2018/19 Programme

We meet on Monday evenings at 19:30 for a 19:45 start. Our meetings are at St Mary's Supporters Club, Lewes. During the summer, club members get together for outings and social events - see our Social events page for details.

Visitors are welcome at the presentations from outside photographers - all we ask is a £5 contribution towards club funds.

 10 September 2018
SOCIAL: Welcome back to the club after the break. An opportunity to share summer photographs and pay subs for the new season.

17 September 2017
TALK: An evening of landscape photography, prints, digital and audio-visual, by David Mills ARPS and John Deller LRPS.  

24 September 2018
TALK: Macro - my version, by Roger Gilroy.
​Bring your cameras, preferably with semi-telephoto lenses (i.e. full frame/24x36 about135/150mm, APS/C about 80/100mm and four-thirds about 50/60mm), zooms acceptable, no need for tripods or flash.

1 October 2018
COMPETITION: PDI League Round 1
Subject - Street photography
Judge – Jerry Webb

8 October 2018
TALK: Lee Miller - witnessing women at war, plus Behind the scenes at the Lee Miller archives. By Antony Penrose.

15 October 2018
WORKSHOP: "Monotonous thinking" - black and white photography. By Sussex landscape photographer Keith Gibson.

22 October 2018
COMPETITION: Print League Round 1
Subject - Open
Judge - Keith Gibson

29 October 2018
TALK: The Joy of Seeing: Photography My Way (Urban). By Viveca Koh FRPS.
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5 November 2018 
NO MEETING (there's something else taking place in Lewes...)​​

12 November 2018
TALK: Flower and Still Life Photography by Polina Plotnikova.
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19 November 2018
COMPETITION: Natural History. Prints and PDI - any mix of 3 images of wildlife. Competition Rule 5 applies
Judge – Bob Webzell ARPS EFIAP

26 November 2018
TALK: The importance of seeing by photographer and master printer Andrew Sanderson.

3 December 2018
COMPETITION: Print League Round 2
Subject - Monochrome 
Judge – Judith Stewart

10 December 2018
SOCIAL: It’s A Knock Out competition judged by members. With Christmas nibbles and mince pies.

8 January 2019 (Tuesday)
Annual Dinner
Pelham Arms - details to be circulated nearer the time.

14 January 2019
COMPETITION: PDI League Round 2
Subject - Open
Judge – Gary Carter

21 January 2019
COMPETITION: Print League Round 3
Subject - Open
Judge – Ken Woods.

28 January 2019
TALKS: Members' Lecturettes - 20-minute talks on any subject within the theme of photography.

4 February 2019
WORKSHOP: Flash photography by Protech Photographic.

11 February 2019
COMPETITION: PDI League Round 3
Subject – Taken with my phone
Judge – Malcolm Bull

18 February 2019
TALK: My photography, by George Backshall.

25 February 2019
COMPETITION: Print League Round 4
Set Subject – Derelict/abandoned
Judge – Alexis Maryon

4 March 2019
TALK: Sussex landscape, by Brighton photographer Finn Hopson.

11 March 2019
COMPETITION: PDI League Round 4
Open Subject
Judge - Lindsey Green MA LRPS

18 March 2019
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Followed by awards for the league Print and PDI competitions.

​25 March 2019
COMPETITION: Image Of The Year.
Competition Rule 4 applies, any images entered in print and PDI competitions during the year are eligible.
Judge – Robin Harmsworth