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April 2026

From the President...

Wow! It is almost April. Though, with the current stretch of weather, you would think it was late May, early June. All our members who are seasonal may be thinking of heading home earlier than normal. Please don’t do that. We still have plenty of things going on at the club.

As you know, every March we hold a luncheon to celebrate and thank all our marvelous volunteers for giving up their time to ensure our club keeps the high standards of expertise and commitment that we enjoy. This year our members selected Tom Parker to receive the Carl Sparfeld Award for Volunteer of the Year 2025. Tom led 32 field trips last year, organized and set up the GVR Open House and the GVR Showcase events, provided the Photo Ops for our monthly newsletter, functioned as the Club’s Publicity Chair, served as Membership Chair and, finally, is Board Secretary. A sincere thank you to all our volunteers and congratulations, Tom.

Travelogue and Speaker Series will still be held in April. Showtime is done for the season, as our Annual Meeting/50th Anniversary party will be held on that Tuesday instead. We moved all these programs to the afternoons this year and I feel that it has been an overall success. Our attendance for Showtime and Travelogue has been averaging around 70 attendees which I think is up from our evening programs. Of course, I could be wrong. If so, someone will let me know, I’m sure. The March Speaker Series had over 100 people in attendance, which may be a record.

Speaking of the Annual Meeting/50th Anniversary party. By now, you should have received an invitation to the event, which is April 7 at the West Center this year, and it is a luncheon. Please plan on attending. There has been a lot of work done to make this a fun time. We will have photos from times gone by for everyone to look at. We are also planning to hold our own version of Trivial Pursuit. We will be conducting a trivia game. What that means is that you need to go back and read the past newsletters to see what Tom Parker has dug up about the club. The winning table will be awarded prizes. I will not say what those prizes will be. It’s a secret. We will also be showing a video about the history of the club, from its inception to present day. A lot of work has gone into this video, and it is a must see.

Even though the “season” is winding down, there are still things happening within the club. Most of the SIGS will be in session through April and we have six field trips scheduled. This means April is still a busy month.

It is also board election time. You will be getting an email to vote for new board members. We have six people whose terms are up, and we have six people who are running for those spots. Please, when you get your email ballot, take the time to vote. The new board members will be announced at the April 7 event.

Remember that on May 1 the club will revert to summer hours. That means we will only be open from 9-12 during the week. Even though we have shorter hours, we will still be needing monitors. If you are a summer resident, please plan to help out. Even if it is slow, it gives you an opportunity to work on your own projects.

One more plug for the April 7 party/meeting. We have a great club with many great members. By changing this to a lunch instead of a dinner we hope to get more people attending. What better way to meet your fellow photographers than around a shared meal and fun time. I hope to see you there.

“The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.” Gordon Parks

Kim Holmes, President

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the GVR Photography Club’s founding as a Green Valley Recreation club. This is the fifth in a series of articles focused on the club’s history. The series will culminate in April 2026 when we’ll officially celebrate our 50th Anniversary in conjunction with our annual meeting.

The GVR Photography Club – Odds and Ends

By Tom Parker

AND THEN THERE WAS COVID
Nobody could have predicted just how significantly the Covid-19 pandemic would affect us when the Centers for Disease Control reported the first confirmed case in the United States in January 2020. Following an emergency Board of Directors meeting on March 14, 2020, GVR announced the closure of all 13 of its recreation centers. GVR wasn’t alone in its actions. That same month, all Arizona schools were closed, dine-in eating at restaurants was banned statewide, and a “Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected” executive order went into effect, mandating the closure of all non-essential business.

The GVR closures were initially slated to last at least two weeks, but ultimately reopening of GVR facilities and clubs occurred in fits and starts as the pandemic ebbed and surged over the next 15 months.

For the GVR Camera Club, the immediate effect was the shuttering of the club and cancellation of all in-person events – all field trips, classes, Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings, Showtime, Travelogue and the Speaker Series. In December 2020, the club’s Board of Directors voted to provide current and new members free membership through 2021 to recognize that the club’s dedicated space was not available to our members.

