Weekly News #32 31August2025

Studio Hacks for Still Life Photography Workshop  by Isamu Sawa – Sunday 5 October 2025 at 1pm

Join us for an inspiring live lighting demonstration session with Isamu Sawa, one of Australia’s leading commercial and fine art photographers, as he shares his personal studio techniques and creative approach to still life photography.

This masterclass is designed to provide Melbourne Camera Club members with unique, behind-the-scenes insight into how Isamu creates still-life imagery that resonates – whether for fine art or commercial use. From lighting hacks to composition techniques, you’ll come away with tools you can apply to your own studio work.

Limited places available – book early to secure your spot!

FOR REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ONLY

The MCC welcomes Tony Hewitt for an evening presentation of his amazing photographic work.

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• Time: 7:30 pm
• Preceded by wine & cheese social at 7pm
• Venue: Melbourne Camera Club

The MCC is grateful to Canson and Kayell Australia for sponsoring this presentation.

The event is now fully booked and the gallery will be at capacity. The Waitlist is open, if you are unable to attend please cancel your spot so someone else can use it. 

Upcoming Exhibition: Last Light on Victoria Dock 1999 – Bill McAuleys “look-back-in-time” exhibition of photographs taken before the old Melbourne docks became Docklands.

• Exhibition dates: 4-27 September
• Opening: Thursday 4 September, 6.30-8.30pm
• Magnet Galleries, SC G19 Wharf Street, The District Docklands

This exhibition delves into the interplay of fear, trust and hope through a collection of handcrafted analogue photographic works on paper. It offers an alternative view of the dynamic relationship between body and mind, creativity and everyday life experiences.

By deconstructing and reconstructing the photographic process, these works present a paradoxical perspective of photography, challenging conventional notions of representational truth in the medium and unveiling a deeply subjective interpretation of the world. Each artwork ‘speaks back’ to the other, weaving together a rich tapestry of shared experiences.

Zo Damage invites MCC members and friends to join her on this expressive creative journey, exploring the beauty of the connections that bind us all, illuminated through the wonder of alchemical photography.

Exhibition entry is free, but please book and RSVP for the opening event via the link below.

• Light refreshments and Beverages available Opening day Sunday 7 September 12pm-3pm
• Exhibition Dates: 7- 13 September 2025
• Opening hours: 9:00am – 6:00pm
• Location: CLAW Creative, 120 Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy

• When: 6 August – 9 November
• Where: Heide Museum of Modern Art

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale is well worth a visit to explore the huge number of exhibitions around the town of Ballarat, including some MCC members exhibitions, details below. 

The BIFB was founded in 2005 and attracts significant International and Australian photographers as one of Australia’s pre-eminent photographic festivals. Held every two years it showcases work from domestic and international artists that is new, previously unseen in Australia or contextualised afresh; the Open Program fosters the development of new artists.

MCC Members’ exhibitions:

• MCC Conceptual Photography Group, Link
• Gaye Beal A Symphony of Hues Link
• Lesley Bretherton Botanica Obscura Link
• Renee Sterling The Walk to the Beach Link
• Anne Shellard, Kaye Linsdell, Sally Paterson Stillness and Soul Link

Are you exhibiting at this year’s Ballarat International Foto Biennale? Please let us know so that we can add your exhibition details.

The APS National Exhibition Nature is OPEN and accepting entries.

Three categories this year:

• Open Nature
  Disputes in Nature
  Nature’s Newborns
• The Nature definition applies to all categories

Dates:

• Entries Open 11 Aug
• Closing 22 Oct
• APS Approval 2025/11

For more info and entry, please click on Read More below.

If you would like some advice before entering this competition, feel free to chat with the MCC Nature Group for any tips:

Email: mccnaturegroup@melbournecameraclub.org.au 

The Photographic Society of Queensland is proud to announce the Queensland International Circuit 2025. This is an International comp with Recognition from the Australian Photographic Society (APS), the Photographic Society of America (PSA), and the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP).

There are three Salons: Capricornia, Diamantina and West Moreton.

There are four subjects: Open Colour, Open Mono, Creative (colour) and Lines (Mono).

Your four entries in each subject multiplies to 48 possible awards and acceptances.

The comp is open now, and it closes on 26 October, so the time to start your entry preparation is right now.

For more information, go to the website: https://www.queenslandinternational.org.au/