2023/24 Programme
2023
Ralph Snook ARPS EFIAP/s DPAGB-Nature Snaps From My Travels
Ralph, a member of Bristol PS and someone who regularly gets images accepted into exhibitions and is known for his excellent wildlife images.
Wednesday 10th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Richard Cornock- The Funky Farmer
Richard, a dairy farmer from Tytherington, Gloucestershire has published a book of his photographs about his life on the farm.
He has an active social media presence and returns after a number of years.
Wednesday 17th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Bristol & Avon Competition.
This is for pictures. prints or PDI's which have been taken within one year of the competition date and must have been taken within the BS post code. See Competition Rules on the website for more details.
Closing Date for Competition No 1
Wednesday 24th May Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Derwood Pamphilon ARPS DPAGB EFIAP- Dance & Art Nude Photography
Derwood, a member of Bristol PS returns after quite a few years to show his wonderful images including one recently accepted into the RWA Photography Exhibition
Wednesday 31st EVENING OUT Keynsham.
We meet outside St John's Church at 7.30pm for an exploration led by Peter. Bring cameras.
For more details see here
Wednesday 7th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Competition Number One
The competition season starts earlier so that the competitions are spaced out through the year.How will you do?
Wednesday 14th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Print Critique Evening.
You supply some prints, we supply the tables and everyone splits up into groups to constructively talk about the prints in front of them and hopefully choose a favourite.
Wednesday 21st Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Erica Oram CPAGB AFIAP BPE3* - The View From Here.
Erica joins us from her home to show her variety of images.
Thursday 22ND - STANWAY HOUSE & FOUNTAIN
For more details see here
Wednesday 28th EVENING OUT
Chequers & Hanham Mills
Meet outside the Chequers pub at 7.30pm and then we can have a walk around this attractive area including the river and socialise in the pub after.
David Bathard FRPS AWPF - Latest Monochrome & India
David returns to us after a few years with some more great prints showing his mastery of the genre.
Wednesday 12th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Roy Carr AWPF-40/40
Forty colour and forty monochrome prints and some surprises. Roy, who has been received well by us before returns from South Wales with purely a print talk this time.
Wednesday 19th -EVENING OUT
A visit to Richard Cornock's farm Address New House Farm, Tytherington, Wotton-Under-Edge Glos GL12 8QB
Cost £6 pp. We need at least 10 people. Please support this. We meet at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start. Bring good footwear.
See Richards website at https://www.richardcornock.co.uk/
SATURDAY 22ND - FOURTEEN LOCKS CANAL CENTRE NEWPORT
For more details see here
Wednesday 26th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Steven Le Prevost FRPS MPAGB FIPF AFIAP BPE5*- A Feeling of Impressionism
Steven joins us by Zoom from his home in Guernsey to give us a talk about his highly creative photography.
His website is https://www.stevenleprevost.com/
Geoff Mallin -Mounting & Displaying Your Images
Geoff will give us a practical demonstration and also talk a little about printing in the software.
Wednesday 9th Hanham Methodist Church only
Alan James CPAGB- A Selection of my Work
Alan will show some of his prints in the first half and pinhole and A/V's in the second half.
Wednesday 16th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Ray Grace ARPS DPAGB -Photoshop Clinic
Practical Demonstration. Ray will hopefully provide solutions to some of the more common problems you have encountered. This was a popular evening each year on The Kingswood PS programme. Please submit your questions three weeks before.
Closing Date for Competition No 2
Wednesday 23rd Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Sue Winkworth LRPS CPAGB-A/V & Richard Winkworth-Travels with our Cameras
We have seen some of Sue & Richard's a/v's before but tonight is a mixture of stills and a/v's.
Monday 28TH - WELLS & WELLS MOAT BOAT RACES
For more details see here
Wednesday 30th Hanham Methodist Church only.
WCPF Travelling Print Exhibition
A chance to see some of the successful prints from this year's WCPF Members Exhibition
Competition Number Two
How are you doing? If you didn't do so well in Competition Number One you have a chance to improve.
Wednesday 13th
Print Critique Evening
A chance for you to bring along some of your prints that you would like some comments on. We will get together in small groups and give constructive feedback. BRING PRINTS
Saturday16TH - AVON VALLEY RAILWAY BITTON AT WAR 1940's WEEKEND
For more details see here
Wednesday 20th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Neil Scott FRPS EFIAP/s DPAGB-Minimalism My Way
Neil joins us via Zoom from his home in Edinburgh . The ABC of is photographic philosophy is to Amuse. Bemuse, Confuse.
neilscottphotos.co.uk
Wednesday 27th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
H&KPC members-Fifteen Minutes of Fame
I am looking for six members who can take over a fifteen minute slot on the evening.It could be any type of photographic related subject. Volunteers Needed.
