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2026-27 Programme
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3 Aug (Mon)
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Zoom Committee Meeting 7:30
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| 10 Sept |
Welcome to Crewe Photographic Society. See what our have our members been photographing over the summer. |
| 17 Sept |
Be inspired by what the region’s top photographers are producing in the L&CPU PDI Folio |
| 20 Sept |
** Closing date for PDI1 entries. |
| 24 Sept |
Robert Millin MFIAP, EFIAP/d3, FBPE, FIPF, PFIAP, MPSA, GPU Zeus, AWPF, SPSA, DPAGB, LRPS Confessions of a Competition Addict |
| 1 Oct |
PDI 1 Competition. Judge: Nick Berentzen CPAGB, BPE3*
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| 8 Oct |
Andy Polakowski APAGB DPAGB, AWPF, EFIAP/b, GPU-Cr2, BPE4* HonNWPA: The title of the talk will be: 50 EFIAP Images. For each EFIAP (Excellence Distinction from the Federation Internationale de l’Art Photographique) level you need acceptances from at least 50 different images and this is the basis of the lecture, which is in two “halves”: Colour and Mono. Andy will show us the out-of-camera image followed by the final Image, sometimes with screen shots of what happened in-between. |
| 8 Oct |
[PRINT 1 hand-in closes today. PDIs of your prints must be uploaded by Sunday 11th October] |
| 15 Oct |
Jason Rowley CPAGB BPE3*: Photographing Wildlife in the UK and Beyond |
| 22 Oct |
Print 1 Competition – Judge: Roger Evans MPAGB FBPE EFIAP |
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Admin Note : Annual Returns
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| 29 Oct |
Member Ray Hill take us ‘Through your Lens’ |
| 1 Nov |
[Closing date for PDI 2 entries] |
2 Nov Mon.
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Committee Meeting
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| 5 Nov |
An evening in the company of our very own Paul Hill. This evening Paul will advise us on his street photography, then his Drone and Astrophotography after the break. |
| 12 Nov |
L&CPU Print Folio A |
| 19 Nov |
PDI 2 Competition – Judge: Martin Pickles |
| 19 Nov |
[Hand -in prints for Print 2 by today.
PDIs of Prints required by 22 Nov] |
| Tue 24 Nov |
5 Towns- Alan Challinor Trophy Mono Print Competition – Judge: Tillman Klienhans ARPS, DPAGB, EFIAP/g, BPE5*, between Crewe, Alsager, Nantwich, Whitchurch and Mid Cheshire at Nantwich. |
| 26 Nov |
Gaining Photographic Qualifications Wallace Baxter, Stephen Coyne & Ian Whiston |
| 3 Dec |
Enjoy our second Print Competition. Judge: Darrell Oakden DPAGB EFIAP BPE5* Note: The 7:45pm start. |
| 10 Dec |
Members’ Meeting and Christmas Quiz. |
| 17 & 24 Dec |
No Meeting – Christmas break. Merry Christmas everyone! |
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2027
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| 31 Dec |
No Meeting – Christmas break.
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4 Jan
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January Committee Meeting |
| 7 Jan |
L&CPU Print Folio C |
| 7 Jan |
[Hand-in for PDI3 competition by Sunday 11 January] |
| 14 Jan |
Three way inter club competition with Alsager and Mid Cheshire CC at Alsager- Judge TBA |
| 21 Jan |
Portrait photographer and member Keith Mulliner will present a practical portrait evening. Bring your camera! |
| 28 Jan |
PDI 3 Competition – Judge: John Smith, APAGB, CPAGB, Hon LCPU |
| 28 Jan |
HAND IN for Print 3 closes today. PDIs of prints by Sun 31 January |
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Robertshaw Trophy |
| 4 Feb |
Ray Hill’s Small Print Competition |
| 11 Feb |
Print 3 Competition – Judge: Tillman Kleinhans ARPS EFIAP/g DPAGB BPE5* Hon LCPU |
| 14 Feb |
HAND IN: Jim Harrison Trophy – PDI Annual Competition by Sun 14 Feb] |
| 16 Feb |
Nantwich CC host our annual Inter Club Competition against them. Judge: Robert Millin MFIAP, EFIAP/d3, FIPF, FBPE, MPSA, GPU Zeus |
| 25 Feb |
Mike Sharples MFIAP MPAGB FBPE ARPS EFIAP: People Places and Faces |
| 4 Mar |
Annual PDI Competition (Jim Harrison Trophy) – Judge: Jane Lines, MPAGB LRPS BPE5* |
| 4 Mar |
Hand-in for our Annual Print Competition. PDIs of the prints required by Sunday 1 March |
| 11 Mar |
Chris Widdall FBPE MPAGB EFIAP APAGB Hon LCPU: ‘What are we going to do about AI?’ over Zoom at the club. |
| 18 Mar |
Annual Print Competition – Judge: Adrian Lines MPAGB FBPE ARPS EFIAP |
| 25 Mar |
Tonight’s Members’ Meeting will have our informal ‘Patterns in Nature’ themed challenge. Members can show us how creative they can be, and win the Ron Smith Trophy. |
| 25 Mar |
Hand-in for our Annual People Print Competition (Maurice Ashwin Trophy). PDIs of the prints and PDIs for the Howard Edwards Trophy are required by Sunday 22 March |
| Mon 29 March |
Committee Meeting
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| 1 Apr |
Easter break. No meeting tonight |
| 8 Apr |
People Competitions – Maurice Ashwin Cup (prints) and Howard Edwards Trophy (PDIs) – Judge: Judy Mainwaring BPE3 |
| 15 Apr |
Members’ Evening – Annual Theme/Creative Competitions |
| 22 Apr |
Our Annual General Meeting and Awards Night. |