Welcome to the Doña Ana Photography Club!
The Doña Ana Photography Club is a group of photographers and people interested in photography. Our meetings offer technical presentations, friendly suggestions for improving your photos, networking, and other activities for a wide spectrum of photographers and abilities.
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Click here to go to our Facebook Page. Click here to view our Instagram Page.
View the PEEP (Photography Enthusiasts of El Paso)/DAPC newsletters on the Membership/Newsletters tab.
NEW!! Check out our Member Recognition page!
Congratulations to the 2025 Photo of the year winner: Dave Brown's Turf Rivals
Photographer of the Year - Jim Rodgers
Slide show with all the entries and winners is on our Contests page.
Congratulations to the 2025 Photo of the year winner: Dave Brown's Turf Rivals
Photographer of the Year - Jim Rodgers
Slide show with all the entries and winners is on our Contests page.
DAPC Meetings
We meet the first and third Tuesdays of the month. The first Tuesday will be in person and the third Tuesday will be on Zoom.
The first meeting of the month will be in the Parish Hall at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 518 Alameda Blvd - see map below.
The second monthly meeting will be a Zoom meeting. Advance registration is required for security and planning purposes. The links to register will be provided at least two weeks prior to the meeting, with the info on the meetings, below. Each meeting has a unique link—just click on the red "register now" text. Links will also be included with our MailChimp mailings. As an added bonus, those who register for the meetings will be provided with a link to the recording, whether or not they attend the meeting.
We meet the first and third Tuesdays of the month. The first Tuesday will be in person and the third Tuesday will be on Zoom.
The first meeting of the month will be in the Parish Hall at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 518 Alameda Blvd - see map below.
The second monthly meeting will be a Zoom meeting. Advance registration is required for security and planning purposes. The links to register will be provided at least two weeks prior to the meeting, with the info on the meetings, below. Each meeting has a unique link—just click on the red "register now" text. Links will also be included with our MailChimp mailings. As an added bonus, those who register for the meetings will be provided with a link to the recording, whether or not they attend the meeting.
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Our meeting place for the first Tuesday of the month:
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 518 Alameda Blvd. Enter the parking lot from W. Mountain Ave. and enter through the Parish Hall door at the back of the building. The third Tuesday meeting will be held on Zoom. Registration link is below. |
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Meeting Tuesday, March 17, 7PM on Zoom
Register Now!
It's all about the monthly theme--Big or Small. Scroll down for instructions on how to submit your images.
Register Now!
It's all about the monthly theme--Big or Small. Scroll down for instructions on how to submit your images.
Meeting Tuesday, April 5, 7PM at St. Andrews
Layers 101 with Deb Hands
What are layers and why would you want to use them? Learn about the many ways layers can make your life better and make your editing more flexible, creative and fun!
Layers 101 with Deb Hands
What are layers and why would you want to use them? Learn about the many ways layers can make your life better and make your editing more flexible, creative and fun!
How to Submit Monthly Theme Photos
Seth Madell is our Monthly Themes editor. The submission deadline is the Thursday prior to the meeting. Please include your name and photo titles in your submission email to [email protected]. Seth asks that you do not resize your photos, even if you have to send them in separate emails. PLEASE NOTE: You will receive an email confirming receipt of your photos, so if you don't hear back within 48 hours, please re-send them.
Seth Madell is our Monthly Themes editor. The submission deadline is the Thursday prior to the meeting. Please include your name and photo titles in your submission email to [email protected]. Seth asks that you do not resize your photos, even if you have to send them in separate emails. PLEASE NOTE: You will receive an email confirming receipt of your photos, so if you don't hear back within 48 hours, please re-send them.
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Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention This year PEEP will be hosting the Gulf States Camera Club Council convention. GSCCC is a regional grouping of camera clubs from Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and parts of Florida, with attendees welcome from outside the member area. Registration is now open at this link. Only $85 for all three days! |
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Exhibit
August 14 – November 13
John Deere by Amy Thompson West
ELIGIBILITY: DAPC and PEEP Photographers
ENTRY DEADLINE: May 4, 2026
SELECTION: DAPC will package and submit photographs to the museum exhibit team by May 16, 2026. The NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum exhibit team will curate the selection. Photographers will be notified regarding the selection decision (accepted or not accepted) on or before June 15, 2026.
PHOTOGRAPHS: Must relate to the history and practice of farming and ranching in New Mexico:
FRAMING: Traditional frames, canvas, and metal presentation methods are all acceptable. Hanger type TBD.
DELIVERY: Selected works must be delivered, ready to be hung, to the museum by a TBD date in early August 2026. Deliveries by hand will not incur a fee. Deliveries by carrier will incur a $20 acceptance fee.
