Enter your compelling images in members' 13th annual photo exhibit

Grab your camera, take some stunning shots that will impress your family, friends, colleagues, and Club visitors and enter them in the 13th annual NPC Members' Photography Exhibition. Entries are due by Friday, Aug. 17, 2012.

Entries may be submitted beginning Monday, Aug. 6, to the NPC Membership Office. There will be a sign-in sheet. You will need to register your photos with contact information, including your membership number.

The exhibition, sponsored by the Club's Photography Committee, is open to all NPC members and will be held during the entire month of September.

Members are encouraged to submit up to four of their best shots, which will be displayed in the Club's lobby. Each photo plus mat may not exceed 11" x 14," and prints MUST be securely mounted and matted. Complete rules are listed below. It is important to note that this is a photo exhibition and not a contest.

Click here for a look at last year's Members' Photo Exhibit.

Photo Submission Rules:

--Photos must be taken by NPC members only and not displayed in previous NPC Photo Committee exhibitions.

--Each member may display up to four photos. The maximum overall size (print and mat) for each photo is 11" x 14".

--Prints must be securely mounted on sturdy mounting board. If matting is used, it must be securely attached.

--No glass or frames are permitted.

--Due to space limitations, all titles and descriptions must be put on the FRONT of the mat/photo and not submitted separately.

--Your name, email address, and phone number must be on the back of each photo.

--You must rank order your photos on the back with #1 for your favorite photo down to #4, in case there is not enough space to hang all your photos on the display boards.

--There is no restriction, within reason, on subject matter. Prints may be color, black and white, or hand-painted photos.

--You may sign and title each print on the front of the mat/photo.

Key Dates:

--Fri., Aug. 17: Photos are due in the NPC Membership Office

--Wed., Aug. 29: Photos will be velcroed and hung in the NPC lobby

--Thurs., Aug. 30 - Members' photos on display in the NPC lobby
Fri., Sept. 28:

--Wed., Sept. 5: Reception - NPC lobby and Library classroom, 6 - 8 p.m.

--Fri., Sept. 28: Photos will be taken down

You are responsible for picking up your photos between Sept. 28 and Oct. 5 from the Membership Office. Neither the Club nor any of the Photo Committee volunteers are responsible for returning your photos. Storage space is not available at the Club for members' photos.

If you are a non-resident member, or, if you will be out of town on September 28 when photos will be taken down, you must include a pre-paid, self-addressed, FedEx return envelope or box with your photos when you submit them. The NPC Membership Office does not have the budget to return your photos. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

The National Press Club, Photo Committee volunteers, and visitors to the Club will treat your photos with care and respect. However, the NPC and the Committee volunteers cannot take responsibility for any damage to or theft of a photo.

The National Press Club presents this annual Members' Photo Exhibit to showcase the talents of its members. The photos and captions in this exhibit do not represent the views of the National Press Club. Also, the National Press Club/Photo Committee reserves the right to remove any photo that might be inappropriate.

For further information, or if you would like to volunteer, please contact Darlene Shields, Photography Committee Chair, at [email protected]