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Analternative approach
The City Photo Club in Norwich is the brainchild of two keen amateurs – and it continues to flourish FOUNDED FOUR YEARS ago by Steve Gibson and Phil Kelly, City Photo Club is hoping to resume meetings at its Norwich social club venue in September. “I belonged to a couple of camera clubs,” explains Phil. “Although I learnt a lot, only a few members were willing to share their knowledge and
experience. With Steve, I started a club that encouraged knowledge sharing – where no question was stupid or people felt they could not ask. Our tag line is: belong, learn, advance. “We introduced our Tog of the Year competition, with voting from the members, editing evenings, still life and portrait sessions – keeping to our ethos of providing practical opportunities. We have been meeting online and will soon be having our first battle with another local club. We welcome new members who are willing to contribute, help and share their supporting knowledge.” cityphotoclub.co.uk
Pride of the north
Gosforth CC is one of the biggest photographic clubs in the north of England. Since lockdown, it has continued holding weekly Tuesday- evening meetings on Zoom. Publicity secretary, Lesley Hughes, says: “It has been a great success – we’ve invited speakers from far and wide, including internationally renowned photographers. All competitions have been digital, with judges from far afield. We’re continuing our programme throughout the summer, with photographic walks, members’ contributions and more speakers to showcase their work.” This year, the club produced a video where each member was invited to submit two images. It can be viewed on YouTube by searching ‘Gosforth Camera Club Exhibition 2021’. gosforthcameraclub.uk
Back in January, the Leicester and Leicestershire PS decided to take the plunge and hold its annual exhibition in 2021. “We are pleased to say we had an excellent response, with 530 images selected for display from over 730 entries, with the selection made by John Whitby MFIAP,” says exhibition secretary, Jean Burbridge. The images were entered into nine categories. For L&LPS members only, there was colour, monochrome and nature; open to everyone was colour, monochrome, nature, sport and Great Central Railway. The latter is sponsored by the Great Central Railway for images taken there, whether of trains, stations or re-enactment events. Finally, the Greenlees section for club entries, where each panel is for four images. The exhibition is online now. landlps.org.uk On show, online
ABOVE This lovely monochrome shot by Don Smith, entitled ‘Red Fox Resting’, was voted favourite image of the year by Gosforth CC members
Sent to Coventry
Coventry PS is holding an exhibition of members’ prints – coinciding with Coventry’s year as City of Culture – at The Albany Theatre, Albany Road, Coventry, CV5 6JQ, throughout June 2021. The Albany is open Monday to Saturday, 10.30am-1.30pm, plus whenever shows are on. “We welcome new members of any ability,” says competition secretary and publicity officer, Terry Bailey CPAGB. “We’re holding lectures and competitions on Zoom, but hope to resume face-to-face meetings for our autumn season on Monday evenings in September.” coventryphotographicsociety.co.uk albanytheatre.co.uk
Bungay’s success
Our congratulations go to two members of Bungay Camera Club, who recently achieved RPS distinctions. Sue Grief gained her LRPS with a panel of images that performed well in club competitions and included personal shots. Sue says: “My mother was accustomed to being a model, because my father was a keen photographer. My favourite image is the monochrome close-up of her hands.” (Pictured above.)
Holly Stranks achieved her ARPS with a panel of canine portraits. Holly describes the inspiration: “When we got Pippa, our black lab, I relished the challenge of getting good images of her, particularly with Cassie and Jack, our yellow labs. I did a 365 project in her first year with us, which certainly improved my photography. Through doing that, I settled on a theme for my ARPS: dog portraits.” bungaycameraclub.co.uk.
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