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Kevin Cummins a former Club President in 1971 passed away last Sunday. Our sincere condolences to Kevin’s family and friends. The eulogy that club member and past president from 1970 David Ellis delivered at Kevin’s funeral on Thursday is available to read with some history below. Image above : The EYE PORTRAIT by Kevin Cummins […]

Congratulations to 3 of our members, Ian Bock, Lou Chen, Sally Paterson who were finalists in the Friends of Monash Gallery of Art  Competition and Exhibition.  Ian Bock won the Best Creative category and Sally Paterson won the Architecture category. 

For our October photowalk, we will be heading to Ballarat International Foto Biennale for the day.  The Ballarat International Foto Biennale was founded in 2005 and attracts significant International and Australian photographers as one of Australia’s pre-eminent photographic festivals. It is a not-for-profit event that immerses the historic town of Ballarat in photographic art. For […]

Melbourne Camera Club Outing Tuesday 3 September 2019. The outing this month will be to the Ballarat Biennale, to see the usually outstanding and sometimes challenging images that make up the various displays located around the city. We shall take the 9:16 train from Southern Cross Station, arriving at 10:39. Luncheon venue will be decided […]

The next meeting of the nature group will be an outing to Serendip Sanctuary on Sunday 18 August. The Sanctuary comprises open grassy woodlands and provides an opportunity to photograph a variety of birds and animals. The group will meet in the car park at 10.30 for a short introduction to the Sanctuary before heading into the park. […]

Mid-Month Excursion: Wednesday, 21st August In August we plan to visit one of Melbourne’s newest galleries: Buxton Contemporary Art Gallery, which houses the collection of Michael Buxton. It is contemporary art ‘with a vengeance.’ Some you’ll adore, some will irritate you, some you’ll find perplexing, and some you will find pointless (Anyway, those were my […]

We’re opening our doors for Open House Melbourne Melbourne this weekend. Built in 1876, the heritage-listed neo-classical Corinthian-style building was purchased by the Melbourne Camera Club in 1979, who restored and repurposed the space into club rooms and exhibition space. All areas of the building will be open and club members will be available to […]

Thank you to the 46 people who came to our photowalk on Sunday afternoon with over 30 staying for dinner. Special thanks to Sally Paterson for organising the event once again. Image: Mark Devaraj            

Our July photowalk will be held in the Melbourne CBD, taking some time to discover the inner city laneways and inspiring works of art in surprising places. There are over 40 laneways and arcades in the city – check out the street art around Hosier Lane, Centre Place for food, shopping and more street art, […]