Macclesfield Camera Club

Photo Challenge: Square World Perspective
2026-03-16 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
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

Internal Competition 4 - Open PDI
2026-03-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Internal Competition 4 – Open PDI. Tonight we have our fourth open competition. Please submit up to three images in the club format

AV Image Challenge - Presentation Evening
2026-02-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
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 Club Speakers
2026-02-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
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

Robert Shaw Trophy Competition
2026-02-02 20:00 - 22:00 | 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.

What's in your camera bag?
2026-01-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
What’s in your camera bag?: Members are invited to talk about their favourite piece of photography kit. Whether it is an old favourite of new piece of kit, software or an app, bring along one of your favourite / most useful items and tell other club members why you like it

Guest Speaker: Chelsea Shoesmith
2026-01-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Guest Speaker: Chelsea Shoesmith. Local professional wedding & corporate photographer, will be presenting a talk about the challenges and experiences of a professional photographer. More information about Chelsea can be found at her website https://www.chelseashoesmith.co.uk/

Internal Competition 3 PDI - Monochrome
2026-01-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Internal Competition 3 PDI – Monochrome. Tonight we have our third open style competition. Please submit up to three images in the club format

Members Image Critique Evening
2025-12-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
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

Photo Perspective Challenge: Panoramic Images
2025-12-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Photo Perspective Challenge: Panoramic Images – This weeks photo challenge is to present three images that are taken in a panoramic style format that demonstrate the aesthetic of the wide aspect ratio. The image should complement the nature of the panoramic aspect ratio and illustrate the benefit of the wider perspective.

Guest speaker: Phil Raden
2025-11-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Guest speaker: Phil Raden. This evening Phil will show examples of his ingenious and rather unique photography and demonstrate how the images are taken. After the talk there will be a practical session with an opportunity to try some of the image techniques yourself, so bring along your camera and tripod.

Internal Competition 2 - Open PDI
2025-11-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Internal Competition 2 – Open PDI. Tonight we have our second open competition. Please submit up to three images in the club format

Vera International
2025-11-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
International Photo Competition between Vera International Photo Club and Macclesfield Camera Club. A fantastic opportunity for both clubs to take part in an open DPI competition that will take place via Zoom on Sunday 16th November at 3:00pm

Guest Speaker Lynda Haney (FBPE, MPAGB, EFIAP)
2025-11-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Guest speaker: Lynda Haney. In a change to our published programme we are delighted to host a superb guest speaker and highly accredited local photographer, Lynda Haney.. You can see a range of Lynda’s award winning images at her website http://purpledaisy.uk Lynda will be presenting a talk about her creative journey combining her passion for art and photography. This is a great opportunity to see award winning images and learn about Lynda’s creative approach. Lynda Haney

High Peak Trophy - Interclub Competition
2025-10-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
High Peak Trophy – interclub competition held at Macclesfield Camera Club. Each club can submit 8 PDIs and 8 Prints. (Stalybridge, Bramhall. Macclesfield)

Internal Competition 1 - Open PDI
2025-10-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Internal Competition 1 – Open PDI. Tonight we have our first open competition. Please submit up to three images in the club format

Image Editing - Another Perspective
2025-10-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Image Editing – Another Perspective: This evening we take images previously submitted by club members and give them to another club photographer to edit. How can another photographers perspective and editing skills change and improve your image? We have all been challenged by editing options, monochrome conversions and crop perspectives. Can the image be enhanced and improved in terms of aesthetics and competition preparation from your original?

Internal Speakers / Skills Session
2025-09-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Internal Guest Speakers: Composition is Key. This evening we explore image composition techniques and how these can impact the final image. Two club photographers give their perspective on image composition techniques. Martin Pickles / Vince Sparks

Welcome - 2025/26 Season Kickoff
2025-09-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Welcome and Introduction Meeting. Overview of the MCC 2024/25 programme, planned events and introductions to the committee. A number of club members will be presenting short talks about some of their projects from the summer break. Vince Sparks will present a short talk – Travels with my Cameras

Annual Exhibition - Macclesfield Library
2025-05-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Macclesfield Library, Jordongate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 1EE, United Kingdom
Please note that the original date for this event was changed due to conflicting events. Sorry for any inconvenience. However the Exhibition is up in the library so please pop along, take a look and if you want to leave some comments. Annual Exhibition – Macclesfield Library. An opportunity to see a range of images from club members covering a wide range of photographic styles and genres. This is the official opening of the Annual Exhibition.

Club AGM
2025-05-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Annual General Meeting. The AGM will be held at Gawsworth village hall.

Guest Speaker : Marc Byram
2025-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Marc Byram presents a talk about UV and light painting techniques combined with a practical session, so we get the opportunity to put theory into practice. Marc is a professional photographer working in the commercial, event, wedding, fine art and portraiture genres. More details about Marc’s work and background can be found here: Marc Byram’s Galleries

Internal Competition # 6
2025-04-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Open – Print

AV Image Challenge - Presentation Evening
2025-04-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
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.

Guest Speaker : Martin Welch
2025-03-31 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Martin Welch – Railway Photography. Back by popular demand – This evening we will be entertained by Martin with his talk about railway photography.

Internal Competition # 5
2025-03-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Open DPI

Internal Speakers
2025-03-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
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

Guest Speakers: Stephen and Judith Coyne
2025-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Tonight we have the pleasure of welcoming Stephen and Judith Coyne, presenting a talk titled ‘The Royal Cities of Spain’. The talk encompasses the historic cities of Andalucía (Granada, Seville, Cordoba) before finishing in Catalunya at the home of Gaudi and the treasure trove that is Barcelona. This is a talk that involves photographs of some amazing sights, historical and cultural explanations with audio-visual presentations.

Members' Image Critique Evening
2025-02-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
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: Simon Buckley
2025-01-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Gawsworth Village Hall, Gawsworth Village Hall, Church Lane, Gawsworth, Cheshire, SK11 9QY, United Kingdom
Guest Speaker: Simon Buckley will present a talk encompassing his photographic work on Dawn & Dusk Architectural photography and a project undertaken covering Macclesfield Forest. Website: NotQuiteLight.Com
