Club meetings are on Thursday evenings unless otherwise specified.

The majority of our speakers will be travelling to West Charleton Village Hall to give their talks to us face-to-face (F2F), while others will be delivering via Zoom. Zoom talks will only be available at home (there will be no meetings in the hall those evenings). We would like members to join us in the hall for all other meetings.
DateDetails
11 SepWelcome back! Sharing images from the Travel Challenge (up to three PDIs, taken anywhere outside 'mainland' Devon) and the Summer Postcard Challenge (vertical strings of ten 6” x 4” prints on set themes agreed at the AGM).

Launch of our "Golden or 50" theme to run throughout the year.

Up to 3 "travel" images to be submitted by midnight Monday 8th September
18 SepClub evening: Photographers’ Question Time. Submit your photography-related questions by 11 September.

Bring your cameras along for the linked practical sessions.
Sat 20 SepPhotoshoot at National Trust Saltram from 2pm - 5pm. Bring a picnic (and NT membership card for free parking). Please note that Luke Jerram's Helios sculpture will now be at Devonport Market Hall, not Saltram as shown in the printed programme.
25 SepSpeaker: Gareth Martin, Days In, Days Out.

Click Here for examples of Gareth's work. Or the WCPF FB pages from Kingswood Salver (9-12 Nov 24)

Entry deadline for 1st Open
2 OctPhoto Challenge: Two, twin, double.… or the odd couple

Review of images from the recent photoshoot.

Up to 3 images per challenge/shoot, to be submitted by midnight Monday 29th September
Sat 4 OctPhotoshoot (and meal at Rockfish) in Brixham - to include an opportunity to shoot action at Brixham Rugby Club as well as other locations around Brixham
9 Oct1st Open Competition
16 OctSpeaker: Annabel Foot, Smartphone Photography: Getting Creative with your iPhone or Android.

A practical session will follow the talk, so bring your smartphones!
Sat 18 OctSmartphone Safari: Creative Techniques in Practice. A coastal smartphone workshop with Annabel. Details tbc but likely to be a 10.00am start. Extra cost to participants.
23 OctSpeaker: David Pike, Wildlife Photography – 10 Projects.

Click Here to see David's photo gallery
30 OctPhoto Challenge: Mono with a difference. Maybe high key, low key or using a single colour....be creative.

Review of images from recent photoshoots.

Up to 3 images per challenge/shoot, to be submitted by midnight Monday 27th October
6 NovChallenge Shield 4-Way Battle – with Ivybridge, Newton Abbot and Plymouth. This year we are hosting.
13 NovClub evening: to include member presentation updates on the 52:25 Projects and other talks by volunteer speakers.
20 NovWCPF Travelling Prints Exhibition.

Entry deadline for 2nd Open
27 NovSpeaker: Josephine Collingwood, Dartmoor Tors in mono.

Click Here to see Josephine's website
4 Dec2nd Open Competition
11 DecClub evening: Bring in your favourite award-winning prints from the last 24 months to select images for the WCPF Print Competition - followed by a fun activity and mince pies.
18 DecSpeaker (Zoom): Mark Reeves, Steel, Glass, Concrete.

Click Here to see Mark's website
25 DecNo Meeting – Christmas break
1 JanNo Meeting – New Year
8 JanSpeaker (Zoom): Rad Drew, How I Did It: the Magic of Snapseed. An explanation of the free app's features for both iPhone and Android.

Click Here to see Rad's website
15 JanClub Winter Social: details tbc.
22 JanClub evening: a practical evening with cameras, kit and assorted subjects. Setting up Raw Wars.

Entry deadline for 3rd Open
29 JanPhotoshoot and meal out: details tbc.
5 Feb3rd Open Competition
12 FebClub evening: Nick Shepherd will talk about his move from landscape photography to urban and street photography.
19 FebPhoto Challenge: Raw Wars. Sharing the varied outcomes of members processing the same images. Ten unprocessed RAW images will be shared a week or two in advance.

Review of images from recent photoshoots.

Up to 3 images per challenge/shoot, to be submitted by midnight Monday 16th February

Entry deadline for British Wildlife Competition
26 FebSpeaker: David Clapp, topic tbc.

Click Here to see David's website
Sat 28 FebWorkshop with David Clapp. Possibly focussed on coast and composition. Cost £50 per person. Details tbc.
5 MarBritish Wildlife Competition: PDIs only.
12 MarSpeaker: David Collyer, Photojournalism: 50+.

Click Here to see David's website
19 MarPaignton Battle. With an external judge. We host this year.
Tue 24 MarAlliance: Hosted this year by Plymstock.
26 MarPhoto Challenge: Reinterpretation of a classic image. Recreate or otherwise reinterpret a classic photograph, painting or drawing and present the two together, side by side.

Review of images from recent photoshoots.

Up to 3 images per challenge/shoot, to be submitted by midnight Monday 23rd March
2 AprNo Meeting – Easter break
9 AprGolden Anniversary Celebration: to include inviting friends of the Club; a celebratory supper with bubbly; setting up a “formal” Club group photo and sharing images on the “Golden or 50” theme.

Entry deadline for 4th Open
16 AprSpeaker: Gordon Aspland, Street Photography.
23 Apr4th Open Competition
30 AprAGM, and Club evening: sharing images and setting a new Summer Challenge.

Images to be submitted by midnight Monday 27th April
14th - 18th JulySummer Photographic Exhibition in Kingsbridge Market Hall