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An evening with Andrew Brooks – 28th June

Just a reminder that on Monday 28th June we have what will hopefully be a very special evening with Andrew Brooks. Andrew is a local professional photographer and digital artist who was commissioned by Urbis last year to create an exhibition entitled ‘Hidden Manchester’ which as the title suggests, involved an insight into areas of [...]

SMCC Member Awarded MBE

Congratulations from all at South Manchester Camera Club to long standing club member Doreen Kelly, who has recently been awarded an MBE for services to the community in Didsbury.

Cornish photography competition

Are you interested in a competition based around the delights of Cornwall? The prize is an original art painting of Mevagissey harbour in Cornwall.
To enter the competition, send a photo and description of a place in Cornwall that you have enjoyed and tell us why.
Details can be viewed on http://www.countrycottagesonline.com/cornwall-competition.htm
Closing date is midnight 30th [...]

Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2010

A new Photographic Competition has been launched to provide a platform to showcase the depth of photographic talent that is drawn to and inspired by Scotland’s landscape and natural heritage.
The Scottish Nature Photography Awards Photographic Competition 2010 is now open for entry to professional, semi-professional or amateur photographers. The categories are Scottish Wildlife, Scottish [...]

F-11 Art Exhibition & Performance

Thursday, 20 May 2010 19:00 – 23:00
Location: 8th Day Cafe, 111 Oxford Rd, Manchester 1 7DU
Tel: 0161 273 4878
An amazing night filled with entertainment, photos and art of the highest calibre with such subjects as empty hotels, disturbing shots of Auschwitz, intimate portraits, cartoon glamour girls, [...]

Hidden Manchester Treasure Trail

Last June, Sean Sutton of Mines Action Group (MAG) visited the club to share with us his very powerful images of areas all over the world effected by the legacy of past wars.
MAG are holding a fund raising ‘treasure trail’ around Manchester on Sunday 13th June. The event will apparently take you to places [...]

Appeal for South Manchester Images

South Manchester based letting agent Anglo Homes are currently building a new website and are in need of some photography of South Manchester. If you have any suitable images that you’d like to donate and see on the finished website, please contact Ryan Ruscoe at ryan.r@anglohomes.co.uk

19th century Photography Process Masterclass

Start in Salford is launching a master class for anyone who is interested in early photographic print processes. The class will involve working with 19th Century photographic printing techniques: Van Dyke Brown, Cyanotypes and Gum Printing using digital negatives. The course will be delivered by John Brewer one of the few photographers in the UK [...]

Macclesfield Photographic Competition

Please find below details of a photography competition which is being held in conjunction with the Barnaby Festival in Macclesfield from 18-20 June 2010.
The aim is to produce an image that could be used as a postcard of Macclesfield. Four winning entries will each be produced as 1000 postcards and the winners will be presented [...]

April Photography Course in Buxton

April photography course in Buxton
We have vacancies on our course in Buxton on 22-25 April.
In four days we cover using a digital camera, image organisation & editing, plus photo-quality printing and mounting. The cost is £295 inclusive of catering, materials etc. It’s ideal for people with DSLRs who want to get the [...]