Photography News 11

Camera clubs Camera club news If your club has any news that you want to share with the rest of the world, this is the page for it. Your story might be about your club’s success in a contest, or a member’s personal achievement; it could be about a group outing you had recently or when the annual exhibition is on show. Any news is eligible for inclusion, so club publicity officers please take note of the submission guidelines and get your stories in

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SPOTLIGHT

NEWS INBRIEF

Kingswood PhotographicSociety

SHOWING IN NORTHWALES The North Wales Photographic

BUNGAY’SANNUAL SHOW Visit Bungay Camera Club’s photo exhibition and fair on 6 September. It’s at Broome Village Hall, near Bungay in Suffolk, 10am-6pm, and by an independent panel of judges. The exhibition is at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, and opens on 6 September. The exhibition is in two parts, with some images on display 6 September to 3 November, and the others from 5 November to 16 January 2015. www.nwpa.co.uk Photographic Exhibition, which this year includes panoramic images for the first time, there will be demonstrations, a photographic help desk, photo jumble sale and a book sale. From 50p to over £100, the books are all from the Russell Robertson Photography collection. Passionate about photography, poetry and calligraphy, R A Robertson (late of Earsham, Bungay) purchased the books between 1980 and 1990, and his family felt it fitting to donate this collection to Bungay CC. R A Robertson’s preferred charity, the RSPB, will receive ten per cent of the book sale’s proceeds. www.bungaycamera club.org.uk Association (NWPA) is holding its annual show from September to January. The 24th NWPA Annual Exhibition includes work by photographers from 22 affiliated clubs, selected entry is free. As well as the club’s annual

Based inWarmley, SouthGloucestershire, we hold 48 meetings throughout the year in a friendly and convivial atmosphere; you can find details on our website. Renowned for the quality of our programme, we invite speakers from around the UK and are spoilt with presentations of inspirational prints and digitally projected images. Evenings where members share their knowledge and practical demonstrations of the latest innovations make up the balance of our programme. Our dedicated committeeworks hard to respond positively to the importance of using high-quality audio and visual equipment to provide the highest quality performance to do justice to our speakers’ presentations. We really must shout about one of outstandingly popular features of this year: our newly introduced outdoor events programmes where members have made friendships as well as

To commemorate the three-decade mark, Chapel CC is holding an extensive exhibition of more than 100 images by club members. Hosted by the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, the exhibition will be officially opened by Bill Weston MBE, leader of The Billerettes, 2012 Olympic torch carrier and Buxton Town Crier at 2pm on Saturday 13 September. Among the other commemorative treats running until 22 November will be the Buxton Photo Challenge 2. Following up on 2012’s successful event (part of the Buxton Festival), Challenge 2 on 22 September will be another fun day of photography, promises club member Karl Wood. Register early on the day at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery to find out the competition themes and get photographing for the chance to see your print framed and exhibited at the Gallery. Local schools in Buxton and Chapel-en-le-Frith will also be participating in Chapel CC’s first ever Mobileography competition. Pupils can photograph several challenging themes using their mobile devices and the winners will be exhibited at the gallery. On 26 September, Chris Weston, the celebrated wildlife photographer and co-founder of charity, Animals on the Edge, will be giving a talk at The Pavilion Arts Centre. A percentage of the evening’s takings will be donated to the charity, which supports endangered species and their habitats. Originally founded by members of Buxton Field Club, Chapel CC is a flourishing club with around 80 members. They regularly win awards and acceptances nationally and internationally. September this year is Chapel Camera Club’s 30th anniversary, and it’s marking it with a feast of photography delights Celebrating 30 years

capturing amazing images. These include visits to the Morgan Car Factory, International Centre for Birds of Prey, Bristol Blue Glass Factory and the Severn Bridge. Our social secretary has donated an award for the best outing picture, which will be judged later this year.

π To find out more, go to www.kingswoodps.co.uk.

If you want your club featured in Club Spotlight, write 200 words about your club and why it’s going places, then send the Word document and up to five JPEG images frommembers to clubnews@photography-news.co.uk.

EnterprisingBangor With empty shops a common sight around our towns and cities, there may be an opportunity for clubs and societies, as Beaumaris &Menai Bridge Camera Club explains

“Our camera club got the use of an empty shop to display photographs for eight weeks in Bangor town centre,” member Phil Newell explains. “We changed displays weekly, featuring sport, portrait and landscapes, andmanned it on Saturdays to promote the club and its diamond anniversary. “On the week we did people and portraits, we also offered a free digital portrait for anyone who wanted one. We photographed them, processed the result and emailed images out (prints were available at a small cost). This proved really successful with over 50 portraits taken including Bangor’s mayor.”

π To find out more, go to www.chapelcameraclub.org.uk.

π To find out more about Beaumaris &Menai Bridge CC, go to bmbcc.cffgc.co.uk.

Photography News | Issue 11