2025/6 Programme
Our formal club programme runs from September to June. Unless otherwise stated, meetings are held at the Brownsword Hall, Poundbury on a Monday evening, arriving by 7.15 for a prompt start at 7.30pm. Meetings are either face-to-face at the Brownsword Hall or online using Zoom video conferencing.
Details are subject to change so please return here to check for final arrangements. Guest tickets will be on sale for each meeting - please email the club dorcamclub@gmail.com stating which meeting you wish to attend.
Alternatively view and download a copy of the 2025-26 Programme here.
31st January (Saturday)
All about AVs
Ian Bateman FRPS MPAGB AV-AFIAP APAGB
How to Prepare and Make and Audio Visual presentations
Ticketed Special Event
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2nd February
Part 1
Drone Photography: A Taster
Saleem Taibjee
Part 2
The Story Behind the Picture
We see so many pictures, usually on busy competition nights with no time to ask questions, but there is often an interesting story we never get to hear.
9th February
Competition 4 – Decisive Moment (Digital)
Judge: Stephen Wilcox
16th February
Panels Night
Panels of Prints and PDIs by members.
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)
An MOT for your Photography
All Day Workshop with David Clapp FRPS
Ask questions , watch demos, critique, post processing
Suitable for all levels and interests
2nd March zoom
Different Perspectives
Dan Sands
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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
An Evening with David Clapp​
An informal talk where David will share his photography with us.
25th May
No Meeting
1st June zoom
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.