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Texas Photographic Society (TPS) publishes and exhibits members’ photographs in print, online and in photography exhibits thoughout the U.S. and Europe. TPS membership includes photographers ranging from students to dedicated professionals. Together, they share an enthusiasm and dedication to fine photography. |
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> Click here to subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter.
> Keep me informed about the Our Town series of workshops/exhibits. |
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Website updated January 27, 2010
25 competitions, 1 with a deadline of January 27, members' workshops in Texas, California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, Ecuador, Morroco, and Scotland; and exhibits. |
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Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness.
-W. Eugene Smith |
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 In the early 1980s, the Austin Photo Co-op was formed by a group of photographers for film purchasing purposes. They reorganize in 1984 incorporating under the name “Texas Photographic Society.” Within two years, TPS membership had grown to over 100, and the Society attained ‘not-for-profit’ status. Today, TPS has over 1,200 members in 48 states in 15 countries.
In 2010, we will have new opportunities like online exhibitions, more workshops, lectures, and more. Please check the website throughout the year of 2010 for updates, opportunities, a monthly top 25 list, and much more.
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Members' Online Gallery Call for Entries : Cell Phone Pictures
The Texas Photographic Society is now accepting images taken with cell phones for it’s first Call for Entries on the Members’ Online Gallery, Cell Phone Online Exhibition, juried by Scott Bourne. This is open to all professional and amateur photographers. Images must be taken with a cell phone camera and may only be manipulated with a cell phone application. No Photoshop. Deadline: March 12, 2010.
See to rules and to enter into the competition, follow this link.
To make payment and begin registration.
*Image ©Kaizer Sosa, iPhone, Polariod application.
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Discount for TPS Members at the Southwest School of Art & Craft
 The Southwest School of Art and Craft in San Antonio, TX is offering a 10% discount for all TPS Members for two upcoming workshops with Victor Pagona, photography department chair, and the McNay Museum of Art in San Antonio.
In Introduction to Pictorialism, held February 11,
Pagona introduces the Pictorialist movement in an illustrated lecture, as well as in the galleries with
the exhibition TruthBeauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art: 1845–1945.
The Van Dyke Brown Photographs Workshop, February 13-14, will teach you one of the most basic of the silver salt emulsions, the Van Dyke process results in photographs of
a light brown to chocolate brown color. Called “the poor man’s platinum,” the finished prints are
beautiful.
To register, visit www.swschool.org or call 210-224-1848 and mention TPS.
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 Childhood: An International Photo Exhibition
1110 Barton Springs Rd. 512-974-4025. Thru January 28.
Will be travelling next to Odessa, TX.
Click here to see a gallery of the Accepted Entries.
Click here for a list of accepted entries, awards, and more.
*Image: Parris Kitt of Tyler, TX.
 International Student Photography Exhibition
Exhibit closes at Semmes Gallery at Incarnate Word University February 20.
Click here to view a gallery of accepted images.
Click here for a list of accepted entries and instructions for accepted work.
*Image ©Sam Fleishman of Dallas, TX
 Our Town: Amarillo Photography Exhibition
Opening at Southern Light Gallery in Amarillo, January 25, 2010.
Opening Reception in Febuary 2010. Stay tuned.
Click here to view a gallery of accepted images.
Click here for a list of accepted entries and instructions for accepted work.
*Image ©Wyatt McSpadden of Austin, TX.
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 Featured Gallery
The Wittliff Collections
Alkek Library, 7th floor. Texas State University. 512-245-2313. Free. Nueva Luz / New Light: Recent Acquisitions: thru March 12, including work by Faustinus Deraet [Austin] and Robb Kendrick [Laredo, TX].
Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy, Photographs by Bill Wittliff [Austin]. March 27 thru July 31.
¡Viva Mexico!, in honor of Mexico’s bicentennial for independence and the centennial of the start of the Mexican Revolution, including Keith Carter [Beaumont], Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and many others. March 27 thru July 31.
*Image ©Robb Kendrick "Ashley" |
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Featured Book |
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Ron Rosenstock [Holden, MA]. Hymn to the Earth. Holden, MA, The Silver Strand Press, 2003. Click here to order.
Chriostro. Holden, MA, The Silver Strand Press, 2001. Click here to order.
Journeys. Holden, MA, The Silver Strand Press, 2007. Click here to order. |
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Featured Tours with Ron Rosenstock and Strabo Tours.
