2025-26 Programme
Meetings are held on Mondays at the Headley Village Hall (HVH) GU35 8LJ and start at 19:45 for 20:00 unless otherwise stated
| Date 2025 | Topic | Venue |
| 1st Sept | Guest Speaker – Slawek Staszuzuk – Landscape – The Art of Seeing– Slawek is an experienced landscape photographer, and his talk will include composition, anticipation and imagination. www.photoss.net | HVH |
| 15th Sept | Competition – PDI No 1 – Sarah Bedwell LRPS | HVH |
| 22nd Sept | Rollup | HVH |
| 6th Oct | Guest Speaker – Colleen Slater – Macro Photography – Colleen is a creative, macro photography specialist with an interest in the smaller things in life, whether insects – beetles, spiders, butterflies, moths and ladybirds – or flowers, her evocative, atmospheric and intimate images draw attention to the ordinary, often unnoticed things in the everyday world. Her latest images reveal close up details found in the urban environment. www.colleenslaterphotography.co.uk | HVH |
| 15th Oct | Keith Hunt Digital AV – Judge TBA | Woking |
| 20th Oct | Rollup | HVH |
| 27th Oct | Competition – Print No 1 Open – Judge: Ann Healey, FRPS DPAGB EFIAP/g BPE5 | HVH |
| 3rd Nov | Guest Speaker – Peter Dazeley BFM FRPS – Unseen London Dazeley studied photography at Holland Park Comprehensive (now known as the Socialist Eton). His work has won awards from organisations including the Association of Photographers, the Royal Photographic Society. As a born and bred Londoner, Dazeley’s book Unseen London is about his journey recording historic London buildings, their architecture and interiors, as they stand in the 21st Century. Battersea Power Station was the starting point for Dazeley; discovering other hidden London gems inspired him on his mission to photograph hidden London for future generations. www.peterdazeley.com | HVH |
| 17th Nov | Guest Speaker – Eddie Hyde FRPS – Woodland Talk “I can’t see the wood for the trees”. https://www.eddiehydephotography.zenfolio.com | HVH |
| 24th Nov | Competition – PDI No 2 Open/Creative – Judge: Ian Brash CPAGB BPE3 | HVH |
| 1st Dec | Guest Speaker – Paul Shilliam FRPS – Talk – “Widlife Photography My Way”. Some of the topics to be discussed · Wildlife photography – what is it and how does it differ from other types of photography. · Habituation – reveal animal habituation and its impact on successful photography. · Setup – Demonstration of the photographic kit I use. · Lenses – explain the impact of differing lens types. · Composition – Explore how good composition and a favourable background can impact your images dramatically. http://www.photosnapshot.co.uk | HVH |
| 15th Dec | Chairman’s Evening | HVH |
| 2026 | ||
| 5th Jan | Guest Speaker – Roger Medham LRPS – Talk “Breaking the Rules” – A different perspective on the conventional rules of composition. A keen and accomplished photographer Roger has gained Distinctions from the Royal Photographic Society and was a former President of the Surrey Photographic Association. His artistic taste is predominantly 20th century, and he is particularly interested in the visual aspects of art. | HVH |
| 19th Jan | Rollup | HVH |
| 26th Jan | Competition – Print No 2 Open – Tim Morland ARPS DPAGB | HVH |
| 2nd Feb | Guest Speakers – Ian Brash CPAGB BPE3 and Pat Coulder CPAGB BPE1 QPSA – Presentation “titled PIC” – this is a collection of Pat and Ian’s favourite images taken from their own Club competitions and Exhibitions in a wide range of genres. Some before and after images, how we processed in software with hints and tips along the way. https://patcouderphoto.blogspot.com/ | HVH |
| 16th Feb | Rollup | HVH |
| 23rdFeb | Competition – PDI No 3 – Andrew Webster ARPS – Creative/Open | HVH |
| Mar | Jim Henson Trophy – Inter Club AV Competition. Judge: TBC | HVH |
| 2nd Mar | Guest Speaker – Lawrence Homewood CPAGB EFIAP BPE2 Street & Travel Photography – The Street and Travel Access to Photography talk is presented on PowerPoint. The subjects I cover in this presentation cover my camera equipment and accessories, setting, tricks and techniques, useful facts knowing your rights, composing and editing your images, staged and un-staged street photography. All the images featured were taken all over the United Kingdom, Europe, and Thailand featuring a diverse selection of people, buildings and locations. All images have been edited many of which were used to gain my photographic distinctions with BPE, PAGB, and FIAP. www.kitsch.co.uk | HVH |
| 16th Mar | Rollup | HVH |
| Tue 17th Mar | Surrey Advertiser Rosebowl | |
| 23th Mar | Competition – Print No 3 Open – Judge: Eddie Hyde FRPS | HVH |
| Thur 9th Apr | Inter-club competition with Cranleigh – Judge David Smith LRPS CPAGB BPE1* – 9th April | Zoom |
| 20th Apr | Guest Speaker – TBC | HVH |
| 27th Apr | Rollup | |
| 18th May | Competition – PDI 4 – Open/Landscape-Cityscape – Rob Bonfield, Woking | HVH |
| 1st June | Rollup | HVH |
| 15th Jun | AGM, plus Best PDI and Print of the Season (judged by members) | HVH |