Thu 24 Apr 2025 - AGM, Results & Master's Competition
The season draws to a close. But there will be summer activities before we return in September 2025
Thu 17 Apr 2025 - Stairway to Heaven
Mike Martin from Bristol makes a welcome return with a Zoom talk at Victory Hall entitled Stairway to Heaven.
Expect all things involved with going up and down.
Thu 10 Apr 2025 - My Journey to an M
Joint talk by Gordon Jenkins and Wendy Stowell from Chorley PS.
Gordon is a past president of the PAGB and Wendy has had three acceptances in the Masters of Print competitions.
Tue 1 Apr 2025 - Study Group (Special)
Members share practical advice on all aspects of photography.
For all those old rolls of film. Tonight we will be testing the Lomography’s ‘SuperPhotoSpray’.
Lomography ‘SuperPhotoSpray” that lets you spray a film roll and allow you to take pictures with it, without a camera.
Thu 27 Mar 2025 - An Insight to my Photography
Paul Hassell FRPS MPAGB FBPE FIPF.
His FRPS panel of photographs taken in remoter villages of Romania shows why his talk promises to be a highlight of the season.
It charts the struggles of everyday life as young people move away to larger towns and cities.
“The older residents struggle to survive, living from hand to mouth with their traditions, their beliefs and history.”
https://rps.org/qualifications/fellowship/example-fellowship-panels/paul-hassell-...
Thu 13 Mar 2025 - A/Vs Please
Members’ night: A/Vs. Thought we’d give plenty of warning.
Tue 4 Mar 2025 - Study Group
Members share practical advice on all aspects of photography.
Thu 27 Feb 2025 - My Photographic Journey
Allan Wright, from Castle Douglas, shares his passion for landscape, nature, documentary and cityscapes.
Thu 20 Feb 2025 - Mersea Island Competition
Our round of the Mersea Island Competition.
Judge tbc.
Thu 13 Feb 2025 - Fifth Competition Review
Deadline for entries to Annual Competition
Thu 6 Feb 2025 - Fifth Monthly Competition
Judge: Jeremy Malley-Smith LRPS EFIAP DPAGB BPE3*.
Tue 4 Feb 2025 - Study Group
Members share practical advice on all aspects of photography.
Thu 30 Jan 2025 - Purple
Hot on the heels of the Slides Night is Members’ night focusing on a theme.
Your work please on the colour Purple.
Thu 23 Jan 2025 - Bring Your Slides
The second Members’ night of the season invites you to Bring Your Slides as we look at a vibrant, in all senses, corner of photography.
Mon 20 Jan 2025 - Three-way Battle
Annual competition with Workington and Carlisle Clubs.
Thu 16 Jan 2025 - Fourth Competition Review
Deadline for entries to Fifth Monthly Competition.
Tue 7 Jan 2025 - Study Group
Members share practical advice on all aspects of photography.
Thu 19 Dec 2024 - Third Competition Review & Fish’n’Chips
Last meeting before Christmas.
Thu 12 Dec 2024 - Third Monthly Competition
Judge: John Tillotson CPAGB EFIAP EPSA BPE2*
Deadline for entries to Fourth Monthly Competition
Sat 7 Dec 2024 - NCPF Western Area Battle
Organised by Workington CC at the Victory Hall.
Thu 5 Dec 2024 - Scottish Wildlife
Jeremy Malley-Smith’s photography spans subjects ranging from rugby league through bands including Blackmores Night and Deeper Purple to birds in Botswana.
Next spring and summer he’ll be leading residential workshops in a remote forest on the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
As you’ll see, who better?
Tue 3 Dec 2024 - Study Group & Pizza Night
Photo-walk in Carlisle followed by Pizza.
Thu 14 Nov 2024 - Second Monthly Competition
Judge: Maybeth Jamieson DPAGB.
Deadline for entries to third competition
Thu 7 Nov 2024 - Urban Photography
Our only shared Zoom talk of the season with our friends at Durham PS is by Nigel Forster, who is based at Talybont on Usk in the Brecon Beacons.
With a background in landscape and urban design, it’s his urban photography that’s the subject of this talk.
Tue 5 Nov 2024 - Study Group
Members share practical advice on all aspects of photography.
Thu 31 Oct 2024 - Reflections
The first Members’ night of the season is on the theme of Reflections.
Thu 24 Oct 2024 - Wild at Heart
Gordon Rae is an award-winning nature photographer based near Lockerbie and in demand for his talks and as a judge. His talk promises a wonderful wildlife journey.
https://www.gordonraephotography.co.uk/
Deadline for entries to second monthly competition
Thu 3 Oct 2024 - My Creative Journey
Lynda Haney finds inspiration in “the beauty and diversity of the natural world”. While her main photographic interest is wildlife, she says on her website that she also enjoys using creative lenses to capture the natural world in a more abstract way.
Tue 1 Oct 2024 - Study Group
Members share practical advice on all aspects of photography.
Thu 26 Sep 2024 - What do we do about AI?
Tucked away on Christine Widdall’s website is an article describing her first forays into creative AI work that she keeps entirely separate from her photography.
Celebrated for her landscapes, townscapes and steam punks, and with a wicked sense of humour, she’s the ideal person to ask questions about AI.
Thu 19 Sep 2024 - Extraordinary Everyday Photography
Lynda Golightly lost her voice last time she was due to give a talk, which was our loss.
While her travel photography captures special places around the world, Lynda will show work that takes inspiration from the mundane. It will be far from that.
Thu 12 Sep 2024 - Salon de Refusés
After last season’s success in getting members talking, there’s another opportunity to take inspiration from prints with the Salon de Refusés, and instructions on how to enter competitions.