Club Programme
> 24-February-2026
"One Year of Wildlife" - Gianpiero Ferrari FRPS, FBPE, DPAGB, EFIAP
An account of my photography throughout the entire year.
Lots of subjects included, for example: Wild flowers, Orchids, Birds, Mammals, Fungi, Amphibians, Reptiles and Insects
(In particular moths and Butterflies). All subjects are British and European.
> 03-March-2026
Print Competition (Round 3) - Judge: Gary Langley
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 10-March-2026
"N&EMPF" - Annual Exhibition 2026 PDI Acceptances
This year, the Audio visual has been put together by the N&EMPF committee.
> 17-March-2026
"100 Prints" - Phil Newman ARPS AFIAP BPE4
A lifelong member of Bolsover Camera Club, a keen exhibitor and competitive photographer with a wide and varied interest in photography.
"100 prints" covers favourite subjects such as Creative Portraiture, Sport, Nature, Street Photography and more.
There is something for everyone, together with stories and techniques.
> 24-March-2026
"Three legs, a sensor and some Glass" - Mark Gilligan FBIPP
I have been a professional photographer for over 40 years now. I am an ambssador for LEE Filters and am supported in my workby BENRO, Shimoda, Billingham and Pacer Poles. As former ambassador for Fujifilm, I have delivered dedicated workshops for them and LEE.
In my time at The Home Office, I was the Director of the national photography and video course.
With my 'other hat on' I also produced and directed nigh on 300 tv programmes and multi media products for them of which several won national and European broadcast awards.
Lecturer's website:
https://wastwaterphotography.co.uk
> 31-March-2026
PDI Competition (Round 4 - Judge: Vin Scothern DPAGB BPE5 EFIAP PPSA
Maximum Entries to Submit:
2 - Nature
1 - Colour
2 - Mono
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 07-April-2026
"Street and Travel Photography" - Colin Trow-Poole FRPS, FIPF, MPAGB
Hall (Via Zoom)
An evening of Street, Travel and Environmental Portrait photography.
Lecturer's website:
https://www.colintrowpoole.com/
> 14-April-2026
"ME, myself and Eye" - Jonathan Vaines
A trip away from traditional club photography into the world of visual art.
I will explain my planning behind images and the motivation of working in set, themes and with projects helps motivation.
I bring along about 50 prints to show and will also PowerPoint presentation.
Lecturer's website:
https://blueroomphoto.site123.me/
> 21-April-2026
"A Personal Journey Through Time" - Jorj Malinowski
A chronicle of my life from the time I got my first camera.
The talk spans more than 60 years and is in two parts.
Part 1: Film.
Part 2: Digital.
The talk is not intended to showcase award winning photography, but to show how my photography has evolved over the years.
However, it does contain images that have won awards as well as those that I would now consider as not very good.
> 28-April-2026
Print Competition (Round 4) - Judge: Phil Peat CPAGB, EFIAP, BPE3*
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 05-May-2026
"Free Mines Coal Faces" - Nick Hodgson FRPS MA
Nick Hodgson is a British documentary landscape photographer based in London.
His talk "Free Mines Coal Faces", is about his documentary project on coal free mining in the Forest of Dean, which formed part of his Photograhy MA, his successful FRPS panel submission, an award winning book and various exhibitions.
Nick is a member of the RPS Distinctions Panel for the Applied and Documentary photography genres.
In the first section of the talk, Nick discusses mining photography that he researched to inform him about his own approach to the subject matter.
After the break he will go through a selection of his images and how he shot them, with as much technical detail as the audience wants - which is usually at a fairly high level, but he is very happy to go into detailed specifics.
He finishes by talking about post-production and printing, showing physical examples of his F panel, which the audience can also look at in the interval.
Lecturer's website:
https://nicholashodgson.photoshelter.com/portfolio/G0000F254nsecl9g
> 12-May-2026
The Laurie Bourne Trophy & The Peter Henson Trophy - Judge: TBC
The Laurie Bourne Trophy subject is "ORDER AND CHAOS" (PDI)
The Peter Henson subject is "TRAVEL" (PDI)
You can enter up to a maximum of 2 images in each competition
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 19-May-2026
PDI Competition (Round 5) - Judge: Steffan Nicholson
Maximum Entries to Submit:
1 - Nature
2 - Colour
1 - Mono
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 26-May-2026
"On The Edge Part 4 (Closer to Home)" - Derek Doar/Chris Newham/Ian Pinn
More adventures and surprises from our intrepid Landscape/Travel team
The website of Derek Doar:
http://www.ddimages.co.uk
The website of Chris Newham:
http://www.loveoflandscape.com
The website of Ian Pinn
https://www.ephotozine.com/user/pink-11324
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> 02-June-2026
Faces and Places (Part 2) - Gary Langley
A print talk presented by Gary Langley, one of our new members.