If you think that meant the club was doing nothing, think again! The pandemic got the creative juices flowing on ways to do as much as we could given the ever-changing Covid-19 protocols. By June, Gene Komaromi was leading the Multimedia SIG and Sandy Ostroff was holding Advanced Studio & Fine Art Photography SIGs via Zoom. In fact, Zoom became the club’s standard means of engagement for well over a year.

By December 2020, the Black & White, Photoshop Elements and Bird Photography SIGs; Speaker Series, Travelogue and Showtime; and the club’s Board meetings were hosted on Zoom, making the club’s activities available to all our members wherever in the world they happened to be. Chuck Hill even arranged a virtual Potluck Dinner in conjunction with a Showtime presentation to replace the club’s traditional get-together. 

Tips and tricks for participating in Zoom meetings were regularly featured in the Newsletter.


In addition to Zoom-based classes, the club continued to help members develop their skills by directing them to online resources such as YouTube, Creative Live and Udemy as well as internet-based classes on Android and iPhone photography. Long known for her Scavenger Hunts, Linda Gregory encouraged members to have fun by documenting their activities and submitting those images for a “Stuck at Home” slideshow to be featured during Showtime. Since most venues were closed throughout Covid-19, the Field Trip Committee under Sue Rock’s leadership provided a Field Trip Review of the Month in the Newsletter to highlight neat places the club had visited in the past and would do so again once restrictions were lifted. Field trips to birding and nature hotspots and other outdoor venues resumed as soon as social distancing requirements could be observed, giving members a chance to get out and enjoy the outdoors again.

After 15 months of closure and several false starts, the club  finally reopened on July 12, 2021. The  good  news was highlighted in the August 2021 Newsletter. Special thanks to  Linda Gregory and Danny Valenzuela  who, as club president, expertly  led the club through these challenging  times, and  to Gene and  Phil Rock, who took on the  enormous task of bringing  the club’s activities to our  members  via  Zoom  and  other  online  avenues.

FUNCTIONAL, FLEXIBLE AND FUN – THE CLUB RESET

For almost 15 years, the Kino Room was an integral part of the Camera Club. As noted in last month’s newsletter, the Camera Club would first schedule all its activities for the Kino Room, after which the balance of open time would be available for GVR to use. The club considered the Kino Room its principal classroom and a major event space, so much so that there were two doorways directly connecting the Camera Club and the Kino Room.

That all changed in May 2022 when GVR announced the Computer Club would be moving from its 4,200 square-foot space on the first floor at Santa Rita Springs to the 900 square-foot Kino Room to make room for the Glass Arts Club. Things moved very quickly following that announcement.  The  doors  between the 

Camera Club and Kino Room were removed, the doorways were walled in, and the Kino Room was reconfigured over the summer months to support the Computer Club’s needs. The Computer Club moved into its new space in October 2022.

This change prompted Camera Club President Danny Valenzuela to think about how we might reconfigure the Camera Club to make up for the loss of the Kino Room in particular, and more broadly to support the Camera Club’s mission and the evolving needs of our members now and into the future. Danny established a Design Review Committee to assess trends in photography, envision what kinds of activities we would need to be able to support going forward, and determine our club members’ expectations. From that, the committee was charged with recommending changes in the club’s layout to provide the necessary functionality and flexibility.

The committee determined we could reduce the number of Windows-based computers and flatbed scanners without adversely impacting our members. By right-sizing our equipment, we were able to relocate all the workstations from the Digital Darkroom to the Ansel Adams Room which became today’s Photo Lab. That enabled us to convert what had been the Digital Darkroom into today’s Large Classroom supporting the club’s many classes, workshops and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) with seating for over 30 members.

We learned that the room designated for the Photo Studio was simply not big enough to support many types of photo “shoots.” Moreover, having the Photo Studio co-located with Matting and Framing activities was certainly not an ideal situation for either group of users. Activities in one half of the room pretty much pre-empted activities in the other half. With that in mind, we moved the Photo Studio along with their equipment to the Large Classroom where there’s ample space to set up for various shooting scenarios.

Following a major housecleaning, we determined that the club’s storage requirements could be met by using the back half of the Matting Room. That enabled us to turn what had been wasted space into today’s Ansel Adams Room with seating for up to 15 people.

