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We are a small, friendly, camera club for people interested in sharing and improving their picture taking. Mix of talks, practicals, critique and photowalks.

Annual exhibition mid October. We are a small, friendly, grass-roots camera club for people interested in sharing and improving their picture taking without getting competitive. We have around 30 members of all abilities, beginners to competent. Most meetings require you to just bring yourself. On the occasions when we have a practical sessions, members are encouraged to bring their own camera equipment and join in. We also have a couple of speaker meetings a year when external experts visit, show their photographs and talk on their subject of expertise. We hold an annual exhibition in the autumn when all members are invited to display a panel of images. Entry to the exhibition is free, and we usually have a visitor vote for 'favourite picture'. For further info on the club see our website www.kingsclerephoto.org

19/10/2026

Kingsclere PHOTO Club’s 19th annual exhibition

Thank you to all who supported our 19th Annual Exhibition this weekend at Kingsclere Village Club!

19 members displayed panels of their work, including four new members who had joined this year.

There were also panels of club activities – ‘Signs of Spring’ challenge, Aldermaston Photowalk, and of our visit to Richard Bandey Racing stables.

157 visitors voted for their favourite photographs, the favourite was the stunning ‘Nash Point Lighthouse’ by new member Rob Pycraft from Tadley, joint runner-ups were ‘Porcelain Fungus’ by Tony Matthews and ‘Stourbridge’ by new member Sally Thompson from Old Burghclere.

The member’s vote for Favourite Panel was the vibrant ‘In the City’ by Rebecca Hedges, runner up was the quirky ‘eScooters of North Oxford’ by club chairman Bob Day.

Pictures of the panels will appear on our website www.kingsclerephoto.org in due course.

Kingsclere PHOTO Club is a friendly none-competitive club based at the Village Club, meeting on the first Weds of the month, and new members are welcome! See our website www.kingsclerephoto.org for details.

Next year’s show is booked for 16th & 17th Oct 2027...........

05/10/2026

2026 PHOTO CLUB EXHIBITION
We are pleased to announce our 19th Annual Photo Exhibition on 17th & 18th October, at Kingsclere Village Club (Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4), which lots of pictures to see, and of course to vote for your favourite!
We also have the launch of our 2027 calendar at a special launch price of & (£8 thereafter), sales of which help us to stage the exhibition.
All welcome but unfortunately no dogs please in the hall (Village Club rules....).
Free entry (any donations welcome), look forward to seeing you there! 🙂🙂

21/07/2026

We participated in Kingsclere Village Club's Open Day on Saturday, thanks to all who came to see us!
Also thanks to Ian, Chris, Rowena and Steven who manned the stand........
Our monthly meetings resume again in September, see our website https://www.kingsclerephoto.org/2021-programme/ and feel free to contact us if you are interested!

08/06/2026

We recently had a presentation by Overton-based wildlife photographer Deb Heath, on 'An Overton Safari', much enjoyed by members. Her pictured showed you do not have to travel far to see wild animals!
Attached is a list of her 'Do's and Don'ts' whilst photographing local wildlife which may be useful!
Gareth Martin, KPC 🙂

28/02/2026

Our next club meeting is Weds 4th March, in the Kingsclere Village Club main hall.
Doors open 7.15pm for 7.45pm start
Entry £3 for PAYG Members, £5 for Visitors.

A talk by our Ian Wallace on ‘Zines’

Ian Wallace will give us an introduction to zines — what they are and the opportunities they bring to get your work seen without incurring a lot of expense and hassle.
He’ll talk about his experiences of producing them (some will remember having seen some examples at previous meetings) and give us a few practical tips to guide us if we feel like experimenting with them. He’ll also bring along some examples from his collection for us to view, and promises a few practical exercises to be undertaken during the tea break!

Time permitting, we’ll finish the evening with a swift run-through of the remainder of the images people submitted to January’s ‘Our Three Favourite Images from 2025’ review — those that we didn’t get time to view at that meeting. They nevertheless deserve to be seen and enjoyed.

01/01/2026

2026 Programme
Our 2026 programme is here, something for everyone with a mix of talks, challenges and reviews, and of course our exhibition this year on 17th & 18th October..........
New members are always welcome! 🙂

08/12/2025

With sadness we hear about the passing of the legendary Martin Parr, an inspirational 'Street' photographer who I am sure has influences many photographers.
See:

It is with great sadness that we announce that Martin Parr (1952-2025) died 6th December 2025 at home in Bristol. He is survived by his wife Susie, his daughter Ellen, his sister Vivien and his grandson George. The family asks for privacy at this time. The Martin Parr Foundation and Magnum Photos w...

05/12/2025

After our recent AGM we held our 'Print of the Year' competition, we had a real variety of pictures to enjoy looking at!

This year’s favourite (with 13 points) was Tony Matthews with ‘Medusa’ taken in Savernake Forest, congratulations Tony!

Joint runners up (all with 10 points) were Liz Hammond with ‘Reflecting on the Moment’, Tony Matthews with 'Fallen Oak’ and Bob Day with ‘Fireworks over the Village Club’.
Very closely followed in joint third (with 9 points) were Chris Brown, Rowena Hensman and Sheilah Openshaw, well dome all!

Our 2026 programme has been finalised and will be posted here soon.................

Gareth Martin, KPC

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http://www.kingsclerephoto.org/

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