April 2026
2nd April | Maundy Thursday - No Meeting join the Hall. Zoom presentation from home. Road Less Travelled - Leigh Preston FRPS MPAGB EFIAP FIPF Images taken from all genres from Landscape, Urban abstracts, Still life, Street Photography, a themed piece on Power and a second on Liverpool, plus a few portraits etc all delivered in Leigh's distinctive laid back style. |
9th April | Creative Competition / AV Competition - Judge: The Audience Our final 'fun' competitions of the year, where members get creative and the best AV of the night is awarded the prestigious David Venables Trophy. |
10th April | Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony - Fulford Heath Golf Club |
16th April
| President's Evening - John Leighton This year's President, John, presents an evening of his own photography. |
23rd April | Annual General Meeting Followed by an opportunity to view the MCPF Travelling Portfolio. |
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March 2026
2nd March | Critique Evening - SPS Members |
5th March | Bring 'Six Prints' Competition - Judge: The Audience A fun evening where members each bring along six prints, to be judged by a panel of our own members. Two from each panel go through to the final where we select our favourite image of the night. |
12th March
| Annual Prints Competition - Judge: David Lowe DPAGB ARPS Deadline: Annual Digital Competition (3 images) |
(Friday) 13th March | North Warwickshire Plaque Interclub Hosted by South Birmingham Photographic Society |
19th March | Landscapes of the British Isles - Guy Edwardes Around 140 inspirational images with continuous commentary explaining the techniques used to capture them, both in the field and in post-processing. The presentation is all about tips and advice so hopefully you will be inspired to experiment for yourself. |
26th March | Annual Digital Competition - Judge: Peter Gennard MFIAP EFIAP/d3 The finale to our formal competition season, with 3 digital images, any subject, any theme, any genre. Deadline: Creative Competition (3 images) & AV Competition (1 AV) |
February 2026
(Monday) 2nd February | Processing Images - SPS Members A Zoom workshop to help develop your skills. |
5th February | Panels Competition - Judge: Colin Walls CPAGB AIPF ARPS Panels of 3 or 4 images, in print and digital formats. Deadline: Landscape Competition (2 prints / 1 digital, or 1 print / 2 digitals, max 3) |
(Monday) 9th February | Six Societies Interclub Competition Hosted by Droitwich Camera Club |
12th February | Kathmandu, Dhaka Shipyards and Street Photography - Charles Ashton MPAGB FRPS EFIAP/p BPE5* Dr Charles Ashton documents an insight into the lives of people in Nepal & Bangladesh seen through the lens of his camera. |
19th February | Landscapes Competition - Judge: Steve Clifford CPAGB EFIAP BPE3* |
26th February | Member's Evening - Tim Hutchin BPE2* 'Cowboys and Aliens and Goblins - Day and Night in the US South West'. An evening with our very own Tim Hutchin. Deadline: Annual Print Competition (3 prints) |
January 2026
8th January
| Meeting in the Church Cancelled - Meeting online via Zoom Deadline: Travel Competition (2 prints / 1 digital, or 1 print / 2 digitals, max 3) |
15th January | Straight out of the Camera Competition - Judge: Bob Goode DPAGB EFIAP/g ARPS The only rule for this one is that your image comes straight out of the camera. No manipulation in anyway, with the exception of resizing and adding a key-line. |
(Monday) 19th January | Critique Evening - SPS Members Another chance to share your images via Zoom and receive some constructive feedback from colleagues. |
22nd January | Travel Competition - Judge: Paul Hassell FRPS MPAGB FBPE FIPF Deadline: Panels Competition (up to 2 print panels, and 2 digital panels) |
29th January | It's a Small World - Barbie Lindsay MPAGB FBPE EFIAP/s AWPF Barbie will be zooming in from Ipswich, showing her passion for macro photography, and the insect world in particular. |
December 2025
(Monday) 1st December | Processing - A Step up from Basic - SPS Members A Zoom workshop to extend your processing skills |
4th December | Monochrome Competition - Judge: Ralph Duckett MPAGB APAGB EFIAP ABPE |
8th December | Christmas Meal - The Woodman's Rest, Union Road, Shirley, B90 3DB. 7.30 pm |
11th December | Road Less Travelled - Leigh Preston FRPS MPAGB EFIAP FIPF Images taken from all genres from Landscape, Urban abstracts, Still life, Street Photography, a themed piece on Power and a second on Liverpool, plus a few portraits etc all delivered in Leigh's distinctive laid back style. Deadline: Xmas Knockout entries |
18th December | Christmas Knockout - Judge: The Audience A fun evening where, each round, two images are projected at random, and the Audience chooses their favourite by voting 'left' or 'right'. Round-by-round, we whittle down the entries to the final few, concluding with our favourite photograph of the night. Deadline: Straight-out-of-Camera (3 digital images) |