To accommodate these changes, the plan was to construct a storage room for the Photo Studio equipment, and construct walls to separate the Storage Room from the Matting Room and to separate the Large Classroom from the Lobby area. When we first presented the plan to GVR’s architect, the estimated cost was a whopping $123,700. What we learned was that floor-to-ceiling walls would require extensive changes to the fire suppression    system   and  the Heating, 

Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. We also learned we could accomplish some of the work on our own instead of through GVR’s contractor. So, in a bit of construction magic, what looks like a solid wall enclosing the Large Classroom features a one-foot gap covered with acoustic paneling to maintain air circulation. We opted to purchase two large cabinets to store the Photo Studio equipment, and Todd Taylor and Doug Stenerson constructed a partial wall to provide the needed separation 

between the Storage and Mat Rooms. Doug also constructed a pedestal to raise the club’s reference library cabinets, making it easier for members to access books on the bottom shelves.


We received outstanding support from GVR throughout the redesign process, especially from David Jund, GVR’s Facilities Director. GVR turned the wall between our club and the Computer Club into a solid wall with additional outlets to improve its functionality for both clubs. The Camera Club was completely repainted and, except for the kitchen area and Storage Room, fully carpeted, thus improving the club’s appearance and acoustic qualities. Installation of sconce lights and other electrical modifications were made to support the new layout. All these upgrades were done at no cost to the club. In a major development, the GVR Board of Directors in May 2023 approved a funding request for $36,000 for HVAC system improvements, some electrical upgrades, and construction of the Large Classroom wall. That influx of funds enabled all remaining redesign work to be completed.

Because of its significant downsizing, Computer Club President Mike Kearns offered their excess furniture and equipment to the Camera Club. We were able  to make great use of

30 straight chairs for the Large Classroom, eight office chairs for the lobby area, and four folding tables to support the new layout. We also took advantage of two large bookcases donated by the Computer Club for temporary storage during the club’s renovation.


The redesign project was completed in August 2023. In the 15 months it took to complete, we not only transformed our club’s facilities, we also transitioned from the GVR Camera Club to the GVR Photography Club. On December 2, 2023, the Computer Club and the GVR Photography Club hosted a combined Open House to celebrate and showcase our club’s redesign and the Computer Club’s new space.


Over the next few months, we will be exploring different aspects of the club’s history. Please stay tuned for future installments in this newsletter and on the club’s Facebook page. If you have historical information you’d like to share, please contact Tom Parker no later than March 15, 2026, so we can include it in the April newsletter.

GVR Centers' Photo Exhibits 

Be sure to stop by the club and the GVR centers to check out the beautiful photos!

If you have questions please contact Kirk Hively, kehively@yahoo.com (520-349-5593) or Julie Howard (402-202-4423).

Kirk Hively, Exhibits Coordinator

Keep Our Facebook Page in Mind

We need your Field Trip photos for our Facebook page! Here is a great shot of the members at the Sweetwater Wetlands trip led by Denise LeCount-O'Brien.

Be sure to send me your favorite photos so I can post them in Facebook. Those photos are also where I get to choose the Photo of the Month featured in the newsletter each month. Your photo could be chosen next!

Sue Ready, Facebook Coordinator

Photo of the Month

The April Photo of the Month was taken by Holly Chorba.  She stated, "The photo was taken on February 24th at Sweetwater Wetlands on Photography Club field trip using a Panasonic DMZ 1000, LUMIX handheld at 1/640 sec, ISO 126, f4. It was a bit hard to find a view that was clear of branches and not disturb the mom but done! The Hummer was about 5 feet up, so that helped too." 



The Photo of the Month is chosen from new and archived photos submitted to Sue Ready, the club's Facebook Coordinator. Keep sending the best of your work to Sue at suready@yahoo.com so we may continue to showcase the refined capabilities of GVR Photography Club members. Photos should be submitted in .jpg format and please include its title and location. -ed

April is just around the corner, and summer is on the way! As the season shifts, we’ll naturally slow down, and for me, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about what’s next.

I’ll be taking a look at what’s been working well and where we can make things even better for everyone. I believe there are still programs and classes we can offer that will make being a member of the club even more rewarding. If there’s a particular area we could fill, I’d love to help out. If you’re interested in expanding our club’s programs, please feel free to reach out to me at (jgardner65@comcast.net).

