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2025 Programming Calendar

Month

Location

Organizer / Speaker (s)

Title

Type

September 21, 2025

Halethorpe, MD

Social Committee

MDPPA Annual Picnic

Social

October 13, 2025

Annapolis, MD

Dave Anderson

Scanning Business Tour & Photo Tips

Member Connect

October 22, 2025

Zoom

Image Competition Committee

Annual Image Competition

Image Comp

November 12, 2025

Ellicott City

MDPPA Board/Jan Peterson

Annual Meeting

Social/Educational

December 4, 2025

Zoom

Jim Trapp

Photo Review

December 7, 2025

Columbia, MD

Laura Ames

Annual Holiday Party

Social

January 11, 2026

Nashville, TN

James Corbett

Imaging USA 2026 Meetup!

Social

Legend:

Photo Review: Feedback provided by an experienced professional photographer on your submitted image to help improve your artistic or client work.
Convention: Annual multi-day event with various lectures, workshops, and hand-on opportunities for education and inspiration.
Educational: Presentation or event that is focused on providing specific photography, business or related knowledge and skills.
Image Comp: A structured image competition with a set rules and guidelines, judged by a panel of PPA approved or trained jurors.
Member Connect: Gatherings hosted by members to provide opportunities to connect, share ideas, and support each other's creative journeys. These can be anything from studio visits and gallery and studio tours to casual coffee chats.
Social: Events hosted by MDPPA that have a social focus to network and foster connections (parties, picnics, awards ceremonies).
CE Workshop: Extended educational sessions that provide PPA-approved continuing education credits.

September 21, 2025 MDPPA Annual Picnic

Join us for our Annual Picnic, a day full of laughs, education, good food, and friends! We will have a short educational program and a gear swap. If that isn't enough, we are adding a fun twist...a scavenger hunt! So grab the family or a friend and prepare to make some memories!

Learn more and register: Click Here!

October 13, 2025 Scanning Business Tour and Photo Tips

Ready to explore a fascinating aspect of photography and pick up some incredible new tricks? Join David Anderson, Cr. Photog. CPP, as he leads us on a "show and tell" tour, demonstrating how his small business digitizes everything from photos, videos, and slides, to negatives and movie film. This is a unique chance to see behind the scenes of a specialized and valuable service.
Learn more and register: Click Here!

October 22, 2025 Annual Image Competition
It's time for our Annual Image Competition!!! Join as an entrant or observer to learn and enhance your skills by hearing the judges' conversations, seeing the scores, and listening to challenges. Don't miss this chance to watch the judging live, come get inspired!
Learn more and register: Click Here!

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