the zoo visitor’s center which is near the Connecticut Avenue entrance (click for map). Bob and Mike will

NVPS Winning Images in Washington Gardener Photo Contest

Three NVPS members—Susan Phillips, Karen Saunders, and Mike Whalen—have winning images in the 8th annual Washington Gardener Photo Contest (click here). A reception for all winners is being held Sunday, August 31 from 2:00–4:00pm at the Meadowlark Visitor Center’s lobby. Mark your calendars to honor our NVPS winners and see some of the best of garden

Ellis Rosenberg Published in Florida Currents Magazine

This image was published in the June issue of Florida Currents Magazine. I plopped three year old granddaughter Elise Rose Badgley on an oversized couch and took the shot. Her expression tells it all. I gave her mother the award money I received to buy Elise something she would like.