Don't Stop Learning!

Jim Gardner, Education Chair

Library News

The library shelves are filled with books to aid your photographic skills and enhance your creativity; I hope you appreciate the wide selection. If you know of a good addition to the collection, please let me know.


Some of you are preparing to leave for the summer months. Please check your own bookshelves to see if there are any books to return to Photography Club Library before you leave.


Thank you and happy travels!


Becky McCreary, Librarian

News You Can Use!


Don't forget our 50th Anniversary luncheon is on April 7th at 11:30am at the West Center Auditorium. If you haven't already signed up, the deadline is March 31st. There will be a video on the history of the Club, door prizes, a Photography Club Trivia game, and much more. Time is running out so be sure to get your tickets now. Cost is $15.


Remember we go to summer hours starting May 1st. The Club will be open from 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday though the summer.

This Month's Club Activities

Check the Club Calendar for the latest information on all club activities. Photography Club members are also welcome and encouraged to attend the club’s monthly Board of Directors meetings. Check the Club Calendar for the date of the meeting and attend in-person at the club, or remotely by registering using this link. The Board is always interested in comments and new ideas from the members.

Need help with your digital camera, smartphone camera, slide/print scanning, photo printing or a photo editing software application? Photography Club Volunteer Helpers are available to help. Log in to the club’s website. Click on the three bars at the far right of the home page menu bar and select Volunteer Helpers. Once you've found a helper, scroll down to see their contact email listed. Help is just a few clicks away.


Showtime

Our season has officially come to a close, and I believe this has been one of the strongest SHOWTIME seasons our club has ever produced. The quality of the presentations was exceptional. I want to extend my sincere appreciation to all of our producers for creating such outstanding videos—our program simply wouldn’t exist without your hard work and creativity.

I also want to thank everyone who attended SHOWTIME this season. Your presence, feedback, and support mean a great deal to us, and our producers truly value hearing from you.

SHOWTIME will return in December. In the meantime, get out there and take photos, shoot video, and join us at the club’s MMSIG meetings. We’re here to help you develop your skills and create great videos to share next season.

Respectfully,

Todd F Taylor, Showtime Host


Travelogue

Tuesday, 4/14 at 2:00 pm

Our final Travelogue for this season is an inspiring collection beginning with Holly Chorba inviting us to join her and her grand-kids to see the Grand Canyon followed by an experience of Mayan culture in Central America with Sherrie Lee Lucia. Then Jim and Bonnie Roberts are taking us to amazing landmarks around the globe. Our conclusion  is Ron Berry’s beautiful Faces in 

Travel.


We look forward to seeing everyone in the Fall. Please keep the videos coming our way this summer so we can prepare another great season for you. Anne Karakatsoulis at daveandanne@msn.com and Sherrie Lee Lucia at sherrie.LCBG@gmail.com.


PS – Fun News! Some of the Travelogues are now available on YouTube. Search GVR Photography Club/Travelogue.


Thank you so much!


Sherrie Lee Lucia & Anne Karakatsoulis, Travelogue Co-Coordinators


Speaker Series

Tuesday, 4/21 at 2:00 pm

It’s Time for Some Night Magic:

Let’s Do the Milky Way and Other Deep Sky Objects

Learn about the camera settings that you will need, and what different equipment you can use, to get good pictures of the Milky Way. With the help of Janet Parr, our presenter, anyone can get good pictures.


Janet Parr is a retired accountant. Before retiring she and her husband decided to come up with hobbies to do. They chose astronomy and photography. They have been doing both for 20 years. Janet started doing astrophotography when she saw her first picture of the Milky Way over 15 years ago. Since then, she has been doing Milky Way photography and deep sky objects. She has presented at Nightfall at Borrego Springs, CA, which  is   an  astronomical   conference  for   almost  500

attendees.


Come join us as we learn how to get good photos of our wonderful Arizona, and other states, night skies.

Kim Holmes, Speaker Series Coordinator


Field Trips

This will be my last report to you as the Field Trip Chair.  I will still be involved as a Co-Chair and as a leader, though.  Tom Parker, a familiar face to most of you, will be taking my place.  I know that you will give him all the support that you gave me!