EXHIBIT: The exhibit is expected to include 30 to 40 photographs. The museum will determine the display layout and hang all works. They will request information from photographers, including biographical details, image descriptions, and sale price. That information will be posted with the photograph or accessible via Q-code.
SALES: Photographers must offer their work for sale. They may also coordinate with the museum to sell derivative items such as posters, cards, and books. The museum will take a 30% commission on all sales. You will be required to keep your own accounting of sales, pay sales tax, ensure that the museum pegs any photographs sold as sold, and, at the end of the exhibit, remit the 30% commission to the museum for total sales.
PROMOTION: The museum, with input from DAPC, will develop a print and social media marketing campaign. Once branded, DAPC, and hopefully all participating photographers, will also market the exhibit.
OPENING: DAPC is responsible for catering the opening reception. Depending on the cost, DAPC may ask participants to cost-share.
CLOSING: The museum will take the exhibit down and inform participants of a pick-up date after the closing day.
ENTRY DEADLINE: May 4, 2026
SELECTION: DAPC will package and submit photographs to the museum exhibit team by May 16, 2026. The NM Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum exhibit team will curate the selection. Photographers will be notified regarding the selection decision (accepted or not accepted) on or before June 15, 2026.
PHOTOGRAPHS: Must relate to the history and practice of farming and ranching in New Mexico:
- Buildings
- Operations
- Crop: Planting to Harvesting
- Portraits
- Farm Animals
- Agricultural Products
- Downstream Industries (farmers’ markets, farm-to-table industries, by-products)
- Format
- High-resolution color or black and white images
- 300 dpi JPEG/JPG and no larger than 5MB
- Editing Rules
- Exposure, color, cropping, clarity, etc., adjustments are acceptable.
- Focus stacking is acceptable.
- Use of AI is not acceptable.
- Embedded information, such as watermarks, is not acceptable
- File Naming Protocol: Last Name_First Name_Photograph Title_Location, NM
- Other Required Information
- Portraits or photographs containing recognizable people must be accompanied by a photo release (click here to download)
- Submission must be accompanied by the overall size, frame included, of the piece when hung, and type of presentation—traditional frame, canvas, or metal
- Send files to [email protected]
FRAMING: Traditional frames, canvas, and metal presentation methods are all acceptable. Hanger type TBD.
DELIVERY: Selected works must be delivered, ready to be hung, to the museum by a TBD date in early August 2026. Deliveries by hand will not incur a fee. Deliveries by carrier will incur a $20 acceptance fee.
EXHIBIT: The exhibit is expected to include 30 to 40 photographs. The museum will determine the display layout and hang all works. They will request information from photographers, including biographical details, image descriptions, and sale price. That information will be posted with the photograph or accessible via Q-code.
SALES: Photographers must offer their work for sale. They may also coordinate with the museum to sell derivative items such as posters, cards, and books. The museum will take a 30% commission on all sales. You will be required to keep your own accounting of sales, pay sales tax, ensure that the museum pegs any photographs sold as sold, and, at the end of the exhibit, remit the 30% commission to the museum for total sales.
PROMOTION: The museum, with input from DAPC, will develop a print and social media marketing campaign. Once branded, DAPC, and hopefully all participating photographers, will also market the exhibit.
OPENING: DAPC is responsible for catering the opening reception. Depending on the cost, DAPC may ask participants to cost-share.
CLOSING: The museum will take the exhibit down and inform participants of a pick-up date after the closing day.
Calls for Artists
Roswell Artist-in-Residence program (RAiR) is accepting applications for paid residency. Photography is among the mediums accepted for application. Click here and tap on each picture for more information. Deadline is March 15.
Light Art Space in Silver City is calling for works in any media related to the theme of Forms of Devotion. Artists must live in New Mexico or Arizona. Entry deadline is February 10, 2026. For details click here.
The El Paso Art Association is calling for submissions to its con.figure.ation.ll.2026 All Portrait & Figurative Award Exhibit. Opening Reception is Saturday, January 24, 2026. Deadline to enter is January 13. Click here for information and entry forms.
The Call for Presenters at the Gulf States Camera Club Council (GSCCC) '26 convention is already up and accepting applications. The convention theme is “Fotografía Sin Fronteras/Photography Without Borders.” It will take place May 28–31, 2026 in El Paso. They really want to showcase our area photographers and their awesome knowledge base. Find out more here.
Current members of DAPC are invite to join PEEP's Photographer's Collaborative. Check out PEEP's website for more information.
Doña Ana Arts Council call to NM Artists: Memorial Medical Center is seeking to expand showcasing New Mexico artists and add new works of art to include in the Administration Annex Building and into the main hospital and other related medical facilities. Click here for details.
Photo Place Gallery has frequent exhibits in a range of subjects. Click here for info.