2025 

 

Unless otherwise indicated, competitions are themed ‘open’.

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4 September START OF NEW SEASON

Opening meeting, display of club prints and social evening

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18 September PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION - ROUND ONE Judge: Jim Bennett

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2 October IN CLUB DISCUSSION EVENING

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16 October LECTURE ‘ Me, Myself, Eye’ by Jonathan Vaines CPAGB

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30 October COLOUR PRINT COMPETITION - ROUND ONE Judge: David Steel DPAGB

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13 November INTERNATIONAL TWIN TOWN COMPETITION  Braintree & Pierrette / Colchester & Wetzlar / Halstead & Haubourdin Judge: Mike Fuller

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 27 November MONO PRINT COMPETITION - ROUND ONE Judge: Roy Essery MPAGB

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11 December CHRISTMAS SOCIAL. Details TBA

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18 December A WANDER AROUND BRAINTREE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Note: Meeting point to be confirmed, weather dependant

 

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2026

 

8 January DISCUSSION EVENING VIA ZOOM Members’ pictures - PDI

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15 January LECTURE - ‘All the gear but no idea!’ by Roger Hance FRPS AFIAP DPAGB BPE5*

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29 January PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION - ROUND TWO Judge: Daphne Hanson DPAGB Hon PAGB

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12 February LECTURE VIA ZOOM - ‘Dystopian Romanticism’ - Street Photography by Tunde Valiska

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26 February STUDIO SESSION IN CLUB - Bring your hats!

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12 March COLOUR PRINT COMPETITION - ROUND TWO Judge: Caroline Preece LRPS

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26 March MERSEA/HALSTEAD INTERCLUB COMPETITION VENUE: Halstead. Judge: Tony Bramley FRPS

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9 April LECTURE - Composition by renowned local artist, Malcolm Root

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23 April MONO PRINT COMPETITION - ROUND TWO Judge: Thomas Peck LRPS CPAGB

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7 May OF THE YEAR FINALS Judge: Ian Ryall CPAGB

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21 May IN CLUB TALK - ‘Desert Island Photos’ Images that inspire us – taken by us or by others

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28 May AGM followed by TOP DOG COMPETITION Judge: Roy Essery MPAGB

Two themes – Motion & Abstract

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25 June SUMMER MEETING Sunset photography - venue TBA

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1 August CLUB DINNER and AWARDS EVENING Kings Head Pebmarsh