Some of my favourite things by Leslie Grand-Scrutton
2025-01-16 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
A Print lecture covering a variety of subject matter from local photographer Leslie who belongs to Beauvale Camera Club. She has interests in landscapes, street photography and nature to name but a few, so come along and enjoy a selection of her favourite subject matter.

NEMPF PDI show
2025-01-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Our annual showing of the accepted PDIs in the North & East Midlands Photographic Exhibition. Stunning images from all the N&EMPF clubs.

The Galapagos and rainforests of Ecuador by Gianpiero Ferrari FRPS DPAGB FBPE EFIAP
2025-01-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
By popular demand, Gianpiero is going to delight us again with his stunning images, this time from a journey which begins in the Andean mountains at Quito, the capital of Ecuador, before cruising around the volcanic archipelago that is the Galapagos. We then visit the rainforest of the Antisana National Park before visiting Coca City on the banks of the Napo River, a pristine rainforest habitat. Darwin’s Finches, Land Iguana, Giant Galapagos Tortoise, the only penguins to be found in the Northern hemisphere are just a few of the species we will see accompanied by Gianpiero’s always informative and often humorous commentary.

Another evening with Jurgen Payne
2025-02-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Another evening with our own member. Details of the exact format of the evening will be announced nearer the time.

The journey continues by Paul Hassell FRPS MPAGB
2025-02-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Paul gave us an extremely well received presentation last season with his superb prints and we have had many requests to recall him, so this is Part 2 of his photographic journey, no doubt told with the same humour and skill as he displayed previously. A born storyteller and a great photographer.

An evening with Rolls Royce members
2025-02-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Three Rolls Royce members will show a stunning selection of images both as prints and Audio Visual in an exciting evening of photography.

The NEMPF travelling show with Gary and Louise Langley
2025-03-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
A critique evening where Gary and Louise bring along boxes of prints which they consider unlucky not to have made the NEMPF Exhibition. As each print is put up the audience is invited to guess how many it scored after which the print is discussed, perhaps showing the audience possible imperfections in the prints that the judges might not have seen during the few seconds they see it before scoring the image. An intriguing idea.

My photography by David Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/b BPE
2025-04-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Beeston Camera Club member Dave is a fine photographer and respected judge. Tonight, in a varied presentation, he will show a mixture of AVs and pictures he likes to take in the first half of the evening, with the second half containing some of the images that gained him his distinctions plus a few of his latest pictures to finish. A real treat.

The President's Evening
2025-09-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Our new President Linda Cooper-Clayton will present her own show as a start to our season, which is sure to be a great opening night whilst leaving the opportunity to have a chat and reacquaint with old friends.

Faces and Figures by Dave Stewart
2025-09-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Dave is an excellent speaker and entertained us last year, so we have asked him to return with an evening of people shots, including studio work, gigs and re-enactments. Always worth a watch.

The Little Print Show - an artistic approach to photography by Jonathan Vaines
2025-09-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
This talk is something a bit different, stepping out of the club mainstream. Along with individual images we see the motivational benefits of working with Projects, Sets and Groups of images. Most of Jonathan’s images are created using “in camera” techniques and the focus of the evening is about “Thinking Inside The Box”. The talk is primarily a print talk but presented via PowerPoint with 60 prints to display in the evening. https://blueroomphoto.site123.me/

Photographing the Night Sky by Chris Platkiw
2025-10-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Chris comes highly recommended with his extremely interesting talk on photographing the night sky without necessarily having complex camera equipment. Just the right time of the year as well we hope.

Creating Good Impressions by David Townshend FRPS
2025-10-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
David has been recommended to us by members who met him when he had an Exhibition in Newark recently. He will show us how his striking impressionist and abstract images interpret the world in a different way, exploring colour and shape, texture and light. He has won two major prizes in the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition and will explain how he composes images in the field using in-camera multiple exposures, combining layers from that place on that day: later using Lightroom to complete the creative process. In this way he explores the natural and man-made elements in a landscape, combining and re-presenting them in unique ways. https://davidtownshend.com/

China From The Inside by Lois Webb CPAGB
2025-10-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Living amongst the people of China for just over four years offered Nottingham Outlaw member Lois opportunities and experiences she may not have been given as a tourist. Her presentation charts the progress of her photography, from enthusiastic family snapper to professional photographer and tutor, through images of her hometown Shanghai, to across the length and breadth of the vast country of China.

