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Hear the latest update for the Virginia Professional Photographers Association for the week of April 19, 2025

Hear the latest news for the Virginia Professional Photographers Assocation for the week of April 13, 2025.

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Join us as we visit with Dan Emmerman about Sports Photography and here some of his tips and tricks to help capture amazing sports action.

Listen in for a quick update on what is happening with VPPA the week of March 30, 2025.

WOW!!! What an amazing Photo Connect!! So what is next how do you take what you experienced and begin to apply to your photography and photography business. Join us as we visit with Mary Fisk Taylor to get some tips and tricks on how to do just that.

Are you exited for Photo Connect 2025 the Yin and Yang of Photography. Join Lisa Carter and Steve Johnson as they share some excitement and a preview of what to expect at Photo Connect 2025!

Happy New Years to everyone from VPPA! Tune in to today's episode to hear about the exciting events coming up! Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more! Hosted today by Jamie Young, VPPA Tidewater District Member ---- Show Notes at https://www.vppa.org/blog-post/january-2024-monthly-newsletter

Today's VPPA Flash Online article is "How I Improved My Understanding of Competition Through an Imaging USA Pre-Con Class". Written by Christine Grosshans. Master photographer, CPP and FP. Narrated by Jenny Lijana, VPPA Marketing Director

Today's episode we'll share the upcoming events and announcements for December, along with some important dates to mark down in the new year. Shownote Links are found on our website at https://www.vppa.org/home/december-monthly-newsletter --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Quick Links from our Shownotes: https://www.vppa.org/blog-post/weekly-news-sep-22-2023/ --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

PhotoConnect Fall Seminar is right around the corner! Have you booked your hotel room with our Group rate yet? Deadline is October 4th, so take a listen to this week's episode to find out more about PhotoConnect and Fundraisers, the Artisan of the Year Project, and other upcoming events in a district near you. Check out www.vppa.org to join us as a member! Learn about PhotoConnect Fall Seminar. Find out more information about VPPA's Artisan of the Year Project. Book your hotel room for PhotoConnect Fall Seminar. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Here is the latest news and announcements of upcoming events for this fall in VPPA. For the expanded notes and our September Monthly Newsletter, please visit our website at: https://www.vppa.org/blog-post/september-monthly-newsletter --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Our Weekly News podcast episode is here with VPPA President, Jeannie Hobbs-Klink. Today we will discuss the VPPA Member Meeting, the PhotoConnects Summer Seminar and have a relaxed chat about our summer plans. For information about our upcoming events and sign-ups, please visit the link in our shownotes. Visit the following link for important information about our upcoming events and organization: https://www.vppa.org/blog-post/weekly-news-aug-8 --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Today's episode is a rundown of our upcoming events in the PhotoConnect Summer Seminar in Fredericksburg, and a recap on this year's Image Contest with Andee Moore. Have you registered yet for PhotoConnect and the Image Contest? There's still time. For more details, take a look at the links below. https://www.vppa.org/blog-post/weekly-news-aug-1 -- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more!   Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Today's Member Spotlight is with Jessica Robertson, M. Photog., Cr., CPP, FP, SP, from our Captial District. Jessica shares her experience and love for Senior photography and more in today's episode. Sit down with us as we learn more about our outstanding members in VPPA. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Membership Director, Jamie Young.

In this episode of the Virginia PPA Weekly News, we welcome Bonnie Madre, CPP, onto the podcast. Today Bonnie, our Hospitality Host extraordinaire, will share details regarding the upcoming PhotoConnect Summer Seminar's Hospitality gathering in August. Please check out the links below to listen to this episode and to sign up to bring non-perishables to share at our hospitality gatherings. Shownote link: https://www.vppa.org/news/blog/hospitality-with-bonnie-madre-augusts-monthly-newsletter -- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, Member Spotlights, and more!   Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Today's Virginia PPA Member Spotlight is with Rich Cox, M. Photog., CPP. As a Pennsylvania resident and Virginia summer "snowbird," we are thrilled to have him in our organization and celebrate his fascinating photography work. Dive into his world of capturing the experience at music festivals and more in this member spotlight podcast episode. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, featured Flash articles written by our membership, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Membership Director, Jamie Young.

