VIEWPOINT PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB 2025-2026 Meeting Schedule

Meeting are held the First and Third Wednesdays of every month.  Location is in the Kokopelli Room,  Start Time is 3pm 

Nov 5  Meeting:  Welcome – Upcoming Events & In-house Speakers – Cynthia & Phyllis
Topic - Creative Photography - Challenge/Critique – What’s Ugly    

Nov 12 Field Trip - Old Scottsdale Convergence Lights - leave at 4:30pm from the 9-hole parking lot

Nov 19 Meeting:  Speaker – Dave Siebert 
Topic - Jeopardy, Shooting at Dusk and the Phoenix Zoo   

Dec 3 Meeting:  In-house Speaker - Jim Griggs                                                       Topic Motion/Panning 
Challenge/Critique –"What's Pretty"                                                                         

Dec 8-10 Field Trip - Route 66 Williams AZ

Dec 17  Event-Christmas Party 4:30-9:30  located in the Grand Canyon Room

Jan 7 Meeting:  Speaker – Tom Klare [Click here] for information and bio.
Topic - Photographic Design

Jan 12 Bingo Volunteer Event 3-10pm in Ballroom

Photoshop Elements Class 6-9pm Tech Room

Jan 13 Photoshop Elements Class 6-9pm Tech Room

Jan 14 11:00 am - Field Trip - Zoo Walk with Dave Siebert

Jan 21 Meeting:  In-house Speaker - Phyllis   Exhibition/Competition &  Mounting photos   -  Challenge/Critique - "What's Round"  

Feb 4 Meeting:  Speaker Ron Niebrugge  "Animalscapes" [more information here]

Feb 12  Photo Mounting -  1pm-3pm Rachel's home (#3829) For anyone interested in help mounting their photos. Please bring all your materials with you. 

Feb. 18 - Photo intake - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in Tech classroom

Meeting  3:00 pm

Speaker – Phyllis  - Topic - TBD - Challenge/Critique - "What's the Pattern                                                                                              

Feb 23 Judging 12:00-5:00pm

Feb 23 Field to Gilbert Riparian Reserve Meet at the 9 hole parking lot at 4:00 pm.

Mar 1 Exhibition 11:00am -5:00pm located in the Ballroom

Mar 4 Meeting:  Speaker -Lisa Langell (via Zoom)          

Topic – The New Nature Photography: Letting Go of the Old Playbook  [Click here ] for information about Lia and the class.

Mar 11 Banquet & Awards 3:30-9:30 pm locate in the Grand Canyon Room

Mar 16 Field Trip - McDowell Sonoran Preserve  (more info to follow)

Mar 18 Meeting:  Business Meeting          Challenge/Critique - What's for Dinner

**Note: When sending photos to be critiqued at our meetings please use the following guidelines
-- 2 MB maximum size, about 1420 MB wide, about 1200 MB tall, and 300 dpi