The North Austin Pƒotographic Society is an inclusive, north Austin photo club dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating its members through frequent face-to-face activities at regular club meetings. The club is open to photographers of all levels from true beginners (no camera required) to professionals. Through regular meetings, NAPƒS builds a community of active photographers, practicing their love for all types of photography. NAPƒS members share their passion and skills through presenting their work at meetings, participating in monthly competitions with live critiques, and exhibiting their work at our socials. We offer monthly presentations with topics of interest to photographers. Club activities are designed to help photographers of all levels grow through active shooting and feedback.
The slideshow in the upper right corner of this page has the winners from the latest month's NAPƒS photo competition.
Join NAPƒS for $25 yearly dues
Paying members may participate in our monthly photo competitions and have other benefits as shown here.
Not Ready to join yet?
No problem. You can still stay in the loop with our very low volume email list. Find out about meetings, upcoming field trips and other club activities. Click below to get to a signup form.
Join us on social media, too!
Our Facebook group, Instagram, and our YouTube channel are all free to join.
The YouTube channel contains the videos of most of our meetings since 2020.
Click on an icon above to go to that social media website.
Spring 2026 Pflugerville Library Show
Dates: May 15 - June 12, 2026
Location: Pflugerville Public Library
1008 W. Pflugerville Street
Pflugerville, TX 78660
2026 West Pecan Show
West Pecan Coffee + Beer
100 W. Pecan St.
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Order coffee and treats at West Pecan Coffee + Beer while viewing pictures by NAPfS members until June 22nd.
From Gary Hook: "Try the cardamom bun. It is to die for".
Photowalks
Nothing scheduled at this time.
Request for 2027 Themes
If you'd like to request consideration for a competition theme for 2027, do the following:
1. Make sure that your suggested theme is not on the "Competitions > Competition Themes" page. Be sure to review all the previous years' themes and the "Theme Ideas" at the bottom on the page.
2. If your suggested theme is not listed and is not similar to one listed, send it to web@napfs.org. It will be taken into consideration for the 2027 themes.
Upcoming Meetings
NOTE: the meeting announcements are shown below as soon as they are scheduled. Most meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM CT. We have four types of meetings:
The first Thursday of each month (except December) is the competition meeting where image entries are judged and critiqued. The deadline for submitting images is shown in the meeting announcement on this page. These meetings are held both in-person and via Zoom.
The third Thursday of each month (except December) is a presentation or workshop. The presenters come from our club, from the photography industry, or from professional photographers. These meetings are held both in-person and via Zoom.
On the months which have five Thursdays, we normally have a social gathering which is not held at our regular meeting location. Check the announcements below for details on these gatherings. These gatherings are in-person only.
We have a Christmas party sometime in December where we share a potluck dinner and awards are made for the photographers of the year and the photograph of the year. This meeting is in-person only.
In-Person Meeting Location
The in-person location is available from the menu at "Organization > In-Person Meeting Location".
Instructions for joining Zoom meetings
These instructions are available from the menu at "Organization > Virtual Meeting Instruction". Zoom is used only for the first and third Thursday meetings.
Thursday, June 4, Competition - Open
Instructions for joining the meeting in-person or via Zoom are listed at the top of these meeting announcements.
Theme: "Open". See the description of this theme at "Competitions > Competition Themes".
For hints and instructions on photo titles, go to "Competitions > How to Title Photos".
Entries can be submitted now.
Entry Deadline is Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Popular voting starts at the entry deadline.
Popular voting ends on Tuesday, June 2 at 5:00 PM CT.
Competition results are announced at the competition meeting on Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 PM CT.
Thursday, June 18, 2026 - 7:00 PM Roy Nierdieck
Instructions for joining the meeting in-person or via Zoom are listed at the top of these meeting announcements.
Presentation topic The thought process of taking an image from concept to raw to final image.
Roy is a member of APPA (Austin Professional Photographers Association). His website contains some of his work and his awards.
Thursday, July 2, 2026 - Competition - "Golden Hour"
Instructions for joining the meeting in-person or via Zoom are listed at the top of these meeting announcements.
