Programme of Events
Devizes Photography Club
Summer Barbecue
On Sunday 26th July 2026 we will be holding our Annual Barbecue and social event .
Club In House Evening
We will give you more information about the first night of the new season nearer the time.
Polar Photography
Some of Peter Orr ARPS favourite locations are in the Arctic and Antarctic. Peter will be joining us in person.
In Search Of...
Multi award winning Bristol- based photographer and actor Bill Ward gives a very personal insight into his unique photographic journey. Bill will be joining us in person.
WCPF Travelling Print Exhibition
We have been given an opportunity to see and discuss a collection of 72 high-quality prints covering a variety of Colour, Monochrome and Nature images. The judges have specially selected third of the images that were accepted into the WCPF Members exhibition which took place in May at Uffculme to form this traveling exhibition.
Open Projected Image Competition 1
Rob Heslop LRPS joins us in person and is our judge for tonight.
Sport and Music Photography
Michael Berkeley ARPS. Michael’s talk provides an insight into his life as a freelance sport and music photographer. Michael will be joining us in person.
The Intimate Landscape
Tony Worobeic FRPS joins us in person with “The Intimate Landscape”
Print 01 Competition
Les Loosemore ARPS DPAGB AWPF joins us in person.
Please note that this event is being held at another venue - We will be in the Wessex Room at the Corn Exchange in The Market Place, SN10 1HS.
Camera To Canvas
Sue Sibley FIPF ARPS, EFIAP/gold, DPAGB, BPE5* will be joining us in person and will be showing some of her creative images…
The Cloak of Conformity and the Corset of Expectation
Alison Webber refers to this disguise as the Cloak of Conformity and the Corset of Expectation. The corset shaped her into an idealised form whilst the cloak displayed a version of her to the world which said, “Look I fit in.”
Open Projected Image Competition 2
Alistair Ritchie who is a member of Blackwell Camera Club is our judge for this evening.
Still Life Practical Evening
A Practical evening led by Bridget on Still Life Photography. Don’t forget to bring your camera and a tripod.
Free Mines Coal Faces
Nick Hodgson MA FRPS joins us in person. Nick is a British documentary landscape photographer based in London.
Annual Nature Projected Image Competition
Annual Landscape Projected Image Competition. Our judge for the evening is Ralph Snook.
Urban Nightscape Photography
Alistair How LRPS, G APS will be joining us by zoom. Photographing cities during blue hour or darkness can provide spectacular photographs. The contrast between dark and light, combined with the lines of buildings provide ample material for the photographer.
Long Lens Landscape
Photographer Murray Livingston presents how, when, and why to use telephoto lenses in order to capture landscape photographs that stand out in a world obsessed with wide angle lenses.
Annual Monochrome Competition - Prints
Sandie Cox ARPS DPAGB EFIAP will be judging this competition in person.
Christmas Party and Image Knock Out Fun Evening
Frank Collins AKA Santa & Chief Elf Bridget Codrington run this fun evening
Studio Botanical Photography
Claire aims to ignite an interest in this fascinating genre of photography
London Streets: The Monopoly Project
Peter Merry’s year-long project visiting 40 Monopoly locations around London.
Annual Monochrome Competition
Sandie Cox ARPS DPAGB EFIAP will be judging this competition.
Finding Art In Nature
Victoria Hillman Wildlife photographer and artist shows us how to be more creative when photographing nature.
Annual Landscape Projected Image Competition
Tony Worobeic FRPS will be judging this competition in person.
Aviation & Defence Photography (Lessons in shooting tin birds)
Zaid Meherali joins us in person to give us an introduction to this niche genre of photography….
Annual Landscape Print and Nature Print Competition
Peter Orr ARPS will be judging these competitions in person
"Creative Expression - Seeing the World Differently"
Rose Atkinson ARPS work is rarely representational, ranging from impressionism to abstraction and she likes to interpret the world around her freely and creatively.
Annual Close Up & Annual Creative Competitions
Simon Caplin LRPS is our judge for both these competitions and will be judging this competition in person.
Making Sense of the Landscape: The Art of Seeing
Eddie Hyde FRPS visits us to give a personal view of landscape photography and how to see images within the scene.
Battle Devizes Photography Club v Frome Wessex Photographic for the Lynda Croft Trophy
David Sage ARPS will be judging a selection of 30 images from both clubs preselected from images that have been submitted into competition over the last 12 months.
Open Print Competition 2
Mike Martin AWFP EFIAP BPE1 will be judging this competition in person.
Capturing the Magical World Of Insects
Ann Healey FRPS DPAGB EFIAP/g A.APS BPE5* This talk will include practical aspects of insect photography, i.e. methods used from the capture of an image, along with technical details, through to producing the final result.
Intentional Camera Movement Demystified
Intentional Camera Movement Demystified - Amanda Newell will explain how she uses breathing and body awareness to create and control camera movement.
Open Projected image Competition 3
Steve Field ARPS AIPF AWPF EFIAP/b BPE2* joins us in person to judge this competition.
The Lake District by Day and Night
Mark Hetherington ARPS visits us in person and is a landscape photographer based on the edge of the Lake District National Park.