This print talk is a brief history of my photography showcasing the things I like to do with a camera. Most people have an idea of what I do but I am hoping to surprise a couple of you at least. I am not a specialist I am a generalist, I am a Jack of all trades and a master of none. My photography keeps me happy and at the end of the day that’s all that matters.
I like to do things my way despite what a judge may or may not say, I also like to break a few photographic rules...
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> 09-June-2026
AGM and Presentations
Please attend the AGM and have your say in the running of your NNPS.
This is the last meeting of the 2025 -2026 seaon
> 01-September-2026
Wildlife on your doorstep - Jack Perks
WELCOME TO THE 2026 -2027 SEASON
Once again by popular request, we welcome back Jack perks to NNPS
Wildlife photography is often thought of being in far flung places but in this talk Jack shows you don’t have to go far to take good images from urban parks, city centres and gardens you can find interesting subjects to photograph.
Lecterer's website
https://www.jackperksphotography.com/
> 08-September-2026
PDI COMPETITION (ROUND 1) - Judge: David Kissman CPAGB, BPE3, EFIAP
Maximum PDI images to submit:
Nature - 2
Colour - 2
Mono - 1
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 15-September-2026
Mike Bennett DPAGB AWPF LRPS EFIAP BPE3*
CAPTURE THE MOMENT (PART 2) Via ZOOM From Home (HALL CLOSED)
A look at my photography with different subjects and types of photography with a bit of chat about how and why I took the images.
Lecturers Website:
http://www.mikebennettphoto.com
> 22-September-2026
Insect Night
Back by popular demand.
Marllies will be setting up numerous insects and creatures for you to photograph.
So, do not forget to bring your camera, tripod and preferably a macro lens.
On this evening there will be other members that can help you to set up your camera gear to ensure that at the end of the evening you will have some good insect images.
> 29-September-2026
A Passion For Panoramic Images - Derek Doar PAGB
I have loved panoramic landscape images right back to the early days of my photography but I now have a passion for both capturing and creating a panoramic images with the 3 x 1 ratio and the screen filling 16 x 9 ratios being my favourite sizes.
My subject used to just be landscapes but now my subjects span all genres of photography.
Lecturers Website:
www.ddimages.co.uk
> 06-October-2026
PRINT COMPETITION (ROUND 1) - Judge: David Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/b BPE5 CPAGB/av
Maximum prints to submit:
Nature - 3
Colour - 2
Mono - 3
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 13-October-2026
Beat The Wizard - Keith Mitchell
This Photoshop lecture is to show how I visualize and edit images in Photoshop and using plugins as part of my standard workflow. The difference being I will be working on RAW images that the club members are invited to bring to challenge me and show how I work on their images. I have developed a fast workflow over the years that gets me onto my next project that I have developed over 33 years of using photoshop.
Lecturer's website.
https://www.keithmitchellphotography.com/
> 20-October-2026
Pic N' Mix - Barbie Lindsay FBPE MPAGB EFIAP/s AWPF
Via ZOOM From Home (HALL CLOSED)
I am a photographic obsessive and will photograph anything. If it moves I’ll photograph it, if it doesn’t move I’ll photograph it and if it doesn’t exist I’ll create it.
So I will leave it up to you to select around 7 or 8 subjects from an extensive list of subjects that may be of particular interest to your members. Each lasting between 8 and 15 minutes each.
You can select in advance or on the night if you so wish.
Architecture - Art in London - Beatle Songs - Camden - Creative Part One - Creative Part Two - Dereliction
Drone Photography - Ecuador on a mobile phone - Fungi - Galapagos Wildlife - Galapagos Landscapes
Galapagos Marine Life - Humorous Pictures - Humorous Dogs - Indian Takeaway - Insects - Italy - Landscapes
London at Night - Moths - Musicians - New York New York - Not for the Faint Hearted (not suitable for children)
Nudes - People of Character - Photography without a Camera - Photojournalism - Postboxes - Public Sculptures
More Public Sculptures - Ragged Victorians - Reptiles and Mammals - Selfies - Spiders - Sporting Action - Still-life
Straight out of Camera Creative - Street Art - Street Paintings - Street Photography - More Street Photography
Sunrises - Tattoo & Piercing - The Lazy Twitcher - Woodlands
> 27-October-2026
CHINA FROM THE INSIDE (PART TWO) - Lois Web CPAGB
Living within China for 4.5 years, amongst the people, offered me opportunities and experiences I may not have been given as a tourist. My presentation charts the progress of my photography, from enthusiastic family snapper to professional photographer and tutor, through images of my hometown, Shanghai, then expanding across the length and breadth of the vast country of China. For this second visit I will cover the locations not shown in part one.
