Prince William Professional Photographers Association (PWPPA) - VA/DC - Monthly Meetup

Prince William Professional Photographers Association ()

• 6:30 PM: Meet & Greet / Registration
• 7:00 PM: Program Starts
• 8:45 PM: End

 "We're New & GROWING FAST - We Rock!"

Are you interested in the art and business of photography?  PWPPA is the newest and only professional photography Meetup group located in Prince William County, VA!  We meetup in Woodbridge, VA and currently welcome all levels.  In a relatively short period, we attained almost 50 members, 25 attendees (50%) at our first event, and produced a 5-star rating!  Our , our attendance nearly doubled.

Today, interest in the art and business of photography surges due to the accessibility of digital cameras. Our organization is established as a photography mentoring group to advance the education and development of professional photographers, aspiring professional photographers, and students of photography.  We produce educational programs and a track for photographers to become professional photographers (who offer their services for a fee).  We offer the professional photographer additional technical and business training through our speakers and programs.  In addition, our Master Photographers and Certified Professional Photographers help prepare other members to also become Certified Professional Photographers.

This group of progressive photographers attracts members from the Northern Virginia and the Washington DC Metropolitan area.  We formed in order to allow our Prince William County, Southern Fairfax County, and Stafford County Virginia photographer members to meet in a more geographically convenient location.  We meetup in Woodbridge, VA, closer to home and without all the traffic.  Please join us whether you are a photography student, aspiring professional, or a professional.  We would love to meetup with you!

We are registered with the Northern Virginia Alliance of Camera Clubs http://www.nvacc.org/. This insures that we are always tapping into a highly rated pull of speakers and judges. They also publish our events in a monthly calendar for the wider Northern Virginia region.

And, we're going big!  Our Meetup room has a capacity for over 100 members, padded ergonomic chairs, tables, white boards, and a drop-down 70" projection screen. The screen is huge!  Please invite your Facebook photographer friends.

Best!
Philip Brasch, President

MISSION STATEMENT

will advance the education and professional development of both the professional and aspiring professional photographer in a mutually supportive and positive learning environment; whereby each individual member has the opportunity to develop their professional skills and in turn foster self confidence and personal growth.

MEMBERSHIP OBJECTIVES:

Our focus shall be to elevate the caliber of photography achieved by the Association's members and to educate, encourage, and expand the photographic knowledge and capabilities of our members. We carry out these objectives through:

1. Presenting , seminars, workshops, courses of study, and demonstration of techniques
2. Conducting competition print and digital image reviews to prepare members to create competition quality images
3. Inviting guest speakers and photographers who are respected in the field of photography and provide expertise in areas of photography, marketing, publishing and other aspects of the art and profession of photography
4. Providing an online group forum to exchange information pertaining to photography and the activities of PWPPA
5. Furnishing a meeting place
6. Advancing photography in all its branches, as both an art and a profession