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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.

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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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May
1
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
May 1 @ 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[...]
May
22
Wed
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
May 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[...]
Jun
5
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Jun 5 @ 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

Maitland International Saloon of Photography – Group Entry discount

A group has now been set up for Belmont 16s Photography club members, in order to enter the Maitland International saloon, and gain a discount on your entry fees.

Please note that their website only allows a single payment from the Group Leader for all entrants. So unless we get a group of 10 entrants or more, there will be no benefit of entering through the Group method. 

ENTRY FEES

All entry fees shown below are in USD (before discount). Four images may be entered in each section.

1 section:             $10 USD

2 sections            $14 USD

3 sections            $18 USD

4 sections            $22 USD

5 sections            $26 USD

6 sections            $30 USD

Discounts            Group of 10 to 19 entrants = 10% discount

                               Group of 20 + entrants = 15% discount

Prints                    USD$13 for Print return postage, to an Australian address only.

If you wish to enter through the Belmont 16s group, please contact me via email – davidrichards5050@gmail.com, or via my mobile – 0419 626 321. We need to ensure that we have 10 entrants as a Group before we start the process, otherwise it will be easier to enter individually.

Please let me know ASAP, and once we have a group of 10 I can let everyone know the Group Name and Access code, and update the club website accordingly to advise all members that the group is activated. Once activated, I can accept payment via PayPal, or Bank transfer.

David Richards 

davidrichards5050@gmail.com

0419 626 321

by Dennis Archibald, December 6, 2022

Maitland International Salon of Photography – Print Entries

Members will have seen a post last week from Di Schofield about The Maitland International Salon. There is the facility to enter as a group if our club has at least 10 members who wish to enter the digital and print categories. 10 to 19 entrants attract a 10% discount whilst 20 or more attract a 15% discount on the entry fees. However we need a Group Leader for our club to setup the group on the competition website and to provide that code to members who intend to enter. If you would like to volunteer please let me know by Friday 9th December.

by Dennis Archibald, December 4, 2022

PSA INTERCLUB RESULTS – MONOCHROME

In Round 1 of the PSA Interclub MONOCHROME section, Belmont 16s gained equal FIRST place in Group B.

Helen Walker and Chris Prior both grained Merit awards – meaning their images were in the top 10% of the 102 entries that came from 17 photography clubs around the world. 

 

by Roy Killen, December 3, 2022

PSA Interclub Results

In Round 1 of the PSA Photo Travel Interclub competition, Belmont 16s gained FIRST place in Group A (the top group). 

Diane Schofield gained a Merit award. Margaret Hughes, Jennifer Carrigan and Helen Walker all gained HMs.

Results for other categories will be posted as soon as I receive them.

Entries for Round 2 will open in early January.

 

 

 

by Roy Killen, December 2, 2022

2023 Maitland International Salon of Photography

2023 Maitland International Salon of Photography is closing in 5 Weeks

The 2023 Maitland International Salon of Photography is open for entries and will be closing at 11.59pm (AEDT) on 7 January 2023.  This will be the 67th running of the Salon. 

The 2023 Salon has 6 sections: TWO large prints sections and FOUR digital sections.

Use the following link for more information and to enter:

Entry Link

Group discounts are available. 

by Diane Schofield, November 28, 2022