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Coming Events

Upcoming events

  • Business Advisory Board Meeting

    • 14 Apr 2025
    • 09 Mar 2026
    • 12 sessions
    • via Zoom

    The Advisory Board

    The Advisory Board is PPW’s monthly business mastermind program that meets on Zoom, 2nd Monday of each month at 10:00am. Exchange ideas and tackle the problems that are holding you back. 

    Content will be member-driven, and guided by the 5 proficiency areas needed to earn your Fellow of Business degree.

    Join us to take your business to new heights! You will earn 1 business merit for every 3 meetings you attend. 

    Register today!

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  • PPA/EDU - A Day At The Races

    • 24 Aug 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM (PDT)
    • Emerald Downs Racetrack, Auburn WA


    A Day At The Races

    Photographing Thoroughbred and Crazy Dog Racing

    Sunday, August 24, 2025 – 12:00PM – 7:00PM

    Emerald Downs Racetrack, Auburn WA


    Join fellow photographers for a packed day at Emerald Downs, capturing the power, speed, and vibrant traditions of Thoroughbred racing and the fun of the Wiener Dogs and Wannabe Race events. Get exclusive rail-side access, witness the power of these atheles – then have fun and capture the joy of an Emerald Downs orginal event – racing wiener dogs and mixed breeds that are colorful and fun. Come experience the energy of race day like never before.

    Enjoy the day from a private area in The Loft on the 5th floor with track views between races, preferred parking, and guidance from experienced photographers, included with your admission. Table-side service will be available for you to keep you fueled with delicious food and drinks to purchase with access to all on-site eateries—just leave outside food and beverages at home.

    A few special guests could drop by to share insider insights, and your best shots could even be showcased by Emerald Downs with photo credit!

    This is a PPA/PPW merited event

    PPW, PPA, & OPPA Members: $150 | Non-Members: $175

    Space is limited—sign up today!

    Questions?: Carla Conrad, AFP, CPP carla@thebrandwrangler.com

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  • SW District Zoom: Coffee, Cameras and Conversation

    • 26 Aug 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (PDT)
    • on Zoom

    Register for Zoom Link 

    for the

    'Coffee, Cameras and Conversation'

    Here in the Southwest District, we believe it is our mission to become better creatives. Join us for a monthly SW PPW (virtual) gathering, ‘Coffee, Cameras and Conversation’ where we can connect and get to know our other PPW members and share on the journey to better. Normally, we meet every fourth Tuesday morning at 9am.

    No pressure to attend, the cost is free – just your time. Plan to join in the fun with Jim Skintauy (jim@angeldogphotographpy.com) and register today and we will send you the link to join.  You may register at ppw.org/comingevents or click the Register for Zoom Link on this email.

    Everything is better fully caffeinated!

    A confirmation email will be sent with the Zoom Link after you register.

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  • ONLINE (zoom) The 3 Step Formula for Great Product Photography

    • 04 Sep 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (PDT)
    • via Zoom

    The 3 Step Formula for Great Product Photography with Jeahn Laffitte

    PPW Education Online - Thursday, September 4th 2025 @ 6pm on Zoom

    Class Description: In this class, you'll learn how to:

    -Observe your product to find its best angle
    -Build a composition to enhance your story
    -Design lighting that suits your image's goals

    We'll dive into each of these steps, breaking them down into components that will help you build your own visual recipes for creating more effective product photos.

    Register for Zoom Link

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  • NW District Photo Walk - Marysville Edition!

    • 13 Sep 2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM (PDT)
    • Marysville, WA - stay tuned for the exact location


    NW District Photo Walk - Marysville Edition

    Saturday September 13th, 5pm - 7:30pm
    Meet us in Marysville (check back for the address)

    PPW Members: Free
    Non-Members: $5

    Join Lara Grauer, Mark James, and your Northwest District colleagues for a fun sunset photo walk in Marysville. Details to come - stay tuned!

    What to bring: 

    1. Decent shoes for walking on asphalt
    2. Bug repellent
    3. Back-up shoes or boots in case you want to check out a cool muddy spot
    4. Your camera

    Contact NW Dist Rep Lara Grauer

    Register Today!

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  • Fall Board Meeting

    • 26 Oct 2025
    • 12:00 PM (PDT)
    • Ellensburg


    We will be meeting on Sunday, Oct 26th at 12 noon in Ellensburg.

    Board meetings are open to all members. Board members, please, register so we know you are attending.

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Education is the key to PPW!  

We have several events yearly that offer incredible speakers on various topics to help the professional photographer.


 The Spring Educational Conference is around April and provides the association's members an event to come together to enjoy old and new friends. The day before this event our Annual Image Competition takes place. Hired judges are brought in to judge and critique our images with the 12 Elements of Merited Print as a guide. 


We hold a Fall Event around October to give a stimulating break from the photographer's busy season of High School seniors and families, for example. 


During the year, each PPW District holds meetings four times a year in the their area. To learn about these events besides here on our website, The Washington Photographer Journal comes out four times a year. Within the pages of the journal, you will also learn about the workings of PPW and informational articles about our industry. 

Involvement improves your business. Here are a few ways to do this:   


PPW Annual Educational Conference

Every year PPW hosts an Annual Educational Conference and Image Competition.  In addition to learning from the masters, we provide fun and fellowship with our Fun Party Auction which raises money to allow PPW to give out scholarships every year. To honor those who earned enough merits, we present them with Membership Medallions at our President's Banquet. At this event we also reveal who won trophies from the Image Competition. Good times and definitely something to not miss! Keep checking back to learn about our upcoming Spring Conference.

PPW  Image Competition

If photography is an important part of your life, don't miss the biggest PPW event of the year!

Entering your state competition is one of the best ways to push yourself to be more. You'll learn where you stand—how your photography matches up with your peers. You'll learn about the 12 Elements of a Merit Image, and start incorporating them into your daily photography. You'll learn what it takes to create a merit image and if you stick with it, you may be a Trophy or Award Winner. To see what they are check them out on Trophy & Award Goals.

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