Lois Web
> 03-November-2026
The Laurie Bourne Trophy & The Peter Henson Trophy - Judge: Carol McNiven Young FRPS EFIAP/g MPAGB ABPE
The Laurie Bourne Trophy subject is "MOVEMENT" (PDI)
The Peter Henson subject is "TRAVEL" (PDI)
You can enter up to a maximum of 2 images in each competition
> 10-November-2026
Me & Mr Grumpy 2 - Louise Langley CPAGB and Gary Langley
This talk contains a mixed genre of images I have taken when out with Gary, from the UK and beyond.
Louise Langley
> 17-November-2026
"London Streets : The Monopoly Project" - Peter Merry LRPS
Via ZOOM From Home (HALL CLOSED)
A year long project visiting 40 Monopoly locations around London.
This talk covers how the project was conceived, and my approach to taking, editing, and sequencing images. It also explores some of the stories that unfolded during the project; from a drug deal in the West End to why there was a Czech Army tank just off the Old Kent Road.
We’ll also look at the life of the project after the photography was complete, including exhibitions, talks, workshops, and photobooks.
Lecturer's website
https://www.petermerry.co.uk/
> 24-November-2026
PDI COMPETITION (ROUND 2) - Judge - Vincent Scothern DPAGB EFIAP BPE5 PPSA
Maximum Images to submit:
Nature - 2
Colour - 1
Mono - 2
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 01-December-2026
An Evening of AV - David Gibbins ARPS APAGB EFIAP/b BPE5 CPAGB/av
This show contains a selection of AV’s by me representing narrative, music and song. The show changes everytime I show it and may contain some sequences from the N&EMPF Annual AV Competition.
David Gibbins
> 08-December-2026
TBC
> 15-December-2026
CHRISTMAS SOCIAL EVENING - The Christmas Quiz
A last chance to meet before Christmas.
This year we will holding a Christmas quiz before tucking into the nibbles.
> 22-December-2026
No Meeting - Christmas Break
> 29-December-2026
No Meeting - New Years Break
> 05-January-2027
PRINT COMPETITION (ROUND 2) Judge - Steve Myall EFIAP/s BPE5
Maximum Prints to submit:
Nature - 2
Colour - 3
Mono - 3
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 12-January-2027
The Derwent Valley - Ashley Franklin ARPS APAGB BPE2
In 2014, as official photographer for the Arkwright Society, Ashley was commissioned to produce a photo book of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
The project took flight in 2019 when he joined forces with fellow pro Ian Daisley and invited additional photographers to participate.
Ashley's talk will take you through the book's three sections—Industrial Heritage, People & Places, and Wildlife— and show how the book encapsulates the valley's historical significance, its communities and its rich biodiversity.
Ashley Franklin
Lecturers website
https://www.ashleyfranklin.co.uk/
> 19-January-2027
Introduction to Deep Sky Astrophotography - Max Dobres ARPS
Via ZOOM From Home (HALL CLOSED)
The true beauty of the universe is hidden from us.
By day it is overwhelmed by light from the sun, by night it is often obscured by clouds, the moon or increasingly by man-made light pollution. Even on a perfect night the sheer distance and faintness of cosmic objects makes them effectively invisible. Astrophotography reveals these wonders.
Recent advancements in both astrophotography equipment and software have significantly lowered costs and enhanced user-friendly features, making the attainment of high-quality imaging well within the grasp of the average amateur enthusiast.
This short presentation will provide an overview of the equipment, and processes required to take stunning images of Deep Sky Objects (DSOs) such as Galaxies, Super Nova remnants and Nebulae from your back garden. It will take you beyond landscape astrophotography.
We will cover:
· Understanding the universe and its celestial wonders.
· The process of DSO Astrophotography
· Equatorial GOTO tracking mounts
· Telescopes, lenses, and filters
· DSLR and Astro Cameras
· Stacking and processing images to get stunning results.
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> 26-January-2027
My Photography - Ian Pinn BPE3*
An interactive presentation of A2 prints showing mainly landscapes and Nature, Audience participation is encouraged throughout the presentation.
There will be quite a few examples of RAW to final image and touching on my Photoshop workflow, also there will be examples of prints on different paper and different mounts.
> 02-February-2027
PDI COMPETITION (ROUND 3) Judge - Phil Newman ARPS BPE4 AFIAP
Maximum Images to submit:
Nature - 1
Colour - 2
Mono - 2
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 09-February-2027
MACRO EVENING
This macro evening will be run by NNPS members and other members can learn how to set up and take a variety of macro subjects.
