Welcome to Bishopthorpe Camera Club
There has never been a more exciting time to take photographs. In the digital era more people than ever enjoy taking and sharing their pictures.
Whether you use a mobile phone, digital or film camera for your photography, we provide a friendly, supportive environment where you will find inspiration as well as good company. We welcome photographers of all ages and experience, from beginners to experienced amateurs. Visitors and potential new members may attend any of our Activities and can be sure of a warm reception.
Throughout the pandemic, we held virtual meetings on Zoom and ran Challenges and other activities to keep us in touch and enjoying our photography together. As soon as possible, we re-introduced opportunities for meeting up with other members, including Cuppa & Capture, Photo Walks and in-person meetings, as well as continuing with meetings on Zoom. We are pleased to say that our in-person meetings this season will be held in St Andrew’s Church Hall, Bishopthorpe (usefully just round the corner from the pub where we can continue to socialise afterwards). We have been delighted to receive so much positive feedback, both for our external speakers and also for our ‘in-person’ presenters. Zoom has allowed us to expand our horizons and benefit from hearing talks from exciting, talented and prestigious photographers from all over the UK and around the world, whilst our in-person meetings have also reminded us of the enjoyment we get from meeting up with other like-minded members. We have been treated to some truly memorable evenings.
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RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR JOINING THE CLUB – NOW OPEN
Current members are invited to renew their annual membership as soon as possible before the new season begins in September.
If you wish to join the club for the new season, information about the various types of membership, including reduced rates for couples, Zoom-only and those in full time education, please see the relevant section under ‘About Us‘ on the website or go to the ‘Club Membership‘ page. To renew or join the Club, simply press the purple ‘Renew or Join the Club‘ button below. You may find the following information helpful: ‘How to renew or join the Club‘.
Any queries about membership should be sent to membership@bishopthorpecc.co.uk.
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ANNUAL EXHIBITION, WED 7 JAN – WED 4 FEB 2026
Free entry Mon- Sat, 10.00 – 16.00
UPCOMING EVENTS, ACTIVITIES and REMINDERS
Tuesday 2 December: MIG, Keeping it simple, minimalist photography (Zoom)
The first part of the meeting will be a short slide show of the iconic photographer Dorothea Lange, illustrating her work for the Farm Security Administration, recording the Depression of the 1930s in America.
In the second part of the evening, we will look at members’ images, submitted on the theme of ‘Keeping it simple, minimalist photography’. Following Richard & Janet Bourdon’s recent visit to the Club, when they showed their excellent minimalist images, it is now your turn to create some minimalist images. See here for more details.
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Monday 8 December: Christmas Lunch @ the Marcia
The Christmas lunch will be held at the Marcia, Main Street, Bishopthorpe. Our Christmas lunch always proves to be a very enjoyable get together before the hectic time over the holidays.
Please see here for more details, and your emails for the menu. Please send your menu choices to Alex asap.
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Tuesday 16 December: It’s a Christmas Knock-Out, 2025 (Zoom)
Christmas is coming, and it’s time once again to look forward to our annual light-hearted knock-out competition. As usual this will be on Zoom so that as many members as possible can participate.
You may submit only a single monochrome and/or a single colour image, not 2 images in either category. Entries should be uploaded to the new system by midnight on Sunday 1 December.
Don’t forget to arm yourself with Christmas jumpers, mince pies and chocolates, and, as you won’t be driving, why not treat yourself to a glass of sherry – after all, it is nearly Christmas!
For submission information, please see here.
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A reminder that we have a new system for transferring your images to the web team
Please transfer your images to the web team using the new system.
You will find a copy of the instructions HERE.
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Cuppa and Capture and Photo Walks
Don’t forget to check the What’s On page where future C&C themes and Photo Walk locations will be added as and when they are confirmed.
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Top tip
A great suggestion from one of our members, Mike Fidkin – keep a folder on your desktop and whenever you find an image that you think may be a candidate for the Annual Exhibition or a Competition file it there for future reference. You can even have sub folders with different categories. It should spare you from that last minute scramble to find something suitable to submit.
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Joining the Club and visitors
New members and visitors are welcome, whether for individual meetings (contact Julia, our secretary) or to join us for a whole season (contact membership@bishopthorpecc.co.uk or click on the purple ‘Renew or Join the Club’ button above).
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New Galleries added:
Please see HERE for all our galleries, but here are some of the latest…
Christmas Knockout Competition 2023: Monochrome and Colour
Annual Digital Image Competition 2024: Architecture & Objects; Abstract and Creative; Landscape; Living World; Street; Portraiture
Annual Digital Image Competition 2023: Man-made; Abstract and Creative; Landscape; Living World; Street; Portraiture
Annual Exhibition: Annual Exhibition 2024
Cuppa & Capture: Fading beauty
Photo Walks: Ripon
MIG (Monochrome Interest Group): A sense of place
Challenges: Challenge #20: A trio of triptychs