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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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Website updated July 21, 2008
8 competitions listed 7 with a deadline of July 25, members' workshops and exhibits.

TPS 17: The National Competition
Results to be posted by July 25.
The Texas Photographic Society (TPS) intends to post the names of the accepted artist for TPS 17: The National Competition on the TPS website by July 25. The Exhibition will open at the Dougherty Art Center in Austin, TX in September and then tour the state of Texas for one year. An artist’s reception will be held September 20, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm with an Awards Presentation at 7:00pm.

Alternative Processes, 2008
Christopher James, author fine art photographer to jury competition.
Amateur and professional photographers were invited to submit slides of their alternative processes works to the Texas Photographic Society (TPS), for the group’s Alternative Processes Traveling Exhibition. The Exhibition will travel throughout Texas for 2 years and be available for national exhibition sites... more

TPS 16: The National Competition in CA
Calumet San Francisco hosts show
Michelle Dunn Marsh, Associate publisher for Aperture and the Director of Aperture west has selected 58 images by 58 artists for TPS 16: The National Competition. A total of 359 artists submitted 2,410 images for consideration in the show. Entries came from 42 states and 7 countries.

Workshop 23 in Big Bend Park
Night workshop October 11-14, 2008
Big Bend National Park is a place where countries and cultures meet; that merges natural environments, from desert to mountains. A place where south meets north and east meets west, creating a great diversity of plants and animals. more

Seeking Workshop Instructors
Fill in the workshops form
The Texas Photographic Society is seeking qualified workshop instructors for the annual PHOTOTexas weekend in Austin, Texas, which will be held October 17, 18 and 19 this year. Students of all levels from throughout Texas and beyond eagerly attend these workshops and concurrent events. We typically offer a variety of creative, practical and digital workshops ranging from half day to two or three day segments. more

Discovering Your Photographic Voice
Workshop a part of Our Town: Amarillo series
Have you ever wondered if there’s more to photography than making pretty pictures? Have you ever dreamed of producing an extensive body of work about something that is directly and personally meaningful to you? more

What about HDR Photography?
Have questions, we have answers
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

Featured Gallery I
Verve Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM
219 East Marcy Street. Tu-Sa 11a-6p or by apt. Santa Fe NM 87501. 505-982-5009. Maggie Taylor: Alice and Ever After, thru September 13, 2008.

Featured Gallery II
Afterimage Gallery, Dallas, TX
The Quadrangle #141, 2800 Routh Street. Mo-Sa 10a-5:30p. Dallas, TX 75201. 214-871-9140. Robb Kendrick: Tintype Portraits, thru September 9.

Featured Book
Peter Brown [Houston, TX]

Brown, Peter and Kent Haruf. West of Last Chance. New York, NY: W. W. Norton, 2008.


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Copyrights of all photographs found on this site are the property of the photographer. Photographs may not be reproduced without permission from the photographer.

© Peter Liepke
Spanish Harlem Girl
Bromoil from paper negative
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© Dan Burkholder – Boat and Shore, HDR image.
© Richard Newan. Calumet San Francisco, 2001 Bryant Street will exhibit TPS 17: The National Competition thru August 17.
Davis Gallery will again graciously host TPS's Auction XIII on Friday, September 21st from 6:00pm-8:30. A live auciton of a few select images will take place at 7:30pm.
© Scott Martin [San Antonio] Big Bend night workshops student.
© Maggie Taylor is in a two part show with Bohnchang Koo: Ocean, White & Vessels at the Verve Gallery of Photography in Santa Fe, NM.
© Robb Kendrick: Tintype Portraits at the Afterimage Gallery in Dallas, TX.
© West of Last Chance "is a unique collaboration between celebrated photographer Peter Brown and award-winning author Kent Haruf. It is a deeply affecting work that explores the beautiful and brutal landscape while illuminating the austere soul of the Great Plains through a dynamic visual/verbal dialogue."