Welcome

The club caters for photographers of all skill levels from beginners to highly experienced. You do not need expensive camera equipment to participate in club activities.

We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Members can participate in graded print and digital competitions. ZOOM tutorial sessions and hands on workshops occur on the third and fourth Wednesday in each month. Go to About/Help/Contact for more information.

Use the Join Our Club button to set up an account and sign up. Use the About Us button for more information and contacts.

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About our club

Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc. is an incorporated association that was previously the Belmont 16s Photography Club. We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. Club members are required to join Valentine Bowling Club as social members.

Objectives of the Club

To provide members of the club with opportunities to advance the standard of their pictorial and technical photographic work.

To promote the exchange of information and ideas about photography through the provision of education and training programmes, newsletters, a website, and other means.

To encourage and assist members to participate in photographic competitions both within and beyond the Club.

 
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2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Jul 22 @ 11:00 pm
Each month the club publishes a newsletter called The Leading Line You will find all the latest news on a variety of topics including what’s happening on Zoom.   Send your submissions to our Newsletter[...]
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7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Club Committee meets on the first Wednesday night of each month from 7pm to 8pm via Zoom. If you have any issues that you would like the Committee to consider, please contact the Chairperson[...]
Recent Posts Archives

PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 2024

This year a new learning opportunity is being offered to club members in the form of a Photography Challenge. This is a personal challenge, not a competition.

Members who participate will select an area of interest (e.g. portraits) and work through a guided series of activities to improve their capture and editing techniques. They will meet with other club members in Zoom sessions to share their progress and receive advice from a mentor. Detailed information is available here.

by Roy Killen, January 10, 2024

January Competition Reminder

Entries for the January Print and Digital competitions (Colour and Nature) close at 11pm on Sunday 7th January. Please make your entries on the club website as soon as possible. 

Some of the competition rules have changed, so please download the 2024 rules from the “Club Documents” part of the club website.

by Roy Killen, January 4, 2024

PSA Interclub Competition

Round 1 of the PSA Interclub competition has been finalised.  Details of our club results, plus the six images that gained awards will be in the next club newsletter.

Our members who received awards were Lynda Beeston (Colour), Bill Chambers (Nature), Roy Killen (Nature), Alan Hinde (Photo Travel), David Richards (Photojournalism) and Helen Walker (Photojournalism).

Entries for Round 2 close on 15th January – so please upload your best shots for possible selection to represent our club.

If you have any questions about the PSA Interclub competition, please contact Roy Killen.

by Roy Killen, December 13, 2023

IMAGE OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Chris Mannweiler! His image titled “Black shouldered kite” was voted to be Image of the Year for 2023.

 

by Roy Killen, December 5, 2023

2024 Competitions Open for Entries

The Print and Digital competitions for January and February are open for entries. 

Before entering, please read the “Competition Rules 2024” document that you can download by clicking on the “Club Documents” button. Some of the competition rules for 2024 have changed. Please take special note of the “Image Creation and Ownership” section of the rules.

To enter a competition: log on to the club website, click on the “Members” button and select “2024” near the top of the page. Then select the competition you want to enter and follow the prompts. After you have uploaded all your images for a competition, please click on the “View or Change Entries” button and check that all your images have the correct titles.

The closing date for the January competitions is Sunday 7th January.

by Roy Killen, December 4, 2023