We meet on Thursday evenings in Kew, 7.45pm for 8pm, (except July, August, Christmas and Easter), at:
Upper Hall
Kew Community Centre
The Avenue
Kew
TW9 2AJ
See map
Our programme includes a wide range of meetings. You can attend as many or as few as you like - it is entirely up to you.
Club members have the opportunity to:
- enjoy talks from some of the top photographers in the country and, occasionally, further afield
- take part in competitions
Each year, several of our meetings are held via Zoom, so check our Programme before attending.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
All our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) meet on Zoom.
Talks
The talks in our programme cover a diverse range of genres, from wildlife, landscape and street photography to portraiture, abstract, travel and more. See our programme for more details.
Competitions
We have several internal competitions and awards. Our competitions are very popular with members, though not everyone enters; some prefer just to watch. As a new member, you might decide to be a spectator at a few of these to begin with and then decide if you want to enter - it’s entirely up to you.
Monthly competitions
We encourage members to enter images for our bimonthly print and digital competitions, which take place on the last Thursday of each month. In each competition entries are critiqued by an external judge and scores are awarded. The scores are aggregated towards annual awards.
There are two sections:
- Club Class - for less experienced members
- Advanced Class - for more expert photographers
Annual competitions
- Club Challenge
- Open PDI Challenge
- Open Print Challenge
- Best Print and PDI of the Year
These are our prestige competitions open to all eligible members of the club.
Annual Exhibition
Our exhibition, held at the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, is one of our most important events in the year. All members are encouraged to participate by entering prints and/or digital images. The exhibition also showcases the work of members who achieved awards or distinctions during the year.
Social events
Our main social events are:
- Annual Dinner and Presentation of Trophies At the Summer Social
- Christmas Party