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I need to start this review with a disclaimer, just in case you don’t know – ‘I love Marmite’. ...more

We were treated to a fascinating and thoughtful talk from Tony Bramley FRPS on Monday evening. ...more

“We Welsh are never short of words” said my father and Gareth Martin certainly wasn’t short of a few! He has been described as a ‘master storyteller’ and he is indeed – not just in words but in photographs too. ...more

It is always a good Club Night when our own members take centre stage and this was no exception. ...more

John's presentation, was a captivating journey through the art of the visual narrative. And a presentation he stepped into at very short notice with typical enthusiasm. ...more

A Round up of recent Inter-Club Competitions, 6 Feb 2024 ...more

Those recently joined club members when asked if they knew of fellow member ‘Rob Bridge’ the answer was ‘No’ – who is he - what does he look like? ...more

Roy Robertson Hon FRPS, 15th January 2024 ...more

Perhaps the first clue as to what was in store could be gained by a perusal of the respective initials after the names of the night’s speakers.
Jane Lee DPAGB, EFIAP, BPE3*, DPAGB/AV and Stephen Lee DPAGB, EFIAP, BPE2*, DPAGB/AV. ...more

A Good Photograph should stir an emotion/tell a story. ...more

We’ve had a busy start to the season with two external inter-club competitions - the Kingswood Salver and Wessex Battle. ...more

Twenty nine members of the Nature SIG (Special Interest Group) put on an amazing show. ...more

What a pleasure it was to welcome Ian Bateman back to the club on Monday evening. Has it really been 4 years since he last visited us? ...more

They say variety is the spice of life and we certainly had a wonderful variety of subjects shown to us by John Hudson. ...more

A review by Janine Scola ...more

“You only see a sparrow once” is a re-quote from Simon Turnbull’s presentation. Strangely this statement made more sense as the evening progressed. ...more

The first night of our season should be something special, out of the ordinary and set to inspire our photography during the forthcoming year. ...more

Report by Stephen Jones on the Premier League of Club Photography - Warwick 2023 ...more

I think some of us may have been wondering just what an evening about 3D photography would bring but by the end of the evening we certainely had our eyes opened with some beautiful images being brought to life by 3D. ...more

Report by Stephen Jones on the friendly Triple Challenge Competition with Southampton and Highcliffe & Infinity, 24 April 2023 ...more

Well, his first six years have certainly proved successful. ...more

I was asked to write the review for Janine Scola’s ‘Call of the Wild’ talk this evening, and I couldn’t have asked for better speaker for my first review. ...more

A review by Janine Scola - An evening with Steven Galvin LRPS ...more

Putting together an AV of images set to music is an art form in itself and last night we saw many wonderful examples of this ranging from the funny through educational to downright beautiful. ...more

It was a packed house for our annual Panels night and we certainly had a feast of photography to see and hear about. ...more

A review by Janine Scola - An evening with Lis Bukalders - "Tails of the Bush" ...more

A Round up of Western Counties and National Inter-Club Competitions (Jan/Feb), 9 Feb 2023 ...more

Another evening where “one of our own” is welcomed to present their favourite genre of photography to club members. ...more

Irresistible title for me and my relationship with Nepal and I was not disappointed in the journey Julian took us on this evening. ...more

Lloyd asked us to consider whether our images have a story or if there is a narrative, for instance is there emotion in a portrait or a story in a landscape, and showed us many examples in all sorts of genres to illustrate his point. ...more

At the start of a new year we are all in the dark as to what the year holds but last night’s first meeting of the new year being billed as Completely in the Dark came as a very welcome and different sort of club night. ...more

Dorchester placed 20th at the 2022 FIAP World Cup for Clubs, 4 Jan 2023 ...more

We were very privileged to have two of our members agreeing to show us their work and what a treat we had ...more

It was clear from the start that Derwood Pamphilon has a passion that steers his photography in a specific direction. ...more

We are very lucky in the club to have so many talented members prepared to share their pictures and Garry did just that. ...more

Saturday, 12 Nov 2022 marked a welcome return to prints and a live audience for the Western Counties Photographic Federation Kingswood Salver Competition after two years of digital submissions when the competition was held remotely via Zoom. ...more

Review by Jane Tearle ...more

A Silver Lining - a round-up of the PAGB Inter-Club Print Championships and the Wessex Battle. ...more

Review by Val Brierley ...more

Huw arrived in Dorset about twelve years ago having previously lived in Northamptonshire and would say that he is ‘an artist using photography’, but more than that, he specialises in creating images that for him, capture the true nature of his subject matter. ...more

Polina introduced us to the world of flower and still life photography from her perspective, and very much her genre, where she can convey her feelings and emotions through the lens of her camera. ...more

Dorchester Camera Club members were treated to a wonderful evening of imaginative and creative extravaganza. ...more