Tue 20 May 2025 - ZOOM: Annual PDI Knockout Competition
Annual PDI Competition ; We are the judges.
We pair the images up, choose the better one, which goes through to the next round. Then we repeat the process by pairing up the winners from the first round and this goes on till we reach the final. It's a bit like the FA Cup or the Winbledon Singles competition.
Tue 30 Sep 2025 - Speaker (Christchurch): Lloyd Moore - "The Art of Storytelling - the Missing Element"
The first talk of the season will be at Christchurch, where local speaker and judge, Lloyd Moore, will deliver a talk entitled "The Art of Storytelling - the Missing Element". This hopefully will inspire us to give our images a lot more meaning and impact.
Tue 7 Oct 2025 - Print Competition No 1 - OPEN (Judge - Ben Pike)
Our first print competition of the year - Judge Ben Pike
This is an OPEN competition and there is no date restriction on when you took the image for the print. Up to two colour images and up to two Mono images are allowed for this competition. Full details will be given two weeks in advance.
Tue 14 Oct 2025 - Speaker (ZOOM): Emma Finch "Portraits with Impact"
Our first ZOOM speaker of the year will be Emma Finch from Manchester, where she is a top portrait photographer. Emma has also given talks to Zoom-only clubs like Camversation and MyPhotoClub. An enticing night for all those interested in photographing people.
Tue 28 Oct 2025 - PDI Competition No 1 (Christchurch) Theme "TBC" : Judge Ken Payne
Our first PDI Competition with a theme. Full details will be given nearer the time.
Tue 4 Nov 2025 - Speaker (Christchurch): Tom Peck "Mobile Phone Photography"
As the camera on mobile phones improve dramatically we are starting to get stunning full definition images from them. Tom Peck will be here to discuss mobile phone cameras and software in the first part of the talk and lead us through an interactive session in the seconf half of the evening. This should be a fun interactive session for all to enjoy. I will inform members before the talk of any software that need to be on their phone for them to enjoy the evening.
Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Print Competition No 2 - Judge - Lloyd Moore
Our second print competition of the year - Judge Lloyd Moore
This is an OPEN competition and there is no date restriction on when you took the image for the print. Up to two colour images and up to two Mono images are allowed for this competition. Full details will be given two weeks in advance.
Tue 2 Dec 2025 - Speaker (ZOOM): Geoff Drake "Photographing a City - Liverpool"
Liverpool is a great place for a photographer. The riverfront with its new architecture and newly redesigned docks; the Baltic triangle with its many old places of work and loads of graffiti; the two cathedrals dominating the student area; the classical buildings around the main station at Lime Street; and the musical heritage of Billy Fury, the Beatles, Cilla Black and many others - all make this a photographer's paradise. And who better to tell us about it than geoff Drake, the author of the FotoVue book "Liverpool", an invaluable guide if you are visiting the city. ...
Tue 9 Dec 2025 - Members' Night: Master of Prints evening
Rachel Dunsden will be the guide for our Members evening for the "Masters of Prints" evening. This will be a collection of prints from the PAGB competitions that were submitted by members of photographic competitions all over the country. The prints received very high recommendations in the PAGB competitions.
Tue 6 Jan 2026 - Speaker(Zoom): David Gilliver "Light Painting"
We welome back on ZOOM, David Gilliver, who gave us a great presentation on macro photography with his "Little People" presentation last year. This time David will be talking about his other photographic Passion "Light Painting".
As it will be the dark season maybe we could follow that up with a Members' practical night on the subject.
Tue 13 Jan 2026 - PDI Competition (ZOOM) : Theme "TBC" - Judge - Rebecca Entwistle
Our second PDI Competition with a theme, this time on Zoom. The judge will be Rebecca Entwistle from Manchester.
Tue 27 Jan 2026 - Speaker (Zoom): Shona Perkins "Blurred perceptions - ICM in Scotland"
Tonight we welcome on Zoom a new speaker for us and also a new topic for us. Shona Perkins from Scotland will show us how she uses ICM - Intentional Camera Movement - to obtain impressionist like image of beaches and landscapes up on the isles of the Outer Hebrides. Shona also works with a (painter) artist in exploring and exhibiting the landscapes there.
Tue 3 Feb 2026 - PDI Competition No 3 (ZOOM) with a theme : Judge Garry Langley
Our THIRD PDI Competition of the year will have a theme and will be on Zoom. Judge : Gary Langley.
Tue 10 Feb 2026 - Print Competition 03 Judge Naomi Saul
Our third print competition of the year - Judge Naomi Saul
This is an OPEN competition and there is no date restriction on when you took the image for the print. Up to two colour images and up to two Mono images are allowed for this competition. Full details will be given two weeks in advance.
Tue 17 Feb 2026 - Speaker (ZOOM): Stan farrow "Abstract Photography"
And now for something different - Stan Farrow will talk to us about "Abstract Photography". What exactly is Abstract Photography?
It discusses why photographers should consider doing abstract work, and how this might have a spin-off into their other day-to-day photographic work. The presentation includes a discussion of what abstract art is, and whether there is truly such a thing as abstract photography. ...
Tue 24 Feb 2026 - PDI Competition No 4 with a theme - Location TBC
Our FOURTH PDI Competition with a theme. Judge: TBC
Tue 17 Mar 2026 - PDI Competition No 5 with a theme (TBC) : Location TBC : Judge TBC
Our FIFTH PDI Competition with a theme. Location: Christchurch or Zoom. Judge TBC
Tue 31 Mar 2026 - Speaker (ZOOM): Chris Upton "Essential Composition"
We welcome back Chris Upton to speak to us about "Essential Composition". We can all buy cameras, press the shutter button and take images. But will they be any good? How can we tell a story with our images because they have good composition. Can we teach photographic and artistic composition or are these gifts that we're either born with or not? Chris will discuss all these tonight.
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - MULTIBATTLE competition at Bishops Stortford
This is a an external competition with several other photographic clubs but there will be an added incentive for us this year. It is that we won the competition in 2025 and we therefore have to defend the trophy - an our pride.
Tue 14 Apr 2026 - Annual PDI Competition (Christchurch) - Judge : David Steel
Our ANNUAL PDI competition will take place tonight and be judged by David Steel.
Tue 21 Apr 2026 - Annual Print Competition Judge : Martin Patten
Our ANNUAL PRINT competition - Judge Martin patten
This is an OPEN competition and there is no date restriction on when you took the image for the print. Up to two colour images and up to two Mono images are allowed for this competition. Full details will be given two weeks in advance.
There will be a trophy for the first place in the Colour Print section and another trophy for the first place in the MONO section.
Tue 28 Apr 2026 - Speaker (Christchurch): Peter Warne "African Wildlife - beyond Safari Tourism"
Peter Warne is a local speaker and has given a talk before to us about "African Wildlife - beyond Safari Tourism". I missed this talk but everyone that was there thought it was the ebst wildlife talk they heard. So hopefully I will be able to hear it tonight. For those members who did hear Peter's talk the first time, he assures me that he has updated this talk quite a lot so there will be lots of new material there.
Tue 5 May 2026 - Print Competition - Panels of Three and Panels of Five - Judge Dave Hipperson
This is a prints competition. The first half will be made up of panels of three prints, the second half with panels of five. They should all tell a story or set a theme in their collection. Full details will be sent out nearer the time.