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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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OctoberChallenge ToniC - Toni Conquest
1st Place - October 2023 Raw Image Challenge - October 2023 Raw Image Challenge

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Woops ran Aground - Elica Petrovska
Honours-Judges-Choice - B Grade Open Colour Large Print - 2024 May Prints

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REMINISCING - Steve Wallis
Honours-Judges-Choice - A Grade Open Colour Large Print - 2024 June Prints

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August 2023 Raw Image Challenge - Brenton Elsey
3rd Place - August 2023 Raw Image Challenge - August 2023 Raw Image Challenge

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Night time Take off - Chris Mannweiler
Honours-Judges-Choice - A Grade Open Colour Digital - 2023 September Digital

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February 2023 Raw Image Challenge - Brenton Elsey
2nd Place - February 2023 Raw Image Challenge - February 2023 Raw Image Challenge

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Crystal Reflections - Steve McGrath
2nd Place - A Grade Open Mono - 2023 Image of the Year Prints

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Reflections - Laurie Connolly
Honours-Judges-Choice - B Grade Open Colour Digital - 2023 February Digital

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The eye has it - Wendy Tarrant
Honours-Judges-Choice - B Grade SetSubject Digital - 2024 January Digital

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Lunch Break - Don Anderson
Honours-Judges-Choice - A Grade Open Mono Digital - 2023 April Digital

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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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Jul
3
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Jul 3 @ 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[...]
Jul
10
Wed
2024
7:00 pm July Club Night @ Valentine Bowling Club
July Club Night @ Valentine Bowling Club
Jul 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
Jul
17
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Finding Inspiration from Compell... @ ZOOM Conference
Finding Inspiration from Compell... @ ZOOM Conference
Jul 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
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22
Mon
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[...]
Jul
24
Wed
2024
7:00 pm It’s a Knockout @ Valentine Bowling Club
It’s a Knockout @ Valentine Bowling Club
Jul 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 
Recent Posts Archives

PSA Interclub competitions

Entries for Round 1 of the PSA Interclub competitions are now open – so please start selecting your potential entries. 

Full details of the Interclub competitions are available here. 

On Wednesday 21st September Roy Killen will present a Zoom session to explain how to select your best images for each of the five completion categories – Colour, Monochrome, Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel.

Entries must be uploaded by 15th October.

by Roy Killen, September 11, 2022

PSA Interclub

The closing time for entries to Round 3 of the PSA Interclub competition has been extended to midnight on Thursday 7th April.  There are very few entries so far, so PLEASE upload your entries now.

by Roy Killen, April 6, 2022

PSA Interclub Competitions

Please upload your entries for Round 3 of the PSA Interclub competition before 6th April.

Sections are Open (colour or mono images), Creative, Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel. One entry per section. Images sizes as for normal club competitions.

Please contact Roy Killen if you have any questions about this competition.

by Roy Killen, March 9, 2022

PSA Interclub Round 2

Please submit your entries for the PSA Interclub competitions so that our club entries can be selected for Round 2. The sections are still Open (colour or mono images), Creative, Nature, Photojournalism and Photo Travel. Definitions for all sections are in the club documents part of our website. Image sizes are the same as for club competitions. You can submit one image in each section. ALL club members are welcome to participate.

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

by Roy Killen, January 13, 2022

PSA Interclub Results

In Round 1 of the Open Projected Image competition Belmont 16s came EQUAL FIRST out of 23 clubs. 

The images submitted by Bill Chambers and Jennifer Carrigan both received Merit awards and the images submitted by Phil Whiteman and Sheila Stanley both received Honourable Mentions.

Please start preparing your entries for Round 2.

by Roy Killen, December 9, 2021

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