Theme: "Golden Hour". See the description of this theme at "Competitions > Competition Themes".
For hints and instructions on photo titles, go to "Competitions > How to Title Photos".
Entries can be submitted now.
Entry Deadline is Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Popular voting starts at the entry deadline.
Popular voting ends on Tuesday, July 2 at 5:00 PM CT.
Competition results are announced at the competition meeting on Thursday, July 2 at 7:00 PM CT.
Competition History
The following buttons will take you to the history of our photo competition all the way back to the club's origin in 2015.
Meeting History
These pages include links to meeting announcements, recaps (including videos), competition results, judges and speakers.
The past events pages are at "Organization > About NAPfS > Past Speakers and Judges", or just click on the button above and select the year.
Meeting topics and speakers for 2024 can be viewed by clicking here.
Meeting Videos
NAPƒS has a YouTube Channel. Click on the icon above to see it.
Videos of most of our meetings from 2020 to the present are available on our YouTube channel and on this website at "Organization > News and Information > Meeting Topics > Meeting Recaps". A list of all videos and some statistics are available here.
The chat windows and video event times are available in the "Meeting Recaps" pages but not on YouTube.
To see the latest meeting video, click on the button below:
Photowalk Photos
NAPƒS organizes outings such as photo walks. The announcements for upcoming events will be on this page and in the calendar.
Selected photos from these events are on our galleries available at "Galleries > Photowalks"
Here are some links to gallery photos taken at previous events:
Painted Churches (10/19/24)
Slide Show or Tiled Images
Sign Bar (9/29/24)
Slide Show or Tiled Images
Hill Country Water Gardens (6/5/24)
Slide Show or Tiled Images
Instagram
Every month, starting on the day after the competition meeting, the winning images are posted to Instagram at the rate of one winner per day. The first image will be from the basic group and the final image will be from the advanced group. If you'd like to see how your winning photos are received by the "general public", please visit our Instagram page. If you're an Instagram member, you can start following napfs.club; Besides the winning photos, notices about upcoming competitions and meetings and other important notices are posted.
Members' Websites
We have many excellent photographers in our club and many of them have their own websites. To see the links to these websites, go to "Organization > Members' Website Links".
If you're a full member and would like your website's link on this page, please email the Webmaster with a square cover photo which is at least 200x200.
If you already have a link on the page, you can request to change the cover photo, change the link, or remove the link.
We Need Volunteers!
Our club has some excellent volunteers, but we need more in order to keep a healthy, active organization. If you can, please volunteer to help. The current volunteers will be happy to train you in whatever field you choose. Click on the button below to volunteer..
We need help with art shows, membership committee, outings committee, program committee, and competition committee.
And every month (except December) we need three advanced-level judges to judge the basic and intermediate competitions.
Popular Voting Instructions
All full NAPfS members can vote on the competition entries starting at the competition deadline and ending two hours before the competition meeting.
To read the instructions for popular voting, go to "Organization > News and Information", click on the triangle to the left of "Information", then click on "View" next to "Popular Voting Instructions".
Or just click here.
Instructions for Viewing All Competition Critiques
For instructions on viewing the competition entry critiques, go to "Organization > News and Information", click on the triangle to the left of "Information", then click on "View" next to "Instructions on Viewing Competition Critiques".
Or just click here.
How to Submit and Check Competition Photos
Instructions for submitting photos to our monthly competition are at "Competitions > Instructions on Entering Competitions".
To Check that your photo was properly submitted,
go to "Competitions > Submit Images to a Competition" and select the appropriate competition.
If your entry was properly submitted, you'll see it at the bottom of the page under "Images you entered into the Competition".
How to Set or Change Your Competition Level
New club members must have their competition level set before they can enter any competition.
Existing members can alsso request to have their competition level changed.
Instructions for setting your competition level or requesting a change to your level are at "Competitions > Setting or Changing Competition Level". New members are not automatically assigned a competition level, but you must be assigned a competition level to submit photos to a competition.