- ​2026 PROGRAMME

JANUARY 2026
5th - Chairman’s evening / Enrolment
12th - Presentation – “Secret Britian" with Andy Sands
19th - Practical "Shadows" with Club members 
26th - Competition - OPEN DPI. Judge: David Hall

FEBRUARY 2026
2nd - Presentation "All the gear and no idea" Roger Hance
9th - Practical "Photoshop/framing and printing made easy" Malcolm Turner & Liz Croxson
16th - Competition - OPEN PRINT. Judge: Ray Lawrence
23rd - Creative evening, "This is me" (a photo representing yourself) hosted Liz Croxson

MARCH 2026
2nd - Presentation "Introduction to Garden Photography" with Kevin Sawford
9th - Competition - OPEN DPI & PRINT. Judge: Ray Lawrence
16th - Presentation "The Essex Project" with Justin Minns
23rd - Fundraising Quiz Night with Mark Riley
30th - Competition - MOULSHAM CHALLENGE. Judge: Daphne Hanson

APRIL 2026
6th - Bank Holiday, no meeting
13th - Presentation "London Light, London Life" with Chris Shepherd
20th - Competition - OPEN DPI & PRINT. Judge: David Steel
27th - Speakeasy with all Members

MAY 2026
4th - Bank Holiday, no meeting
11th - Competition - OPEN DPI & PRINT. Judge: Bob Good
18th - Practical "Bring and Try" with Trevor Barnard
25th - Bank Holiday no meeting

JUNE-AUGUST 2026
No club meetings - Summer Holiday Programme to follow

SEPTEMBER 2026
7th - Presentation "Pictorialism" by Tony Bramley
14th - Practical Famous photographers' images hosted by Liz Croxson
21st - Competition - OPEN DPI & PRINT. Judge: Caroline Preece
28th - Presentation "Wildlife on Holiday" by Neil Phillips

OCTOBER 2026
5th - Practical "What's in Your Camera Bag" by members
12th - Competition - PORTRAIT OF THE YEAR DPI & PRINT. Judge: Roy Essery
19th - Fundraising evening Bring & Buy by Members, friends and family
26th - Practical evening "Youtube - techniques" hosted Andrew Smith

NOVEMBER 2026
2nd - Competition - DPI OF THE YEAR. Judge: Naomi Saul
9th - Presentation "Street Photography" by Caroline Preece
16th - Practical "Night Time" photography by Members
23rd - Competition - PRINT OF THE YEAR. Judge: Tom Peck
30th - Presentation "An Evening of Two Halves" by Ray Lawrence

DECEMBER 2026
7th - Annual General Meeting
14th - ​Annual Social "Tinsel and Trophies" with trophy presentations

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Past Programmes

JANUARY 2025
​6th Enrolment / Chairman's evening
13th Travelogue - East Asia by Liz Croxson
20th Presentation "A Sports Photographers Guide to Safaris" Ray Lawrence 
27th Competition Open DPI. Judge: Bob Good

FEBRUARY 2025
3rd Presentation “An East Anglian Wildlife Photographer's Year” Kevin Sawford
10th Presentation “Portraiture” by Roy Essery
17th Competition Open Print. Judges: Lynn Davidson and James Green
24th Quiz Night hosted by Mark Riley

MARCH 2025
3rd “Famous Photographers” hosted Liz Croxson
10th Members' evening, “Describe your artistic process"
17th Competition Moulsham Shield. Judge: David Steel
24th Presentation “Close up and macro Nature photography” by Daniel Bridge
31st Competition Open DPI & Print. Judge: Pauline Martindale

APRIL 2025
7th Presentation "Wildlife on Holiday” by Neil Phillips
14th Competition Open DPI & Print. Judge: Caroline Preece
21st Bank Holiday no meeting
28th Members' Shoot "3 in 30" (best 3 images taken in 30 minutes in Oaklands Park)

MAY 2025
5th Bank Holiday no meeting
12th Competition Open DPI & Print. Judge: Tony Bramley
19th Speakeasy when members choose the programme
26th Bank Holiday no meeting

JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2025 
No club meetings

Summer programme
   - 19th June RHS Hyde Hall (meet 5pm at gate CM3 8ET)
   -  3rd July Chelmsfor Waterways Walk (meet 7pm at end of 1st Avenue)
   -  7th July Post Production Tutorial #1 by Malcom Turner
      (meet at The Copper Pot CM2 9DS)
   -  14th July Post Production Tutorial #2 by Malcom Turner
      (meet at The Copper Pot CM2 9DS)
   -  19th July Canary Wharf Walk (meet 3pm Chelmsford station)
   -  28th July Springfield Basin Walk (meet 7pm at Chelmer Valey Retail
      Park CM2 6XE)
   -  4th August Post Production Tutorial #3 by Malcom Turner
      (meet at The Copper Pot CM2 9DS​)
   -  11th August Galleywood Common Walk (meet at 6:30pm CM2 8JU)
   -  30th August Historic Dovercourt and Harwich Walk (meet 11am CO12 3SS)

SEPTEMBER 2025
1st Presentation "Flower Photography" by Ken Payne
8th Members' Bring and Buy hosted by Trevor Barnard
1th Competition Open DPI & Print. Judge: Ian Ryall
22nd Members' It's a knockout hosted Chris Payne
29th Presentation "Creating impact and mood" by Steve Hedges

OCTOBER 2025
6th Taken in Essex images by members hosted by Chris Payne
13th YouTube evening hosted by Andrew Smith
20th Competition Portrait of the Year DPI & Print. Judge: Pauline Martindale 
27th Presentation "Cave/mine photography" by David Watts

NOVEMBER 2025
3rd Practical evening Painting With Light hosted by Chris Varney
10th Competition - DPI of the Year. Judge: Alison Jenkins
17th Presentation "Smartphone photography" by Jeanette Lendon
24th Practical evening "Bring your cake and eat it" hosted Liz Croxson

DECEMBER 2025
1st Competition Print of the Year. Judge: Naomi Saul
8th Annual General Meeting
15th Annual Social "Tinsel and Trophies" with trophy presentations

Mealworm Please by Geoff Skinner

Modern Dinosaur by Alan Morrison

Blue Damselfly by Chris Payne

Southwell Workhouse by Andrew Smith

The Long Walk by Andy Borton

Bee In Flight by Christine Newbury

Putting The Boot In by Deb Gibson

Ripples by Chris Varney

Fox Cub by Debbie Smith

City Blues by Nicola Riley

Admiral On Inula Magnifica by Phil White

Power To The People by Ron Adams

City Never Stops Building by Simon Polley

European Brown Bear by Lynn Rix

The Railway Children by Lynn Davidson