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2026 Programming Calendar

Month	Location	Organizer / Speaker (s)	Title	Type
July 29, 2026	Wilde Lake Center 10431 Twin Rivers Rd Columbia, MD 21044	Kenny Epps	Fashion Dry Ice photography	Hands-on / Educational
August 11, 2026	Wilde Lake Center 10431 Twin Rivers Rd Columbia, MD 21044	Jordan Berg	From Reel to Recipe: Recreating Dramatic Black and White Portraits Live with Jordan Berg CPP	Hands-on / Educational
August 19, 2026	Zoom	Judges: TBD	Summer Image Competition	Image Competition
September 28, 2026	Quiet Waters Park 600 Quiet Waters Park Rd Annapolis, MD	Laura Ames	MDPPA Annual Picnic	Social
September 19, 2026	214 Middle St Vienna, Md	Ted Mueller	34th Annual Native American Festival	Member Connect
October	TBD	TBD	Fall Fest	In-person/Hands-on/Social
November 11, 2026	TBD	Lidia Miller	Annual Meeting/ Program	In-person
December	TBD	Laura Ames	Holiday Party	Social
January	Charlotte, NC	Lidia or Erica	Imaging USA Photo & Meet up	Social
January 20, 2027	Zoom	Cat Threadgill	Accounting for Photographers with Cathy Threadgill Cr.Photog., CPP	Educational/Business
February 17, 2027	Zoom	Chris Wooley	AI for Image Competition & Smarter Editing with Chris Wooley	Educational

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.

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Looking Back!

Past events

June 17, 2026	Wildlife Photography: From Camera-Ready to Field-Ready with Ellen Zangla
May 17, 2026	A Day at the Races
April 18, 2026	CONVENTION DAY 2 Shoot with Purpose. Sell with Confidence.
April 17, 2026	CONVENTION SOCIAL Dinner & Awards at Union Jacks
April 17, 2026	CONVENTION DAY 1 The Complete Guide to Wedding Photography: From Booking to Capture
April 16, 2026	CONVENTION PRE-CON Strategic Marketing: How to Reach Clients Before They Search
April 09, 2026	Celebration of Our Loan Collection Artists
March 17, 2026	Spring 2026 Image Competition
March 14, 2026	Minimalism & Creative In-Camera FX by Tony Sweet
February 26, 2026	Photographing Reflective Surfaces
February 04, 2026	2026 Image Competition Updates
January 22, 2026	January Photo Review featuring Tony Sweet
January 11, 2026	Imaging USA 2026 Meetup!
December 07, 2025	2025 Holiday Party
December 04, 2025	December Photo Review featuring Jim Trapp
November 12, 2025	Annual Meeting and Jan Peterson presents, Need for Speed!
November 05, 2025	Unlocking ChatGPT-5: Build a Smarter Business with AI
October 22, 2025	Annual Image Competition
October 16, 2025	Selling Your Art Without Selling Out presented by Stephen Stookey
September 21, 2025	MDPPA Annual Picnic
September 13, 2025	Native American Festival Member Connect with Ted Mueller
September 11, 2025	September Photo Review with Lisa Asp
September 06, 2025	PPSGW hosted Lighthouse Event
August 14, 2025	August Photo Review with Joe Campanellie
August 13, 2025	Vault of Visions Art Gallery & Light Painting in Still Life Photography
July 27, 2025	Havre De Grace Member Connect Day with Laura Ames
July 23, 2025	MDPPA 2025 Summer Image Competition
June 26, 2025	Cherry Springs Stargazing
June 18, 2025	Illuminating the Basics: Dynamic Lighting and Posing for Boudoir
June 12, 2025	June Photo Review featuring Teri Whittaker
May 28, 2025	Let's Earn That Degree!
May 18, 2025	MDPP-A - Day at the Races, and Tailgate
May 08, 2025	Photo Review featuring Jonathan Betz
April 24, 2025	Annual Convention 2025
March 19, 2025	MDPPA 2025 Spring Image Competition
February 26, 2025	The Properly Equipped Macro Photographer
February 02, 2025	Imaging USA 2025 Meetup!
