Rustic - Hand in 14th May 2026 Digital

Results for Rustic - Hand in 14th May 2026 Digital 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 

New members are welcome regardless of experience or skill level, so come along and see if the Camera Club works for you. Our members range from beginners to experienced photographers with support provided to help people learn. Where possible, we buddy newer members up with more experienced photographers with similar cameras, and/or similar interests.  We have a monthly in-house topic, and we encourage people to enter images to get feedback to help improve your photography.   So, whatever your photography skill level, current camera or preferred subject/s, our club members will be keen to help you learn and improve your photography. 

Seddon Shield Area Photography Convention

Seddon Shield Area Photography Competitions 2026

View this on our website at https://seddon.myphotoclub.com.au/seddon-shield-area-photography-competitions-2026/

The 2026 round of competitions for the Seddon Shield Area Photography Convention will open for entry on June 1, 2026, and close for entry on June 30, 2026.

Regarding the Natural History competition, please note that the PSNZ Nature definition has been updated and this version is in the Conditions of Entry, including links to more information. Please note the titling requirements, they are a little stricter than in previous years.The G C Wood Trophy is for PRINTS this year, and we'd like to remind entrants that the digital upload of the print files also requires a summary image of the 6 images- (refer to the rules for requirements).

Any enquiries regarding the competitions can be directed to Elizabeth Passuello, (Competition Secretary, Greymouth Photography Club) at gpc.elizabethp@gmail.com.

The programme for the convention will be available soon.

Check the Events page for dates of our next meetings. 

Please be aware, there will not be a Workshop on 27th August, as many members will be heading to the Seddon Shield convention either that day or early the next. 

Competition Topic's

We have already published the current years topics till June 2026.  2025-2026 Topics

As of today (15th Nov) - we have selected the topics for the following year (July 2026 thru to June 2027). Due to judge availability - some topics may be re-scheduled. 
Please click:  2026-2027 Topics          (Michelle - 15th Nov) 

Welcome to the new 2025-2026 committee 

As elected at the 14th Aug 2025 AGM - the following financial members have been selected for the MCC Commitee 2025-2026. 

• PRESIDENT                Stephen Colman                       
• VICE PRESIDENT       Carol Spaulding 
• TREASURER              Carol Spaulding
• SECRETARY              Bev Hanson   
• COMMITTEE              Michelle Brown((Competition Secretary & PSNZ coordinator & Judge coordinator),  Stu Wilson,  Norman Gamble,  Rose McConchie, Ross Beech

                                                                                          (updated 22.8.25 by Bev Hanson)

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.

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