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Tue 26 Aug 2025 - On Location - Newcastle by Train

5:30pm

A chance to shoot some sunset / blue hour images of the iconic bridges and structures around Newcastle's Quayside area. Sunset is just after 8pm and there are return trains around 9pm. The meet point will be Berwick-upon-Tweed Station and we'll update on exact timings closer to the date.

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Tue 2 Sep 2025 - Opening Night, Summer Holiday Snaps

7:30pm

The season starts on September 2nd and we will meet at East Ord Village Hall.

We will update you on the coming season, give you a preview of AV for the exhibition and run through some of the business from the summer, including changes to policies, membership and fees.

We will also ask you to bring in some images (no more than three) showing us what you've been up to over the summer break.

Prospective members are welcome and we look forward to welcoming returning members.

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Sun 7 Sep 2025 - On Location - Wooler Common

1:00pm

The first Sunday Shoot of the season will be down at Wooler Common. We will meet at East Ord at 1.00pm and then car share as far as possible. (If you're making your own way then the aim will be to arrive at Wooler around 1.30pm). If we get finished shooting by about three then there will be an opportunity to grab a coffee / cake before the cafe shuts at 4pm. Alternatively, you might want to bring a picnic if it's a nice day...

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Tue 9 Sep 2025 - Practical - Tabletop Demostrations

7:30pm

We will have a number of tabletop demonstrations looking at topics such as lenses and lens choice, macro photography and indoor ICM. Feel free to bring your camera.

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Sat 13 Sep 2025 - Annual Exhibition

10:00am

The club's annual exhibition will again be held in St Aiden's Hall in Berwick. Doors will be open from 10am to 4pm on both Saturday 13th September and Sunday 14th September. Members should please see the club's bulletins for submitting prints. 

The timing coincides with the Berwick Heritage Open Days (HODS) week, which runs from Friday 12th September to Sunday 21st September. More details here: https://www.berwickhods.org.uk/

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Tue 16 Sep 2025 - Exhibition Review (with Guests)

7:30pm

Wooler and District Camera Club (WDCC) will be joining us for the review of the Annual Exhibition. We have also been promised a short presentation from WDCC on the evening.

September 16th is also the deadline for the PDI competition. Please see the competitions page for full details.

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Tue 23 Sep 2025 - Skills - Critiquing Images with Judy Hancock Holland

7:30pm

Join us for this in depth look at how to critique images. The emphasis will be on assessing your own images thoroughly, but we’ll also look at how to give helpful feedback to others, and how to receive and use the feedback you may receive from your fellow photographers. After the presentation, a useful written checklist will be provided.

Judy Hancock Holland’s photographic work has been exhibited in Canada, the US, and Europe. She’s an award winning photographer and lifelong educator who loves to coach and mentor others. While she is best known for her minimalist work, she enjoys a...

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Tue 30 Sep 2025 - Colin Jarvis - Mono Photography

7:30pm

Colin will be presenting to us on the subject of Monochrome Photography. You can get a flavour of Colin's work here: https://colinjarvis.co.uk/ 

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Tue 7 Oct 2025 - Judging - PDI Competition

7:30pm

The first competition night of the year is the judging of the PDI competition. Judging will be done through the website prior to the evening, with results and display of images on the night.

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Sat 11 Oct 2025 - Saturday Shoot Competition

2:00pm

For the annual location shoot competition you can take and submit up to six images in the alloted time and at the nominated location. No computer manipulation is permitted.

Details, including the location, will be available closer to the date but the shoot is likely to take place in the afternoon if you'd like to create a placeholder in your diary.

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Tue 14 Oct 2025 - Judging - Saturday Shoot Competition

7:30pm

Judging of the Saturday Shoot competition will be carried out by the membership.

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Tue 21 Oct 2025 - Kevin Ludkin - Sports Photography

7:30pm

Our very own Kevin Ludkin will be talking to us on the subject of sports photography.

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Tue 28 Oct 2025 - Night Shoot

7:30pm

Meet in Berwick to take some night time shots around the town.

If you'd like to explore night-time shooting opportunities further, then the Eyemouth fireworks display is on November 1st.

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Tue 4 Nov 2025 - Night Shoot Image Review

7:30pm

A review of the images from the night shoot as well as any images members may have taken from the fireworks. Please bring your images along on a stick.

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Sat 8 Nov 2025 - On Location - TBC

12:00pm

Saturday Shoot. Details to follow...

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Tue 11 Nov 2025 - Skills - Flash Photography

7:30pm

Andy Watkin will be running through the set up of off camera flash and different lighting techniques. 

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Tue 18 Nov 2025 - Ford Renton - Astrophotography

7:30pm

Borders photographer Ford Renton will be speaking to us about Astrophotography. You can get a flavour of Ford's work here: https://fordrenton.wixsite.com/fordrenton.

