• Learn from experienced photographers and meet new friends.
• Enjoy Photography outings, guest speakers, & presentations.
• Meetings are open to the public. All ages & skills are welcome.
• Monthly print and projection competitions in-person & on Zoom.
• Participate in PSA and NWCCC interclub & individual competitions.
  
• TPS Annual Spring Fair Photo Contest is open to PNW photographers.
• To join TPS or read more about a membership  click here
• Share and get connected on Facebook Group

2025 Competition Dates & Monthly Theme Assignments

Meetings are open to the public

You must be a club member to compete in print/projection competitions

Award-winning photos will be placed in the Home Page slideshow. For more projection information and competition rules, click here.

Submission Requirements:   Print / Projection        

If you are not a member of the TPS and would like to start competing in Print and Projection Competitions, join the TPS by clicking here.  We hope to see your photos in our competitions and meet you at our monthly Projection and Print meetings.

THEMES - Monthly Themes are chosen to encourage people to explore outside their comfort zone by photographing something specific that is different.  They stimulate your imagination, creativity, and resourcefulness. They encourage you to look around and pay more attention to something you might not notice.  It takes just a little effort to look for these specific subjects, which, surprisingly, can be fun and interesting. Are you up to these monthly challenges? Take advantage of a new learning opportunity by trying something new, exploring, and having fun!  You might surprise yourself by enjoying a new photography subject or style. Don't miss out on the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills!

 The Theme subject must be the dominant subject/main focal point of interest.    PDF list of Themes to download

TPS Field Trips & Other Fun Events
Including Presentations, Workshops, Tutorials, etc.

Additional day trip ideas that need a leader (pick a trip, pick a day, share with all TPS members):  Deception Pass (in March, September), Oregon Falls, Thomasson Farm (in Spring and/or Fall), Seattle Public Library, Gas Works Park in Seattle, Rhododendron Parks (there are several) in Spring and/or Early Fall, Mt. Ranier, Pt. Defiance Japanese Garden and Roses, Connells Dahlias in Tacoma, Tacoma B&W Street Photo walk.

Email messages will be sent to all members with details through the website email system. Dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances such as weather, event location closures, illnesses, etc. Members are encouraged to bring their family and friends as their guests (unless a participation limit is stated in the event details). Please share your photos on the Galleries Pages for each field trip event/location. You do not have to attend on the date the event is scheduled to post your photos. Click on the  Galleries  link at the top of this page.

All club members and their guests are responsible for paying parking fees, entrance fees, and State or Federal Parks pass fees for themselves. Check before you go to see if a State Discover Pass or Federal Parks Pass is required. You do not have to stay together as a group unless the event consists of a guided tour provided by the facility's staff. Please read the event details carefully to see if there are any restrictions, such as no tripods, monopods, flash attachments, handicapped accessibility limitations, strollers, pets, children, etc. Please RSVP to the contact member for all field trips.   

 Projection Competition

Submit Photos - by 11:30 pm

Judging & Voting - Ends on the Saturday prior to the meeting at 9 pm

Review Meeting - The photo review meeting will be held on ZOOM only with social time and optional critiques starting at 6:30-9 pm.

Meeting Location - ZOOM only for this meeting, otherwise our regular meeting place is at Curtis High School, 8425 40th Street, University Place, WA 98466  Google map

Directions: Turn into the small parking lot (by the reader board sign and the big rock).  There are also flagpoles by the main entrance.  Go to the outside door marked "Staff Development Room".

Print Competition

Submit Photos - Friday, October 10 at 12 am until Wednesday, October 15 at 11:30 pm - You must submit your photos online before the meeting.  Please note that we do not accept walk-in print registrations on the night of the meeting.  Therefore, please make sure you have pre-registered your prints on the website with a digital JPEG in sRGB photo of your print, before the cut-off date/time.   

Judge & Vote - The meeting is at 6:30 pm to 9 pm with judging, voting, photo review, and optional critiques in person.

Location - Waller Road Grange, 2708 64th Street East, Tacoma Google map

 see table for dates and theme

The TPS extends our sincere thanks to these local companies for helping make our TPS Annual Spring Fair Photo Competition a great success for us, and especially for all of the PNW photographer entrants! All photo entries are displayed at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup each April.

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All photos on this website are the artistic and intellectual property of club members and are copy-protected. By law, they can't be copied, saved, reproduced, distributed, or shared in any form or for any reason without written permission from the photographer who created the photo(s).  Photography is protected under the same copyright laws as fine art, books, poetry, and music.