Category Archives: MCC News

For our November photowalk we will be heading the Melbourne Botanical Gardens to see the late spring blooms and to enjoy all the gardens has to offer.  The gardens are home to more than 8,500 plant species from around the world are presented in a kaleidoscope of colour and texture. Sweeping lawns, tranquil lakes and […]

The following Board Members were elected at the Annual General meeting held on 3 October 2019. President Mark Devaraj elected at the 2019 AGM for one year. Vice Presidents Lesley Bretherton, elected at the 2019 AGM for two years. Sue Brunialti elected at the 2019 AGM for two years. Honorary Secretary Sally Paterson elected at […]

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 […]

This workshop is open to Members and Non-Members – workshop fee $35 Join Karl Ludik from Olympus for a 2.5 hour evening workshop. The first hour of the workshop will be twilight portraiture, we will learn how to manage our exposures as we shoot portraits into a setting sun using off camera speedlights. Then, as the […]

Spring is the best time to visit the Botanical Gardens (South Yarra). Trees are budding, and many flowers are already out.  Very good for macro-photography.  We will meet at 10.30am in the Observatory Café in the building with the Information Centre, just off Birdwood Avenue opposite the Shrine.  I will give everybody a detailed map […]

Our next photowalk will be held on Sunday 8 September, in Albert Park/Port Melbourne, with opportunities to photograph the park and gardens at Gasworks Arts Park, and the beaches and neighbourhoods around Port Melbourne. Gasworks Arts Park is a vibrant arts precinct producing a range of high-quality arts programs, workshops and activities for all ages. […]

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 […]

Living in an Analogue World Join us for Opening Night of our 19th Annual Analogue Photography Exhibition: Thursday 29 August at 8pm Mat Hughes is special guest speaker, he will describe his personal aesthetic that drives an approach towards Photography using the concept of the ‘Complete Picture’. His own Photographic practice moves seamlessly between film and […]