Chris Shepherd - Looking Local
Chris joins us on Zoom and details his experiences in becoming a landscape photographer without having to travel very far.
Saturday 7th T0 Saturday14th - TENBY
For more details see here
Wednesday 11th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Show & Tell Evening - Birds.
Caged birds, birds of prey and other wild birds. Please submit up to six PDI's to Photo Entry and you can speak about them and get feedback.
Wednesday 18th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
An Evening With Norton Radstock PS
Members of Norton Radstock PS visit us to show us some of their images so you can see what they are producing.It is also a social evening so that you can meet members of another club,
Saturday 21st - TETBURY WALK
For more details see here
Wednesday 25th - Hanham Methodist Church only. Joint evening with Keynsham PS
Gareth Martin AWPF CPAGB-The New Talk
Gareth returns with another set of his excellent images. HPS members saw another talk during lockdown and we always enjoy his enthusiasm.
Closing Date for Panel of Three Print & PDI Competition
Janet Miles LRPS CPAGB BPE2- Still Life
Talk & Practical demonstration. Janet, a member of Mid Somerset CC shows us some of her successful images in the first half and then explains her techniques with a demonstration using her studio lights.
Wednesday 8th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom. Joint evening with Keynsham PS
Laura Pearce- My Portrait, Fashion & Beauty Photography
Laura visits us to show us some of her great images and explains how she took them.She will present her talk on Zoom from her home.
See lauraannephotography.co.uk
Closing Date for Comp 3
Wednesday 15th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Panel of Three Print & DPI Competition
This competition has previously been held at Kingswood PS and you are invited to produce up to three panels in each category.
Sunday19TH 2023- CASTELL COCH
For more details see here
Wednesday 22nd - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Peter Otley CPAGB LRPS AFIAP-Why & How I Photograph Birds
Peter has judged for us recently and we will have the pleasure of a good natural history evening.
See peterophotography.com
Wednesday 29th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Competition Number Three
The competitions progress. How are you doing?
David Keep ARPS MPAGB FBPE EFIAP-Underwater Photography- The Big Stuff
Zoom presentation. David is based in Chesterfield and a member of Rolls Royce, Derby PS, the current world camera club champions. His talks are superb, exciting and very informative. Don't miss this.
David Keep Photography
Wednesday 13th - Hanham Methodist Church. This will not be on Zoom
Allen Lloyd ARPS AWPF- A Digital Miscellany
Allen is a well known speaker on the camera club circuit and returns from South Wales to show us some of his images
Saturday 16TH - AVEBURY MANOR AT CHRISTMAS
For more details see here
Wednesday 20th - Christmas Meal EVENING OUT
More details will be posted on this in due course
Tuesday 26TH 2023 - MARSHFIELD MUMMERS
For more details see here
Wednesday 27th - No Meeting
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
2024 - Happy New Year!
Grete Howard ARPS - Wild Brazil
Grete recently visited us as a judge and we now get a chance to see her images.
Grete Howard Website
Wednesday 10th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Dean Packer-Japan
Dean who is a member of Thornbury CC visits us for the first time with some of his excellent travel pictures
Dean Packer Photography
Wednesday 17th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom. Joint evening with Keynsham PS
Zoom Presentation. Matt Emmett - Rediscovering Our Forgotten Heritage Part One.
Matt will present a very exciting talk showing images of places you probably have not seen before or will never see in person.
Forgotten Heritage Photography
Saturday 20TH - CLIFTON VILLAGE
For more details see here
Wednesday 24th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Steve Hallam - The Urban Landscape
Steve shows us a new talk concentrating on the urban landscape.
Wednesday 31st - Hanham Methodist Church only
Studio Evening. Bring Cameras.
Subject-to be confirmed.
Closing Date for LONDON CAMERA EXCHANGE Competition "SEASONS"
An Evening With Crossbow CC
Members of Crossbow CC will visit us to show us some of their images and this should also be a good social evening.
Saturday 10TH - PAINSWICK ROCOCO GARDENS
For more details see here
Wednesday 14th - Hanham Methodist Church only
Annual Auction
You might have built up quite a few unwanted photographic items which you no longer want, to donate to club funds or keep a percentage of the sale value.
Closing Date for Comp 4
Wednesday 21st - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
London Camera Exchange Competition
We are grateful to our sponsors, LCE Bath and this year's subject is Seasons. This is for images taken in the period from 8th March 2023
Wednesday 28th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Hugh Milsom FRPS & Leigh Preston FRPS- Hugh & I
This is a PAGB Recorded Lecture showing the work of a master photographer, Hugh Milsom and narrated by Leigh Preston who will also show some of his images.
