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About Us

Wollongong Camera Club meets at 7.30 pm on Tuesdays from February to November.

1st Tuesday of the month: Movie Makers

2nd Tuesday of the month: Photo Group Guest Speakers

4th Tuesday of the month: Photo Competition

Meetings are at Figtree Heights Public School, Cnr St George Ave and Lewis Dr, Figtree*.

The Management Committee meet on Zoom at 7:00pm on the 3rd Monday of the Month.

We also hold monthly Field Trips. See our calendar for more information.

*During COVID lockdowns, meetings are held via Zoom.

If you would like to join our Club, please click the button below, fill in and submit the Application, make the payment as indicated, and we will confirm your application as soon as possible.

Upcoming Events
May
28
Tue
2024
7:30 pm Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
May 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Judge – Craig Parker Subject – Australian Landscape
Jun
4
Tue
2024
7:30 pm Movie Makers: CCM Space Video Di... @ Figtree Heights Public School Hall
Movie Makers: CCM Space Video Di... @ Figtree Heights Public School Hall
Jun 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Bring your works in progress for critiquing.  Also a video recorded on your ” Smart Phone”;  can be edited on PC.
Jun
11
Tue
2024
7:30 am JOINT MEMBER PRESENTATION on Und... @ Figtree Heights Primary School
JOINT MEMBER PRESENTATION on Und... @ Figtree Heights Primary School
Jun 11 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am
An interesting evening where Sue Curtis, Sue Souter and Les Schumer get together to share their knowledge and mesmerise us with their exciting  stories and beautiful images taken on recent travel adventures. Both Sue Curtis[...]
Jun
25
Tue
2024
7:30 pm Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Jun 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Judge – Alan Hitchell Subject – Open
Jul
9
Tue
2024
7:30 pm GUEST SPEAKER : Samuel Markham ... @ Figtree Heights Primary School
GUEST SPEAKER : Samuel Markham ... @ Figtree Heights Primary School
Jul 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Samuel is a self-taught landscape and wilderness Photographer from the South Coast. Samuel says .. ” Photography entered his life in 2011, transforming the way he perceives the world and instilling in him a profound[...]
Jul
23
Tue
2024
7:30 pm Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Jul 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Judge – TBA Subject – Panning Blur
Aug
17
Sat
2024
10:00 am ILLAWARRA FAMILY HISTORY and HER... @ City Diggers Club
ILLAWARRA FAMILY HISTORY and HER... @ City Diggers Club
Aug 17 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Our Club will be represented at the Illawarra Family History and Heritage Fair to celebrate Family History month in  August and the diversity of cultural heritage in the Illawarra. This Fair is being hosted by[...]
Aug
27
Tue
2024
7:30 pm Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Aug 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Judge – TBA Subject – Open
Sep
24
Tue
2024
7:30 pm Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Photography Group Competition – ... @ Figtree Heights Public School
Sep 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Judge – Colin Talbot Subject – Portrait
Archives

Results for competitions in March Print

There were 13 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Joe Cremona – Best In Section
A Grade Colour Large Print themed

Joe Cremona – Merit
A Grade Mono Large Print themed

Paul Charlier – Merit
B Grade Colour Large Print themed

Paul Charlier – Merit
B Grade Mono Large Print themed

Clara Soedarmo – Merit
B Grade Mono Large Print themed

Tim Hoevenagel – Merit
B Grade Colour Large Print themed

Tim Hoevenagel – Best In Section
B Grade Mono Large Print themed

Susanne Souter – Best In Section
A Grade Mono Large Print themed

Ann Lamb – Merit
B Grade Colour Large Print themed

Sue Martin – Merit
A Grade Colour Large Print themed

Jill Bartlett – Merit
A Grade Colour Large Print themed

Michael Cherviakov – Best In Section
B Grade Colour Large Print themed

Matt Dawson – Merit
A Grade Mono Large Print themed

by Ruth Brooks, March 27, 2019

Results for competitions in March EDI

There were 11 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Joe Cremona – Best In Section
All Grades Open Digital

Dawne Harridge – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Brendon Parker – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Sue Martin – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Moira Stephens – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Ruth Brooks – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Tim Hoevenagel – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Andrew Gray – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Colin Marshman – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Susanne Souter – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

Vivienne Noble – Merit
All Grades Open Digital

by Ruth Brooks, March 27, 2019

Competitions in March Print are closing soon!

