Guest Speakers & events
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2018
guest speakers
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june -- minute -to-spin-it
nvps business meeting and election of officers
The June 25 general meeting will begin with a business meeting and the election of officers, followed by a club social and a members' Minute-to-Spin-It slideshow of new images. Slideshow participants can submit up to five images taken in 2018 to NVPS.Photo.Critique@gmail.com no later than the Saturday evening prior to the meeting.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the NEWS page.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the NEWS page.
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july -- lowell downey
theme: it's all about the light
Heron -- Lowell Downey
Lowell Downey, co-owner of Napa-based Art & Clarity with Janna Waldinger, will be the guest presenter at the July 23 meeting, discussing the photographer's use of light. Downey has worked in theater and film as a writer and editor, and as professional photographer, videographer/director for more than four decades. Born in northwest Texas to farming families, his deep appreciation for people and the earth remains at the center of his life. His assignments have taken him to the Czech Republic, India, Chile, Italy, Nicaragua, Dubai, Bolivia and lands in between. He is the recipient of two museum commissions and his images illustrate two books commissioned by AltaMed. Other examples of his work hang in private collections and have appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions. Creativity is at the heart of all that he does and he can often be found teaching the art of photography around the Napa Valley. He and his business partner have created the Art of Seeing -- excursions where individuals learn the art of photography and how to be in and appreciate nature.
In addition, Downey is offering the opportunity for a group of seven to 10 interested NVPS members to participate in a three-hour Art of Seeing workshop in the Valley, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 a.m. Participants may shoot with film or digital cameras; a light-weight tripod is suggested but not required. The fee is $75 per person. Payment required a week before the workshop. Checks can be made out to Art & Clarity. All skill levels are welcome. Additional details to follow.
To see his images or or learn more about the workshops visit www.artclarity.com
In addition, Downey is offering the opportunity for a group of seven to 10 interested NVPS members to participate in a three-hour Art of Seeing workshop in the Valley, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 a.m. Participants may shoot with film or digital cameras; a light-weight tripod is suggested but not required. The fee is $75 per person. Payment required a week before the workshop. Checks can be made out to Art & Clarity. All skill levels are welcome. Additional details to follow.
To see his images or or learn more about the workshops visit www.artclarity.com
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august -- matthew baum
THEME: TBA
Matthew Baum is an artist and educator based in the Napa Valley. He holds a BA in American history from Brown University, studied architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, and earned an MFA from the School of Visual Arts.
He has been on the faculty at UC-Davis, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Hunter College and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He was co-founder and director of the VisuaLife photography education program in New York City, working with underprivileged youth.
His images have exhibited at venues in the United States and abroad, including CAMRaleigh, Fordham University’s Center Gallery and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library.
To see examples of his work visit www.matthewbaum.com
He has been on the faculty at UC-Davis, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Hunter College and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He was co-founder and director of the VisuaLife photography education program in New York City, working with underprivileged youth.
His images have exhibited at venues in the United States and abroad, including CAMRaleigh, Fordham University’s Center Gallery and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library.
To see examples of his work visit www.matthewbaum.com
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september -- neil and susan silverman
theme: capturing the image
Mendocino
Popular guest presenters, Susan and Neil Silverman, and their cameras lenses are always after “the image, the light and the moment.” Their subjects include people, nature, landscape, weddings, special events, travel, commercial and industrial sites.
Their work is represented by stock agencies both national and international and has appeared in a variety of publications including the cover of Outdoor Photography, Elle Magazine, Sierra Club, Microsoft, Pacific Rim Magazine, Cure Magazine, der Spiegel, Tamrac International Catalogue Cover, Nikon World, The Wooden boat, Nikon International Catalogue, and Proceedings among many others.
To see the scope of the Silvermans' photography or to learn about upcoming workshops, visit www.silvermansphotography.com
Their work is represented by stock agencies both national and international and has appeared in a variety of publications including the cover of Outdoor Photography, Elle Magazine, Sierra Club, Microsoft, Pacific Rim Magazine, Cure Magazine, der Spiegel, Tamrac International Catalogue Cover, Nikon World, The Wooden boat, Nikon International Catalogue, and Proceedings among many others.
To see the scope of the Silvermans' photography or to learn about upcoming workshops, visit www.silvermansphotography.com
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october -- TBA
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November --STUART SCHWARTZ
THEME: TBA
From the Cuba collection -- Stuart Schwartz
Stuart Schwartz, owner of The Image Flow in Mill Valley, graduated from the Art Center in 1979 and then spent 35 years as an advertising photographer in the U.S. and Europe. He continues to shoot for a limited number of clients, both in the studio and on location. His personal work spans a variety of styles, from street photography to abstract and mixed media. To see his work and learn about work shops offered at The Image Flow visit stuartschwartz.com
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