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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

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


    A Day At The Races

    Photographing Thoroughbred and Indian Relay Racing

    Saturday, June 14, 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 Indian Relay events. Get exclusive rail-side access, witness the colorful tribal dances and drum circles, the beauty of the native traditions and 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, 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!

    PPW, PPA, & OPPA Members: $159 | Non-Members: $199

    Space is limited—sign up today!

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

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  • ONLINE (zoom) Site Unseen: Planning Nature Photography w/Thea Martin

    • 19 Jun 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (PDT)
    • via Zoom


    Site Unseen: Planning Nature Photography withThea Martin, M.Photog., FP-OR, DFP-OR

    PPW Education Online - Thursday, June 19th 2025 @ 6pm on Zoom

    Looking to photograph a scenic location but have never been? Site Unseen will show you how to use tools that already may be on your computer to find locations to photograph where you can arrive set up and photograph. We will also review apps to help predict weather conditions that are beyond your phone's weather app.

    Join us to learn how to ’see’ nature and find the magic locations to capture the beauty that awaits.

    Register for Zoom Link

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  • NW District Photo Walk

    • 21 Jun 2025
    • 1:00 AM - 3:00 PM (PDT)
    • Lara Grauer Photography, 14300 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA

    NW District Photo Walk

    Saturday June 21, 1pm - 3 pm
    Lara Grauer Photography, 14300 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA

    PPW/PPA Members: Free
    Non-Members: $20

    Join Lara Grauer and your Northwest District colleagues for a fun and laid-back photo walk around "Downtown Broadview" and Llandover Woods. There are trails and some hills in the woods, so wear decent walking shoes. The total distance will be about 1.5 miles. And of course, don't forget your camera!

    Contact NW Dist Rep Lara Grauer

    Register Today!

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  • SW District Zoom: Coffee, Cameras and Conversation

    • 24 Jun 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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  • Summer Board Retreat – Lacey

    • 28 Jun 2025
    • 12:00 PM (PDT)
    • 29 Jun 2025
    • 12:00 PM (PDT)
    • 1900 Daylilly Ln SE, Lacey, WA 89503


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

    Our annual summer board retreat and meeting on June 28-29. Reports and motions are due on June 14th.

    We will be meeting at the clubhouse at Marie Martineau-Sandberg's housing complex located at 1900 Daylilly Ln SE in Lacey, WA. Please arrive between 11am -12 noon. We will start the Agenda of Discussion at 12. We will conclude at 5pm. This is an informal meeting time. If you have any new ideas or something that hasn't been addressed, this is the time to attend. 

    Sunday at 9am, we will start the official meeting. If that is all you can attend, please be on time. If you can't make the meeting and you are a voting member, please let us know if you have a proxy 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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