Competition Number Four
The last of the four competitions and the league table are decided tonight.
Wednesday 13th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Tony Cooper ARPS AWPF- Don McCullin Retrospective
Tony who is Vice Chairman of Crown Monochrome gives a talk on the Somerset based world famous photographer who he knows personally.
Wednesday 20th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Malcolm Sales QEP ABIPP ARPS - An Introduction to Smartphone Photography
Malcolm joins us on Zoom from his home in Rushcliffe. Using FREE apps and recently shot images Malcolm will show how to "develop" your smartphone snaps into lovely pictures worthy of printing.
Saturday 23RD - BIRDLAND, BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER
For more details see here
Wednesday 27th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Don Bishop ARPS- Visions of the Landscape
Don is well known for his railway pictures but is also an excellent landscape photographer who runs courses. He come to us from his home in Cheddar.
Don Bishop Photography Landscape and Steam Railway Photography
For more details see here
Wednesday 3rd - Hanham Methodist Church only
Studio Evening-BRING CAMERAS
Tony Poole will give us a lighting demonstration and how to set your cameras to take studio pictures.
Wednesday 10th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Show & Tell Evening-Something Different
Have you taken many images of something different or very creative which you are worried about putting in a competition as you do not know what a judge would say? Now is your chance to show this.
Wednesday 17th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Print & Digital Image of the Year.
The best images are judged again and sometimes the ones which scraped through as a commended do very well.
Wednesday 24th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Annual General Meeting
Please come along to voice your opinions but also offer help to the committee
Thursday 25th - EVENING OUT
An Evening With Hanham & KIngswood Photo Club at Norton Radstock PS
We need about six members to go along to show their work in what should be a fun and socially minded evening
May
Wednesday 3rd Hanham Methodist Church & ZoomRalph Snook ARPS EFIAP/s DPAGB-Nature Snaps From My Travels
Ralph, a member of Bristol PS and someone who regularly gets images accepted into exhibitions and is known for his excellent wildlife images.
Wednesday 10th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Richard Cornock- The Funky Farmer
Richard, a dairy farmer from Tytherington, Gloucestershire has published a book of his photographs about his life on the farm.
He has an active social media presence and returns after a number of years.
Wednesday 17th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Bristol & Avon Competition.
This is for pictures. prints or PDI's which have been taken within one year of the competition date and must have been taken within the BS post code. See Competition Rules on the website for more details.
Closing Date for Competition No 1
Wednesday 24th May Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Derwood Pamphilon ARPS DPAGB EFIAP- Dance & Art Nude Photography
Derwood, a member of Bristol PS returns after quite a few years to show his wonderful images including one recently accepted into the RWA Photography Exhibition
Wednesday 31st EVENING OUT Keynsham.
We meet outside St John's Church at 7.30pm for an exploration led by Peter. Bring cameras.
June
Saturday 3rd - Hawk Conservancy Trust at AndoverFor more details see here
Wednesday 7th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Competition Number One
The competition season starts earlier so that the competitions are spaced out through the year.How will you do?
Wednesday 14th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Print Critique Evening.
You supply some prints, we supply the tables and everyone splits up into groups to constructively talk about the prints in front of them and hopefully choose a favourite.
Wednesday 21st Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Erica Oram CPAGB AFIAP BPE3* - The View From Here.
Erica joins us from her home to show her variety of images.
Thursday 22ND - STANWAY HOUSE & FOUNTAIN
For more details see here
Wednesday 28th EVENING OUT
Chequers & Hanham Mills
Meet outside the Chequers pub at 7.30pm and then we can have a walk around this attractive area including the river and socialise in the pub after.
July
Wednesday 5th Hanham Methodist Church & ZoomDavid Bathard FRPS AWPF - Latest Monochrome & India
David returns to us after a few years with some more great prints showing his mastery of the genre.
Wednesday 12th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Roy Carr AWPF-40/40
Forty colour and forty monochrome prints and some surprises. Roy, who has been received well by us before returns from South Wales with purely a print talk this time.
Wednesday 19th -EVENING OUT
A visit to Richard Cornock's farm Address New House Farm, Tytherington, Wotton-Under-Edge Glos GL12 8QB
Cost £6 pp. We need at least 10 people. Please support this. We meet at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start. Bring good footwear.
