Melbourne Camera Club

Conceptual Photography Group
2026-07-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-19 19:30 - 21:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Check the Conceptual Group Home Page for details of each monthly meeting.

Wine and Cheese Social Event
2026-07-16 19:30 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join us for a glass of wine and some excellent cheese and crackers prior to our Guest Speaker tonight.

Special Guest Presenter Craig Watson (Watto)
2026-07-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Craig “Watto” Watson is a Melbourne-trained photographer whose career spans newspaper, motorsport and fine art photography. After studying at RMIT in the 1980s, he worked with Leader Newspapers and the Herald & Weekly Timesbefore becoming an award-winning photographer with The Weekly Times, capturing life across rural Australia.
Since the mid-1990s, Watto has built a successful freelance career specialising in classic cars, motorsport and major events, with work published internationally and roles at events including the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games. He later founded Focal Point Darkroom and Gallery in Geelong, creating a hub for photographers and exhibitions.
Now based in Geelong’s arts precinct, Watto focuses on photo restoration, printing and training, while returning to his creative roots with new exhibition work, including distinctive multiple-exposure photography.

Film Developing and Printing Course – Darkroom
2026-07-18 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This Analogue Photography course is open to MCC members as well to non-members. It is designed for those people who are just starting to process and print film. It can also be taken by those who wish to update their film processing and printing skills. Course participants must be over 18 years old.
The course is divided into two units:

Processing the exposed film – Unit 1
Printing from a set of negatives – Unit 2

This course has been pre-booked and full. For more information and if you are interested in the course please contact the organiser via the course page below:
https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/courses/analogue-photography-basics-course2/

Digital Editing Group
2026-07-20 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-08-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
As the level of understanding of digital editing techniques varies enormously among members, we will aim to provide information to members at basic, intermediate and advanced levels in each meeting.
The focus is not on how to capture an image, but on what can be done with it in post-processing after downloading the images to your computer. Topics such as adjusting exposure and saturation, compositing, HDR and special effects will be just some of the areas covered. The digital editing techniques discussed will primarily be applicable to Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, however these techniques are generally transferable to many other digital editing programs.
More detail of the topics to be discussed will be announced in the weeks before the meeting.

Mid-Week Outing
2026-07-21 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Docklands Walk.
Details will be sent via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-07-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Reflections (shadows, movement, shades of grey, light, juxtapositions, distortions, puddles, windows)
Judge: Lisa Law ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 8 July 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

Salt Printing Workshop (Analogue Group)
2026-07-25 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-07-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Book your place on the Salt Printing Workshop coming up in July: The One Day Salt Printing Workshops will take place on the Weekend of July 25th and 26th. Three participants will attend on each day and will learn the basic chemistry involved, how to prepare the solutions, make the sensitised paper, expose and process their prints.They will also be supplied with chemicals to take home. The cost will be ~$12.00.
Andrew first ran the workshop in 2025, it is meticulously prepared and delivered. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn this addictive alternative process.
Please register your interest with Andrew Lang.

Nature Group Outing
2026-07-26 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
TBA

APG July Meeting
2026-07-27 19:30 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Agenda:

Welcome: welcome guests and new members. Apologies.
Show and tell of projects, cameras and all things analogue.
Questions and answers on analogue issues.
Announcements of upcoming workshops, excursions, presenters, activities.
Topics for discussion:

Russell Spence will cover the history of photography using MCC archive.
Presentation of examples from Swap activity.

Peter Tredrea will host this meeting.

Portrait Group
2026-08-03 19:00 - 22:30, 2026-09-07 19:00 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This is the monthly meeting of the Portrait Group – first Monday of each month. An excellent chance to practice portrait photography skills, learn about studio lighting and grow your portfolio.
The meeting is a practical photography session. We use flash lighting in a studio setting. We will have 2 sets operating and 2-3 models, so there will be ample opportunity to shoot.
Open to all MCC members (and visitors may attend up to 2 sessions).
If you want to shoot, please bring:

your camera (with a standard hot shoe on top for the flash trigger)
$10 for a shooters licence.

Please come along at 7pm to help set up. We start shooting at 8pm, and stop when the models say they’ve had enough (typically 2-3 hours).
Please remember that after the shoot you are required to send some photos back for the models. (See https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/interest-groups/portrait-group/portrait-image-returns/)

Mid-Week Outing
2026-08-04 10:30 - 14:00, 2026-08-18 10:30 - 14:00, 2026-09-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Details will be sent via mailout.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

26th Analogue Exhibition Entries Close
2026-08-10 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Photo Discussion Group
2026-08-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The Photo Discussion Group provides a regular forum where you can discuss your passion for photography with like-minded people.
In a friendly, helpful environment, we explore a diverse range of photography topics – what makes competition winning images, creative techniques, how do judges evaluate our work, what tools we use to create the images we love, and how we may progress our skills to a higher level – to name a few.
Whatever your interests – photographic genres, image capture, image processing, printing, PDI, the latest tools, or just looking for tips – you will not be disappointed.

