• About NVPS
  • Contacts / Membership Form
  • 2026 Guest Speakers / Critique Images
  • Image Submission Guidelines and Galleries of Monthly Critiqued Images
  • In the Spotlight
  • Awards, Etc.
  • Upcoming Events, Field Trips, Meet-ups, Photo Ops, Workshops
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Napa Valley Photographic Society

Napa Valley Photographic Society (NVPS) 
promotes  the art 
and science of photography, providing education, image appreciation, inspiration, exchange of technologies. The Society fosters personal growth, expression, creativity and excellence in all aspects of photographic endeavors.
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W e l c o m e !

TURNING ON THE LIGHTS
The Napa Valley Photographic Society (NVPS) organizes exhibits, workshops, field trips and special events.
   
The group's intent is to perfect our skills and learn from one 
another, so we prefer to have our images "critiqued" rather than judged.  
ABOUT NVPS
The general membership meets once a month* at 7 p.m. except for May and December. NVPS members meetings feature guest speakers who provide a look at his or her own work and evaluate submitted images. Each guest speaker is treated to dinner prior to the monthly members' meeting. 
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*Dues are $50 annually and payable at the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1st.  A student membership is $25 annually.

Payments can be mailed to Napa Valley Photographic Society, P.O. Box 5914, Napa CA 94581; or taken to a members meeting and given to NVPS president, Phil Venable, or NVPS treasurer, Kim Marhan.
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Make checks payable to Napa Valley Photographic Society. NVPS is also acceptable.


*Also please note that if you want to submit images to be critiqued during upcoming general meetings at the Napa Senior Activity Center, dues must have reached treasurer Kim Marhan.​

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(NVPS) promotes the art and science of photography, providing education, image appreciation, inspiration, exchange of technologies. Most months we invite guest speakers to evaluate our images. Guests are welcome to attend.
Meeting Location 
PictureNapa Senior Activity Center
Monthly meetings are held at the Napa Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson St., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

​Enter the meeting room via the path on the right side the main entrance fronting the Center's parking lot. 

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The business meeting starts at 7 p.m. with a short briefing from the president. (We always appreciate help with the set-up and break-down tasks!) Briefing topics include the introduction of NVPS guests, general NVPS updates, news of member/NVPS exhibits and shows, field trips, workshops and various NVPS activities.

Introduction of the evening's guest speaker is followed by a presentation illustrating the speaker's background, passion and/or specialty in the art of photography. 
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Following a five- to 10-minute break, the guest speaker will critique images submitted by NVPS members. (Prior to the meeting, the guest speaker will have suggested a theme for the month's critique.)  
Photographs presented are mostly projected digital images but prints may be presented as well.

The meeting ends promptly at 9 p.m.

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All photos published on this website are copyright protected and cannot be used without authorization of the photographer. If you wish to use or purchase a specific image, contact the Website Manager, who will provide the photographer with your contact information.  NVPS members who does not wish to have their images displayed on this website, please contact the Website Manager who can remove the image or images.
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(For a listing of past guest speakers, visit the ARCHIVES page.)