The spring meeting of the NPPNW will be on April 5, 2025 in the FORUM at Linn Benton Community College located between Albany and Corvallis, OR.  The doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and the program will begin at 10 a.m.

Our invited speaker, Lisa Langell (AZ), inspires with breathtaking imagery, innovative techniques, and a passion for educating. She will deliver two in-person presentations.  The morning presentation will be “The New Nature Photography”, and the afternoon presentation will be “An Artistic Photographer Lies in All of Us”.   For more information on Lisa and her presentations, click here.

ZOOM

The live meeting will also be available via Zoom.  You must specify when registering whether you wish to attend the Live or Zoom meeting.

AGENDA

Here is the agenda for the day.  We plan to dismiss the meeting by 5:00 pm. Spring Agenda, April 5, 2025

REGISTRATION

Register Online: Our tickets sales are being handled by Brown Paper Tickets.  Use the pull down menu on the left to choose your events.  There are 4 different events to choose from.  1. The Friday Field Trip to the Wooden Shoe TulipFest, 2. The Friday Night Dinner Event 3. The Saturday In-person Conference, or 4. The Saturday Virtual Conference via Zoom.  Once you add your Friday events to the cart, you’ll have to hit “back” in order to add the Saturday event.

Register by Mail: You can also register via mail by downloading and mailing in the NPPNW Registration Form along with your payment by March 29.  This PDF form is fillable on a computer (preferred) or you can fill out by hand.

SENSOR CLEANING

Bring your digital camera bodies to our meeting for specially priced sensor cleanings by Advance Camera.  They will professionally clean your sensor, clean the outside of your camera body, and upgrade your firmware if needed.  A lens mounted to the camera is also included in the cleaning.  For a small additional charge you can bring additional lenses if you wish to have them externally cleaned.

COMPETITIONS

There were both digital and print competitions.  For information on entering your images, see the Competitions page. You must be registered for the conference (either live or on Zoom) in order to enter images in the competitions.

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER WITH LISA LANGELL

You are invited to have dinner with friends and our speaker, Lisa Langell, on Friday night, April 4th. We have reserved a room at The Barn at Hickory Station  from 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. The Barn is a collection of 14 food carts serving a wide variety of foods, so everyone should be able to find something they enjoy. Beer, wine, and other beverages are also available. We are charging a small fee to help cover the cost of the room. You are responsible to purchase your own food and beverage.  Registration will be required.

FIELD TRIP

We will again offer a field trip the day before the conference on  April 4th.  This year we will visit the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, OR.  Please see this page for complete information on the field trip. Deadline for signup is 6:00 pm, March 31st.  Please do not sign up for the field trip if you’re  not planning to attend the Saturday meeting as well.

LODGING

NPPNW has blocked hotel rooms at Best Western Plus Prairie Inn in Albany. We have received a special rate $159 plus tax from this hotel. This includes free breakfast and access to the pool and fitness room. To reserve a room here, you can click below.  Last day to reserve a room is March 17th.

Best Western Plus Prairie Inn | Hotel Rooms
Other cheaper hotels are available, however a dog show in Albany is scheduled for the same week-end, so if you plan to stay at a hotel, plan to reserve soon.

LUNCH ON SATURDAY

We have the Linn-Benton College Cafeteria available to us on Saturday, but they don’t offer food service on weekends.  Even so it would be great if many of us decided to eat lunch together in the cafeteria, so you might want to consider bringing a bag lunch or pickup a boxed lunch on the way in that morning.  Options nearby for a cold sandwich include Panera Bread, Jersey Mikes, and Subway.

Here are the top scoring images from our last  competition.
Visit our Galleries to see images from previous competitions.