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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 – Glen Samson 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 – Colin Talbot 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

2017 Club Award Evening Update

Did you miss the Club’s recent 2017 Annual Dinner & Presentation or just  (more…)

by Bruce Shaw, December 21, 2017

MyPhotoClub is being updated

Hi Members ,

Happy Xmas and New Year to you all.

You are already seeing some of the improvements we promised for our website in 2018. (more…)

by Brian Harvey, December 20, 2017

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

Wishing all our members and their families, a very Merry  Christmas and a New Year filled with good health, peace and happiness.

Safe driving if you are travelling.  We do want to see you all back in 2018.

From ….  Bruce, John, Brendon, Dawne, Ruth, Ian, Helen, Brian and Geoff

 

by Dawne Harridge, December 18, 2017

2017 Club Awardees

At the 2017 Annual Dinner & Presentation Night the following (more…)

by Bruce Shaw, December 15, 2017

Club Annual Dinner/Presentation Night

The 2017 year’s curtain has come down when 54 members and guests attended  (more…)

by Bruce Shaw, December 13, 2017

AN INVITATION TO THE “ANNUAL GALA EVENING” Tue. 5th December, 2017

All Club Members are invited to the Annual Gala evening on Tuesday 5th December at the Figtree Heights School Hall commencing at 7.30 pm.

See what our Movie Makers have put together and join in the judging of the “People’s Choice” award.  This is simple and fun!

Every entry in the Audio Visual of the Year and the Video of the Year will be screened.

There are five AV’s and ten Videos to screen;  some quite short but nothing over seven minutes.

Bring a plate and enjoy the films, the company and the ambience.

John Devenish (Vice President)

 

by Dawne Harridge, December 1, 2017

Photo Group November 2017 Newsletter Available

The Photo Group’s October 2017 Newsletter is now available on line. Please use this link; PG Newsletter to view the latest edition.

by Bruce Shaw, December 1, 2017

Relive Tina at WEC 2017

Did you miss the last Photo Group Meeting or just want to relive the Tina Arena experience? (more…)

by Bruce Shaw, November 19, 2017

END OF YEAR PRINT and EDI ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for “End of Year” print and EDI’s are as follows :

PRINT ENTRIES “A” and “B” grades … 

2 colour and 2 mono =  Total four print entries each member.

“C” Grade – (Small prints) … 

Total of 2 print entries each member. 

EDI’s …  

Total of 2 each member. 

Close off date for EDI’s –  Saturday 2nd December 2017 at 7.00 pm.

Close off date for the electronic file of the print image –  Saturday 2nd December 2017 at 7.00 pm.

Prints will be collected at the PG meeting on  Tue. 28th November.  Prints entered in November comp, can also be entered into EOY if so desired.

Please ensure that a label is affixed to the back of each print with your Name,  Grade and Title.

NOTE:  Entries do need to have been entered into relevant competitions during the current year.

Dawne Harridge

(Secretary)

 

by Dawne Harridge, November 11, 2017

Did You Miss Last Night’s Outing?

With a temperature change from Monday’s mid/high 30’s to Tuesday’s low 20 C it was time to break out the winter woollies (just weeks before summer) for a BBQ/Picnic tea at Stuart Park. 13 members and 1 visitor braved the cold, windy conditions for fellowship, fun and some photo opportunities. Read more in the Photography Group’s 2017 October Newsletter. (Bruce Shaw)    Click Here

by Bruce Shaw, November 1, 2017