Tonight is also the deadline for the monochrome competition. If you are submitting prints, please bring them along on the night. Digital submissions should be made through the website.

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Tue 25 Nov 2025 - Practical - Portrait Night

7:30pm

Please bring along your camera as we try our hand at some portraits. Andy will supply lights.

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Tue 2 Dec 2025 - Judging - Monochrome Competition

7:30pm

Tony Broom will be joining us to judge the monochrome competition.

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Tue 9 Dec 2025 - Seasonal Social and Raffle

7:30pm

Please bring along a prize for the raffle and a couple of fun images on a stick to display on the night.

Christmas jumpers are very much optional...

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Tue 6 Jan 2026 - Theme Night - Windows

7:30pm

The first meeting of the New Year will be the theme night. The theme for this season is 'Windows' - please bring along two images on a stick to show and discuss. 

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Sun 11 Jan 2026 - On Location - TBC

12:00am

Sunday Shoot. Details to follow...

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Tue 13 Jan 2026 - Club Night - Favourites from 2025

7:30pm

Please bring along three of the favourite images that you have taken in 2025 on a stick. We will share and discuss the images over the evening.

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Tue 20 Jan 2026 - Peter Downs LRPS - Abstract Photography

7:30pm

Peter Downs is an abstract photographer based in Northumberland.

Originally from the Midlands, he moved to Northumberland 20 years ago rekindled his love of art, in particular photography. Lockdown led him to a new lease of creative life - to deconstruct his images and rebuild them using a variety of methods.

He is a member of Morpeth Camera Club and the Royal Photographic Society, gaining his LRPS in 2016.

You can see some of Peter's work here: https://www.thetinshed.co.uk/artist-studios/peter-...

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Tue 27 Jan 2026 - Members - Colour Theory, Mono and Infrared

7:30pm

Ian Berry, Eddie Middleton and Andy Watkin will be speaking about colour theory, monochrome imagery and infrared photography respectively. 

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Tue 3 Feb 2026 - Skills - Preparing Prints for Display and Competition

7:30pm

Club members will be outlining the techniques used to mount and display your images to best effect for competition and display.

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Sat 7 Feb 2026 - On Location - TBC

7:30pm

Saturday Shoot. Details to follow...

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Tue 10 Feb 2026 - Andy Colls - Underwater Photography

7:30pm

Club member Andy Colls will be talking us through his experience of underwater photography, including the skills, techniques and equipment used. You can also see a selection of Andy's underwater images on his gallery on the club website. 

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Tue 17 Feb 2026 - Club Night - My Current Photography Project

7:30pm

Please bring along a small slection of images or short presentation to tell us about any photography related projects that you might be working on.

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Tue 24 Feb 2026 - Judging - Triptych Competition - Dereliction

7:30pm

Please bring along three prints, to be displayed together as a panel, on the theme of 'Dereliction'.  The images will be displayed on the night and judged by members on the same evening.

Details of permissable print sizes can be found on the competitions rules and definitions page here - https://www.berwickcameraclub.co.uk/club/club-competitions-rules-definit....

This is also the deadline to hand in prints for the Print Competition. The same competitions page contains...

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Tue 3 Mar 2026 - Shona Perkins - ICM (Intentional Camera Movement)

7:30pm

Shona is a Professional Photographer based in the very beautiful seaside town of North Berwick, Scotland. She specialises in Seascape and Coastal Photography and is known in particular for my use of intentional camera movement (ICM Photography).

Shona is heavily influenced by contemporary art and abstract minimalism, which is where she draws her inspiration from for much of her work. This has led to an exploration of creating her vision through the use of intentional camera movement, a technique that can create serene and painterly results.

You can see some of Shona's work...

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Sun 8 Mar 2026 - On Location - TBC

12:00am

Sunday shoot. Details to follow...

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Tue 10 Mar 2026 - Judging - Print Competition

7:30pm

Mike Allport will be joining us to judge the Print Competition

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Tue 17 Mar 2026 - SIGs - Special Interest Groups Reports from the Year

7:30pm

Each of our SIGs will be updating members on their activities during the year and showing a selection of images.

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Tue 24 Mar 2026 - Annual General Meeting

7:30pm

Members are encouraged to join us for the club's Annual General Meeting. In addition to the officer's reports and election of a Committee for 2026 / 2027 the meeting will also set topics for the Triptych competition and theme night. Please do make every effort to join us.

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Tue 14 Apr 2026 - Annual Dinner - Barn at Beal

6:30pm

Given the fantastic feedback from last year we have arranged to return to the Barn at Beal for the annual dinner. Details will follow, but for now make a note of the date in the diary.

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