Skip to main content
HomePhotoConnect Summer
Photo_Connect_Summer_Seminar_logo-color.png

Registration Is OPEN!
PhotoConnect Summer Seminar 26!
Friday August 7 - Sunday August 9, 2026! 

PC2026-Summer-Members_Cover.png
Campers report SOON!
Countdown
Campers report SOON!

Mountain Lake Lodge
Pembroke, VA

115 Hotel Cir, Pembroke, VA 24136

To book your Room:

Call Mountain Lake Lodge - 540-626-7121 x8

Tell them you are with VPPA

They will hold our room block through July9, 2026

So book early!

If you have any questions or need assistance,

Please reach out to Mary Fisk-Taylor - [email protected]

PC2026-Summer-Lodge-banner.png



PhotoConnect 2026 Summer Registration is OPEN!

REGISTER TODAY FOR PHOTOCONNECT SUMMER 2026


MEALS

We are able to offer Friday Dinner, Saturday Lunch, and Saturday Dinner. Mountain Lake Lodge is known for their Breakfast and Brunch! 
Please note Mountain Lake Lodge is up in the mountains, running out to grab a bite to eat is not easy or quick. Plan accordingly.  (It is about a 30 minute drive to Christiansburg to grab fast food.)  

***For those that are ordering all 3 meals we are offering a CAMP SWAG BAG! Filled with VPPA goodies! At checkout you will be asked your TShirt size. 

We hope you will join us at the picnic table and enjoy lunch and dinners together!


PhotoConnect 2026 Summer Schedule

Friday, August 7th
1:00pm - 4:00pm = Board of Directors Meeting
4:00pm - 4:30pm = Campers Arrive and Check-in

4:30pm – 6:00pm =Image Contest Judging

6:00pm – 7:00pm = Dinner $
7:00pm - until we are done having FUN!     = Image Contest an Live In Person Critiques

Saturday, August 8th:

8:00am – 11:00am = Location Landscape with Jeff Dachowski - Hands On
Or stay behind and join the Marketing Round Table

11:30am – 12:30pm = Lunch$

12:30pm – 1:30pm = Annual Member Meeting
VPPA ALL Member Meeting - 8/8/2026

2:00pm – 3:30pm =Processing your Landscape Photography with Jeff

4:00pm – 6:00pm =

6:00pm – 7:00pm = Dinner $

7:00pm –Camper Fun & Games

Sunday, August 9th

9:00am – 12:00pm = Kira Derryberry - ChatGPT for Creatives: Building Your AI Assistant for Business
12:00pm - Camp Closing

PhotoConnect 2026

Speaker Bios and Program Information


Connecting Professional Photographers Through Education & Networking

CELEBRATING 128 YEARS 1898-2026