January 22, 2025	Picture Perfect Sales: Mastering Client Relationships and Handling Objections
December 09, 2024	December Collaborative Work Day
December 08, 2024	2024 Holiday Party
November 13, 2024	Annual Meeting
November 11, 2024	November Collaborative Work Day
October 23, 2024	2024 Annual Image Competition
October 18, 2024	Fall Fest 2024 A Day of Creativity with Joe Edelman!
October 14, 2024	October Collaborative Work Day
September 22, 2024	MDPPA Annual Picnic
September 09, 2024	September Collaborative Work Day
August 28, 2024	Bombshell Beauty: A Guide to Pin Up Portraiture
August 12, 2024	August Collaborative Work Day
July 24, 2024	MDPPA Summer Image Competition
July 19, 2024	D-I-Why! David “Buck” Buckwalter
July 08, 2024	July Collaborative Work Day
June 27, 2024	National Portrait Gallery Exhibition: Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age by George Hurrell
June 19, 2024	Evolution of an image, from concept to GIA winner! Presented by Gary Jones
June 10, 2024	June Collaborative Work Day
June 07, 2024	Mountaintop Stargazing Adventure
May 22, 2024	Re-ignite Your Passion! Dr. Kara Elam
May 20, 2024	May Collaborative Work Day
May 19, 2024	MDPP-A - Day at the Races, and Tailgate
May 17, 2024	Assateague Federal Park Excursion
April 28, 2024	Step Back in Time: A Photography-Focused Walking Tour of Historic Annapolis!
April 11, 2024	Annual Convention 2024
April 08, 2024	April Collaborative Work Day
March 27, 2024	MDPPA Spring Image Competition
March 13, 2024	Making Travel Magic: Iceland and Beyond.
March 11, 2024	March Collaborative Work Day
March 10, 2024	National Gallery of Art Exhibition: Dorothea Lange - Seeing People
February 12, 2024	February Collaborative Work Day
January 28, 2024	Imaging USA 2024 Meetup!
January 24, 2024	Image Comp... the Backstage Pass
January 08, 2024	January Collaborative Work Day
December 28, 2023	Sailing Through The Winter Solstice Outing
December 18, 2023	December Collaborative Work Day
December 03, 2023	Holiday Party and Annual Image Competition Awards
December 02, 2023	Old Bedford Village Outing
November 20, 2023	November Collaborative Work Day
November 15, 2023	After the Shutter Closes! Presented by Bill Stover M.Printer, U.S. Army M.Photographer.
October 17, 2023	Animal Metamorphosis by Judy Reinford
October 16, 2023	October Collaborative Work Day
October 11, 2023	Annual Image Competition
September 18, 2023	September Collaborative Work Day
September 10, 2023	MDPPA Annual Picnic
August 29, 2023	Beginner Digital Painting Class
August 21, 2023	August Collaborative Work Day
July 26, 2023	MDPPA July Image Competition
July 17, 2023	July Collaborative Work Day
July 12, 2023	Presentation and Matting for Image Competition
June 28, 2023	Workshop in Photo Restoration
June 19, 2023	June Collaborative Work Day
May 24, 2023	What They Did NOT Teach Me in My MBA
May 15, 2023	How the Merit Image Review (MIR) can Benefit You!
May 15, 2023	May Collaborative Work Day
April 19, 2023	Annual Convention 2023!
April 17, 2023	April Collaborative Work Day
March 22, 2023	MDPPA Print Competition
March 20, 2023	March Collaborative Work Day
February 28, 2023	Image Comp Town Hall Meeting
February 18, 2023	Techniques for Photographing and Editing Architectural Interiors
February 13, 2023	February Collaborative Work Day
January 18, 2023	Image Competition Stories: How Competition Helped to Grow MDPPA Masters
January 09, 2023	Collaborative Work Day
December 12, 2022	Collaborative Work Day
December 06, 2022	MDPPA Holiday Party
November 16, 2022	How to Create an Authentic Themed Photo Session
November 16, 2022	Photoshop: Tips and Tricks with Carol Davis
November 14, 2022	Collaborative Work Day
October 26, 2022	Fall Fest! Styled Wedding Shoot and Print Competition
October 17, 2022	Print Competition Round Table
October 10, 2022	Collaborative Work Day
September 28, 2022	How to Get Started in Real Estate Photography
September 17, 2022	Mathew Brady Memorial Dedication
September 12, 2022	Collaborative Work Day
August 24, 2022	High Key Florals and Mastering Color with Lori Lankford
August 15, 2022	Collaborative Work Day
August 13, 2022	MDPPA Annual Picnic!
