2026/27 Programme
We are currently taking a summer break. Our 2026/27 season starts on 7th September and a provisional copy of our programme is below ... watch out for updates in the next couple of months.
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.
Guest tickets will be on sale for each meeting - please email the club dorcamclub@gmail.com stating which meeting you wish to attend.
7th September
Welcome Back Opening Night
Meet the Committee, updates, and intro to the season highlights.
14th September
Street and Creative Special Interest Groups
Present what goes on in the groups.
21st September zoom
Colour Tones and Textures
Ruth Grindrod
28th September
My Kind of People
Peter Weaver AGB CPAGB LRPS
5th October
Competition 1: Open pdi
Judge: Tony Oliver ARPS CPAGB BPE5
12th October
WCPF Travelling Exhibition
Awarded and accepted prints from the Annual Exhibition.
19th October zoom
People and Places
Colin Trow-Poole FRPS FIPF MPAGB
21st October Wednesday
Wessex Battle
At Bridport Camera Club
26th October
Chasing Twisters - The Dark Side of Mother Nature
Tim Green
2nd November
Part 1: Wildlife observations from the UK
Susan Buckland DPAGB
Part 2: Sunrise to Sunset on the Danube Delta
Tim Downton, ARPS, DPAGB
7th November Saturday
All day workshop
David Clapp
9th November
Competition 2: Sport and Action Prints
Judge: Zaid Meherali
16th November zoom
Creative Flower Photography
Janet Miles ARPS
23rd November
Part 1: What the Giant Saw (Astrophotography)
Garry Prescott
Part 2: Namibia - desert, coast & delta
Lisa Bukalders LRPS CPAGB EFIAP
30th November
Panels Evening
Prints and pdfs from members.
7th December
Competition 3: Mono pdi
Judge: TBC
14th December
Christmas social
21st December
No Meeting
28th December
No Meeting
2027
4th January
A Passage to Bandhavgar
Phil Whiffing LRPS
11th January
Creative
Practical Night led by members.
18th January zoom
TBC
Jayne Bond
25th January
Club Night
Content to be decided.
1st February
AV Night
Members and WCPF AVs.
8th February
Competition 4: Nature Prints
Judge: Ralph Snook DPAGB ARPS EFIAP/s
15th February zoom
What are we going to do about AI?
Chris Widdall FBPE MPAGB EFIAP APAGB
22nd February
Nature and Landscape Special Interest Groups
Present what goes on in the groups.
1st March
Portraiture
Practical Night with Siaran Upham and Val Brierly
8th March
Competition 5: Open Prints
Judge: Marko Dutka FSWPP
https://www.markodutkaphotography.com/
15th March zoom
The Seeing Eye
Paul Mitchell FRPS MCSD
22nd March
Part 1: The Village Chronicler...and Other Things!
Jane Tearle LRPS CPAGB
Part 2: What’s the Point of Landscape Photography?
Tony Gill
29th March
No Meeting
5th April
Poss a Salon show
TBC
12th April
Competition 6: Closeup/Macro pdi
Judge: Peter Hyatt ARPS EFIAP/b BPE3
19th April zoom
Club Night
26th April
Music photography since 1992
Pete Millson
3rd May
No Meeting
10th May
Competition 7: Creative pdi
Judge: Rose Atkinson ARPS
17th May zoom
Her memorable pictures (title tbc)
Lisa Rendall
24th May
Northern Exposure
Jane Lee DPAGB EFIAP BPE3
& Stephen Lee DPAGB EFIAP BPE2
31st May
No Meeting
7th June
Chairmans Challenge
14th June
Chairman's Challenge Results
21st June
Open Club Night
Members contributions or fun Knock-out competition TBA
28th June
AGM and Presentations
End of 2026/27 season