International Women's Day Exhibition
2026-03-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-15 11:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

B&W Reversal workshop (APG)
2026-03-15 10:00 - 17:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
In this workshop, participants will bring an exposed roll of B&W film (Preferably low ISO film from major brands, such as Ilford or Kodak 50-100 ISO film).
During the workshop each participant will develop their film with a special process that results in B&W transparencies (i.e. B&W slides).
Please contact Shane Booth or Selby Markham if you are interested in attending.

IWD Artwork Pickup (Option 1)
2026-03-15 15:00 - 15:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Digital Editing Group
2026-03-16 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.
This month we will be looking at how to refine our images in Lightroom using it’s most powerful tool – masks.
For those interested in Photoshop, we will be going back to basics. This will ideally suit Lightroom users who are overwhelmed by the apparent complexity of Photoshop.

Mid-Week Outing
2026-03-17 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Southwest CBD Laneways
Details sent via mailout on 5 March 2026.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Conceptual Photography Group
2026-03-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-04-15 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 Artwork Pickup (Option 2)
2026-03-19 19:30 - 20:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Wine & Cheese Social Event
2026-03-19 19:30 - 20:00, 2026-04-02 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.

Very Special Guest Speaker - Jodie Hutchinson-Grillmeier
2026-03-19 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Naarm/Melbourne-based photographer Jodie Hutchinson_Grillmeier works across commercial portraiture, theatre photography, and environmental photojournalism. Jodie began her career working for major Australian networks including ABC, Channel 9, Channel 10, and Channel 7, on shows such as Neighbours, Stingers, Wilfred, and MasterChef, before specialising in theatre and rehearsal photography, performance documentation, and the creation of promotional imagery for Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Finucane & Smith, the Lyric Opera, and a range of independent theatre companies.
A graduate of the Master of Fine Art at RMIT University, Jodie is a photographer with Vets for Compassion, documenting search and rescue and veterinary care. Her work explores human–animal relationships and responds to the ongoing crisis of species extinction. She is a three-time finalist in the Olive Cotton Portrait Prize (2013, 2015, 2025) and a finalist in the Australian Professional Photography Awards (Animal category, 2021).

She is currently developing a major exhibition with Museums Victoria examining loss and extinction in Australian wildlife. The first series from this project, Remembering the Thylacine, will be exhibited in November through the City of Melbourne.

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Film Developing and Printing Course – Darkroom
2026-03-21 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-11 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-12 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/

APG March Meeting
2026-03-23 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: Russell Mason on Street Photography.
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.
Film swap or dates for film swap to occur.

Santina Velo and Andrew Lang will host this meeting.

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-03-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Contrast texture and form in Monochrome
Judge: Masa Hoss ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 11 March 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

Nature Outing March
2026-03-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Newport Lakes Reserve, Newport, Vic
Newport Lakes Reserve (subject to change)

Newport Lakes Reserve is a regenerated wetland and bushland reserve with twin lakes, boardwalks and native vegetation. In March, birdlife is active around the water and reed beds (waterbirds, wrens, honeyeaters), with chances of spotting frogs, lizards and early autumn insect life. It’s an easy, scenic walk with plenty of photographic opportunities close to the city.

(email will be sent our closer to date)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EYGtXCYuHiw8cFc79

Special Guest Presenter- Aaron Walker – Exploring the Art of Performance Through the Lens
2026-04-02 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Aaron Walker is a Melbourne-based photographer whose work pushes the boundaries between performance, portraiture, and art. With a background in theatre and an instinctive sense for human emotion, Aaron’s images capture the fleeting moments where movement, light, and story collide. His photography often explores identity, vulnerability, and the body in motion — inviting viewers to see beyond the surface into something deeply personal and raw.
Through his innovative approach, Aaron continues to inspire others to see photography not just as documentation, but as a living, breathing performance.
You will not want to miss this very special presentation .
http://www.aaronwalkerphotography.com/

Portrait Group
2026-04-06 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
2026-04-07 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Kensington Street Walk
Details sent via mailout on 17 March 2026
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2026-04-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Street Photography/Street photos (workers, police, cafe life, shoppers, people communicating, shadows, ICM)
Judge: Alli Harper ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 8 April 2026

Lighting Group SIG
2026-04-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join us at the club for the Lighting Groups’ April get-together, where we will experiment with lighting – how to feather light

Photo Discussion Group
2026-04-13 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.

Special Guest Speaker - Peter Fogarty - Eco Photographer.
2026-04-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Overview
Peter Fogarty is a Melbourne and Bass Coast-based photographer whose work spans portraiture, seascapes, cityscapes, astrophotography and wildlife. Formerly a detective senior sergeant, he transitioned into photography in 2014, following a long career in policing.
Style & Focus
Peter’s photographic style emphasises the natural world and ethically-aware practice:

He describes his work under the theme of Eco Photography, striving to minimise environmental impact while capturing wildlife and landscapes.

He has actively contributed to citizen science projects photographing whales—recognising individual whales by their unique fluke patterns—to support migration and behaviour research.

He runs workshops and shares his expertise in seascape, cityscape, and astrophotography, emphasising both technical skills (exposure, composition) and creative vision.

Background & Notable Work

Peter began photography after leaving policing: “I’m looking for something that was just for me.”

He is based at Cape Woolamai on the Bass Coast, and his local exploration of the coastline, animals and skies feeds much of his imagery.

His work with the annual Island Whale Festival on Phillip Island highlights his dual role as photographer and citizen-scientist, giving talks like “Photographing Whales is No Fluke”.

Digital Editing Group
2026-04-20 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.
Are you sick and tired of sending Adobe a rental fee for Lightroom and Photoshop every month, well there are other alternatives which are either one off payments or free. This month our guest presenter Peter Tredrea is going to give us an overview of one of these, Affinity Photo.

Mid-Week Outing
2026-04-21 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Burnley Horticultural College
Details sent via mailout on 7th Apr 2026.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-04-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Street Photography/Street photos (workers, police, cafe life, shoppers, people communicating, shadows, ICM)
Judge: Alli Harper ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 8 April 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

Nature Group Outing - Pound Bend Reserve
2026-04-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Pound Bend Reserve
Our April outing will be to the Pound Bend Reserve which is a part of Warrandyte State Park. We hope to see some of the 120 bird species that have been recorded there, kangaroos, echidnas and, if we are lucky, platypus in the Yarra River.
Lunch will be at the picnic area near the carpark. There are picnic tables however it would be advisable to bring a chair in case the area is popular on the day.
We recommend:

water
sturdy footwear (closed toe shoes are best)
sun protection
insect repellent
your usual photo gear (telephoto or macro lens would be useful)
lunch

We will meet at the picnic area near the car park on Pound Bend Rd. https://maps.app.goo.gl/FLRm53BkCpDvbPpC6