As many of you know, many of our trip leaders send out emails prior to the trip asking if you are driving or need a ride and if you are going to lunch, as well as maps, their phone number and email so you can contact them if necessary, and other pertinent information. Please take the time to respond to these emails so your trip leader has all the information they need prior to the event. Consider adding your leader's phone and email into your contact lists.  The chance of having the same leader for multiple events is high.


Be aware that if you need to cancel a field trip, notify the trip leader and you must cancel through Lynn Rozema. She is the only one who can authorize a refund through the Club's treasurer.


We kindly request that you refrain from registering anonymously or unsubscribing to the Club's email communications. The trip leaders do not know who you are. If you have unsubscribed, you will not receive updates on the field trips, handouts for classes, or anything that the club sends out that you may have to know in order to participate.


Please consider becoming a field trip leader. We have some members who have stepped up and are now "in training". They are joining other field trip leaders on their trips as observers before leading their own trips.

Monica Parker, Field Trip Chair


Photo Opportunities

Donkey Dash. Need we say more? Photo opportunities abound this month, including a folk festival, county fair, car shows, area museums, art festivals, living history and Western-themed adventures. You don’t have to travel far to enjoy the Green Valley Spring Garden Tour or Fiesta Sahuarita. All great reasons to get out and enjoy the area’s attractions.

For those of you getting ready to depart on your seasonal migration north, here’s wishing you safe travels!

Pima Air and Space Museum

  • Daily thru May, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm – Ticket prices vary
  • 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Butterfly Magic

  • Ongoing thru May 31, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm daily – Free with garden admission
  • Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 North Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum

  • Ongoing through May, Sundays (except Easter) 1:00 to 4:00 pm – $5
  • 3975 North Miller Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Wild West Adventure Park

  • Apr 2-19, Thur to Sun, 11:30 am to 6:00 pm – prices vary
  • Old Tucson, 201 Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

38th Annual Chevy Showdown Car Show

  • Apr 4, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm – Free
  • Sahuarita Desert Diamond Casino Parking Lot, 1100 West Pima Mine Road, Sahuarita, AZ
  • Find more information here. 

Mainly Murals Walking Tour

  • Apr 4, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – $35, registration required
  • Presidio San Agustin Museum, 196 North Court Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Arizona Poppy Fest 2026

  • Apr 4-27 – dates, times, events and costs vary
  • Globe-Miami, Roosevelt Lake, San Carlos Apache Tribe Peridot area, AZ 
  • Find more information here.  https://www.azpoppyfest.com/

41st Annual Tucson Folk Festival

  • Apr 10-12, times, events, venues vary – Free
  • Jácome Plaza, 101 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.
Tombstone Rose Festival and Parade
  • Apr 10-12, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm (Parade is on April 11 at 11:00 am) – Free
  • Rose Tree Museum and Allen Street, Tombstone, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Stargazing at Tumacácori

  • April 10, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm – Free
  • Tumacácori National Historical Park, 1895 East Frontage Road, Tumacácori, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Turquoise Trail Walking Tour

  • Apr 11, 9:00 am to 11:00 am – $35, registration required
  • Presidio San Agustin Museum, 196 North Court Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

51st Anniversary Rodders Day Car Show

  • Apr 11, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm - Free
  • Pima Community College-Downtown Campus,1255 N. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Spring Garden Tour

  • Apr 11, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm – $15
  • Six private and unique gardens in the Green Valley area
  • Find more information here.

Public Art Walking Tour

  • Apr 11, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – $35, registration required
  • Presidio San Agustin Museum, 196 North Court Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Arizona 250 Celebration at the Historic San Rafael Ranch

  • Apr 11-13, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm – Free (Registration requested)
  • San Rafael State Natural Area, 2036 Duquesne Road, Patagonia, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Barrio Viejo Walking Tour

  • Apr 12, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – $35, registration required
  • Rosenda Perez Park, 424 South Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information - The Tucson Presidio Museum.  https://tucsonpresidio.com/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=1186

48th Annual Blessing of the Vines Sonoita Vineyards

  • Apr 12, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (Blessing at noon) – $30
  • Sonoita Vineyards, 290 Elgin-Canelo Road, Elgin, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Vigilante Sunday

  • Apr 12 and 26, 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm – Free
  • Downtown Tombstone, 311 East Allen Street, Tombstone AZ
  • Find more information here.

