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HCC-Season-Programme-2025-2026.pdf

2025-2026 Programme

DateSubjectSpeaker/JudgeTitle of TalkComments
9 Sep 2025Welcome/ Summer Outings Competition
16 Sep 2025TalkSue MorrisVisions of NatureCompetition Entry Deadline
23 Sep 20251st Set Subject Competition -
UK Landscapes/Edith Barnes 		Gladys Perrier LRPS-
30 Sep 2025Talk / ZOOMDavid BoagCapturing the environmentCompetition Entry Deadline
7 Oct 20251st Open PI CompetitionMike Cullis ARPS DPAGB-
14 Oct 2025TalkPete WhieldonCold Weather PhotographyCompetition Entry Deadline
21 Oct 20251st Open Print CompetitionSamuel E Dixon-
28 Oct 2025Members Evening / Demonstration Competition Entry Deadline
4 Nov 20252nd Open PI CompetitionRoger Creber ARPS EFIAP DPAGB -
11 Nov 2025SCPF Print League Paul Bradley-
18 Nov 2025TalkAndy Skillen A Wild LifeCompetition Entry Deadline
25 Nov 20252nd Set Subject Competition - Long ExposureSteve McKie-
2 Dec 2025TalkRic GillamsA Year in JapanCompetition Entry Deadline
9 Dec 20252nd Open Print CompetitionPeter Rocchiccioli BA (Hons) Photo, EFIAP/b-Competition Entry Deadline
16 Dec 2025Knockout Competition -
Christmas Social
6 Jan 2026Remote talk live streamed in the HallThomas PeckArchitectural Photography
13 Jan 2026SCPF PI League Caroline Preece LRPS-
20 Jan 2026Members Evening / Demonstration Competition Entry Deadline
27 Jan 20263rd Open PI CompetitionJon Mitchell-Exhibition Deadline
3 Feb 2026Remote talk live streamed in the HallJonathan GenevauxWaterscapes of England and WalesCompetition Entry Deadline
10 Feb 20263rd Open Print CompetitionJoe Bird-
17 Feb 2026TalkJason Hyde CPAGBAstrophotographyCompetition Entry Deadline
24 Feb 20263rd Set Subject Competition - AbstractRoger Smith ABIPP-
3 Mar 20263H's CompetitionAndrew Mills MA (Photo) MEd-Competition Entry Deadline
10 Mar 20264th Open PI CompetitionPaul O'Toole-
17 Mar 2026Members Evening / Demonstration DxO Photography softwareRemote talk live streamed in the HallCompetition Entry Deadline
24 Mar 20264th Open Print CompetitionRobert Mowat
31 Mar 2026TalkLorna Brown FRPS, DPGAB. EFIAP 'Three Reasons and an Excuse' Competition Entry Deadline
7 Apr 20264th Set Subject Competition - PanoramaPaul Hendley LRPS, CPAGB-
14 Apr 2026TalkPeter Crane ARPSStreet Photography My WayCompetition Entry Deadline
21 Apr 2026Tri Pic CompetitionSuzie Kirkby CPAGB/AV-
28 Apr 2026TalkJulia Wainwright FRPS, MPAGB, BPE4*, AFIAPPhotographing Predators and Scavengers
5 May 2026AGM and Trophy Presentations
12 May 2026TalkPaul O'TooleA talk in Two halves: Infra Red and Converting old lensesCompetition Entry Deadline
19 May 2026Finals NightCarl Reeve LMPA-

Provisional 2026-2027 Programme

DateSubjectSpeaker/JudgeTitle of Talk
8 Sep 2026Welcome/ Challenge Cup Knockout Competition
15 Sep 2026TalkBrian PettitZimbabwe  - Off The Beaten Track
22 Sep 20261st Set Subject Competition -
UK Landscapes/Edith Barnes 		Jon Mitchell
29 Sep 2026TalkAnnie HealeyBeautiful Bugs: Discovering a Hidden World
6 Oct 20261st Open PI CompetitionBob Hart
13 Oct 2026TalkJames RatchfordTwo Views of Sussex: Street and Landscape Photography
20 Oct 20261st Open Print CompetitionPaul Moran
27 Oct 2025Members Evening / Demonstration
3 Nov 20262nd Open PI CompetitionSamuel Dixon
10 Nov 2026SCPF Print League Jon Mitchell
17 Nov 2026Talk / ZOOM or TEAMSMark & Judy Buckley-SharpThere be dragons + The Bosporus End to End
24 Nov 20262nd Set Subject Competition -
Close-up		Andrew Mills
1 Dec 2026TalkRic GillamsWild Canada
8 Dec 20262nd Open Print CompetitionSteve McKie
15 Dec 2026Knockout Competition -
Christmas Social
5 Jan 2027TalkJohn BradshawThe Great Photographers
12 Jan 2027SCPF PI League Pietro Rocchiccioli
19 Jan 2027Members Evening / Demonstration
26 Jan 20273rd Open PI CompetitionJoe Bird
2 Feb 2027Talk / ZOOM or TEAMSHarry KingmanCrossroads of Cultures
9 Feb 20273rd Open Print CompetitionMike Taylor
16 Feb 2027TalkDarren PulmanHow to take bad pictures
23 Feb 20273rd Set Subject Competition -
Architecture		Suzie Kirkby
2 Mar 2027TalkEddie HydeIceland, Another World
9 Mar 20274th Open PI CompetitionPaul O’Toole
16 Mar 2027Members Evening / Demonstration
23 Mar 20274th Open Print CompetitionChris Dixon
30 Mar 2027Talk / ZOOM or TEAMSTom PeckImaging reality – a history of documentary and street photography
6 Apr 20274th Set Subject Competition -
Low angle		Caroline Preece
13 Apr 2027TalkJerry WebbMono Photography on the Edge
20 Apr 2027Tri Pic CompetitionCarl Reeve
27 Apr 2027TalkRosemary WilmanThe Way I see it
4 May 2027AGM and Trophy Presentations
11 May 2027TalkPaul GraberSome Iconic Photographs of the 20th Century
18 May 2027Finals NightJim Pascoe