Macclesfield Camera Club

Robert Shaw Trophy Competition
2026-02-02 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Tonight Macclesfield Camera Club will be hosting the Robert Shaw Inter-Club Competition. This includes clubs from Leek, Crewe, Blyth Bridge and Holmes Chapel. Its a great night to see excellent images from our own members but also equally great images from our neighbouring clubs.

Internal Club Speakers
2026-02-16 20:00 - 22:00
Internal Club Speakers: Tonight we have a number of members with short talks about a photographic topic of their choice. Each short talk may be about a particular photographic challenge, a series of images, photo gear or trying out new skills / techniques

AV Image Challenge - Presentation Evening
2026-02-23 20:00 - 22:00
AV Image Challenge – Presentation Evening – Tonight we review the AV’s submitted by club members. Members are challenged to create a short AV (pictures to exe style show) to tell a story via a sequence of choreographed images and background music or soundtrack.

Internal Competition 4 - Open PDI
2026-03-02 20:00 - 22:00
Internal Competition 4 – Open PDI. Tonight we have our fourth open competition. Please submit up to three images in the club format

Photo Challenge: Square World Perspective
2026-03-16 20:00 - 22:00
Photo Challenge: Square World Perspective: Members are invited to submit three images which are all in a 1:1 (square format). The aim is to find compositions that work most effectively in a square format

Members Image Critique Evening
2026-03-30 20:00 - 22:00
Members image critique evening – This evening we review members images submitted anonymously. We have a panel of three established club photographers to provide feedback on images and we can all provide additional input for a rounded perspective. Put yourself in the judging seat and appraise fellow members images in a constructive manner highlighting the attributes and noting any areas for improvement. In this session we aim to review the images impartially and constructively in order to learn from other members techniques, composition and photographic styles

Guest speaker: Mark Reeves (ARPS / FRPS) Presents!
2026-04-13 20:00 - 22:00
Guest speaker: Mark Reeves (ARPS / FRPS) presents a talk titled ‘ Glass, Steel and Concrete’. This talk will explore the different approaches to photographing modern buildings, whether your interest is building portraits, decisive moments, abstracts or cityscapes. Mark is a professsional photogrpaher and his website can be viewed using the following link https://markreevesphotography.co.uk/

Internal Competition 5 - Open PDI
2026-04-20 20:00 - 22:00
Internal Competition 5 – Open PDI. Tonight we have our fifth open competition. Please submit up to three images in the club format

Internal Speakers
2026-04-27 20:00 - 22:00
Internal Speakers: Tonight we have a number of members with short talks about a photographic topic of their choice. Each shot talk may be about a particular photographic challenge, a series of images, photo gear or trying out new skills / techniques

Annual General Meeting
2026-05-11 20:00 - 22:00
Annual General Meeting. Our final meeting and AGM will be held at Gawsworth village hall. The first half of the evening will cover the AGM and the second half of the evening will be set aside for discussion about next years club programme.