July 27, 2022	MDPPA July Quarterly Print Competition
July 20, 2022	Let's Go To The (national) Zoo!
July 11, 2022	Collaborative Work Day: July 11, 2022
June 22, 2022	Alison Carlino: Senior Portraits - The Practice and Business
June 13, 2022	Collaborative Work Day: June 13, 2022
May 25, 2022	Member Share: Macro Photography and Focus Stacking
May 09, 2022	Collaborative Work Day: May 9, 2022
April 11, 2022	Collaborative Work Day: April 11, 2022
April 08, 2022	MDPPA 2022 Annual Awards Banquet
April 07, 2022	MDPPA Annual Convention 2022
March 23, 2022	Annual Print Competition 2022
March 14, 2022	Collaborative Work Day: March 14, 2022
March 03, 2022	Image Competition Information Session
February 23, 2022	NFT! How to Make Non-fungible Tokens Fun!
February 14, 2022	Collaborative Work Day: February 14, 2022
January 26, 2022	Print Competition Critique Day
January 12, 2022	Q+A with Print Chairs about Print Critique Day
January 11, 2022	Q+A with Danny Douglas about MDPPA Booth at Imaging USA
January 10, 2022	Collaborative Work Day: January 10, 2022
December 13, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: December 13, 2021
December 08, 2021	MDPPA Holiday Social!
November 17, 2021	Behind the Scenes: Fearless Finance + Google My Business
November 15, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: November 15, 2021
November 12, 2021	National Gallery of Art Exhibition: The New Woman Behind the Camera
October 26, 2021	Fall Fest! Refining Your Portrait Studio with Elizabeth Homan 10/26 + Print Competition 10/27
October 11, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: October 11, 2021
September 22, 2021	The Top Website Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Mistakes Photographers and Business Owner Make (... and how to correct Them!)
September 13, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: September 13, 2021
August 30, 2021	Instagram Team Kick Off!
August 16, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: August 16, 2021
August 14, 2021	August Picnic!
July 28, 2021	July Print Competition
July 12, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: July 12, 2021
July 08, 2021	Peer Critiques for Members
June 23, 2021	Must-Know Legal Issues for Business Owner Photographers
June 14, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: June 14, 2021
May 26, 2021	Let's Get Sassy!
May 26, 2021	The Art of Food Photography
May 11, 2021	Special Event with Burke Siem of Service Photo
May 10, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: May 10, 2021
April 21, 2021	Annual Awards Banquet
April 14, 2021	MDPPA Annual Convention and Print Competition
April 12, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: April 12, 2021
April 08, 2021	Super Duper Pre-Con Happy Hour!
March 24, 2021	Photographic Restoration with Chris Paulis
March 08, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: March 8, 2021
February 24, 2021	Plan.Play.Profit. with Lori Nordstrom
February 08, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: February 8, 2021
January 27, 2021	January Print Competition
January 11, 2021	MDPPA Webinar Series: Introduction to Photographic Restoration with Chris Paulis
January 11, 2021	Collaborative Work Day: January 11, 2021
January 06, 2021	All About Print Competition
December 14, 2020	Macro Photography with Paul Biederman
December 14, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: December 14, 2020
December 09, 2020	MDPPA Holiday Social 2020
December 03, 2020	Meet the New Print Chairs! Plus, Print Competition Rule Updates for 2021
December 02, 2020	Susan Gertz presents "Graphic Design for Photographers"
November 18, 2020	Harold Ross presents "Sculpting with Light"
November 09, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: November 9, 2020
October 27, 2020	Fall Fest! Program and Print Competition
October 22, 2020	IPC Happy Hour with Danny Douglas
October 12, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: October 12, 2020
September 25, 2020	Painting in Photoshop with Sandra Pearce!
