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Photography News | Issue 44 | absolutephoto.com
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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
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Deadline for the next issue: 1 June 2017
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Devizes Camera Club announced the winners of their Print and Projected Image of the Year competition this month. All the images that won or were placed second or third in the club’s competitions throughout the year were entered. The standard was extremely high, with beginners, intermediate and advanced categories; Desert Owl, bottom, was one of the finalists. The club is a group of enthusiastic and talented photographers and meets at Devizes Sports Club at 7.45pmon Tuesday evenings fromSeptember toMay. Newmembers welcome. Pictured (below) is an image of Skye taken by a club member on a recent field trip. devizescameraclub.co.uk Best of the Best at Devizes CC
News in brief
Hampstead Photographic Society celebrates 80 years!
The Aldershot, Farnham and Fleet Camera Club will be holding their annual print exhibition on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 May 2017 from 10am to 5pm on both days. Entry is completely free and the venue is The Harlington, Fleet Road, Fleet. Please do come along to view and vote on the work of club members and chat to someone about the club and its activities. affcc.uk Beyond Group is holding its 10th National Exhibition of Projected Images this summer. It opens for entries on 16 June and closes on 30 July. The exhibition will be at Copdock and Washbrook Village Hall (near Ipswich) on 17 September, and entries can be made on the website. beyondgroup.org.uk Leigh on Sea Camera Club is holding its 88th Annual Exhibition at the Forum, Southend Library from Friday 2 to Tuesday 27 June. Visitors will be able to experience examples of work created by their members who have a wide range of photographic experience. There will be a variety of subjects on display which should be attractive to the whole community. leighcameraclub.co.uk Battle Photographic Society was formed on 26 May 1962. Its annual exhibition will be held in Battle Memorial Hall on Saturday 24 June between 10am and 5pm and Sunday 25 June between 10am and 4pm. Entrance is free and light refreshments will be on sale all day. Club meetings are held weekly from September to May in the Shephard Room at the Memorial Hall starting from 7.30pm. battlephotographicsociety. co.uk
This is a big year for Hampstead Photographic Society in north London, as it celebrates its 80th anniversary, following its founding in 1937. This major milestone has prompted the society to update its history document, compiled on its 75th anniversary, and will also see a major Summer Exhibition in Burgh House, Hampstead from 3 to 20August. With over 50 members, HPS has meetings from September to June, and speakers from well-known institutions including the Victoria & Albert Museum, Imperial War Museum and the National Portrait Gallery as well as prominent speakers from the world of professional photography. The club also prides itself on its programme of masterclasses. The club meets on Tuesday evenings, from 8pm in the Crypt Room at St John’s Church, Church Row, Hampstead, London, and welcomes photographers at any level, from beginners to professionals.
hampsteadphotococ.org.uk
Success forWare &District PS
Members of Ware & District Photographic Society were delighted to retain theSt Ives InterprintTrophy. On Saturday 25 February, Ware & District Photographic Society took part in the 35th Annual Interprint Competition against 28 other Clubs in the East Anglian Region, recording their fifth win for the Club
since the competition started in 1983. Club President John McDowall said, “This competition is always one of the highlights of our season and we were extremely pleased to have retained our title against some very stiff opposition”. Ware DPS are a well-established Club in Ware, Hertfordshire and
meet at the Arts Centre in Kibes Lane from September to the end of May on Wednesday evenings at 7.45pm.
wareps.org.uk
Above Left to right, back row: Mike Hawes, Steve Vause, Mick Willis and MalcolmNeal. Left to right, front row: Sue McDowall, Barbara Norris, John McDowall (President) holding the St. Ives Trophy and Bob Norris.
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