Sport Photography by Ady Kerry QIP ABIPP
2025-10-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Ady gave us a very interesting evening last season, so we have asked him to return with this wide-ranging presentation that covers all aspects of sports and action photography with many tips, tricks and advice as how to get the best from your sports photography. https://www.adykerry.com/about

BRITISH WILDLIFE IN MACRO by Nigel Spencer ARPS
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Not all wildlife revolves around animals and birds; there are simply millions of smaller subjects to be found. Many of these make great species to photograph; indeed, to photograph many of them, you don’t need a long lens, or specialist macro equipment. Nigel is one of the county’s top wildlife photographers. www.nigelspencer.co.uk

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY by Graham Dunn
2025-11-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Graham has given us some very interesting presentations in the past and tonight, whilst something different, will be no exception. This is an image-packed presentation looking at the techniques involved in architectural photography, illustrated by dozens of examples of interior, exterior and cityscape photographs. www.grahamdunn.co.uk

A PRACTICAL EVENING OF INSECT PHOTOGRAPHY with Marlies Chell
2026-01-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Marlies has been before and is always popular. She sets her insects up around the room and you just snap away. Bring camera and tripod for a true practical evening.

Mixed member evening
2026-01-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Steve Miles is going to give us a talk entitled Three Weeks In Patagonia, showing images from his recent holiday in that area in his trusty camper van.
We will also either show some of the accepted PDIs in the North & East Midlands Photographic Exhibition. Stunning images from all the N&EMPF clubs, or another member presentation, to be decided.

SPORT 'N ALL by Vin Scothern DPAGB EFIAP BPE5 PPSA
2026-02-12 19:30 - 21:30
Beeston Camera Club member Vin will present his latest show, the first half sport followed by a second half on wildlife. As well as being a renowned judge Vin is a great speaker who is always entertaining, and he never fails to delight.

A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH NATURE by Darron Matthews FRPS EPAGB EFIAP ABPE
2026-02-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
A member of Lichfield Camera Club, Darron has won many international medals and prizes. Tonight, he will give us an in-depth look at natural history photography in which he not only explains the equipment he uses but also offers lots of tips on how to obtain that winning image. https://www.darronmatthews.co.uk/

ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER – a life in professional architectural shooting by Martine Hamilton-Knight D Litt Hon, FHEA, FRPS
2026-03-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
With over three decades in commercial architectural photography, Nottingham based Martine will speak about her life in the industry. With her major publication about the business of architectural photography published by Routledge in 2024 and shortlisted for the 2024 Architectural Book Awards, her evening is a mixture of ‘how to’ for those interested in shooting architecture, plus a chronological section on her time in the industry. Technological and economic factors affecting business and output throughout that period are discussed, together with insight into her current research, projects and the writing of Photography for Architects. She also runs specialist workshops for the RPS, Line and Light Photography School (www.lineandlight.co.uk), and lectures on the BA/MA in Photography at Nottingham Trent University so there’s a rich heritage of teaching photographers over the last decade too. Martine’s speaking style is lively and informal.

AN EVENING OF AUDIO VISUALS by David Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/b BPE5
2026-04-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Beeston member Dave will show us a selection of Audio Visuals from various authors who have taken part in the NEMPF AV championships, which he organises, over the past couple of years. Sure to be an entertaining and varied evening.

M ON TOUR by Monica Doshi
2026-04-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Old Town Hall, 29 Foster Avenue, Nottingham, NG9 1AE, United Kingdom
Another highly recommended speaker who will show us photos taken on her travels in her camper van around the UK and further afield. The talk is mainly PDIs, but she has about 30 prints to show. Whilst Monica’s forte is mainly wildlife, she also includes landscape and sport so something for everyone. https://www.instagram.com/mdee_photos/ https://www.facebook.com/MonicaDoshiPhotography/
