Southwick Camera Club

Interclub Competition with Steyning Camera Club
2026-01-22 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Tonight Steyning Camera Club will be visiting the Deall Room for another interclub competition, with Paul O’Toole ARPS judging the entries.
A competitive evening against our local rivals, but in a friendly atmosphere.
Come along to see the best images from both clubs in this PDI competition.

Coffee Morning - Emmaus
2026-01-28 10:30 - 13:30 | Emmaus, Drove Road, Portslade, BN41 2PA
Our first coffee morning of the New Year will be at Emmaus, Portslade on Wednesday 28th January.
Enjoy a cuppa with fellow club members.

No Editing!
2026-01-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Our own Peter Merrick will again be leading one of his popular informal competition evenings for club members to take part in or enjoy.
This time it will be a challenge to capture an image correctly in camera or phone, no post processing of the image will be permitted other than cropping, resizing and adding a keyline.
Taking the image in JPEG rather than RAW may be beneficial.
If the original image is taken in RAW, you may convert it to a JPEG.
Closing date for entries is Monday 26th January.

Committee Meeting
2026-01-30 19:00 - 21:30
The next committee meeting will be held on Friday 30th January with thanks to Jan A.

Show and Tell
2026-02-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Our popular Show and Tell evening returns where members have the opportunity to share some of their work in the form of an audio visual presentation or a selection of photos with other members.
Time will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per presentation.
Bring your images on the night on a memory stick.

Print Open Competition Round 3
2026-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Tonight is the final round of the Open Print competition, with Steve McKie returning to judge the prints.
Members can enter up to three prints.

Talk on Landscapes by Kevin Pigney
2026-02-19 19:30 - 22:00 | ZOOM
Tonight we have a presentation by Kevin Pigney ARPS, DPAGB, ASINWP, on landscapes via ZOOM.
So no need to venture out, enjoy some stunning images from the comfort of your own home in front of the fire, with perhaps a glass of something!
Based in East Anglia, Kevin has a passion for landscapes, seascapes and nature and conducts tuition and workshops in the local area.
An evening not to be missed.

Coffee Morning - Spring Gardens Nursery
2026-02-24 10:30 - 13:00 | Spring Gardens, Washington, West Sussex, RH20 3BS
This month we will be meeting at the Spring Gardens Nursery café just off the A24 at Washington.
Have a chat and catch up with fellow members over a nice cup of coffee.

Sharing work with Storrington Camera Club
2026-02-26 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Tonight we welcome members of Storrington Camera Club to the Deall Room who will share and talk about some of their images, in an informal presentation.
A great opportunity to see some different photos and hear the stories behind them, and learn from the experience of others.
An interesting evening is in store.

PDI Set Subject Competition (R3) - "Up Close"
2026-03-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
The final PDI set subjection competition this season is “Up Close” which will be judged by Cherry Larcombe ARPS, DPAGB, EFIAP BPE5*.
As there are no definitions, there is no limit to your creativity, but remember Cherry will be the ultimate judge.

Post Competition Review
2026-03-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Something a bit different tonight with a look back at the competitions so far this season.
Did the judge get it right?
Members may submit two images from competitions this year for informal discussion, to help educate and advise, a form of VAR!
It promises to be an interesting evening.

Regnum Crouch PDI Competition
2026-03-19 08:00 - 17:00 | The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick, BN42 4TE
Southwick Camera Club will be hosting a PDI inter club competition on behalf of the Regnum Crouch Group for the Crouch Shield in The Barn Theatre tonight from 7:30pm.
Our judge for the evening will be Rosemary Wilman HonFRPS, ABPE, AFIAP, APAGB.
Littlehampton are the current holders of the Crouch Shield but other member clubs Crawley, Crawley Down, Henfield, Mid Sussex, Steyning, Storrington and Southwick will be submitting their best images to win this prestigious competition.
An evening to enjoy the very best images from camera clubs in West Sussex.
There will be a small entrance fee this evening.

PDI Open Competition Round 3
2026-03-26 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Tonight is the third and final round of the open PDI competition and we welcome back Steve Yates, to review and comment on the images.
An enjoyable evening is in store.

Annual Club Dinner - The Red Lion, Ashington
2026-04-09 19:00 - 21:30 | The Red Lion, London Road, Ashington, RH20 3DD
Save the date for our annual club dinner.
This year we are planning to visit The Red Lion on London Road in Ashington.
Menus and cost will be available a bit nearer the time.

Discussion / Forum with Steve and Peter
2026-04-16 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
This evening will include a short presentation by Peter Merrick, who will then assist a discussion/forum with Steve White.
It is sure to be an interesting and informative evening conducted by two of the clubs most experienced photographers.
An evening to look forward to.

Print of the Year Competition
2026-04-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Tonight is the club Print of the Year competition and our judge will be Bob Webzell.
Bring along up to three of your best prints from this year’s competitions for fellow members to enjoy again and Bob will have the difficult job in picking an overall winner for the year.

PDI of the Year
2026-04-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Southwick Community Centre, Deall Room, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE, United Kingdom
Our final competition this year is for the PDI of the Year.
Entries in both Open and Set Subject competitions this camera club year are eligible for this end of year competition.
Gerald Kitiyakara will have the difficult job in selecting a winner this time.

AGM
2026-05-07 19:30 - 21:00 | ZOOM
Join us tonight via ZOOM for the AGM of Southwick Camera Club from the comfort of your own home.

SPA Interclub PDI Competition
2026-05-09 14:00 - 17:30 | East Horsley Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 5QT, United Kingdom
The Surrey Photographic Association interclub PDI competition takes place at East Horsley on Saturday 9th May for both Nature and Open categories for all member clubs from Sussex and Surrey.
The top two clubs will represent SPA in the national competition usually held at Warwick University.
A chance to view some of the top images in the South East.

Interclub Competition with Maroondah
2026-05-28 19:30 - 22:00
Tonight we will be able to watch via zoom a recording of our annual interclub competition with the Maroondah Photographic Society, Melbourne, Australia held earlier on in May in Australia.
It is always interesting to see images produced by our friends Down Under.