September 23, 2020	Membership Evening!
September 23, 2020	Creating Fabulous Images From Start to Finish with JB Sallee
September 14, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: September 14, 2020
August 26, 2020	Fine Art Landscapes - Beyond the Postcard
August 21, 2020	MDPPA Member Happy Hour with Danny Douglas
August 10, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: August 10, 2020
July 23, 2020	July Print Competition
July 22, 2020	Color Management for Digital Photography
July 22, 2020	Postponed - Spend the Day with Cris and Deanna Duncan
July 20, 2020	MDPPA Webinar Series: Dodge and Burn in Photoshop with Kelly Schneider
July 13, 2020	MDPPA Webinar Series: Add Some Spark to Your Social Media Mix: Adobe Spark
July 13, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: July 13, 2020
July 06, 2020	MDPPA Webinar Series: Ins and Outs of Print Competition
June 24, 2020	MDPPA Webinar Series Double Header with James Corbett and Bruce Press
June 08, 2020	MDPPA 45-Minute Webinars - Danny Douglas
June 08, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: June 8, 2020
June 05, 2020	Brown Bag Virtual Lunch with Danny Douglas
June 04, 2020	MDPPA 45-Minute Webinars - Amy Masi
June 03, 2020	MDPPA 45-Minute Webinars - Paul Biederman
May 27, 2020	Transformational Photography: A Heart Centered Approach to Photographing Women
May 26, 2020	MDPPA 45-Minute Webinars
May 11, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: May 11, 2020
April 29, 2020	Profit with a Purpose
April 22, 2020	Quarterly Print Competition
April 17, 2020	MDPPA Virtual Happy Hour
April 13, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: April 13, 2020
March 25, 2020	Postponed - A Profit-Making Approach to Shooting in a Commercial World
March 09, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: March 9, 2020
February 26, 2020	Zen and the Art of Nature Photography
February 10, 2020	Collaborative Work Day: February 10, 2020
February 01, 2020	MDPPA 2020 Annual Awards Banquet
January 29, 2020	Convention 2020 LUNCHES
January 28, 2020	MDPPA Annual Convention 2020
January 08, 2020	The Ins and Outs of Print Competition with Christina Martin and Julie Kim
December 11, 2019	MDPPA Holiday Social 2019
December 09, 2019	Collaborative Work Day: December 9, 2019
November 20, 2019	MDPPA Member Share
November 14, 2019	Gallery Day Out: Exhibition Tour at the National Gallery of Art
October 22, 2019	Fall Fest Day 2: October 2019 Print Competition
October 21, 2019	Fall Fest Day 1: Facial Analysis: Lost Art in Creating an Impactful Portrait
October 21, 2019	Fall Fest Day 1: Before, After and How to Get There
September 25, 2019	September Artist's Program
September 09, 2019	Collaborative Work Day: September 9, 2019
August 17, 2019	Member Family Picnic!
August 05, 2019	Collaborative Work Day: August 5, 2019
July 25, 2019	A Day with Mary Fisk-Taylor and Jamie Hayes
July 24, 2019	July 2019 Print Competition
July 08, 2019	Collaborative Work Day + Programing: July 8, 2019
June 26, 2019	A Day with Photographic Artist Paul Biederman
June 10, 2019	Collaborative Work Day: June 10, 2019
May 22, 2019	Photographing and Fundraising with Furry Family Members
May 13, 2019	Collaborative Work Day: May 13, 2019
April 24, 2019	April 2019 Print Competition
April 18, 2019	Gallery Day Out: Tintoretto Tour at the National Gallery of Art
April 08, 2019	Collaborative Work Day: April 8, 2019
March 27, 2019	Baby's First Year: From Newborn to First Birthday - Secrets to Creating Portraits that WOW!