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2026-08-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Close ups (of anything)
Judge: MCC Members
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 12 August 2026

Workshop with Jackie Ranken & Mike Langford - 14th 15th 16th August.
2026-08-14 19:30 - 22:30, 2026-08-15 06:30 - 21:00, 2026-08-16 06:30 - 12:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Melbourne Camera Club

Welcomes

Jackie Ranken and Mike Langford

for a

Workshop In-camera Multiple exposures &

Black & White challenge

And invites members to book a place for what will be a very exciting weekend of photography.

Dates: August 14-16 2026

A bit about Jackie and Mike

We’re excited to have Jackie Ranken and Mike Langford joining us at MCC for a special 3-day workshop.

Both Jackie and Mike are based in the South Island of New Zealand, where they run workshops surrounded by some of the most incredible landscapes you’ll ever see. Between them, they’ve got over 30 years each in photography—shooting, teaching, judging, and inspiring photographers all over the world.

Jackie started out in Australia and is well known for her creative, artistic approach—especially her use of multiple exposures and movement to create really unique images. Mike, originally from New Zealand, has travelled extensively as a photographer and has published more than 25 books, covering everything from landscapes to travel work.

Together, they’ve built a reputation not just for their photography, but for the way they teach—very down-to-earth, practical, and focused on helping you see differently and develop your own style.

This 3-day workshop at MCC is a great opportunity to spend some real time learning from two of the best. It’s not just about settings and gear—it’s about ideas, creativity, and pushing your photography a bit further.

Should be a fantastic few days so don’t wait till there are no places left.

Book your place on the link below – Members need to log-in.

https://melbournecameraclub.org.au/in-camera-multiple-exposures-black-white-challenge-workshop-aug-14-16-2026/

Friday – Clubrooms

6.30 – 9.00pm Workshop introduction and lectures on in-camera Multiple exposure and in-

camera Black and White photography by Jackie Ranken & Mike Langford

(Attendees need to bring their camera with them to the presentation)

Saturday – On Location to be advised

8.00 – 10.00 am Morning photography at local destinations using the workshop challenges.

10.00 am Morning tea

10.45 – 12.00 am Debrief on camera functions to achieve the workshop challenge

12.00 – 1.00 pm Lunch BYO

1.15 pm Group Photograph

1.30 – 4.30 pm (Same location as above). Practical /tuition using in-camera

monochrome & multiple exposure functions with Jackie & Mike

6.00 pm LIGHT DINNER INCLUDED

7.00 -8.30 pm Presentation of recent Travel Photography and Books by Jackie & Mike

Overnight Select images for tomorrow mornings critique session

(Load these onto a named USB flash drives)

Sunday

7.00 am Re-visit your favorite destination from yesterday.

9.30 am Drop your USB drive to Jackie & Mike

(one/ two images from each person from each challenge for projection &

critique later in the morning.)

(4 peg files @ approx. 1280-2000 pixels wide).

10.00 am Morning Tea?

10.30 AM Presentation & review of images.

12.00 pm LIGHT LUNCH INCLUDED

1.00 – 3.00 pm Afternoon shoot to revise any problems that people may have with their

newly applied camera techniques.3.00 pm End of Workshop

Cost $185 + Booking Fee

APG August Meeting
2026-08-24 19:30 - 22:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Agenda:

Welcome: welcome guests and new members. Apologies.
Introduce guest speaker: Zo Damage on her ‘NoteWorthy’ solo exhibition that explores Melbourne’s live music culture through a series of abstract monoprints.
Presentation 45 minutes.
Q&A 15 minutes.
Show and tell of projects, cameras and all things analogue.
Questions and answers on analogue issues.
Announcements of upcoming workshops, excursions, presenters, activities.

Santina Velo will host this meeting.

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-08-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Close ups (of anything)
Judge: Robert Groom ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 12 August 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2026-09-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Light trails (converging traffic, reflected traffic, lighting in fog, neon, ICM)
Judge: Harriet Tarbuck ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight 9 September 2026

26th Analogue Exhibition Bump-in
2026-09-12 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Mounting, matting, framing and hanging prints for exhibition, facilitated by Selby, Andrew and Ray.