Bring your camera and tripod
> 16-February-2027
N&EMPF PDI ACCEPTANCES SHOW
Via ZOOM From Home (HALL CLOSED)
> 23-February-2027
The Isle of Harris - A Photographer's Paradise - Lesley Grand-Scrutton
The lecture (or informal discussion) relates to a recent personal exhibition showing a diverse range of subject matter centred around the photographs I took during two stays on the Isle of Harris. I like to highlight the difference between producing single images for club competitions and exhibitions and the work involved in producing an individual high-quality exhibition for public display.
Lesley Grand-Scrutton
> 02-March-2027
PRINT COMPETITION (ROUND 3) Judge - Stephen Walters BPE4* EFIAP
Maximum Entries to Submit:
Nature -3
Colour -3
Mono -2
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 09-March-2027
Creative Nature Photography - Alex Hyde
Alex Hyde works as a freelance natural history pohtographer, based in the Peak District.
Much of his work concerns invertebrates and smaller subjects, right down to microscopic life.
“Creative Nature Photography” explores a wide range of techniques including plenty of macro photography, visiting habitats as steamy tropical rainforest in South America, sea bird colonies, and even a microbiology laboratory.
Lecturers website
https://alexhyde.photoshelter.com/index
> 16-March-2027
Creative iPhone Photography - Adrian McGarry ARPS
Via ZOOM From Home (HALL CLOSED)
"Creative iPhone Photography" is a 90-minute, image-led presentation built around the way I work with a smartphone. Over a decade ago I stepped away from my DSLR setup and committed fully to the phone, choosing a simpler, more intuitive way of working that matched how I connect with the world.
Since then my iPhone images have been exhibited and published, and I’ve created urban, travel, coastal, and ICM projects entirely on the device. In the session I share the mindset behind my approach, the features and apps I rely on, and the techniques I use to get the most from a phone in any situation. It is part presentation and part live demo, rooted in real images, real workflows, and straight-talking advice. It is suitable for both iOS and Android users, and even non-smartphone photographers will find plenty here about creativity, intent, and seeing differently. At its core it is about vision over gear and making the most of the camera you always have with you.
Adrian McGarry
> 23-March-2027
PDI COMPETITION (ROUND 4) Judge - Vincent Scothern DPAGB BPE5 EFIAP PPSA
Maximum Entries to Submit:
Nature -2
Colour -1
Mono -2
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 30-March-2027
Mobile Phone PDI and 4 image Panel PDI as 1 image - Judge - NNPS members
The Mobile Phone PDI and Panel PDI (single image) are two competitions that our NNPS members are to judge this evening.
The Panel PDI (single image) competition is new and I can almost hear some of you say, "What is and how do I produce a Panel PDI as a single image"
On the right is a sample of a 4 image panel as a single image.
Here is a link to a video showing How to produce a Triptych in Photoshop
(A triptych is 3 images, but use the same method to do a 4 image panel)
When creating the new file in photoshop, I would recommend that you make the initial white background layer
1600 x 1200 pixels in size.
> 06-April-2027
Talk by Roger Fountain
> 13-April-2027
Photoshop Manipulation by Ian Pinn
> 20-April-2027
Winter and Aurora photography in the Arctic Circle - George Robertson DPAGB AFIAP BPE3
Via ZOOM From Home (HALL CLOSED)
A walk on the Wild Side - Winter and Aurora photography in the Arctic Circle.
The talk documents a multi-day self supported snowshoe adventure in the Arctic Tundra of Northern Sweden in Winter following the Kungsladen trail.
The images shared reveal remote and wild arctic wildernesses that are less frequently visited.
> 27-April-2027
PDI COMPETITION (ROUND 5) Judge - Steffan Nicholson
Maximum Entries to Submit:
Nature -2
Colour -1
Mono -2
Submit Images online here:
https://compent.photoentry.uk/compent/
> 04-May-2027
Odd things Part 1 - Diane Seddon AFIAP CPAGB BPE3
Diane is based near Louth in Lincolnshire and has been making photographs for upwards of 20 years. Before that she worked with a Twin Lens Reflex camera and processed in the darkroom.
She worked full time as a commercial and event photographer, retiring in 2018 and was then able to concentrate on more personal work.
A keen member of camera clubs for a long time, she was originally a judge for L&CPU, and is now a Premier Judge for NEMPF
Odd Things is a talk that came about during the covid lockdowns. It is a talk to challenge creativity and is interreactive. We will discuss ideas and where they come from, projects competitions and judges. Please come with the plan to discuss, argue and challenge the norm of club photograhy. It will be good fun…..
> 01-June-2027
AGM and Presentations
Please attend the AGM and have your say in the running of your NNPS.
This is the last meeting of the 2026 -2027 seaon