Competitions in March Print will close Saturday, 23rd March 2019, 11:45 PM.

Entries can be made in the following areas:

  • A Grade Colour Large Print themed
  • A Grade Mono Large Print themed
  • B Grade Colour Large Print themed
  • B Grade Mono Large Print themed

All members are encouraged to enter.

by , March 21, 2019

MARCH PRINT COMPETITION – CLOSING SOON!

Competitions in March (Set Subject: “Architecture“) – Prints Sections will close on Saturday March 23rd 2019, 11:45 PM.

Entries can be made in the following:

  • A Grade Colour Large Prints;
  • A Grade Monochrome Large Prints;
  • B Grade Colour Large Prints; and
  • B Grade Monochrome Large Prints.

Please ensure that your Entry/Entries are correct (Filename and Title), without any punctuation marks AND has a “title”, before submitting them. The Competition Team encourages you not to leave it to the last minute to submit your entries. Thank you .

by Bruce Shaw, March 20, 2019

PG Meeting : Tuesday 12th March, 2019 – Meet ‘Geoff Smith’ – The Man from Oz!

An interesting evening awaits us this coming Tuesday and it is hoped that most of our members are able to attend, i.e., both the Photo Group and Movie Makers.

 Our Guest Speaker is Geoff Smith “The Man from Oz”. Geoff says that he owes his love of photography to his father Max, who was a keen photographer as a young boy back in the late 1930’s/early 40’s,   encouraging Geoff’s interest in his childhood years, helping him with both colour transparency and black & white darkroom work.

Whilst working these days almost exclusively in the digital medium, Geoff says that his grounding in the unforgiving colour transparencies has taught him to take care in order to get things right “in camera” rather than relying on post processing. (This is something that we all should aspire to) !

​Geoff has recently expanded his photography into the field of infrared, which has extended his possibilities with his love of black & white, and also aerial landscapes, thanks to the addition of a drone.  He has now added two new galleries covering these genres.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain an insight into someone else’s photographic world and be inspired.

See you all on Tuesday.

Dawne Harridge (Secretary)



by Dawne Harridge, March 10, 2019

MAY COMP SET SUBJECT “GOLD/SILHOUETTE”

Hi Members … Please note that there is an amendment to the requirements covering EDI entries in the set subject competition in May. The information on the Website Calendar was misleading and has now been corrected.

This is entirely my fault and my apologies to anyone who may have started work on their May EDI’s. I am setting out below, the requirements for both Prints and EDI’s for the May competition…

PRINTS : Colour – set subject is ‘GOLD”

PRINTS : Monochrome – set subject is ‘SILHOUETTE”

EDI’s : set subject is “GOLD” … this means that no Monochrome EDI’s will be accepted. ONLY COLOUR EDI’s MUST BE ENTERED !

Should you have any concerns or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Dawne Harridge (Secretary)

by Dawne Harridge, March 10, 2019

Photography Group February 2019 Monthly Newsletter Published

The Photography Group’s February 2019 Monthly Newsletter is now available on the website. I encourage all members to take the time to read this Newsletter and the previous Movie Makers Newsletters that contain news about the Club’s 75th Activities.

by Bruce Shaw, March 4, 2019

Movie Makers’ Newsletter March 2019 Published

Did you miss the February 2019 Movie Makers’ Meetings? Do you want to know more about the Club’s 75th Anniversary Activities and behind the scenes? Then read all about this and more in the latest Movie Makers’ Newsletter out now.

by Bruce Shaw, March 1, 2019

Results for competitions in February Print

There were 7 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Helen Robinson – Best In Section
A Grade Mono Large Print

Helen Robinson – Merit
A Grade Colour Large Print

Monte Hunt – Best In Section
B Grade Colour Large Print

Kerry Gilmore – Best In Section
B Grade Mono Large Print

Brendon Parker – Best In Section
A Grade Colour Large Print

Tim Hoevenagel – Merit
B Grade Mono Large Print

Vivienne Noble – Merit
A Grade Mono Large Print

by Ruth Brooks, February 26, 2019

Results for competitions in February EDI

There were 4 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Elaine Duncan – Best In Section
Open Open Digital

Dawne Harridge – Merit
Open Open Digital

Tim Porteous – Merit
Open Open Digital

Vivienne Noble – Merit
Open Open Digital

by Ruth Brooks, February 26, 2019