Mid-Week Outing
2026-01-20 10:30 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Women Photographers 1900-1975 – NGV St Kilda
Details sent via mailout on 6 Jan 2026
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
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APG January Meeting
2026-01-26 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:

What is your general approach to photography based upon – small camera activity or medium format or LF. How does this effect the way you take photographs? How does this effect you approach to printing you negatives? How does it relate to what you expect as outcomes from a photographic exercise?
Do you have a favourite camera? How does this camera fit in with your approach?

Introduce film swap, Richmond Power Plant activities.
We will outline the 2026 program.

Selby Markham will host this meeting.

APG Film Swap Activity Commences
2026-02-01 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The Analogue Photography Group’s film swap activity will commence today.
Please contact the organiser, Santina Velo, if you are interested in participating or have any questions about this activity.

Portrait Group
2026-02-02 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
2026-02-03 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Metro Tunnel
Details sent via mailout on Tue 20th Jan 2026.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
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Introduction to Photography Course February 2026
2026-02-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-08 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-02-10 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-15 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-02-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join the MCC Introduction to Photography Course – February 2026Discover the art of photography in a friendly and supportive environment. Applications to enrol and further details are available on the MCC website.

Welcome Back BBQ followed by guest speaker
2026-02-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Invitation – Club Opening 2026
The Board warmly welcomes all members back to the club for 2026 and invites you to join us for a sumptuous BBQ and a glass of wine, followed by a very special presentation.
We’re delighted to welcome Tiffany Garvie as our guest presenter. Tiffany is an inspiring storyteller, photographer, and advocate for cultural connection and empowerment. Through her work, she celebrates the strength of women, the beauty of community, and the power of photography to bring people together and create understanding. Her journey and creative vision continue to motivate others to see the world with compassion and curiosity.
Please join us in celebrating the start of another exciting year — and in giving a warm welcome to Tiffany Garvie
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Guest Speaker: Tiffany Garvie
2026-02-05 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

MCC Lighting Group SIG
2026-02-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
We will be exploring “Hollywood Lighting” in the studio

Photo Discussion Group
2026-02-09 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)
2026-02-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Australian Landscapes
Judge: Trish McKeown (pdf)
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 11 February 2026

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Coffee – an Eco processing workshop
2026-02-14 09:30 - 16:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The workshop will focus on ways in which we can utilise natural ingredients in processing film and paper. Participants will brew up various soups that will partly replace conventional chemicals. These will then be applied in the darkroom and allow participants to evaluate the value of natural ingredients in their photography practice.
Please contact Selby Markham if you’re interested in participating in this workshop.

Digital Editing Group
2026-02-16 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.
The first meeting of the Digital Editing Group for 2026 will be on Monday 16 February.
We will be going back to basics in Lightroom so it will be ideal for any new members looking to start to understand the fundamentals of processing raw images.
For those interested in Photoshop, we will have a look at some new features introduced in version 27.3, along with layer blending modes and a quick look at how to remove bags from under the eyes of your subjects. If time permits, we will finish up with a start to end editing process.

Mid-Week Outing
2026-02-17 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Immigration Museum, CBD
Details sent via mailout on 3 Feb 2026.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
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Conceptual Photography Group
2026-02-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Check the Conceptual Group Home Page for details of each monthly meeting.

IWD Drop Off (Option 1)
2026-02-19 19:30 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Wine & Cheese Social Event
2026-02-19 19:30 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Prior to the guest speaker this Thursday, we will be holding a Wine and Cheese Social Event, from 7.30pm-8pm in the Gallery, please come along to socialise with other members prior to the presentation.

Special Guest Presenter - Mark Forbes
2026-02-19 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Mark is an exceptionally talented photographer whose work beautifully captures atmosphere, light, and story — from urban scenes to quiet, cinematic moments. This is a presentation you won’t want to miss, as Mark will be sharing insights into his creative process and approach to storytelling through photography.
Take a look at Mark’s website for a glimpse of his stunning work before the session.
Photography – Mark Forbes – Melbourne Photographer
See you at the club
Robin
MCC

Film Developing and Printing Course – Darkroom
2026-02-21 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-22 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/

Nature Group Outing
2026-02-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
NATURE OUTING – Sunday 22nd February – 9:00am – 2:00pm

Our first outing for the year will be to the Jawbone Marine Sanctuary in Williamstown. This will be an opportunity to photograph a range of coastal birds. Jawbone contains examples of all of the marine habitats of northern Port Phillip Bay including mangroves and rockpools.
**Please note the earlier start time due to the potential for a warm to hot day, and the increased likelihood of seeing birds and insects moving around earlier in the morning.
If 9:00am is too early for you, please feel free to join us at 10:00am. Message us on WhatsApp when you get there, and we will let you know where we are.

Lunch will be at the nearby Williamstown Botanical Gardens where we will be provided with shade and some insects for macro photography. If staying for lunch, remember a chair, food and beverages.

We recommend:

water
sturdy footwear
sun protection
insect repellent
your usual photo gear

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XJ2dfPEivrr8v8ZR8

Photowalk Community – Streets of Fitzroy & Hispanic Latin American Festival
2026-02-22 14:00 - 17:30 | Exhibition Building Carlton, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton, VIC, Australia
We welcome MCC members back for our first photowalk for 2026.
This month’s photowalk we will be photographing street art in around the streets of Fitzroy ending up at the Hispanic Latin American Festival in Johnston St, Fitzroy.
We will meet at the Fountain on the Eastern end of The Royal Exhibition Building (Nicholson St) and traverse the streets of Fitzroy.
PHOTOWALK DATE: Sunday 22 February 2026

Meeting Time 2pm
Meeting Location: At the fountains Nicholson St side of The Royal Exhibition Building (9 Nicholson St, Carlton).
Duration: approximately 3 hours
There will be no organised dinner as street food is available at the festival.

We look forward to you joining us on Sunday.
Any queries, please contact the Coordinators: photowalks@melbournecameraclub.org.au

IWD Entries Close Midnight
2026-02-22 23:00 - 23:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

APG February Meeting
2026-02-23 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:

How to use filters and how they impact black and white images.

Adelaide Bernard will host this meeting.

IWD Drop Off (Option 2)
2026-02-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
