Ely Photographic Club

Ely Photographic Club Print Exhibition 2026
2026-09-14 - 2026-09-27 | Ely Cathedral, The Gallery, Ely, Cambs, United Kingdom
Ely Photographic Club are delighted to have been given permission to hold an exhibition of our prints in Ely Cathedral’s South-West transept, just inside the main west entrance door of the cathedral. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to view this exhibition without having to pay for entry to the cathedral, although a visit to this magnificent building with its mixture of gothic and romanesque styles of architecture s always a memorable event and is highly recommended.
Our 2026 exhibition will feature many prints covering all types of photographic genre, taken by many of our members, and printed and mounted works will be available to purchase at sensible prices. The event will run for a period of two weeks during normal cathedral opening hours, and will be set up on the morning of 14th September 2026, running until the end of Sunday afternoon on 27th. read more

Welcome Meeting for 2026-27
2026-09-16 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The first meeting of each season is traditionally a “Meet and Greet” session for potential new members to the club. We will be running through information about the club and introducing key members, as well as answering any questions that you may have before breaking for a tea/coffee. After the break we will be having a critique session to look at some images submitted by members so that we can have a chat about what makes a great image and what makes it stand out from a regular snapshot. read more

Presentation - "The Power of Sport"
2026-09-23 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The first regular meeting of this season’s programme of events will be a presentation in person at the College by Peter Milsom on “The Power of Sport”, talking about his photography journey and showcasing some of his amazing sports images.
Peter takes many of his stunning shots at various big Athletics meetings and a selection of these can be seen on his website at Peter Milsom Photography – Home
NB: Please note that we will be meeting at the Adelaide Hall for this presentation rather than on Zoom. read more

Presentation - "Odd Things part 2"
2026-09-30 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Diane Seddon will be presenting the second part of her talk called “Odd Things”. Diane’s work covers a wide range of photographic genres including fine art, drone photography, ICM, light painting, and much more. Her work can be seen on her website at Zenfolio | Diane Seddon Photography | Louth | Lincolnshire
NB: This will be an online Zoom presentation.
Midnight tonight is the closing date for our first Print Competition that will be held on 14 October.

Critique Evening
2026-10-07 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This evening we will be looking at some images submitted by members and discussing what people like or otherwise and ways in which they might be improved. This will be informal and designed to help people develop their skills in composition and processing of their work.

Print Competition 1 of 3, 2026/27
2026-10-14 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The first print competition counting towards the season’s league, which will be judged by Paul Radden. Two colour and /or one mono print may be entered, and the closing date for entries will be midnight on 30 September. Please ensure your prints are brought along by 7.15pm at the latest on the night.

Presentation - "My Studio Work" by Salli Gainsford
2026-10-21 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
Salli will be talking to the club tonight about the work she does at her studio in order to produce her beautiful portrait images. Salli specialises in portraiture, with many of her works in an ‘Old Masters’ style, and blends traditional techniques with modern innovations. Salli will cover lighting and makeup, posing and styling, and works with birds of prey, equine and wolf dogs as well as professional models.
Salli’s website can be seen at Home | Salli Gainsford Photography
NB: Midnight tonight is the closing date for submitting entries for our second print competition to be held on 4 November. read more

No meeting
2026-10-28 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
There is no meeting tonight.

Print Competition 2 of 3, 2026/27
2026-11-04 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The second of our league print competitions, which will be judged by Penny Reeve. Closing date is midnight on 21 October.

Ely Photographic Club Invitation Shield Competition 2026
2026-11-11 19:00 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The second time that the club have run this event, where eight local clubs (including EPC) will compete for the Shield. Each club will submit four pdi’s and four prints, and the judge this year will be Colin Mill. The competition will start at the earlier time of 7pm in the Adelaide Hall so that can finish on time.
There will be a raffle, and we would appeal to members to donate any raffle prizes by bringing those along to the competition meeting the previous week, please – all donations would be gratefully received, many thanks. read more

Member-led evening
2026-11-18 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The topics for this meeting have yet to be decided – if you are a new member and would like us to cover a specific aspect of photography or post-processing, please let us know. More details will follow nearer the time.

Presentation - "An Insight into Judging" by Paul Radden
2026-11-25 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
Experienced local judge Paul Radden will be telling us about his experienced of judging competitions over the years, and the second part of the evening will be interactive with members experiencing judging situations for themselves! Hopefully this will give us all an insight into how difficult judging can be, and lead to a greater appreciation of the work they do for us.

3-way Interclub competition
2026-12-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Swaffham Prior Village Hall, High Street, Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0LD, United Kingdom
This competition between Ely, Melbourn and Bottisham&Burwell clubs, will be hosted by Bottisham&Burwell this year. It will therefore be held on a Tuesday evening and EPC members are encouraged to go along to the competition to support the club.

4-way Interclub competition
2026-12-02 19:30 - 21:30 | Swavesey Memorial Hall, High Street, Swavesey, Cambs, CB24 4QU
This evening is the annual competition between Ely, St. Ives, St. Neots and Swavesey clubs, which was hosted and won by Ely last year in a closely-fought contest. The hosting club for this year will be Swavesey.
Midnight tonight is the deadline for submitting entries for next weeks first PDI competition of the season.

