Weekly News #09 23March2025 – Melbourne Camera Club

International Women’s Day Exhibition – People’s Choice Winners

Thank you to everyone who voted in the People’s Choice Award at the IWD Exhibition last weekend – the image with the most votes was: ‘Megan’s Place’ by Rebecca Polonski – Congratulations Rebecca!

The lucky voter was: Debra Norman. Congratulations!!

Thank you to the exhibitors for participating in the exhibition, and we look forward to more members joining us next year! And thank you for the volunteers on the roster over the 4 days of the exhibition, and the exhibition committee for organising the event.

Conceptual Photography Group Special Presentation last Thursday

Thank you to Bob Warfield from Conceptual Photography Group, who presented an interesting and interactive session exploring What is Conceptual Photography on Thursday night. And thanks to all who participated on the night with sketching our concepts and hopefully it was an enjoyable and helpful exercise.

The Dropbox folder containing Bob’s presentation and the Conceptual Group presentations for 2025 is available through this link.

All members are very welcome to attend the next Conceptual Group meeting on Wednesday, 16 April at 7.30pm.

What’s On this week

For the Club events this week, refer below and the What’s On calendar:

Monday: Analogue Group meeting
Thursday: PDI Competition – on Zoom only. Refer What’s On section below for Zoom details
Sunday: Nature Outing to Gresswell Forest Wildlife Reserve in Bundoora, note this will be held on Sunday 30 March, not the Saturday as mentioned in last week’s newsletter, refer What’s On calendar
Next Thursday 3 April we look forward to welcoming Julie Kimpton from Nikon to the club. Prior to Julie’s 8pm talk, we will be holding a Wine & Cheese Social Event from 7.30pm-8pm in the Gallery, all welcome.

Image: Rebecca Polonski ‘Megan’s Place’ winner of People’s Choice at IWD Exhibition 2025

News Updates

Tasmania Photography Tour organised by Camberwell Camera Club

For the past 2 years, highly regarded Tasmanian landscape photographers Paul Hoelen and Luke Tscharke have led 10 day photographic workshops and tours of South East Tasmania and North West Tasmania (including the Tarkine and Cradle Mountain) for Camberwell Camera Club members. These trips have been a resounding success and those who attended have put up their hand to do future tours run by Paul & Luke.

Paul and Luke have organised another workshop and tour of North West Tasmania including the Tarkine and Cradle Mountain in October 2025. Insufficient Camberwell members have registered to fill the trip to the maximum of 10 participants, so rather than cancel the trip I would like to offer the opportunity to members of your club to join us for a wonderful trip in October.

Dates: 9-18 October 2025
Cost: $5,250 which includes accommodation, transport, plus 200 hours of Paul & Luke’s time.
Also included is photography group access to National Parks.
Flights, airport transfers, accommodation outside the tour dates, food and drinks are not included.
Deposit of $1000 is required in early April to secure a place.

Link to brochure.

Registration of interest closes Friday 28 March.

Please contact: Ian Spence at Camberwell CC. Email: secretary@camberwellcameraclub.org.au.

Link to Brochure

What’s On This Week

Further information about the upcoming events are in the What’s On calendar.

You can subscribe to the MCC event calendar on your phone/computer so the events get automatically added to your calendar. Refer to the Subscribe to Calendar link on the bottom right of the What’s On page.

*Zoom Only* PDI Competition
Thursday 27 March, 8.00pm

Set Subject: Long Exposure
Judge: Masa Hoss
Competition entry date: already closed

Note that this is a Zoom only event, with no attendees at the clubrooms.

Link: Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 856 5685 2211
Passcode: 029583

Open Zoom Link

What’s On Outside MCC

MAPh Exhibition: The basement: photography from Prahran College

In May 1968 the newly formed photography department of Prahran Technical School (known as Prahran College of Advanced Education (PCAE) from 1973) moved into the basement of a freshly completed art and design building on the corner of High Street and Thomas Street in Melbourne’s inner southeastern suburb of Prahran. Here, for the first time in Australia, photography was taught as an artform.

Featuring the work of approximately 60 artists, The basement brings to light rare vintage prints from the 1960s through to the early 1980s, key archival ephemera and folio work – from students and teachers of the College’s Diploma of Art & Design (Photography).

Exhibition dates: 1 March – 25 May 2025
Museum of Australian Photography
860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill

Links

Discounts for MCC Members

Railway Hotel, South Melbourne
Lucky Straps
Spicers paper products
Photography Studies College (PSC)
Refer to the Resources and Links page in the Members area of the website

VAPS Information

Link to monthly issues of VAPS NEWSBRIEF (published at the start of the month).
The VAPS Committee is pleased to announce this year’s annual convention will be held 13-15 June 2025 in Castlemaine. Program link

Celebrating MCC Members’ Photography Success

Members are welcome to share any recent competition results or photography exhibitions to inspire other members in their photography journey
Email the Newsletter team – including Competition / Results / Link. Deadline Friday evening.
Celebrating Members website page
MCC does not endorse any competitions/exhibitions that are listed, the content is for informational purposes.

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