In Search of "Je Ne Sais Quoi"
Aleks Gjika EFIAP/b DPAGB BPE1* Through the presentation of his best and most recent images Aleks demonstrates what makes an image do better than others, what is the elusive "je ne sais quoi" about an image and how to spot it!
Print and Projected Image of the Year
Steve Carroll ARPS joins us in person. The best images for the 2025-2026 season which have score 1st 2nd or 3rd are judged in the Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced sections from all competitions. See which of the best of the best come out on top.
AGM
AGM and last chance to see everyone before we take our summer break. We will also have an awards ceremony where all the engraved trophies won over the season will be presented. The Special Interest Group will however continue over the summer with days out.
AGM
This is the last meeting of the club year where we vote for any new proposed resolutions and elect members of the committee. We will continue a programme over the summer with our special interest group and there will also be a big reveal of next year’s programme of talks.
Print & PI of the year
Judge Gladys Perrier LRPS joins us in person. The best images for the 2025-2026 season which have scored 1st 2nd or 3rd are judged in the Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced sections from all competitions. See which of the best of the best come out on top.
Passion for Scapes - Seascapes Landscapes and Long Exposures
Kevin Pigney ARPS DPAGB ASINWP joins us by zoom with another talk following his fantastic one last year on wildlife.
Open Projected Image Competition 3
Our Judge for this evening is Eddy Lane ARPS DPAGB EFIAP APAGB
Battle Devizes Photography Club v Frome Wessex Photographic Club for the Lynda Croft Trophy
The next in the series of friendly but nevertheless competitive contests against our friends from Frome Wessex Photographic Club will be held at Beckington Memorial Hall on Friday 17th April.
Our Judge this evening is Lee Spencer-Fleet LRPS, BA (Hons), Photoshop Ace, FAETCwho is joining us In person.
Woodland Ways
Paul Mitchell FRPS. This talk centres around some of Paul’s favourite woodland locations including Burnham beeches, Savernake Forest and various locations throughout the UK.
Studio Portraiture
Andrew Dibben joins us for a practical evening and members need to bring their cameras and tripods.
Open Print Competition 2
Our Judge for this evening is Carolyn Moore LRPS, ARPS joining us in person.
Wildlife Photography
Tracy Lund ARPS joins us by zoom. Tracy is showcasing images from Japan, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Camargue, captive and UK as well as some stories and experiences she encountered along the way.
Dare to be different
Lisa Rendall - A Night of being a Rebel with FreeStyle Creative Photography looking outside the box.
Annual Close-up & Creative Competitions
Judge Ginny Campbell LRPS will be judging this competition in person.
Astro Adventures
Abby Moule ARPS joins us in person to take us through her visual adventures beyond our world.
Annual Monochrome Competition Print
Steve Field will be judging this competition in person. You are able to put in 3 prints into this competition.
Annual Landscape Competition
Judge John Tilsley ARPS APAGB DPAGB will be judging this competition in person. We are in the room downstairs at the Town Hall.
Open Print Competition 1
More information about the first evening will be posted nearer the time.
The Inner Landscape
Andy Phillips is joining us by zoom and gives us his take on the genre of ‘Still Life.’ 90 minutes of something completely different for the programme and very entertaining.
A Bit more than Spiderman
Speaker Robin Gregory joins us in person. With a presentation of some of his images over the last 10 years.
Annual Monochrome Competition PI
Lee Spencer-Fleet will be judging this competition. You are able to put in 3 PI’s. This competition because of its popularity will be split over 2 evenings with Prints being judged on another evening.
Just Click Print
Tim Jones from Fotospeed joins us for an evening on printing from print settings to paper choice.
Simply Black and White
Chris Upton ARPS will inspire us with this talk Simply black and & White
The Hewitt Cup
Members have submitted up to 3 panels of 5 images for the members to judge. It is a fun evening and lots to learn about how to put together a panel. Tonights meeting will be on zoom only.
Christmas Party and Image Knock Out Fun Evening
Santa is master of ceremonies for the evenings fun knockout competition.
Annual Nature Competition
Peter Orr ARPS. will be judging this competition. You are able to put in 3 prints and 3 PI’s. Please pay particular attention to the rules on in the Annual competition section in section 5 for Nature competitions.
Capturing Time, Long Exposure Landscape
John Miskelly FRPS, FBIPP, FIPF. John is joining us by zoom.
A journey into long exposure landscape photography,
Portraits with Impact
Emma Finch joining us by zoom shows us how to elevate your portrait skills... Covering all aspects of portrait photography from posing, lighting, styling and editing,
Open Projected Image Competition 2
Joining us in person our judge for this evening is Rose Atkinson ARPS
Modernity and Geometry in Architecture
Les Forrester BA Hons Photo, ARPS. Les is joining us by zoom. Les’s work focuses on a variety of contempory architecture across numerous cities.
THREE LEGS, A SENSOR AND SOME GLASS
Joining us in person Mark Gilligan FBIPP This talk looks at his work in landscape, woodland, coastal, travel, intimate landscapes and his project 'The Silence’ which is centred on the quarries at Dinorwig.
Open Print Competition 1
Joining us in person our Judge for this evening is Jay Hallsworth DPAGB EPSA EFIAP/b BPE4