Thank you for joining us on another Virginia PPA Weekly News edition! In this episode, we welcome Andee Moore, our 1st VP and Image Competition Co-Director, back onto the podcast, where she will be sharing a wealth of information all related to, you guessed it: Image Competition and the upcoming PhotoConnect Summer Seminar's Image Contest. Be sure to check out our website's news post for this episode to access the supporting documents that Andee referenced and print competition.com for more information on how to submit your images. -- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, featured Flash articles written by our membership, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Mary Fisk-Taylor joins us on the podcast today! As our VPPA 2nd Vice President, Education Chair and Event Coordinator Director, Mary lays out the plans for our upcoming PhotoConnect Summer Seminar on August 18th - 20th. Don't miss out on this great event with some incredible speaker programs, an image contest, networking and fun! You can register for this event and become a member of our great organization of professional photographers by visiting our website at www.vppa.org. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, featured Flash articles written by our membership, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Here's a quick run through of our weekly news to keep you informed about what's happening in Virginia PPA. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, featured Flash articles written by our membership, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

The July Monthly Newsletter is out for VPPA events and other special announcements. Tune in to hear what the latest news is for VPPA. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, featured Flash articles written by our membership, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

This week's Member Spotlight is Kim Kiely, our VPPA Tidewater district member. Kim sits down with us to chat about her portrait photography work and elevating her imagery into fine art, as well as her inspirations, aspirations, and her personal testimony about her experience in VPPA. We are thrilled to have her on our podcast show today and invite you to listen, learn and connect. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft, and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, featured Flash articles written by our membership, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Membership Director, Jamie Young.

Join us for this week's Member Spotlight with David "Buck" Buckwalter from the Capital District of VPPA. He discusses his work (and workarounds) in landscape photography and some more fun facts. His stories about his adventures in the field are fascinating, and his clear love for photography filters out any doubt of his knowledge and willingness to learn. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast show, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, featured Flash articles written by our membership, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Jenny Lijana and Jamie Young wrap up this week’s news with a special announcement and more! Registration is now open for PhotoConnect Summer Seminar and Joe Edelman's full-day workshop on August 18th. Also, the final speaker lineup for PhotoConnect Summer Seminar is ready to view on our website at www.vppa.org. Read about the programs that will be coming soon to Fredericksburg, where this PhotoConnect event will take place. Finally, we have more district events coming up across Virginia, as well as our Town Hall Meeting for the state on Tuesdsay, June 13th at 7:00PM. Read more about these events and the Town Hall Meeting through our website and register!

Today we welcome VPPA's 1st Vice President & Image Competition Co-Director Andee Moore, to the Virginia-PPA podcast! She will share some new and important information regarding the upcoming PhotoConnect Summer Seminar's image critique in August. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 28th, at 7:00PM for a live Zoom session with VPPA's Image Competition Committee. They will roll out new information and categories that you'll want to be aware of as you prepare your images for the PhotoConnect Summer Seminar critique and PhotoConnect Annual Convention's image competition towards the beginning of the year. It's a great opportunity to get the scoop from our outstanding Image Competition Committee and to ask questions. --- Virginia Professional Photographers Association (VPPA) is a diverse group of photographers interested in promoting and perfecting our photographic craft. We are passionate about our craft and we work together to inform, inspire and promote each other. On this podcast, you will hear the latest news of upcoming events, featured Flash articles written by our membership, and more! Hosted today by VPPA's Marketing Director, Jenny Lijana.

Join us as we sit down with VPPA President, Jeannie Hobbs-Klink. Ease into your day with some light conversation about Jeannie's photography and thinking on the spot during a shoot. Then, Jeannie shares some important information about VPPA's upcoming 2nd Quarter Town Hall Meeting online on Tuesday, June 13th at 7:00PM. Members can register for this event through the Wild Apricot app, or visit our website's upcoming events page at www.vppa.org. Thank you for following the Virginia Professional Photographers Association's (Virginia-PPA) Podcast! Hosted today by Jenny Lijana, VPPA Marketing Director.

VPPA’s Education Chair and 2nd Vice President, Mary Fisk-Taylor, joins the podcast to announce the amazing speakers that we have lined up for PhotoConnect Summer Seminar this August. Speakers for Summer Seminar include: Joe Edelman, Brad Barton, Meghan Doll, and Karen McCall. Find out more about VPPA and upcoming events at www.vppa.org.

Join us for a wonderful sit down conversation with VPPA’s Capital District member, Fred Morton, M. Photog., CPP, FP, SP. We discuss his journey in photography, fun facts, lessons learned and more.

Stay up to date with Virginia PPAʻs upcoming events and announcements published in our monthly newsletters.

Virginia Professional Photographers Association is happy to launch our first episode of the Virginia PPA podcast. This episode includes the latest news and events that our organization is putting together for the month of May to help professional photographers succeed!