Winter bbrrrrr - hand in 12th Sept. Digital only

Results for Winter bbrrrrr - hand in 12th Sept. Digital only are now available.

Click here for up and coming MCC events - or email info@marlboroughcameraclub.org.nz for more info

From Feb to November every year 
Every 2nd Thursday of the month - MCC club evening.     at the St Marys Community Centre, Maxwell Rd. from 7pm to 9:30pm
Every 4th Thursday of the month - MCC Workshop.          at the St Marys Community Centre, Maxwell Rd . from 7pm to 9:30pm 

Thurs Nov 14th - Club Night with Craig Potton 

We've been spoilt with Craig Potton accepting our offer as guest speaker at our club evening.  Be early to get some time to chat with him. and come prepared with questions - as he's really looking forward to an interactive session. Light supper provided and members, family & friends welcome.    

Thurs Oct 24th - workshop

Bring your cameras. You'll find yourself sitting around a table with ;starter; questions to get the ball rolling. Any concerns about Triptych?, Do you prepare for the montly topics or just head out for the wild ideas?  How did everyone feel about the comet and aurora coms?   

Some of us are off and away to participate in the 50th Seddon Shield Area Photography Convention

We have a solid representation of our members heading to the 50th Seddon Shield Area Phtography Convention. It's being hosted by the Buller Camera Club this year in Westport  - Thurs 19th Sept to Sun 22nd. 
Be prepared for some amazing images for those that are attending, so much so, that you are keen to attend next years event.             

The Seddon Shield consists of 6 clubs from the top of the South Island that participate in interclub and individual competitions.   
Buller Camera Club, Golden Bay Photographic Club, Greymouth Photography Club, Marlborough Camera Club, Motueka Camera Club and the Nelson Camera Club

https://seddon.myphotoclub.com.au/                                             (added 17th Sept - Carol)

Coming your way soon - what topics do you want added to the monthly competitions. 

We need 8 topics for the 2025-2026 club year calendar (yes ages away but we need to book judges a year ahead),
So put your thinking cap on and have fun suggesting some fascinating topics. If you can't wait - email directly to info@marlboroughcameraclub.org.nz      (added 17th Sept - Carol)    

2024/2025 Topic calendar

 

MCC New Year – 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025
July 11th		Monochrome / B&W	Digital
July 20th		Hay On Wye Zoom session with MCC & HOY	Competition
Aug 8th		Club Play Time - sports, hobbies, kids, etc	Digital
Sept 12th		Winter -- bbrrrrr	Digital
Sept 19th -22nd		Seddon Shield – Buller Thurs 19th to Sun 22nd Sept	Competition
Oct 10th		Photojournalism	Digital & Print
Nov 14th		Triptych If we comment to this topic, we'll need workshops 4, 2 and 1 month out - digital and print. videos. zoom sessions	Digital & Print
Nov		End of Year function	DRINKS !!
2025
Feb		Melt your heart (ahhhhhh) - digital only  Judge is Lynda Mowat	Digital
March		Landscape Trophy - March submission - digital and print  - 4 images Judge is Neil Gordon	Digital & Print
April		Reflections Judge is Judy Ally	Digital
May		Natural History Trophy - May submission - digital and print – 4 image Judge is	Digital & Print
June		One photo – 1x Colour, same image B&W In house critique / hand voting - best of the two images	Digital
June		SOY - Shot of the Year - 3 topics 1: Digital Open. 2: Print Open. 3: Print & Digital B&W/Mono Judge ??	Digital & Print
MCC New Year – 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2026
July	Another topic Ilan Wittenberg ???
Aug	another topic Gail Stent
Sept	To be managed by the 2023-2024 committee

 

 

10 monthly topics. 7 are scoring for points / progression in a calendar year.

 

Welcome to the new 2024-2025 committee 

As elected at the 8th Aug AGM 2024 - the following financial members hae been selected for the MCC Commitee 2024-2025. 

• PRESIDENT                Stephen Colman                       
• VICE PRESIDENT       Carol Spaulding 
• TREASURER              Nikky Doyle 
• SECRETARY              Carol Spaulding   
• COMMITTEE              Sue Henley (PSNZ coordinator & Judge coordinator),  Stu Wilson,  Norman Gamble, Michelle Brown (Competition Secretary), MaryJane Hiller (Website), Bev Hanson, Liz Koppert

                                                                                          (added Tues 17th Sept - by Carol as Stephen Colman has been elected by the commitee as the President)

Yearly summary of activities

• Ten monthly topics that are judged and critique provided (Digital and Prints) with Accepted, Merit and Honours results awarded when appropriate
• Landscape trophy competition - MCC internal
• Natural History trophy competition - MCC internal
• Marlborough / Nelson / Motueka interclub competition 
• PSNZ afflicted NZ Landscape Salon and the Trenna Packer Salver Competition (Nature) 
• International interclub competition with Hay On Wye (Wales) 
• Seddon Shield Area Photography Convention for the top of the South Island interclub competition with currently 6 clubs: Golden Bay, Motueka, Nelson, Marlborough, Buller and Westport. It is open to other clubs in the top of the south / west or east coasts if they are interested.  The 50th year anniversary in 2024 will be hosted by Buller. 
• MCC - Shot Of Year submissions to celebrate individuals and their growth with their photography for the MCC Calendar year. There are trophies for "Best Open in Digital", "Best Open in Print" and "Best Black&White/Monochrome in ether Digital or Print".
• Our yearly AGM is in August

 

PSNZ - the MCC club is affiliated with PSNZ. 

If you're new to the club, you may not be aware that Marlborough Camera Club is part of a bigger family of photographers. PSNZ or the Photographic Society of New Zealand, is the national organisation that represents photography enthusiasts (neither MCC nor PSNZ care whether you are an enthusiastic amateur or a seasoned professional, you've just got to love photography) in NZ, and this club is an affiliated club. PSNZ has its own workshops, competitions and awards, some which you need to be a member of PSNZ to participate in, but there are opportunities, even if you're just a member of your local club. (If you join both PSNZ and MCC, you get a small discount on your MCC membership). The judges who critique our monthly competitions are drawn from a pool of PSNZ accredited judges from around the country. You certainly don't have to be a member of PSNZ to enjoy the club, however if you're already confident in your photography, and want additional challenges and opportunities to take your photography to the next level, PSNZ membership might be a worthwhile progression for you.

 

Share:

• 
• 
• 
•