Thu 6 Nov 2025 - Presentation by Lesley Peatfield LRPS. ARPS
Lesley is a York based photographer who was awarded her ARPS for her experimental Parallel Lives series. The images were taken with her camera phone and features street scenes and architecture. She is also a traditional landscape photographer and has been honing her skills since 2009.
Thu 13 Nov 2025 - Panel of Three Competition judging by Steve Dormer DPAGB. BPE3. AFIAP.
Steve has a wealth of knowledge and experience.He has a discerning eye and a deep appreciation of the art of photography so it will be a very interesting evening.
Thu 20 Nov 2025 - ZOOM - Living & working in Namibia by Scott Hurd
Scott and his wife Judy are professional photographers based in Namibia. He left the UK to realise a dream of setting up a company in a country that he saw as the most diverse and photogenic he knew. He is an infectious and enthusiast speaker with a quirky sense of humour so it should be an excellent evening.
Thu 27 Nov 2025 - Judging the PAGB and RPS way by Stephanie Cook & Robert Helliwell
This shouold provide an interesting insight to the similarities and differences in both organisations approach.
Sat 6 Dec 2025 - Cafe Forum 6th December - Print or PDI - how do you choose
The Forum will start at 1000 as usual in Communitea (next to Poundland). Please bring images you would print and those that you would use as a PDI to share and discuss. Are some images more appropriate for printing and some for PDI. If possible please bring copies of the prints but these do not need to be mounted if you are going to print them specially.
Hope to see you there
Thu 11 Dec 2025 - Settle Trophy Review
A chance to look at our photos and some of those submitted by the other clubs involved. Hopefully we will do well this year.
Thu 18 Dec 2025 - Christmas Social & Raffle
Time for some food, a chat and a few quizzes. Are you good at golf? You might win a bottle of something, one for the ladies and one for the men. Hope to see you there, the more the merrier.
Thu 1 Jan 2026 - Happy New Year
Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy 2026 with lots of opportunity to take photographs.
Sat 3 Jan 2026 - Café Forum 3rd January, 2026 - Blue hour and Night images
Happy New Year. We will meet as usual at Communitea at 1000. Please bring images taken either during the blue hour or at night to share and discuss. Hope to see you there.
Thu 8 Jan 2026 - Presentation by Chris Ceasar BA Hons - Composition within Landscapes
Chris is an award winning photographer both nationally and internationally. His website chrisceaser.co.uk is well worth a visit displaying some amazing images, he runs workshops and has a gallery which can be visited. Chris is well known to the club and has given many informative, inspirational and enjoyable presentations.
Points Round 3 opens - PDIs only
Thu 15 Jan 2026 - Its a Knockout!
A fun evening organised by Stephanie Cook. More information nearer the time.
Thu 22 Jan 2026 - Mersea Inter Club Challenge Trophy
We have been invited to join 11 other clubs from all over the country in this challenge. Each club will submit 6 images, 5 of which will be sent to everyone for judging. The 6th will be used as a tiebrake and included in a minit competition if not needed. It will be interesting to see how the 12 different judges review all the images. Should be a very interesting experience. We can pick images from those already submitted in previous competitions and have to include 6 different authors.
Points Round 3 closes - PDIs only
Thu 29 Jan 2026 - Presentation by Jane Lazenby BA(Hons) Fine Art, LRPS, ASEA, QTFE2, BPE5*, EFIAP/S, DPAGB, FMPA, AWPF
Jane is an internationally renowned photographer who has won awards for fine art, equine, PR and brand photographer and artist. Her talks have always provided a great source of inspiration. Her website is worh a visit ejlazenbyphotography.co.uk.
Points Round 4 opens - Prints only
Thu 5 Feb 2026 - Points Round 3 judging by Massimiliano Malisan CPAGB - PDIs only
Masssimiliano is a member of Hebden Bridge Camera Club and his gallery his images cover a great variety of genre.
Sat 7 Feb 2026 - Café Forum 7th February - Sports & Games
We will meet as usual at 1000 in Communitea. Please bring your images of sports and games, indoor or outdoor, to share and discuss.
Hope to see you there.
Thu 19 Feb 2026 - ZOOM Talk - Urban Night Photography by Alistair How LRPS, A.APS, T.IAAP
Alistair has had a life long interest in photography starting his career with Kodak when finished his Degree at Southampton University. These days he enjoys sharing his experioence and knowledge with others as wwell as taking photographs. He also provides workshops and acts as a YPU judge. His core interest is landscape but is also a keen city photography, architecture, sports, documentary and travel. This will be a very interesting evening but remember to stay at home as it is over Zoom.
Thu 26 Feb 2026 - Presentation by John Gill - After the Coal Dust
A quote on John's website (johngill.photography) "It's not about the cameras or lenses - it's all about the photographs; the people in them and the people who look at them"
The presentation I suspect is based on the photographs taken for a book produced by John and his wife showing the former industrial towns now that the industries have gone.
Annual PDIs 1 closes, Annual PDIs 2 opens and there will be a raffle.
Thu 5 Mar 2026 - Points Round 4 Prints Judged by Haydn Bartlett DPAGB. BPE1. LSWPP. ASINWP Prints only
Haydn works as a commercial photographer covering a vast range of subjects from food to weddings, either in his studio or on location. He has been the Halifax Photographic Society Photographer of the Year in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Sat 7 Mar 2026 - Café Forum Trip 7th March - Trip to North Cave Wetlands
We will meet by the Butty Van at 1000. (More information nearer the time)
Sat 4 Apr 2026 - Café Forum 4th April - Sharing North Cave images
We will meet as usual at 1000 in Communitea. Please bring some of your images from the North Cave trip to share and discuss.
Hope to see you there.
Sat 2 May 2026 - Café Forum 2nd May - Share our 'Project' images
We will meet at 1000 in Communitea as usual. Please bring the images you have taken for the Cafe Forum Project 'Soft and Hard'. We will also discuss next seasons programme for the Forum so please bring some ideas too.
Hope to see you there.