Welcome to Bedford Camera Club

I would like to welcome you to the 111th season of the premier photographic club in Bedfordshire, The Bedford Camera Club.  Our members are all keen amateur photographers and we welcome new members to our ranks.  We have, over the course of our winter season, well known lecturers talk to us about all aspects of photography, and we all learn so much from these experts.  We also have a number of internal competitions which, if you're good enough, can win you one of the coveted cups at the end of the season!
In addition to this we have external competitions where we pit our skills against other clubs in the East Anglia region.  This season will be exceptionally good as we have booked some brilliant speakers and the members evenings look to be very helpful to all members.  I hope that you all have an enjoyable time this coming 2016/17 season and I look forward to greeting both old and new members.
Cliff Harvey, Club President

Season 2016-17

The new 2016-17 season starts on Tuesday October 4th. See our exciting new programme of competitions, events and lectures. All new and existing members welcome. Joining now will take your membership through to September 2017, including our 2017 summer events.

On the Move

From October 2016  we will be meeting, 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings, at the Scott Lower School, Hawk Drive, Bedford MK41 7JA (map). This affords several advantages including a larger room, easy parking and state-of-the art projection/audio facilities. We look forward to seeing you there.

Annual Exhibition - Getting Ready

November 18th - 19th sees the club's annual exhibition returning to the Harpur Suite, found next to the library in Bedford town centre. 190 prints and a video slide show.

Lectures

Interesting talks given throughout the year by visiting photographers. These cover a variety of topics including techniques, projects, practicals, design and software. 

See our fabulous 2016-17 programme

Quarry Theatre Exhibition

The club has an exhibition, commissioned by the Quarry Theatre, Bedford, running from September 8th to 30th. Bedford Portraits and Unusual Bedford. Prints and slide show. Open 10am to noon Monday to Saturday and when open for a public performance

Competitions

 Win awards. Critiques from external, qualified judges. Internal competitions include 5 opens, Points of View (6 images), Audio visual, Architects Trophy, Philip Lepper and Stan Searle (people). Other competitions include inter-club battles and wider area external competitions