PDI Competition 1 of 3, 2026/27
2026-12-09 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The first of our three league competitions for PDI’s (Projected Digital Images) will be held this evening, and members can submit two entries each. (The closing date was 2 December). The judge this evening will be Clive Harward.

Christmas Social event
2026-12-16 19:00 - 22:00 | The Lamb Hotel, Ely, 2, Lynn Road, Ely, CB7 4EJ, United Kingdom
A chance for us all to get together in an informal and social environment at the Lamb Hotel in Ely to enjoy the festive season – you don’t even have to talk about photography! This will be the last event before breaking for Christmas, with our next meeting not until January 6th 2027.
Please feel free to drop in at any point during the evening and stay as long as you wish. Ely Photographic Club would like to wish all members, friends and family a peaceful and enjoyable Christmastime!

Presentation by Roger Hance
2027-01-06 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
The first event of the New Year! Roger has presented his talks to the club on many occasions, and the topic for this one has yet to be decided. More information to follow, but this will be a Zoom presentation.

Ken Hitch Trophy competition
2027-01-13 19:30 - 21:30
Because of increasing membership levels at the club, we have decided to reduce the number of entries to three per person this year. This will be a themed competition for digital images, but the theme(s) have not yet been set. Ben Pike will be the judge this evening, and more info will follow nearer the time.

Informal member-led evening
2027-01-20 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
We will be in the Hall at the College this evening, and although the topics for this evening will be decided nearer the time, this is likely to be a “Digital Techniques” evening run by John Harvey. If you would like help with a particular aspect of your photography, we can tailor these events to help you, so do please let us know, we value any feedback.

Presentation - "20 Nature Projects"
2027-01-27 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
Multi award winning professional wildlife photographer Kevin Sawford will be presenting this evening. Kevin is based in Suffolk and runs a varied array of wildlife workshops on behalf of Suffolk Wildlife Trust, as well as courses at RSPB Minsmere and courses of his own.
Kevin’s images have been published around the world, e.g. for BBC Countryfile, BBC Wildlife and Outdoor Photography magazines as well as national newspapers. More info about Kevin can be viewed on his website Kevin Sawford Photography read more

Themed Print Panel competition
2027-02-03 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This competition is for prints on a theme of your choice, and you can submit between three and five prints. Only one panel will be allowed per member this year, and the judge for the event will be Colin Mill. Panels will not be scored, but the judge will select a First, Second and Third Place from the entries submitted.
For more information about the rules for this competition, please see the relevant section of the Competition Rules document, available on the Help page of this website. Closing date for entries will be 27 January 2027. read more

Non-league PDI Competition for "Experimental images"
2027-02-10 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This evening we will be holding a non-league competition on Zoom judged by Jim Bennett. Scores from this competition will NOT count towards the PDI League.
This is a new idea, so we will see how it goes!
In previous years, three images were allowed to be submitted to each PDI League competition, with the top scoring two counting towards the League total. Now that we have had to restrict League competitions to two entries each, both scores will count, which means that you don’t get the chance to try entering something a bit different. To compensate for that, this evenings competition will allow you to enter up to two pdi images that you can have a bit of fun with, maybe trying a different post-processing treatment, using a filter or a different technique or an unusual subject. Your images should be something creative, perhaps something that maybe you wouldn’t consider entering into a scoring league competition, but which you would still like a judges input for? read more

No meeting
2027-02-17 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
No meeting this evening.
However, entries for our third and final Print League competition can be submitted until midnight tonight.

Presentation - "Gig Photography"
2027-02-24 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
Laurence Harvey will be talking about his experience with photographing music gigs, giving advice on equipment and settings to use for this type of work. Although Laurence covers many photographic genres which can be seen on his website, the link to his gig photography is here The Harv’s Photos Gig Page

Print Competition no 3 of 3, 2026/27
2027-03-03 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
The final print competition of our three League competitions will be held tonight (closing date 17 February) and will be judged by Jonathan Vaines.
The overall scores from the three competitions and the winner of the Print League will be announced on the News Page of this website as well as on our social media pages asap.

Friendly competition against Kings Lynn
2027-03-08 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
This evening will be our annual battle against Kings Lynn and Dict Camera Club and will be online via Zoom. We endeavour to use images from as many different club members as possible for this competition, and the event will be judged by Jim Bennett.
PLEASE NOTE: This event is being hosted by Kings Lynn, so it will be on a Monday evening as this is their club night.

Presentation by Kevin Pigney
2027-03-10 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
Club member Kevin Pigney will be presenting a talk to the club this evening, but the topic of the talk has yet to be finalised.

Informal member-led evening
2027-03-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Adelaide Hall, Ely College
This may either be a “Digital Techniques ” evening run by John Harvey, or a critique evening.

Presentation - "My camera journey"
2027-03-24 19:30 - 21:30 | ONLINE ZOOM MEETING, United Kingdom
Chris Shepherd will be presenting his talk to the club tonight on Zoom. Chris specialises in photographs of people, landscapes and nature from around the British Isles, and also from New Zealand.
Chris’s website can be seen here Shepherdpics – Photography by Chris Shepherd

No Meeting
2027-03-31 19:30 - 21:30 | No meeting
No meeting tonight due to Easter holidays
