Photography Group 2025 Programme


(as at 30 Jan 25)

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Meetings are held in Balsall Common Village Hall,
112 Station Road, Balsall Common, CV7 7FF
from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

  Photo topic  
9 Jan Walking with my Camera in Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Leader: John Hayes
23 Jan none Meeting with Presentation on Sports photography by Harish Chavda (he will judge Sports competition in August)
13 Feb   Walking with my Camera to the Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick. Leader: Iain Roxburgh
27 Feb Portraits competition Meeting with competition: judge Catherine Knee
Select prints for exhibition in Library
View PDI images from Warwick on 13 Feb
3–15 Mar Exhibition of members' prints in Balsall Common Library
13 Mar Walking with my Camera to Baddesley Clinton & St Michael's Church Leader: Angela Reid
27 Mar none Meeting: Sharing Our Knowledge part 1
Presentation to group from Nigel Briggs What a camera can do and how to make it do it
Sharing our Knowledge in small groups especially on cameras.
Please bring your camera to the meeting.
View PDI images from Baddesley Clinton on 13 Mar
3 Apr
1 week earlier
Walking with my Camera to Quirky Coventry
Leaders: Leslie & Carolyn de Chernatony
17 Apr
1 week earlier
Negative Space Meeting with Presentation by Nigel Briggs on Martin Parr (documentary photographer)
View PDI images from Quirky Coventry on 3 Apr
Peer assessment of images on photo topic: Negative Space
8 May Walking with my Camera to Brueton Park, Solihull Leader: Derek Robbins
22 May Green Meeting: Presentation from Sue Badger Along the Norfolk Coast
View PDI images from Brueton Park on 8 May
Peer assessment of images on photo topic: Green
12 Jun Walking with my Camera to Warwick University Leader: Sue Badger
26 Jun Rooftops Meeting: Presentation from Anne Watkinson Travelling With My Camera
View PDI images from Warwick University on 12 Jun
Peer assessment of images on photo topic: Rooftops
10 Jul Walking with my Camera to Leamington Spa Leader: Pam Martin
24 Jul Open competition Meeting with competition — judge Cliff Armstrong (to be confirmed)
View PDI images from Leamington Spa on 10 Jul
14 Aug Walking with my Camera to Coventry Leaders: Kaushalya Rihal & Tina Sheppard
28 Aug Sport competition Meeting with competition: judge Harish Chavda
View PDI images from Coventry on 14 Aug
Select prints for exhibition in Library
8–20 Sep Exhibition of members' prints in Balsall Common Library
11 Sep No Walking with my Camera
25 Sep Awayday: Sezincote House & Gardens
Leader: Sue Badger
9 Oct Walking with my Camera to Lapworth Canal Basin Leader: Nigel Briggs
23 Oct Night Time Meeting: Sharing Our Knowledge part 2 Presentation to group from Karen Coates iPhone Basics and Beyond
Sharing our Knowledge in small groups: details to be confirmed
View PDI images from Awayday to Sezincote on 25 Sept and Lapworth Canal Basin on 9 Oct
Peer assessment of images on photo topic: Night Time
13 Nov Walking with my Camera to the British Motor Museum, Gaydon Leader: John Hayes
27 Nov
1:30 pm start
Three of a Kind Competition prints only Meeting with competition: judge to be confirmed
View PDI images from the British Motor Museum on 13 Nov
4 Dec Walking with my Camera to Stratford upon Avon Leader: John Hayes
18 Dec
1 week earlier
Humour Peer assessment of images on photo topic: Humour
View images from Stratford upon Avon on 4 Dec
Retrospective of winning images from 2025 (PowerPoint)
Retrospective of winning images from u3a Eye in 2025 (PowerPoint)
Christmas festivities with sparkling wine & mince pies

NB The information shown above may be subject to alteration and improvement. However, any changes will be communicated to members.
 
Photo topics — Not every month has a photo topic as it was decided that in some months the programme content was sufficient.
 
Days out have been renamed Walking with my Camera which can include your mobile phone.

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