2026

 

Unless otherwise indicated, competitions are themed ‘open’.

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3 September

START OF NEW SEASON

Opening meeting, display of club prints and social

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17 September

PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION - ROUND ONE Judge: Peter Norris DPAGB AFIAP BPE3*

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1 October

LECTURE ‘ Winter Wildlife Photography’

by Julie Hutson ARPS DPAGB

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22 October

TABLE TOP EVENING - Cyanotype Paper

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29 October

COLOUR PRINT COMPETITION - ROUND ONE

Judge: Jim Bennett

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12 November

INTERNATIONAL TWIN TOWNS COMPETITION

Braintree & Pierrefitte / Colchester & Wetzlar / Halstead & Haubourdin

Judge: Mike Fuller

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26 November

MONO PRINT COMPETITION - ROUND ONE

Judge: Nick Akers ARPS BPE3*

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10 December

CHRISTMAS SOCIAL

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17 December

A WANDER AROUND LONG MELFORD TO PHOTOGRAPH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Note: Meeting point to be confirmed, weather dependant​

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7 January

MEMBERS’ DISCUSSION AND PHOTO SHARING EVENING VIA ZOOM

Members’ pictures - PDI

 

14 January

LECTURE - ‘The business side of being an artist’

by Malcolm Root

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28 January

PROJECTED IMAGE COMPETITION - ROUND TWO

Judge: Barbie Lindsay MPAGB EFIAP/s

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11 February

LECTURE VIA ZOOM - ‘All in One’ A wide-ranging talk

by Colin Trow-Pool FRPS FIPF MPAGB

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25 February

PANEL DISCUSSION

Judged by Members

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11 March

COLOUR PRINT COMPETITION - ROUND TWO

Judge: Julie Hutson ARPS DPAGB

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25 March

PORTRAIT SESSION - With Rosi and her hats!

VENUE: Halstead

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8 April

LECTURE - Straight out of camera’

by Jim and Debra Bennett

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22 April

MONO PRINT COMPETITION - ROUND TWO

Judge: Roy Essery MPAGB

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6 May

LECTURE - ‘Memories of a medical photographer

​by Nicola Riley LRPS

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20 May

OF THE YEAR - Colour and mono print and PDI

Judge: Naomi Saul ARPS EFIAP DPAGB

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27 May

AGM followed by TOP DOG COMPETITION

Judge: Roy Essery MPAGB

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24 June

SUMMER MEETING

Sunset photography - venue TBA

 

CLUB DINNER and AWARDS EVENING

Date and venue to be confirmed​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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