See Richards website at https://www.richardcornock.co.uk/
SATURDAY 22ND - FOURTEEN LOCKS CANAL CENTRE NEWPORT
For more details see here
Wednesday 26th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Steven Le Prevost FRPS MPAGB FIPF AFIAP BPE5*- A Feeling of Impressionism
Steven joins us by Zoom from his home in Guernsey to give us a talk about his highly creative photography.
His website is https://www.stevenleprevost.com/
August
Wednesday 2nd Hanham Methodist Church ONLY This will not be on ZoomGeoff Mallin -Mounting & Displaying Your Images
Geoff will give us a practical demonstration and also talk a little about printing in the software.
Wednesday 9th Hanham Methodist Church only
Alan James CPAGB- A Selection of my Work
Alan will show some of his prints in the first half and pinhole and A/V's in the second half.
Wednesday 16th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Ray Grace ARPS DPAGB -Photoshop Clinic
Practical Demonstration. Ray will hopefully provide solutions to some of the more common problems you have encountered. This was a popular evening each year on The Kingswood PS programme. Please submit your questions three weeks before.
Closing Date for Competition No 2
Wednesday 23rd Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Sue Winkworth LRPS CPAGB-A/V & Richard Winkworth-Travels with our Cameras
We have seen some of Sue & Richard's a/v's before but tonight is a mixture of stills and a/v's.
Monday 28TH - WELLS & WELLS MOAT BOAT RACES
For more details see here
Wednesday 30th Hanham Methodist Church only.
WCPF Travelling Print Exhibition
A chance to see some of the successful prints from this year's WCPF Members Exhibition
September
Wednesday 6th Hanham Methodist Church & ZoomCompetition Number Two
How are you doing? If you didn't do so well in Competition Number One you have a chance to improve.
Wednesday 13th
Print Critique Evening
A chance for you to bring along some of your prints that you would like some comments on. We will get together in small groups and give constructive feedback. BRING PRINTS
Saturday16TH - AVON VALLEY RAILWAY BITTON AT WAR 1940's WEEKEND
For more details see here
Wednesday 20th Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Neil Scott FRPS EFIAP/s DPAGB-Minimalism My Way
Neil joins us via Zoom from his home in Edinburgh . The ABC of is photographic philosophy is to Amuse. Bemuse, Confuse.
neilscottphotos.co.uk
Wednesday 27th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
H&KPC members-Fifteen Minutes of Fame
I am looking for six members who can take over a fifteen minute slot on the evening.It could be any type of photographic related subject. Volunteers Needed.
October
Wednesday 4th - Hanham Methodist Church & ZoomChris Shepherd - Looking Local
Chris joins us on Zoom and details his experiences in becoming a landscape photographer without having to travel very far.
Saturday 7th T0 Saturday14th - TENBY
For more details see here
Wednesday 11th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Show & Tell Evening - Birds.
Caged birds, birds of prey and other wild birds. Please submit up to six PDI's to Photo Entry and you can speak about them and get feedback.
Wednesday 18th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
An Evening With Norton Radstock PS
Members of Norton Radstock PS visit us to show us some of their images so you can see what they are producing.It is also a social evening so that you can meet members of another club,
Saturday 21st - TETBURY WALK
For more details see here
Wednesday 25th - Hanham Methodist Church only. Joint evening with Keynsham PS
Gareth Martin AWPF CPAGB-The New Talk
Gareth returns with another set of his excellent images. HPS members saw another talk during lockdown and we always enjoy his enthusiasm.
Closing Date for Panel of Three Print & PDI Competition
November
Wednesday 1st - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom for the first half only.Janet Miles LRPS CPAGB BPE2- Still Life
Talk & Practical demonstration. Janet, a member of Mid Somerset CC shows us some of her successful images in the first half and then explains her techniques with a demonstration using her studio lights.
Wednesday 8th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom. Joint evening with Keynsham PS
Laura Pearce- My Portrait, Fashion & Beauty Photography
Laura visits us to show us some of her great images and explains how she took them.She will present her talk on Zoom from her home.
See lauraannephotography.co.uk
Closing Date for Comp 3
Wednesday 15th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Panel of Three Print & DPI Competition
This competition has previously been held at Kingswood PS and you are invited to produce up to three panels in each category.
Sunday19TH 2023- CASTELL COCH
For more details see here
Wednesday 22nd - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Peter Otley CPAGB LRPS AFIAP-Why & How I Photograph Birds
Peter has judged for us recently and we will have the pleasure of a good natural history evening.
See peterophotography.com
Wednesday 29th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Competition Number Three
The competitions progress. How are you doing?
