Our guest photographer and judge was Richard Batch. Richard presented images from his 30+ years of photography, most of which happened in and around DC. Richard talked about the importance of patience in photography and what Henri Cartier-Bresson called “The Decisive Moment”. Apparently, back in the day, if you wondered the streets of DC long…

Our guest speaker and judge was Tanguy De Carbonnières. Tanguy presented on the subject of “Why?”; Why we select certain objects to fill the frame? Why we want the viewer to have an emotional reaction to the image? He also touched on the importance of camera angle and perspective to influence the viewers perception of…

  Short Biography: Richard Batch has a background in photojournalism, portraiture and theater photography, working as a freelance photographer in the DC metro area. He standardized both B&W wet darkroom work and digital processes, to more easily produce great prints, and loves to share techniques. Richard currently teaches five photography classes at Photoworks at Glen…

Dear members, Hope you are all ready for the Holiday Season! As each December, at this month’s meeting we will have our Annual Potluck and Gift Exchange! We ask everyone to bring a dish (preferably a national dish), and a 4×6 print of one of their favorite images in a sealed envelope. We will set…

Michele Egan This is a time of the year when we reflect on what we’ve accomplished over the past year and start making resolutions for the coming year. What might that mean in terms of photography? For me, reflecting back is an easy proposition: I just turn to my daily photo blog and, for any…

by Ji Won Park On a crisp, late October evening, nearly 200 IPS members and our family and friends gathered at the newly renovated IMF HQ1 Atrium Gallery to celebrate the opening of “Dialogue through Time | 50 Years, 50 Photos,” a special exhibition to commemorate the 50th anniversary of IPS’ founding in 1966. Among…

  EIC Competition Theme: People Group A First :     Manuel Morquecho – Believe Second  :   Dorte Verner – Kayan refugee Third  :   Alex Culiuc – Empty Handed HMs: Alex Culiuc – Dancing in the streets Barbara Mierau Klein – The Skipper Dorte Verner  – Cubana Manuel Morquecho – Smoker Ceyda Oner –…

By Bill Katzenstein The International Photographic Society (IPS) celebrates its 50th Anniversary this season. Having been a longstanding member of IPS has enabled me to witness how the introduction of digital technology over the past decade resulted in major changes in IPS photographic competition after some forty years. Specifically, the introduction of digital photography and…

SHutter Release – September 2016 Geoff Livingston: “Lessons from Cuba: Seven in 10” Geoff Livingston will discuss his recent trip to Havana with six other DC photographers that helped produce the book, Cuba: Seven in 10 (www.facebook.com/cuba7in10/). He’ll discuss how he was able to produce the large amount of quality images in just five days, including:…

by Shannon Turkewitz, Member of IPS Executive Council and Project Director, 50th Anniversary Committee   Bang! The planning of the 50th Anniversary of IPS burst off the starting line in late 2015. The ‘photo finish’ will be a Special Exhibition at the newly renovated IMF HQ-1, by a club whose members have already shared captivating…