Ely Photographic Club members were saddened to hear that Ian Kippax had passed away on 10 October 2019.  Ian had been an active member of the club for more than 40 years and was a very talented photographer, winning numerous club competitions and external awards. Ian had held a number of positions on the club committee including Secretary and Treasurer, and his efforts and sterling service to the club were most appreciated by the membership.

Ian died peacefully at home in Littleport with his family around him. A loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he will be sadly missed by all those that knew him. The funeral is at the Fenland Crematorium, March PE15 0YJ on Wednesday 23 October at 3.30 pm. read more

The first Print Competition of the new season on 16 October 2019 will be judged by Andy Swain. Members are welcome to bring guests if they wish, and the winning images will be posted on our website as soon as the results are available.

Our annual print exhibition will be held once again in the Cathedral, and is open every day throughout August. Entry is free, so please come along and have a look, and don’t forget to bring your friends!

Many prints will be available for you to purchase by leaving your details in the box – we will then contact purchasers to arrange for their prints to be delivered to them.

The club’s new season will start on Wednesday September 11  2019, with a welcome to members new and old. The club has arranged a varied season of events, which are all available to view on the website now on the events calendar. We always welcome new members, and look forward to another successful season to come!

Our final competition of the year was held on Wednesday 22 May 2019, and was judged by Roy Essery.

Congratulations to Kevin Pigney for winning the competition with “Canine Friends”.  Pauline Griggs came second with “Architectural Aspects” and Viv Houghton third with “Something Simple”. 

The Annual General Meeting of the Club will be held on Wednesday 15 May 2019 at Needhams Hall, Ely College, from 7.30pm.  Nick sent out a pack of information to all members on 26 April, and all members are encouraged to attend this important evening.

We held our 2nd Annual Members Choice competition on Wednesday 8 May 2019, and the results and images can be viewed here

Congratulations to the winners of each category, especially to Helena Mueller who only got her first DSLR at Christmas!

The themed panel competition was held on Wednesday 24 April, and 12 entries were judged, this year in pdi format, by Joan Jordan ARPS.

Results of the competition, and the winning images, can be viewed by following the link on the “Images and Competitions page, or simply Click Here

We were one of 5 clubs participating in the North Anglian Challenge Trophy held at Wisbech on 1 April 2019. Each club had to submit 7 PDIs and 7 prints, and the judge was David Steel.

In the first half we scored 127 poits out of 140 for our PDI entries and were leading by 8 points, but the other 4 clubs made a fightback in the 2nd half with their print submissions. We came 2nd overall with 238 points. Wisbech came 1st with 240, Brancaster 3rd with 236, Kings Lynn 4th with 234 and Hunstanton 5th with 225. read more

Former club member Laura Galbraith now runs a number of courses that many members may find of interest.  A full list of courses and workshops are available by clicking on the following link here