Join us for our summer photo project: “Manhattanhenge.” Manhattanhenge, also known as the Manhattan Solstice, is an event during which the setting and the rising sun aligns with the east-west streets of the Manhattan grid. The next one will take place in Jul, on THURSDAY, JULY 12, AT 8:20 PM EDT (FULL SUN) and FRIDAY, JULY 13, AT 8:21 PM EDT (HALF SUN). You can check out this link for information: https://www.themanual.com/travel/new-york-city-manhattanhenge
Several photos of “Manhattanhenge” will be selected to be displayed in our newsletter and on our website. The photo project is free to participate in and is open both members and nonmembers in New York City and the surrounding area.
To participate in the project: submit images in JPEG format, sized 1024 pixels x 768 pixels, resolution 200 to 300 dpi. Each participant may submit up to 3 images.
Submit photos to: submissionsppa@gmail.com and put “Manhattanhenge” in the subject line or your email. Also include your name, title of the image(s), any further information about the photo and why you took it you’d like to provide. Submissions for the project will be opened until 11:59PM Monday, September 3rd (Labor Day). The photos selected will be announced at our season opener on Tuesday, September 25th. We hope you can join us that evening. We meet at Saint Peter’s Church Rectory, 346 West 20th Street (between 8th and 9th Aves), New York City, 7 p.m. Please ring the bell when you arrive.
If you are planning to attend, please let us know at: photoclubppa@gmail.com
Please note the email addresses to submit your photos and to attend the meeting are not the same.
Pictorial Photographers of America (PPA) is open to photographers – professional and amateur – of all levels. Founded by Clarence H. White in 1916, it is one of NYC’s oldest photography clubs.
One meeting per month is usually a presentation by a photo professional, and one is a members’ competition (digital and print categories) critiqued and judged by a professional.
Please visit our website at: www.ppa-photoclub.org/ for more information about us, our programs, and our history.
For general information, membership and dues please email us at: photoclubppa@gmail.com