Flash! Bang! Wallop! What a picture!

By Jamie Hill - 3 August 2018

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  • Dribble from the Mountain by David Taylor

    Dribble from the Mountain by David Taylor

The Swindon Photographic Society Annual Exhibition takes place from Sunday 12 to Sunday 19 August from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday. The exhibition will be located in the corner shop unit next to the HSBC bank & the Crossing’s external escalator on Canal Walk.

  • A Touch of Morning Mist by Anna Stowe

    A Touch of Morning Mist by Anna Stowe

On display will be all winning print entries; and images from every member entered in the photographic society's competition. All digital images will be part of a slide show displayed on a 50” tv.

Local camera club The Swindon Photographic Society has been helping its members share their love of photography and develop their skills since 1898 when they were called “The North Wiltshire Field and Camera Club”.

A large number of its members have work in this exhibition and there is a wide range of styles and themes on show.

Society member John Day said: "The pictures in the exhibition are brought to you by members who are professional and semi-professional photographers. More importantly perhaps is that they are also brought to you by relative novices to photography. We feel it is proof of our claim that anyone can come and enjoy photography. No experience necessary Some have large expensive cameras, and some have cheap basic cameras. Often the most complex part of photography is deciding where to point the camera and when to press the shutter.  It is a truth in our club that a newcomer can bring as much inspiration to an expert, as an expert can to a newcomer."

The society provides a mixed programme of competitions and lectures from a wide range of expert speakers, practical sessions and summer outdoor meetings. In one season the society holds more than16 competitions, plus 13 lecturers and presentations on various aspects of photography today. There are regular workshops showing “how to” plus plenty of chances to show photos.

For more information, contact Malcolm Cole Exhibition manager at [email protected]  or  07752462220.

More details at www.swindonphotosoc.org.uk

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