Effective 7/1/26, annual membership dues increased to $50.
Want to learn more about photography?
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If you are a visitor to Naples looking to capture photographic memories with a camera, a beginner looking to increase your knowledge or a skilled photographer wanting to sharpen your techniques, our club offers something for everyone. We invite you to attend our FREE monthly in-person meetings held at the FSW State College Collier Campus, Building J on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. Our meetings are informative, inspiring and fun. We look forward to meeting you!
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Great photographers aren’t born– they’re built one critique, one competition, one Thursday night meeting at a time. DPI-SIG Naples’ digital photography community where members sharpen their eye through friendly competition, learn from judged feedback on every submission and swap techniques with photographers who were once exactly where you are now.
Whether you’re still learning your camera’s menu or chasing your next award-winning shot, you’ll find a home here. No ego required, just a willingness to shoot, share and improve.
OUTINGS
Do you have a place you would like to go with your photographic friends? Send your suggestions to dpi-sig@naples.net
NAPLES AIRPORT TOURS
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Join your fellow DPI-SIG members for a guided tour of the Naples Airport property tailored for our photographers.
- January 13, 2027 10AM SPACE AVAILABLE
- January 6, 2027 10AM SPACE AVAILABLE
- October 15, 2026 10AM TOUR IS FULL
- October 13, 2026 10AM TOUR IS FULL
- October 8, 2026 10AM TOUR IS FULL
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UPCOMING CLASSES
DPI-SIG AI Workshop
Tuesday, August 4 7:00 PM
via Zoom
AUCTIONS
DPI-SIG Members Online Photography Auction
The July auction has ended.
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All donations go to the DPI-SIG treasury for the benefit of the membership.
SPEAKER SERIES
August Meeting
Phillip Fazio
The Naples Players
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Phillip Fazio, Artistic Director of The Naples Players will be joining us in person to share how a director blocks a show to create impactful stage pictures.
Thursday, August 13, 2026 7:00PM FSW College Building J
September Meeting
Lisa Cuchara
via Zoom
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TOPIC: Create fine art photographs from historic place and rusty things
Thursday, September 10, 2026 7:00 PM FSW College Building J
October Meeting
Maceo Susi
via Zoom
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TOPIC: Nonconventional Wildlife Photography
Maceo is a 21 year old wildlife photographer, biologist, and environmental steward with a goal to better protect the environment and connect people with the natural world
Wildlife photography allows for an artist to connect the natural environment and animals to viewers. Every photographer has a unique strategy for creating captivating images, however images that stand out in creative ways tend to lead to the greatest impact.
In this webinar, you will be taught some fundamental rules for strong compositions. You will also be taught how to follow these rules in conventional and nonconventional ways, as well as when and how to break the rules. Using the information provided in this webinar, combined with your own creative licence and intention, you will be able to create more captivating images.
Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:00 PM FSW College Building J
COMPETITIONS
It’s time to get ready for DPI-SIG’s Summer/Autumn photo competition coming August 15 – September 15
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Categories: Color, Monochrome, Creative and a new special category Food & Markets
From seed to table, Food & Markets explores food and the cultures that surround it. Farmers markets and roadside stands, the colors and chaos of a restaurant kitchen or a backyard harvest, the macro detail of fresh produce, the hands that grow and prepare it, the rituals of a family meal, the social life that blooms around food. There is no shortage of subjects.
See the Competitions page for more details!
2026 Spring – Best in Category
Traditional Color (Tie)A Drop of Color - Mike Matthews
The Competition Blogs
Click here to see all ribbons and imagesSOCIAL MEDIA
YouTube Live
General Meeting Live Online
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Jim Robellard has pulled together the parts needed to broadcast our monthly general meetings on YouTube. If you can’t make it to the meetings then be sure to join us on YouTube!
OTHER CLUB HAPPENINGS…
Outing Galleries
TNP at Sugden Theater
Click here for 2024 gallery – 42nd Street
Click here for 2025 gallery – Don Quixote
DPI-SIG Auctions
We are now using different auction software for the auctions. Bidding will all be handled online, and you will see the current bid, so you will have a better sense of whether to bid again, or at all.
On the home page, go to Club Activities, Auctions, Sign In and bid away! You may also Click here to access Online Auction .
All donations go to the DPI-SIG treasury for the benefit of the membership.
Photoshop Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Richard Tindell’s Photoshop Training classes.
Meets on 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM via Zoom. An invitation will be emailed to all members a few days before each class.
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Lightroom Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Michael Schleider’s Lightroom User’s Group classes.
Meets on 4th Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM via Zoom. An invitation will be emailed to all members a few days before each class.
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Luminar Users Group
DPI-SIG members can participate in Michael Schleider’s Luminar User’s Group classes.
Meets on 2nd Tuesday of the month at 4:00 PM via Zoom. An invitation will be emailed to all members a few days before each class.
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Our Volunteers
Volunteers are the backbone of our organization