Hello Everyone,

Happy 70^th Anniversary Professional Photographers of Washington!!! Wow, 70 years of PPW. 70 years of camaraderie and fellowship. 70 years of education and helping each other out. And 70 years of representing and moving the industry forward.

I’d like to send a special recognition to all of our life members. Being the President gives unique views into the organization. Not only to all of our big events, but also to the day to day business of the organization and to all of the benefits it provides to the members. We are organizationally and financially strong and we owe all of it to those who came before us. It is our life members that laid the foundation for all of our successes. Your contributions are remembered and appreciated every time we get together and every time we look to the future.

We just had our Winter Board meeting on January 24^th and it was fantastic. We’ve made good use of the last two years to adapt and change to this crazy environment and this year we’re taking active steps to move forward into the future. 

The Professional Photographers of Washington is the best kept secret in the State of Washington. However, it’s time for that to change. The Marketing Committee is ramping up and developing advertising campaigns to gain new members. The Education Chair is planning another year of classes. The New Membership Chair has been greeting new members and providing active pathways to engagement with the membership. As a whole, we’ve got all the right pieces in place to actively draw in and engage potential new members. 

The plan is to celebrate 70 years of PPW throughout this year and to see the return of physical meetings. Getting the membership together and exchanging stories and providing help is our strength and no one else does it like PPW. Our crystal ball, looking into the future, is a bit muddy with the Pandemic, but the plan is to move forward, get more engaged, and get everyone together again.

Our annual education conference is in Spokane this year and we’ve got a fantastic line up at a truly unique place. It would be helpful for you to register as soon as you can. This will be an unpredictable year in an unpredictable environment and early registrations will help us out.

I’d like to thank everyone who is helping to make PPW the great organization it is, and I’m looking forward to everything that is going to happen in 2022.