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Photography News | Issue 56 | photographynews.co.uk
Tell us your club’s latest news, email: clubnews@photography-news.co.uk
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 achievements; 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 Helping out
How to submit
Deadline for the next issue: 5 July 2018
We need words and pictures by 5 July 2018 for the next issue of Photography News , which will be available from 16 July 2018. Write your story in a Word document (400 words max). Please include contact details of the club, exhibition or event: website, meeting times, opening times, whatever is relevant. Images should be JPEGs, 2000 pixels on the longest dimension, any colour space, and image credits should be included. If the story is an exhibition or event, please send a picture from the exhibition (not the publicity poster) or
one from the event. If it includes people, please identify them. Attach the Word document and JPEGs to an email and send to clubnews@photography-news.co.uk
Peterborough’s in Focus group runs two events to raise funds for the local hospice, Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall. “Our Day of Photography event is held at Thorpe Hall because its gardens are ideal for photography,” says Nigel Thompson, chairman of the group. “The day attracts many photographers, including quite a few youngsters, and also lots of visitors come for the day out, just to meet people and chat photography. We have models to shoot plus demonstrations like martial arts, birds of prey, dancers of any kind, andmany more.” Photography
in photography. We started two years ago and now we meet a once a fortnight. When we can we run studio shoots – models or still-life – but we also go out and shoot on location. We offer members as much advice and help as we can.” The Photography in Focus group meets in the back hall of The Lime TreePub, PastonLane, Peterborough PE4 6HA.
For more details contact Nigel on chairman. photographyinfocus@gmail.com
“We have eight members in our group and we accept anyone who wants to learn and participate
Joe Cornish atWashingtonCC Washington CC presents An Evening with Joe
C o r n i s h , an event to celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary. Joe Cornish, r e n ow n e d
Sevenoaks annual exhibition will be held in The Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1LQ from 13 June to midday 30 June, during normal Sevenoaks Library opening times. Admission is free. Prints will be on display every day of the show. On Saturdays there will also be a display of digital photos on a TV screen and members of the club will be in attendance to answer questions. Club meetings usually take place on three Mondays a month between September and May. Sevenoaks CC’s annual show CC’s
landscape photographer, will present his work to members and guests. The venue is the Arts Centre, Washington, Biddick Lane, Fatfield, Washington, Tyne & Wear NE38 8AB. Phone 0191 561 3455 or visit artscentrewashington.co.uk/ for tickets
The Monochrome Camera Club (BMCC) is holding its annual summer exhibition at the Burton Hotel in Kington, Herts, where the club also usually meets. Formed in 1976, the BMCC is the UK’s oldest camera club dedicated to monochrome. This year’s exhibition is The Countryside at Work , highlighting the varied aspects of the rural economy. Please go along and vote on the work for a chance to win your own mounted print from the exhibition. It is open till the beginning of September and entry is free. On the Border Border
Summer learning at Chingford
Chingford Photographic Society (CPS) will be once again running its summer school between 16 July and 20 August from 8pm to 10pm. The school suits all skills and abilities from those who want to learn a new skill to those who want to use it as a stepping stone to more professional skills.
Geraldine Dent who joined the summer school in 2017 says about Chingford workshop: “It was well organised and covered a wide varietyof topics. I receiveda friendly welcome and the leaders obviously knew their stuff and communicated well. It was good to have members on hand to help during sessions; the
outing was useful to practice and I found I learnt quite a lot. I have since become a full CPS member.” The cost of the workshops is £50 for all six evenings, which also includes six months club membership.
sevenoakscameraclub.org. uk
bordermonochrome.co.uk
chingfordphotographic.com
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