Melbourne Camera Club

Mid-Week Outing
2026-02-17 10:30 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | 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.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

Introduction to Photography Course February 2026
2026-02-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-02-24 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-03-01 09:30 - 12:30, 2026-03-03 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.

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, 2026-03-07 13:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-08 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

PDI Competition (Zoom only)
2026-02-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Via Zoom
Set Subject: Australian Landscapes
Judge: Trish McKeown (pdf)
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 11 February 2026
Zoom Link: published in the Newsletter

APG February Excursion
2026-02-28 12:00 - 17:00 | Newport Railway Museum, 26 Champion Road, Newport, Victoria, Australia
This month we will meet at the Newport Railway Museum. Please contact Peter Tredrea for enquiries.

The Museum is easy to get to:
Located at 26 Champion Rd Newport, only a few minutes from the Melbourne Road exit of the Westgate Freeway.
Admission prices are as follows:

Adults: $10
Children or concession holders: $5
Children under 4 years of age: free of charge
Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children): $25

Open each Saturday from 12 noon to 5 pm. Pre-booking on their WEB site is available.
This is a good location for potentially hot weather. Suggest bringing food and drink, station facilities are limited. Also suggest this is tripod territory. New undercover sheds can be on the dull side but good under all weather conditions.

Portrait Group
2026-03-02 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
2026-03-05 10:30 - 14:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Moomba Water Skiing.
Note: This outing is on a Thursday, not a regular Tuesday.
Time is the normal 10:30am to 2pm
Details sent via mailout on 17th Feb 2025.
To receive the mailout tick ‘MidWeek Outing Group’ on your profile page.
See Mid-Week Outing Group

International Women's Day Exhibition Opening Event (Doors open 7.30pm / Formalities 8.00pm)
2026-03-05 19:30 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

MCC Lighting Group SIG
2026-03-06 20:00 - 21:30 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Join us in the Club Studio to explore some product lighting – Please bring an object you would like to photograph

International Women's Day Exhibition
2026-03-07 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-08 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-15 11:00 - 15:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Print Competition (Club Rooms only)
2026-03-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Melbourne Camera Club, 254 Ferrars St, South Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Set Subject: Contrast texture and form in Monochrome
Judge: Masa Hoss ( )
Closing Date for Entries: Midnight Wednesday 11 March 2026

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.
