The programme may vary to the downloaded/printed version due to last minute changes
*Hand in Night for Internal Competitions
September
11th Social Evening
A welcome to new and old members.
18th Phil Howcroft: 100 Strangers
Street photography and portraiture come together in this talk, drawing on Phil’s project which aimed to photograph 100 strangers and explore the stories behind the portraits. So far he has photographed 330….!
25th Wendy Irwin: Still Life
In this talk, Wendy uses about 60 Prints, in her creative style, using layering of her own painted textures to give a painterly look to the image. This, she explains, is what she really enjoys doing.
October
2nd - Member’s Night
Steve Albutt - Projects
*9th Peter Jones: India Culture and Wildlife
Tonight’s speakers have travelled widely, including several visits to India, concentrating mainly on photographing native wildlife. Tonight’s talk draws widely on these visits, and looks at both wildlife and aspects of India’s diverse culture.
16th 1st Internal Comp
Subject: Open
Judge:
Hand in for Exhibition
23rd Wayne Brittle: Landscape
Wayne is well known to the club, having brought a landscape talk to us previously. He has photographed extensively in Tuscany and has recently led a photography trip to Iceland- expect to see some fine landscape images.
30th An Evening with
TBA
November
6th Keith Mitchell: Drone Photography
Tonight’s talk looks at the new, exciting and rapidly expanding topic of drone photography. Keith Mitchell documents his journey to date from beginner to advanced worker.
Weds 12th Staffs Inter-Club Pdi Comp
7.30pm Lea Hall Miners Welfare and Social Club, Sandy Lane, Rugeley.
13th Dave Airston: Motor Racing: The Stories Behind the Images
This talk is set in the world of motor sport, but is not mainly about the cars or the races. Rather, Dave Airston looks at the stories behind the images and the events.
Sat 15th & Sun 16th Annual Exhibition
Sat 15th 6pm Presentation Supper
*27th Ashby Comp at home
Print and Pdi Competition hosted by Burton
Judge: TBA
December
4th - 2nd Internal Competition
Subject: Prints Open Pdi - Still Life
Judge:
11th Dave and Angie Tucker: Pictures Wot We Like
A welcome return for this well-known photo duo with a large selection of their favourite images.
18th Christmas Social
January 2026
*8th Travelling MCPF Portfolio
15th 3rd Internal Comp
Subject: Monochrome
Judge:
22nd Malcolm Imhoff: Making Audio Visual Presentations
Malcolm is an experienced, award winning and highly regarded specialist in the world of AV photography. He is enthusiastic about encouraging others to give it a try, and his images and advice will be interesting and timely as we prepare for our own AV night in April.
29th Black and White Night: David Gibbins
David judged our mono competition last season, and conveyed his liking and enthusiasm for mono images. Tonight he returns as speaker, and will present a print portfolio of his own black and white photographs.
February
*5th Burtworthy 1st Leg at Burton
Print and Pdi Competition against Tamworth PC for Beginners and Intermediate members. Hosted by Burton
12th 4th Internal Comp
Subject: Open
Judge:
19th The Little Print Show: Jonathan Vaines
Jonathan has established a reputation as a creative photographer with a distinctive painterly style which emphasises light, colour and texture over subject. The many online plaudits for his work refer to creating art through photography, the very high quality of his prints, and departure from conventional camera club images.
26th Mike Sharples: People, Places and Faces
Mike’s presentation will include environmental portraits, landscapes and cityscapes, in colour and black and white, and will include detailed information of how the final images were produced.
March
Weds 4th Burtworthy 2nd leg at Tamworth
Print and Pdi Competition against Tamworth PC for Beginners and Intermediate members. 7.30pm at Wilnecote Working Men’s Club, Hockley Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, B77 5EA.
5th Member’s Night
Carolyn and Malcolm Whetton
*12th Ian Pinn: Hebridean Islands
Ian’s visit last season was memorable for his striking, high quality A2 size prints. Ian revealed a particular enthusiasm for Highland landscapes, and returns tonight to show and discuss his images of Hebridean Islands.
19th 5th Internal Comp
Subject: Open
Judge:
26th Open Night
TBA
April
2nd Members’ AV Showcase
Weds 8th Staffs Inter-Club Print Comp
7.30pm Lea Hall Miners Welfare and Social Club, Sandy Lane, Rugeley.
*9th Leslie Grand-Scrutton and Andrew Lings: Same but Different
Lesley is an enthusiastic club photographer who now prefers to work on specific themes for use in public presentations or exhibitions. Tonight’s talk is presented jointly with fellow photographer Andrew Lings, and is about working together on different themes. It includes an exhibition of prints featuring the people who work in the DH Lawrence Quarter of Eastwood.
16th 6th Internal Comp
Subject: Prints Man-made Pdi’s Open
Judge:
*23rd Cotswolds and Cornish Cream: Martin Fry
Tonight’s talk, by highly regarded photographer Martin Fry, will take us on a journey, using images and AVs, as he explores his passion for the landscape and culture of the south west, from the rolling hills of Gloucestershire to the drama of the Cornish Coast.
30th Panel Comp
Judge:
May
Weds 6th Rugeley/Lichfield/BPS at Lichfield
Lichfield Methodist Centre, Backcester Lane, Lichfield, WS13 6JH
7th TBA
14th Presentation Dinner
21st AGM
