Welcome to NAPƒS!
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 $24 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.
Photowalks and Art Shows
Photo of the Year Voting
Voting for the 2025 photograph of the year is now open. This competition contains 99 photos which are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place competition winners from all eleven 2025 competitions in all levels.
To vote, to go "Competitions > Vote on Competition Images" and select "End of Year".
To see a slideshow of the 99 images, go to "Galleries > Competition Winners" and select "Slide Show" on "2025 Photo of the Year Entries".
Call for Art - Celebrating Cultures
Round Rock Arts invites artists of all backgrounds to join us in a joyful celebration of the many cultures that make our world so vibrant. This exhibit is about sharing stories through art—whether it’s clothing and attire, music and dance, food and festivals, customs and traditions, or any other way you celebrate culture and community. We welcome your unique voice and vision! All mediums are welcome—painting, sculpture, photography, fiber arts, mixed media, and beyond.
📍 Exhibit Location: Texas State University, Round Rock Campus,
1555 University Ave., Round Rock, TX: Avery Building, 3rd & 4th floors
Come be a part of this colorful tapestry of creativity and connection. Let’s celebrate diversity together through the universal language of art!
Exhibition dates:
11/05/25 - 1/10/26
Submissions; 10/20/25, 11 pm
Reception: Sunday, November 16th, 2-4 pm
Jester Annex Art Show, 2026
Dates: January 15, 2026 - TBD
Location: Jester Courthouse Annex
1801 E. Old Settlers Blvd, Suite 115
Round Rock, TX 78664
Submission of potential photos will be via a Gallery. The Gallery will stop accepting photos at the entry deadline.
Winners must print and frame their photos and hang them in the gallery at the appropriate time.
Click here for more information.
Important Dates
| Date |
Date |
| 10/1/25 |
First date that entries are accepted |
| 11/15/25 |
Entry Deadline |
| 11/30/25 |
Winners Notified |
| 1/15/26 |
Hang Prints |
| TBD |
Take down prints |
Please submit your prospective entries to the Jester Annex Art Show Gallery, 2026. You can then make prints of these photos if they are chosen.
To submit photos, go to "Galleries > Manage Galleries > Special Events > Jester Annex Art Show 2026 > Edit and Upload Images".
Spring 2026 Pflugerville Library Show
Dates: May 15 - June 12, 2026
Location: Pflugerville Public Library
1008 W. Pflugerville Street
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Submission of potential photos will be via a Gallery. The Gallery will stop accepting photos at the entry deadline.
Winners must print and frame their photos and hang them in the gallery at the appropriate time.
Click here for more information.
Important Dates
| Date |
Date |
| 3/15/26 |
First date that entries are accepted |
| 4/15/26 |
Entry Deadline |
| 4/30/26 |
Winners Notified |
| 5/15/26 |
Hang Prints |
| 6/12/26 |
Take down prints |
Please submit your prospective entries to the Jester Annex Art Show Gallery, 2026. You can then make prints of these photos if they are chosen.
To submit photos, go to "Galleries > Manage Galleries > Special Events > Spring 2026 Pflugerville Library Show > Edit and Upload Images".
Photowalks
Nothing scheduled at this time.
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, December 4, 6:00 PM - Christmas Party
This is our annual Christmas potluck dinner. Please specify the dish or item that you will be bringing to the dinner here.
Awards will be presented. These include:
- Basic Level Photographer of the Year.
- Intermediate Level Photographer of the Year.
- Advanced Level Photographer of the Year.
- Photograph of the Year (this will be voted on after the November competition). The candidates for photo of the year are the first, second, and third place winners from all 2025 competitions.
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - 7:00 PM - Competition - "Oldies"
Instructions for joining the meeting in-person or via Zoom are listed at the top of these meeting announcements.
The competition meeting is normally held on the first Thursday of the month, but in January, 2026, that is New Year's Day. The competition meeting is moving to the third Thursday for this month only. This means that we will have no speaker presentation in January.
Theme: Oldies
This is an Open theme, with the requirement that images should be at least 2 years old unless you really don't have any good photos that old. A previously submitted photo may be resubmitted as long as it has not won any awards (this rule is active for all competitions, not just oldies).
Entries will open soon.
Entry Deadline is Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
Popular voting starts at the entry deadline.
Popular voting ends on Tuesday, January 13 at 5:00 PM CT.
Competition results are announced at the competition meeting on Thursday, January 15 at 7:00 PM CT.
Thursday, February 5, 2025 - 7:00 PM - Competition - "Open"
Instructions for joining the meeting in-person or via Zoom are listed at the top of these meeting announcements.
Theme: Oldies
Entries will open soon.
Entry Deadline is Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
Popular voting starts at the entry deadline.
Popular voting ends on Tuesday, February 3 at 5:00 PM CT.
Competition results are announced at the competition meeting on Thursday, February 5 at 7:00 PM CT.
Additional News and Information
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.
Contact Us
General email address: web@napfs.org -
A better way to send email is at "Organization > Send E-mail to Members" where you can direct email to specific people or specific groups of people; e.g. officers, competition managers, website administrators, etc.