8th September 

Welcome Back

Special Interest Groups presentations

Alan Setchell – My LRPS Journey

 

15th September 

Salons

Illustrated Discussion “Is It Worth Entering” 

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22nd September 

A Print Evening with Les Loosemore

Les Loosemore  ARPS AWPT DPAGB

A presentation consisting of a variety of subjects, including: Fragility of Decay, Various Sports, Trees in Winter, Kenya Railway Workshops, ICM, People, and Diptychs & Tryptychs.

Closing date for Open Digital competition entries  

 

29th September 

The Danube Delta

Di and John Tilsley

John and Di will share the magic of this unique place with you all.
They will start with prints produced by John and then Di will share
her favourite PDI images. This will be interspersed with some
short photo harmony AVs.

 

6th October 

Competition 1: Open Digital Images

Judge: Janet Miles LRPS DPAGB AFIAP

 

13th October 

WCPF Travelling Exhibition

(Prints)

 

20th October 

If You Are Lucky Enough To Be Different 

Eddie Leach :

 

27th October 

Outdoor Photography Techniques

Guy Edwardes  BA Hons – Landscape and Nature Photographer
Guy will be showing just over 200 images and explaining the
techniques he used to capture many of them. He will include
landscapes, seascapes, wildlife and macro from around the world,
including plenty of subjects taken in Dorset.

Closing date for ‘Food & Drink’ Competition Entries (Prints)  

 

28th October (Tuesday)

Wessex Battle

at Wareham CC

1st November (Saturday)

All Day Fhotospeed Print Workshop (Hall)

  

3rd November 

The Unseen World of Macro Photography

Adrian Davies MSc, ARPS

This talk will show how various photographic techniques can be used to visualise otherwise “invisible” events in the natural world. Time-lapse, high speed, ultraviolet, infrared and polarized light techniques will be discussed, and will include some “real-life” demonstrations.

 

10th November 

Competition 2: Food & Drink (Prints) 

Judge: Lara Jane Thorpe

 

17th November 

From Pursuit to Passion

Ashley Franklin ARPS APAGB BPE2  

 

24th November

Rob’s Travels

Rob Bridges 

Closing Date for Mono Competition Entries (Print)

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1st December

Changing Perspectives

Dan Sands

A chronological no-holds-barred tour of Dans photographic journey to date, plotting key "revelations" which took Dan on different paths, from multiple exposure images, intentional camera movement, drones, low light and
everything in between, Dan presents images to inspire and re-enthuse those who
may find themselves in a photographic rut including a small demonstration
of ICM/ME layering.

 

8th December 

Competition 3: Mono Prints

Judge: Marco Dutka

 

15th December 

Club Social Evening 

 

22nd December and 29th December

No Meetings 

 

2026

 

5th January 

The Art of Seeing

Matt Badenoch

This talk is a lively blend of storytelling, creative inspiration, and hands-on practical advice, with an emphasis on the latter. 

Matt will introduce different street themes and discuss what creates interest in a street photo, while sharing some of my most effective, actionable tips to help you take your street photography to the next level, whether you're a beginner or more experienced shooter. I will also delve into the decisions I made in the moment, and how I managed to isolate the interest amongst the chaos.

 

12th January 

Inside Winchester College

Jim Pasco ABIPP ARPS

Winchester is one of the leading Independent schools in the UK. It has educated many boys who have gone on to be leaders in their fields, including explorers, politicians, military men and in the arts. This is an inside view of life within that is rarely seen outside.

 

19th January

Club Night

Practical + Bring & Buy Sale

 

26th January

India – Its People, Its Culture and Its Tigers

Janine Scola

Janine will show a snapshot of some of her travels through India and its varied wildlife and of course its tigers

Closing Date for Decisive Moment Competition Entries (Digital)

 

31st January (Saturday)

An MOT for Photographers

All Day Workshop with David Clapp FRPS

Ticketed Special Event

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2nd February

An Evening with David Clapp

David Clapp FRPS

 

9th February

Competition 4 – Decisive Moment (Digital)

Judge: Stephen Wilcox

 

16th February 

Panels Night

Prints and PDIs

 

23rd February

Life in Prints

Helen DPAGB and Stephen Jones DPAGB, BPE3* and EFIAP

A print journey from Communist Bucharest in 1980 right up to their very latest panels. A lot of the work they show will never have been seen at the club before.

Closing Date for Nature Competition Entries (Digital)

 

28th February (Saturday) 

All About AVs

All Day Workshop with Ian Bateman
How to prepare and produce AV's

 

2nd March 

Carol Zimmerman

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9th March

Competition 5: Nature (Digital)

Judge: Helen Moore LRPS

 

16th March 

Club Night

A practical evening –please bring your cameras

 

23rd March

AV Night

Members’ Audio Visual Presentation Night

 

30th March

Sport Photography

Michael Berkeley ARPS

Closing Date for Open Print Competition Entries

 

6th April

No Meeting

 

13th April

Competition 6: Open (Print)

Judge: Lee Spencer-Fleet

 

20th April 

Bristol Salon 2026 Exhibition 

Awards and Acceptances

 

27th April

Club Night

Closing Date for Creative Competition Entries (Print)

 

4th May

No Meeting

 

11th May

Competition 7: Creative (Print)

Judge: Carolyn Sara Moore LRPS

 

18th May

Club Night​

 

25th May

No Meeting

 

1st June 

Photo Art

Stan Farrow FRPS EFIAP DPAGB

In this talk Stan will show the inspiration behind some of his creative photographic artwork, with details of how it is produced. He is always far more interested in turning his photography into art, rather than producing work for competition purposes, although often the two go hand-in hand. Stan does greatly enjoy using Photoshop creatively to make his digital art, especially still-life work with layers of texture. Having said that much of his work is simple to create at home and involves few digital skills whatsoever.

 

8th June Outside venue

Chairman’s Challenge 

    

15th June

Chairman’s Challenge – Results and Prizes
 

22nd June

Club AGM & Presentation of Certificates

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End of 2025/26 season.