Weekly News #07 9March2025

MCC is again entering the Camberwell Camera Club Nature Interclub competition. Last year MCC did very well so we are under pressure to continue our high standard of Nature images. There are 7 categories as per last year:

1. Landscape/Seascape
2. Botany
3. Birds
4. Mammals
5. Invertebrates
6. Other Nature
7. Urban Wildlife

Upload is available on the MCC Competition page. Closing date for uploads: Sunday 9 March, midnight.

Any questions, contact Marg Huxtable or Nicole Andrews.

Image: EOY Competition 2024: PDI Nature Highly Commended – Frances Egan – Maratus Speciosus

The VAPS Committee is pleased to announce this year’s annual convention will be held 13-15 June 2025 in Castlemaine.

• Program link 
• Workshops & Presenter information
• Registration Link

As part of the Board’s planning for the year ahead, we have extended the survey that was open before Christmas.

We seek feedback from long term and new members alike and encourage you to provide some feedback so we can understand more about what members are interested in learning, and contributing to the club. All responses are anonymous. 

If you completed the survey in December, there is no need to respond again.

MCC Member Mark Moray will be showcasing a decade of his photography of his time photographing music events such as Womadelaide, Byron Bay Bluesfest, The National Folk Festival, Red Hot Summer tours and other music festivals, concerts and gigs.

• Dates: 14-21 March
• Location: Odeon Richmond, 267 Swan St, Richmond
• See flyer link for Live Performance information and ticket link
• Website link

Australia’s leading international photography festival is back for 2025! This is a fantastic opportunity for photographers to showcase their talent and reach new audiences.

All applicants have the chance to win an exhibition valued at $10,000.

Successful applicants will have their work printed, advertised, and displayed to an audience of 400,000 people, this November.

This festival will display work in a range of scenic locations within Sydney, including Bondi Beach, and the Paddington Reservoir Gardens.

This year, one selected photographer will win an additional prize.

Submissions close 23 March.

Image: Monia Marchionni, courtesy of Head On Foundation

MCC Member Peter Harlow is an aerial abstract photographer. By presenting a different view of the landscape, his intention is to cause you to pause, consider and reflect on the changing and transformative beauty of nature.

• OPENING EVENT: Friday 7 March 6–8pm
• Brunswick St Gallery
• Level 1 & 2, 322 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

You are invited to Ken’s WOW Factor Seminar in Warrnambool, Victoria in March 2025. Ken Duncan has a well-deserved reputation as an inspiring presenter who delivers exceptional value at his workshops.

The primary aim of this all-day Seminar is to help you understand the critical issue of how to manage your digital photos and how to present them in a way that will make people say “WOW”.