December
Wednesday 6th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom Joint evening with Keynsham PSDavid Keep ARPS MPAGB FBPE EFIAP-Underwater Photography- The Big Stuff
Zoom presentation. David is based in Chesterfield and a member of Rolls Royce, Derby PS, the current world camera club champions. His talks are superb, exciting and very informative. Don't miss this.
David Keep Photography
Wednesday 13th - Hanham Methodist Church. This will not be on Zoom
Allen Lloyd ARPS AWPF- A Digital Miscellany
Allen is a well known speaker on the camera club circuit and returns from South Wales to show us some of his images
Saturday 16TH - AVEBURY MANOR AT CHRISTMAS
For more details see here
Wednesday 20th - Christmas Meal EVENING OUT
More details will be posted on this in due course
Tuesday 26TH 2023 - MARSHFIELD MUMMERS
For more details see here
Wednesday 27th - No Meeting
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
2024 - Happy New Year!
January
Wednesday 3rd - Hanham Methodist Church & ZoomGrete Howard ARPS - Wild Brazil
Grete recently visited us as a judge and we now get a chance to see her images.
Grete Howard Website
Wednesday 10th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Dean Packer-Japan
Dean who is a member of Thornbury CC visits us for the first time with some of his excellent travel pictures
Dean Packer Photography
Wednesday 17th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom. Joint evening with Keynsham PS
Zoom Presentation. Matt Emmett - Rediscovering Our Forgotten Heritage Part One.
Matt will present a very exciting talk showing images of places you probably have not seen before or will never see in person.
Forgotten Heritage Photography
Saturday 20TH - CLIFTON VILLAGE
For more details see here
Wednesday 24th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Steve Hallam - The Urban Landscape
Steve shows us a new talk concentrating on the urban landscape.
Wednesday 31st - Hanham Methodist Church only
Studio Evening. Bring Cameras.
Subject-to be confirmed.
Closing Date for LONDON CAMERA EXCHANGE Competition "SEASONS"
February
Wednesday 7th - Hanham Methodist Church & ZoomAn Evening With Crossbow CC
Members of Crossbow CC will visit us to show us some of their images and this should also be a good social evening.
Saturday 10TH - PAINSWICK ROCOCO GARDENS
For more details see here
Wednesday 14th - Hanham Methodist Church only
Annual Auction
You might have built up quite a few unwanted photographic items which you no longer want, to donate to club funds or keep a percentage of the sale value.
Closing Date for Comp 4
Wednesday 21st - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
London Camera Exchange Competition
We are grateful to our sponsors, LCE Bath and this year's subject is Seasons. This is for images taken in the period from 8th March 2023
Wednesday 28th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Hugh Milsom FRPS & Leigh Preston FRPS- Hugh & I
This is a PAGB Recorded Lecture showing the work of a master photographer, Hugh Milsom and narrated by Leigh Preston who will also show some of his images.
March
Wednesday 6th - Hanham Methodist Church & ZoomCompetition Number Four
The last of the four competitions and the league table are decided tonight.
Wednesday 13th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Tony Cooper ARPS AWPF- Don McCullin Retrospective
Tony who is Vice Chairman of Crown Monochrome gives a talk on the Somerset based world famous photographer who he knows personally.
Wednesday 20th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Malcolm Sales QEP ABIPP ARPS - An Introduction to Smartphone Photography
Malcolm joins us on Zoom from his home in Rushcliffe. Using FREE apps and recently shot images Malcolm will show how to "develop" your smartphone snaps into lovely pictures worthy of printing.
Saturday 23RD - BIRDLAND, BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER
For more details see here
Wednesday 27th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Don Bishop ARPS- Visions of the Landscape
Don is well known for his railway pictures but is also an excellent landscape photographer who runs courses. He come to us from his home in Cheddar.
Don Bishop Photography Landscape and Steam Railway Photography
April
MONDAY 1ST APRIL 2024 - COLEFORD FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORTFor more details see here
Wednesday 3rd - Hanham Methodist Church only
Studio Evening-BRING CAMERAS
Tony Poole will give us a lighting demonstration and how to set your cameras to take studio pictures.
Wednesday 10th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Show & Tell Evening-Something Different
Have you taken many images of something different or very creative which you are worried about putting in a competition as you do not know what a judge would say? Now is your chance to show this.
Wednesday 17th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Print & Digital Image of the Year.
The best images are judged again and sometimes the ones which scraped through as a commended do very well.
Wednesday 24th - Hanham Methodist Church & Zoom
Annual General Meeting
Please come along to voice your opinions but also offer help to the committee
Thursday 25th - EVENING OUT
An Evening With Hanham & KIngswood Photo Club at Norton Radstock PS
We need about six members to go along to show their work in what should be a fun and socially minded evening