Weekly MCC News #30 – 14-August-2022

Volunteering at MCC is a fantastic way to contribute to the Club, network with other members and give back to the Club.

We are looking for Members interested in helping to plan and coordinate the Exhibition Program for the year ahead. Please get in touch with Sally Paterson if you are interested in participating. 

Thank you everyone for submitting your images for selection to represent the Melbourne Camera Club in the 2022 Club Portrait Competition being run by the Camberwell Camera Club.

A panel of four curators have selected the 21 images (out of over 140 images submitted by you), which have now been submitted to the competition.

The judging and awards presentation night will be held on Tuesday 23 August commencing at 7:30pm via Zoom.

The following week on Tuesday 30 August at 7:30pm, there will be a further Zoom gathering, where photographers of winning and various award images will be invited to discuss their image in some detail.

Zoom link to both events, 23 & 30 August 7.30pm:

• Zoom link
• This same Zoom link will also operate for the Meeting the Awarded Photographers Zoom session at 7.30pm 30 August.

Slideshow of all images entered in the competition – click here.

A very short and very basic “Meet the Judges” video – click here.

The next Introduction to Lightroom Course will be held on Saturday 8 October, starting at 8.30am

This workshop covers the Library and Develop Modules.

Format: 1-day workshop where participants will follow along with an instructor using LR on their laptop. Workshop is limited to 20 participants. The objective is to introduce Lightroom Classic to photographers who have never used Lightroom to process images before.

This workshop has been developed by MCC in response to members indicating via survey that they would be interested in learning more about Lightroom.

The Australian Photographic Prize is an all-embracing national Photographic Awards event with a 4 day conference and expo being held in Melbourne.

Entries are open to all photographers – including professionals, students and amateurs. 

Entries are open (print and digital), submissions close August 21st, 2022 and the competition will be judged in Melbourne in September.

Entries are now open for the APS Photo Book Awards 2022.

Entry is free and is open to all Australian Photographic Society and Australian camera club members.

The closing date for receipt of entries is 7 October 2022. 

For further information, visit the APS website:

All monthly issues of VAPS Newsbrief are available online.