The Portland Metro Photographic News Launches On April 1st

March 30, 2009 - PRLog -- On April 1, 2009, metro Portland, Oregon and southwest Washington photography lovers will roll out of bed, drink their morning coffee, turn on their computers and discover one more reason why living in the northwest is so special. The Portland Metro Photographic News web site is set to launch a new era in specialized and community targeted news. That specialty is photography, and the service provided is an immediate and up-to-date collection of Portland and Washington photo-specific information, education and news.

PMPN readers are the savvy photographic amateurs, professionals, collectors, artists, students of photography, camera club members and people planning photo excursions to the northwest as well as corporate, small business and individual customers who are looking for photographic services and products.

What will readers find on the PMPN Internet news site?

- Listings and feature stories about the area’s professional photography businesses (wedding, portrait, commercial, architectural, video, etc.)
- News and schedules for local photographic education and workshop opportunities
- Information, stories and reviews of local photo galleries and exhibits
- News about area camera clubs, contests and events
- Latest photographic equipment news
- High School and college photo Student Gallery
- Articles by PMPN showcasing the craft and accomplishments of local Photographers
- Portland-area travel planning information for visiting photographers and their families
- Details on the best photographic shooting locations within 50 miles of Portland
- Up to the minute Portland Metro Photo Event Calendar

Continuously updated with the latest photography news, the Portland Metro Photographic News provides the area community with their daily dose of "all things photographic."  As an interactive internet news service, readers are encouraged participate by submitting photo-related events, authoring educational articles and contributing their own thoughts and images to the area's "best" shooting locations for visiting photographers and tourists.

Special attention is given to area high school and college photography students to showcase their creative works and nurture their photographic development in the PMPN's Student Gallery.

Log on to the Portland Metro Photographic News, http://www.pmpnonline.com become a member and receive all the latest news that nurtures your passion for the craft and the art of photography.

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About the Portland Metro Photographic News:
The Portland Metro Photographic News (PMPN) http://pmpnonline.com is a service of Hubbard Camera LLC of Vancouver, Washington. PMPN is an e-publication with a charter to bring area and industry photographic news and education to the Oregon and Southwest Washington photographic community. Our mission is to encourage and foster the art and craft of photography by being a core regional resource for essential photography information while promoting the careers and businesses of area professional photographers, fine-art photographers, videographers and other companies providing photo-related services.

Hubbard Camera LLC provides free, on-line photography education for beginning photographers through its series of Hub's Photo Blogs http://www.hubbardcamera.com.