Competition Night - OPEN – Judge is Paul Biederman

Competition Night - OPEN – Judge is Paul Biederman
This is as IN PERSON EVENT!!

Paul Biederman is an awarding-winning photographer who has earned degrees in Master of Photography, Master Photographic Artist, and Photographic Craftsman with the PPA (Professional Photographers of America). Just recently his image of two spiders was a finalist in the Wildlife category of the Photoshop World 2025 Guru Awards.
Paul loves to share his experiences and knowledge. His main genre is nature photography, and more specifically, birds and macrophotography. Paul is accomplished in macrophotography, floral and animal photography, digital artistic painting, compositing and sports photography.
He enjoys critiquing and editing photographic images, competing in and judging photographic contests, and teaching. He developed a passion for photography as a Cub Scout. He then learned and studied forensic photography during his dental residency and pediatric dental practice. Using the same camera equipment, he advanced to nature and macrophotography and taking pictures of his growing family.
Paul created a darkroom in 1970. He learned to load his own film, develop and print. His mentors were certified professional hospital photographers. There was no internet. He learned through trial and error, at the University of Hard Knocks, reading literature, asking questions of photographers at the photo store, and two all day programs with Nikon.
He continues to learn and apply the science and art of photography daily. Paul has no secrets and is both objective and subjective when critiquing his own work and that of others.

This is an IN PERSON EVENT!!

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The rules for competition and how to submit images can be found on the Silver Spring Camera Club website. (http://www.ssccphotography.org/official-competition-rules-and-awards/)

Competition topic definitions can be found on the Silver Spring Camera Club website.
https://www.ssccphotography.org/

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About the Silver Spring Camera Club:

We meet the first three Thursdays of every month, September – May, and one day on a weekend for a field trip to an interesting photogenic location in the area.

More information about the Silver Spring Camera Club can be found on our website (http://www.ssccphotography.org/) regarding speakers, competitions, field trips, our monthly "A Closer Focus" forums, and a link to our award winning newsletter the "Cable Release".

Visitors to the Club are always welcome to attend meetings, and we hope to see you soon!

Membership is a very reasonable $50 for individual members, $80 for family and only $35 for students. Please see the link to our membership application, below, for available discounts.
https://www.ssccphotography.org/online-membership-form/

Why become a member of the Silver Spring Camera Club?
We are a diverse group of photographers who love field trips, competitions, opportunities to see the world captured by other people's viewpoints, and sharing our knowledge, experience and love of photography.

Membership in the club gives you the opportunity to enter your photos in our monthly competitions, to receive our award-winning monthly newsletter the Cable Release, join our field trips without paying the $10 non-member fee, and more!

Visit us on the web: http://www.ssccphotography.org/