March 11, 2019	Collaborative Work Day: March 11, 2019
February 27, 2019	Deep Space Astrophotography
February 02, 2019	MDPPA 2019 Annual Awards Banquet
January 31, 2019	2019 Annual Print/Digital Competition
January 30, 2019	MDPPA Annual Convention 2019
January 16, 2019	Photoshop: The Basics with Bruce Press
January 03, 2019	Print Competition Updates and Monitor Calibration
December 12, 2018	MDPPA Holiday Social 2018
December 11, 2018	Gallery Day Out: Gallery Tour at the National Gallery of Art
November 14, 2018	Interior Architecture with Chris Spielmann
October 24, 2018	Fall Fest: Light Painting with Adrian Henson
October 24, 2018	Fall Fest: October 2018 Print Competition
October 23, 2018	Fall Fest! : Inspiration and Drone Photography with The Timmons
September 26, 2018	"Empow-her" With Kay Eskridge
September 17, 2018	Collaborative Work Day and Equipment Sale: September 17 2018
August 18, 2018	Member Family Picnic!
August 06, 2018	IPC Streaming and Collaborative Work Day: August 6 2018
July 25, 2018	July 2018 Print Competition
July 24, 2018	Work/Life Balance with Jenni Knezovich
July 16, 2018	Collaborative Work Day: July 16 2018!
June 27, 2018	MDPPA Member Benefit Event!
May 23, 2018	French Country Stylized Event - a Hands-on Photo Shoot
April 25, 2018	April 2018 Print Competition
March 22, 2018	Leveraging Today’s Technology for More Creative Images - with Bob Coates
March 22, 2018	A Day with Bob Coates - Be Inspired! Black and White File Processing and Personal Projects
February 28, 2018	Image Salience and How to Achieve it in Portraiture, with Kelly Schneider
February 03, 2018	MDPPA 2018 Annual Awards Banquet
January 31, 2018	MDPPA Annual Convention 2018
January 10, 2018	Demystifying Print Competition
December 13, 2017	MDPPA Holiday Social 2017
November 15, 2017	A Full Day of Wedding Photography Education! Creating Impact with Art - Turning the Ordinary into Extraordinary
October 25, 2017	October 2017 Print Competition
September 27, 2017	Portrait Lighting for Maximum Impact and Lightroom to Run Your Studio
August 23, 2017	The Business of Photography: From Hobby to Sustainable Profession
July 26, 2017	July 2017 Print Competition
June 28, 2017	Profiting From Non-Profits
May 24, 2017	Making the Jump to Commercial Photography and Modern Senior Portraiture
April 26, 2017	April 2017 Print Competition
March 10, 2017	Gallery Day Out: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
March 04, 2017	MDPPA 2017 Annual Awards Banquet
March 02, 2017	2017 Annual Print/Digital Competition
March 01, 2017	MDPPA Annual Convention 2017
February 22, 2017	Bodyscapes with Matt Meiers
January 25, 2017	Getting Noticed In The Crowd: Social Media and Marketing for Photographers
January 18, 2017	Ins and Outs of Print Competition
December 14, 2016	MDPPA Holiday Social 2016
December 01, 2016	Consider the Masters - Gallery Tour at the National Gallery of Art
November 16, 2016	Conceptual Portraits - Tatiana Lumiere
October 26, 2016	October 2016 Print Competition
October 25, 2016	Two Days of Pet Photography with Barbara Breitsameter Day 1 and Angela Lawson Day 2
September 27, 2016	Location Portraits with Dave Brosha
August 24, 2016	Doug Mattice- Business
July 27, 2016	July Print Competition
June 22, 2016	Teens and Tweens with Lidia Miller
June 17, 2016	CPP Exam
May 25, 2016	Seniors with Beth Forester
April 27, 2016	Print Competition
April 26, 2016	Ann Monteith's Get Down To Business!
April 13, 2016	Double Your Income- Double Your Fun! Joe Switzer
March 23, 2016	Take Your Prints To the Next Level With Christine Walsh-Newton
February 28, 2016	MDPPA Annual Awards Banquet
February 26, 2016	Sensor Cleaning
December 04, 2015	MDPPA Holiday Social
November 18, 2015	How To Photograph Pets and Their People
October 28, 2015	Print Competition October 28 2015
October 08, 2015	CPP Mentorship Workshop
September 30, 2015	Boudoir by Jen Rozenbaum

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