 Ron has
led more than 200 tours to many destinations worldwide since 1967. He
retired from Clark University after teaching photography
there for 30 years. His published books include his
exquisite black and white photographs: The Light of Ireland,
Chiostro, and Hymn to the Earth; and color
photographs in Journeys. Learn more about Ron by visiting his website.
This years tours include Iceland, Italy, Morocco, Prague, Bhutan, Death Valley and Ireland. Follow this link for a complete itinerary.
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Featured Competition
Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum International Photography Competition
Deadline: April 15, 2010
Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum promotes creativity and community and provides educational programs and activities to photographers of all levels.
The competition has five categories: people, places, still-life,
nature, and alteration of reality. There are more than $8000 in prizes and winning photos will be displayed in a print exhibit at Morpho Gallery in Chicago in June 2010 and on the Fort Dearborn-Chicago Photo Forum website.
For details, see www.chicagophotoforum.org/IPC2010.html. |
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 TPS OUR TOWN Holga 2 Day Workshop
Hosted by Tammy Cromer-Campbell, a 2009 National Women's History Project Honoree and one of the eight photographers featured on holgainspire.com, and took place in Longview, October 2009 as part of TPS's Our Town. Students learned to modify a Holgas for closer focusing, the basics of using a plastic Holga camera, and explored the town Longview.
To learn more about Tammy Cromer-Campbell, visit her website.
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Pros and Citizen Journalists- are they in conflict?
The Digital Journalist, the monthly online magazine for visual journalism devotes its editorial this month to cutbacks in print markets, as increasingly publications
and the web are turning to "Citizen Journalists." The editorial has resulted in scores of comments from angry CJs. The interesting thing is no professionals have replied to these comments, with the exception of a lawyer Ed Greenberg who often represents us.
To see the editorial and the discussion go to http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0912/lets-abolish-citizen-journalists.html.
Also , be sure to see our galleries from Lucian Read and David Bathgate on Afghanistan.
Your support of the Digital Journalist would be welcomed at http://digitaljournalist.org. |
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What about HDR Photography?
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Have questions, we have answers.
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Dan Burkholder, TPS board member, author and teacher extols the virtues of HDR photography. "It’s the latest and hottest technique, made possible only through digital. High Dynamic Range photography is the process of taking several pictures of a scene at various exposures, then merging them into one file... more
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Texas Photographic Society
6338 N. New Braunfels #174
San Antonio, Texas 78209
www.texasphoto.org
Copyrights of all photographs found on this site are the property of the photographer. Photographs may not be reproduced without permission from the photographer. |
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©Charlotte Niel of Oakland, CA was was accepted into the Our Town: Amarillo Call for Entries with her image God's Country #2. |
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©Noelle Smith of Grapevine, TX was accepted into the Our Town: Amarillo Call for Entries with her image Canyon Cowboy. |
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©Phillip Periman of Amarillo, TX was accepted into the Our Town: Amarillo Call for Entries with his image 12th and Tyler, Amarillo, TX. |
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©Valerie Owhadi of Tomball, TX was accepted into the The International Student Photography Exhibition with her image Look.
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©Nick Minton of Commerce, TX was accepted into the The International Student Photography Exhibition with his image Josh. |
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©Joey Gidseg of Austin, TX was accepted into the The International Student Photography Exhibition with his image Untitled. |
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©Polly Gaillard of Greenville, SC was selected as First PRize Winner for the Childhood: An International Competition with her image Balloons along with 2 other images. |
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©Francis Crisafio of Pittsburg, PA was selected for Second Prize Winner in the Childhood: An International Competition with her image The Children of Manchester #1. |
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©Shabbir Shedous of Dhaka, Bangladesh was selected for Third Prize Winner in the Childhood: An International Competition for his image The Sunny Slide along with 2 other images. |
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©Andrea Land of Springfield, MO received and Honorable Mention in the Childhood: An International Competition with her image Josephine. |
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©Tara Morris of Jamaica Plains, MA received and Honorable Mention in the Childhood: An International Competition with her image Fear. |
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©Angela Bacon-Kidwell of Wichita Falls, TX received and Honorable Mention in the Childhood: An International Competition with her image Fishes Woe #1. |
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©Alissa Hollimon of Dallas, TX received and Honorable Mention in the Childhood: An International Competition with her image Twice As Tough. |
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