Taylor River - Hand in 12 June 2025 Digital and/or Prints

Results for Taylor River - Hand in 12 June 2025 Digital and/or Prints 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

Member exhibition of his images - Grant Udy Exibitition on June for Nelson .. call Grant.

The international Hay on Wye competition topic is .... WEATHER (updated from Rain)

- Effective use of rain as a key element in the photograph is crucial. Whether it's capturing the texture of raindrops, reflections in puddles, or the way rain interacts with subjects, showing the essence of rain is essential.

Topic is now 'WEATHER' -for our yearly Hay On Wye(Wales) international interclub competition. Submission closing date will be advised. click here for details [Carol 16 April] Update May 2025 - this challenge has had to be delayed as the weather is too good in Wales. Topic has now been updated, closing date will be advised.
- click here (added 9th March/Carol)

July Topic is Wild/Dramatic Weather

That ties in nicely with the updated Hay on Wye topic! So keep an eye out for the opportunity to get those wild weather shots in readiness . Have fun with it - but stay safe!

Seddon Shield isn't far away!

follow this link: MyPhotoClub or type https://seddon.myphotoclub.com.au

Nelson Tryptich Salon 2025

Nelson Camera Club’s National Triptych Salon was initiated to encourage and stimulate photographers in the skill of creating three images that not only work well together but also succeed in providing a total impression on the viewer that is greater than the sum of the three individual photographs.

For the purpose of this Salon a triptych is a presentation made up of three (and only three) distinctly separated photographic images displayed on a common background. The subject matter is open.

Competition information

Timetable

Entries Open 4 July - Nelson National Triptych Salon opens for the submission of entries
Entries Close 1st August - Entries to the Salon close at 11.59 pm
Results notified on or before 17 August
Presentation Evening 29th August at the top of the south Seddon Shield Convention. Venue TBA. Watch this space.

refer to Salon Information - Nelson Camera Club

Note - The NCC website includes links to guides to creating a tryptich in various software packages.

July 2025 to June 2026 Topic Calendar

Next club year calender topics been upload to assit with planning your photo outings. (click here) . PS: Dates may change (added 9th March/Carol)

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.

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