Pima County Fair

  • Apr 16-26, Gates open 3:00 pm weekdays, 11:00 am weekends - Admission varies
  • 11300 South Houghton Road, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Willcox West Fest Chuck Wagon Cook Off and Ranch Rodeo

  • Apr 17-19 – Fri. noon to sunset, Sat. 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, Sun 8:00 am to noon – Donations
  • Quail Park, 1138 North Quail Drive, Willcox, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Ed Scheffelin Days and Donkey Dash 2026

  • Apr 18, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm (Races start at 8:00 am) – Free
  • Downtown Tombstone, 311 East Allen Street, Tombstone, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Native Nations Day

  • Apr 18, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm – Free with admission
  • Presidio San Agustin Museum, 196 North Court Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Fiesta Sahuarita

  • Apr 18, 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm – Free
  • Anamax Park, 17501 South Camino De Las Quintas, Sahuarita, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Hummingbird Banding at the San Pedro House

  • Apr 18, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Free
  • San Pedro House Visitor Center, 9800 East Highway 90, Sierra Vista, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Fort Lowell Park Walking Tour

  • Apr 19, 9:00 am to 11:00 am – $35, registration required
  • Fort Lowell Museum, 2900 North Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Modern Marvels: 19th Century Innovations – History in the Park

  • Apr 25, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm – Included with admission
  • Fort Lowell Museum, 2900 North Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

Murals and More of the 4th Avenue District

  • Apr 26, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – $35, registration required
  • Corbett’s, 340 North 6th Avenue, Tucson, AZ
  • Find more information here.

We are always looking for recommendations for future photo opportunities. Please feel free to contact me If you have suggestions for upcoming events of interest.

Tom Parker, Photo Op Coordinator


Special Interest Groups are fun and educational. Any member of the Photography Club is welcome to attend any of the SIGs.

Click on any of the links listed to get more information on each one.

Monitor Notes

Monitors typically welcome and check in club members, answer the phone, and inform those seeking information about the club. We are all indebted to the dedicated team of monitors who volunteer to keep the Photography Club open. Many thanks to all of you.

We are always looking for additional monitors. Help us provide all the benefits the club offers to its members. As you take advantage of the club's activities and its extensive digital processing equipment, consider sharing the effort in providing these services by volunteering as a monitor.  You are not expected to know how to use the equipment. Training takes about three hours.

Contact: gvrcameramonitors@gmail.com for more information.

Photography Items

Wanted

or

For Sale

Do you have any used photography equipment that you want to sell or are looking for to buy? List those items in the newsletter.

All items:

  • May be placed only by current, past or families of past members.
  • Must be for used photography related equipment.
  • Must include your name, or the name of the past member, and contact information.
  • Should be submitted to mparker582@aol.com.
  • Must be placed by the 25th of the month prior to the month of listing.
  • Will run for one month but may be resubmitted up to three times to be listed again.

GVR Photography Club

The GVR Photography Club is one of the largest photography clubs in the U.S. with over 600 active members. Regardless of your skill level, you'll have fun honing your skills in taking, editing, and presenting photos and videos. Share your photographic passion with others. Take FREE courses and join our Special Interest Groups to get the most from your digital camera, smartphone, action camera, or drone. Learn the ins and outs of post-processing software. Use our state-of-the-art equipment to digitize and edit photos, slides, and videos. Go on club Field Trips to practice your photographic skills. Exhibit your photos/videos at our Showtime and Travelogue events. Come make friends and photographs!

The Photography Club is located on the 2nd floor of the west wing at the Santa Rita Springs GVR Recreation Center. You may contact us at:

PO Box 1423, Green Valley, AZ 85622 or  gvrphotographyclub@gmail.com. 

Neil Wicai, Newsletter Editor - neilwicai@gmail.com - 575-224-1238


The GVR Photography Club is located in the Recreation Village of Santa Rita Springs.
921 West Via Rio Fuerte, Green Valley, AZ 85622 
Phone 520-648-1315

If you have any questions or concerns please call the above number during business hours or email us at: gvrphotographyclub@gmail.com

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