2024/25 Club Programme
All club nights are Tuesday evenings from 8pm-10pm unless otherwise stated. Doors open at 7.30pm.
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September 2024
Tuesday 03 September – Members’ evening
Summer photos: critique/discussion
Tuesday 10 September – Lecture Evening
Topic: Philosophy of your Photography
Speaker: Ian Howard
Tuesday 17 September – Practical evening
Topic: Portraiture & Lighting
Please bring in prints & DPIs for 24/09
Tuesday 24 September – Summer Trophy Competition
Subject: Weather
Format: DPI & Print
Judge: Helen Shore ARPS DPAGB BPE3*
October 2024
Tuesday 01 October – Lecture Evening
Topic: My Photography in Prints
Speaker: Pat Couder
Tuesday 08 October – Members’ evening
Topic: 7 for 70 Calendar
Please bring in prints for 15/10
Tuesday 15 October – Critique
Subject: Patterns/Open
Format: Print
Judge: Ian Howard
Tuesday 22 October – Practical evening
Topic: Still Life & Composition
Tuesday 29 October – Interactive evening
Topic: Be a Judge for the Night
Speaker: Andy Smith LRPS CPAGB
Please bring in DPIs for 05/11
November 2024
Tuesday 05 November – Critique
Subject: On the Beach/Open
Format: DPI
Judge: Trevor Youe
Thursday 07 November – Battle
Away v IOTPS
Judge: Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE3*
Tuesday 12 November – Members’ Evening
Topic: Flash Photography
Tuesday 19 November – Lecture Evening
Topic: Photo 365
Speaker: Mike Farley
Please bring in prints for 03/12
Tuesday 26 November – Practical evening
Topic: Night Photography in Whitstable
December 2024
Tuesday 03 December – Critique
Subject: Still Life/Open
Format: Print
Judge: June Sharpe
Tuesday 10 December – Quiz Night
A fun Christmas quiz hosted by our treasurer Peter Riley
Tuesday 17 December – Christmas Social
Venue: TBA
January 2025
Tuesday 07 January – Members’ Evening
Topic: Alternative photography
Please bring in DPIs for 21/01
Tuesday 14 January – Practical evening
Topic: Pinhole photography / Announcement of Team Battle
Tuesday 21 January – Scavenger Hunt: Part 1
Subject: see the Competition Info page
Format: DPI
Judge: Di Long LRPS CPAGB
Tuesday 28 January – Scavenger Hunt: Part 2
Subject: see the Competition Info page
Format: DPI
Judge: Di Long LRPS CPAGB
February 2025
Tuesday 04 February – Lecture Evening
Topic: Nature Photography Year
Speaker: Alex Hare
Tuesday 11 February – Members’ Evening
Topic: Team selection and Girls vs Boys selection
Please bring in DPIs for 18/02
Tuesday 18 February – Critique (via Zoom)
Subject: Major Trophy/Open
Format: DPI
Judge: Paul Adams ARPS DPAGB FDPA APAGB
Tuesday 25 February – Lecture Evening
Topic: Roman Kent / Murder Cases
Speakers: Louise & Tony Lynes
Please bring in DPIs for 04/03
March 2025
Tuesday 04 March – Competition
Subject: Print Panel
Format: Print
Judge: Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE3*
Wednesday 05 March – Canterbury
An Evening at Canterbury Photographic Society
(More information to be given nearer the time)
Tuesday 11 March – Girls vs Boys Battle
Topic: Open
Judge: David Silk
Tuesday 18 March – Lecture Evening
Topic: Iconic Images and the Stories Behind Them
Speaker: Laura Drury LRPS
Please bring in DPIs for 25/03
Tuesday 25 March – Critique
Subject: Nature/Open
Format: DPI
Judge: Zoe Garnham-Archer
April 2025
Tuesday 01 April – 3-way Battle
Away vs Whitstable & Malling
Judge: TBC
Wednesday 02 April – Practical Evening
Topic: Smoke & Water
(More information to be given nearer the time)
Tuesday 08 April – Members’ Evening
FA Cup of Images
Format: DPI
Tuesday 15 April – Battle
Home vs Deal
Judge: Clive Tanner FRPS MPAGB APAGB
Tuesday 22 April – Lecture Evening (via Zoom)
Topic: Coal Mining: After the Coal Dust
Speaker: John Gill
Please bring in DPIs for 29/04
Tuesday 29 April – Competition
Subject: Print Portfolio
Format: Print
Judge: Darren Woolway
May 2025
Tuesday 06 May – Members’ Evening
Team Competition
Format: Print & DPI
Judge: Di Long LRPS CPAGB
Tuesday 13 May – Lecture Evening
Topic: Landscapes – Making the Effort
Speaker: David Jenner
Please bring in DPIs for 20/05
Tuesday 20 May – Competition
Subject: DPI Portfolio
Format: DPI
Judge: Steve Carroll FRPS DPAGB
Tuesday 27 May – AGM
Members’ Print of the Year
Chairman’s Trophy