| IN THIS EDITION: This Week at the Club Winning Image Jane Upcott’s Funeral Service Croydon Centenary Results Club Outing Photographic Opportunity Beckenham Centenary Presentation Future Club Outings Upcoming Meetings Articles New Kit THIS WEEK AT THE CLUB PDI Panel Competition 7:45pm, 3rd April Judged by Ian Brash. A maximum of three panels can be submitted by PhotoEntry. A panel should contain between 3 and 5 images and only arranged panels should be submitted. The submission deadline is the 1st of April. Chris has offered to lend a hand to anyone who needs a bit of help making up a panel. WINNING IMAGE Cheryl Morris Up Close and Personal Scoring a faultless 20 in our last round of the mono competition, Cheryl’s fantastic, detailed portrait of a Snow Monkey is another great example of the club’s most recent obsession.  JANE UPCOTT’S FUNERAL SERVICE 11am, 14th April St. Augustine’s Church, Grove Park SE12 0DU To pay your respects to Jane, anyone is welcome to attend her service. CROYDON CENTENARY RESULTS On Wednesday the 26th it was the 35th Croydon Centenary Competition, judged by Lawrence Homewood, with 8 clubs taking part in both PDI and Print rounds. Bromley held it’s own with a very competent joint 4th place; only half a mark away from the bronze, and 4 and a half points away from Tandridge Photographic Society who were the overall winners. Crucially, we beat Beckenham by half a mark! Morning Mist by Peter Milton and Rainbow Falls by Steve Jones were our top scorers in each of the rounds. A very well done to everyone who had prints in the competition. Click on the button below to see a full run down of the scores. Croydon Centenary Results BRITISH WILDLIFE CENTRE OUTING 8:30am, 5th April Lifts available from Bromley Needing to be at the centre by 9:45am, we’re planning on a fairly early start from Bromley. Home to Red Squirrels, Scottish Wildcat’s, Pine Martins and much more, the British Wildlife Centre will surely provide ample photographic opportunities. Buy your ticket in advance to avoid disappointment by visiting the British Wildlife Centre website which you can find by clicking on the button below. British Wildlife Centre PHOTOGRAPHIC OPPORTUNITY London Landmarks Half Marathon 9am-3:30pm, 6th April Tommy’s Baby Loss Charity are looking for volunteers to photograph those running to raise money for their charity. 20,000 runners are expected to take part this year so it’s great opportunity to get some great images and do it for a great cause! You don’t have to be there for the whole day and your work could be used to celebrate the event. To volunteer please email by the 30th March llhm@tommys.org with the details below and they will get back to you. Subject Line: LLHM 2025 – Team Tommy’s _ Volunteer Photographer Please include name of institution / club you were recruited through Please include availability on the day (09:00 – 15:30) Please include full name and email address Please confirm, if there’s a specific location you would like to attend For more information on the marathon click the button below. London Landmarks Half Marathon BECKENHAM CENTENARY PRESENTATION Rick Findler Guest Speaker 8pm, 16th April Covering major events like the 2024 US Presidential election, to ISIS in Syria as well as the protests in Hong Kong, photographer Rick Findler will be bringing all this and more to a presentation for Beckenham Photographic Society. Held at St. John’s Church Hall, 251 Eden Park Avenue, BR3 3JN. Tickets cost £10. FUTURE CLUB OUTINGS Isabella Plantation 9th or 11th April Message in the main BCC group chat which day would work best for you. Crystal Palace Underpass 21st April Booking required Photo London 15th-18th May Message in the main BCC group chat which day would work best for you. Nunhead Cemetery Vampire Day 11am, 17th May WhatsApp groups will appear closer to the time. UPCOMING MEETINGS A Quiz! 10th April Test yourself against our seasoned photography veterans! It is also hand-in for the Kerri Cup print competition. Please give your prints to Julie. Kerri and Steinberger Cup Competitions 17th April Relevant to both competitions, images entered must have been made during a Bromley Camera Club outing that had taken place within 14 months of the competition date. Mono and colour images can be submitted to either competition. The competitions will be judged by Naomi Geczy. Kerri Cup: A maximum of 4 prints can be submitted. The submission deadline is the 10th of April and prints should be given to Julie. Steinberger Cup: A maximum of 4 images can be submitted via PhotoEntry. The submission deadline is the 15th of April. ARTICLES Some great photojournalism and documentary photography in this Guardian article about Thomas Billhardt. Thomas Billhardt NEW KIT Fujifilm GFX100RF Camera 102 megapixel medium format sensor Fixed 35mm f/4 lens Retro styling and compact design |
