Chelmsford Camera Club
The club is affiliated to the
Photographic Alliance of Great Britain through the
East Anglian Federation.
You don't have to be an 'Expert Photographer' to be welcomed as a member of Chelmsford Camera Club. All you need is an interest in photography. The Club meets weekly from September until May with a varied programme of competitions, photographic talks and demonstrations, member participation evenings and social events. We meet from September through to May.
Speakers / Competitions
We provide a first class, entertaining and informative programme of high quality speakers on all aspects of photography.
Competitions are held throughout the season. We hold league competitions for Prints and Projected Digital Images (PDI). There is also the annual Burley Cup for a Panel of 3 Prints, we also hold a Panel of 2 prints. There are Themed competitions for print and PDI. Finally we hold an annual Audio Visual (AV) competition.
Recent winning images:

Walking the dog - Brian Purdy

soft echoes of sunrise - Malcolm House

Drumming up Business - Mike Rose

Autumn Ramble - Colin Galley

Eystrahorn Iceland - David Purkiss (LRPS CPAGB)

Rhino at Watering Hole - Alan Chapman (CPAGB)

Church at Honningsvag - Colin Birch (CPAGB/AV DPAGB LRPS BPR3*)

Glacial Lagoon Jokulsarlon Iceland - Ian McDonald (CPAGB DPAGB)

Breaking the Rules - Nicola Riley
Upcoming Events:
Next Meetings:
2nd April 2026 - Judge the Winners -
View more information about this meeting...9th April 2026 - PDI Competition 6 - Judge: Harold Mousley -
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View more information about this meeting...16th April 2026 - Images from Amboseli & the Mara - by Chrissie Hart (ARPS DPAGB) -
View more information about this meeting...23rd April 2026 - Print Competition 6 - Judge: Sarah Kelman -
View more information about this meeting...Hand In Dates:
2nd April 2026 - PDI Competition 6
9th April 2026 - Annual Awards
16th April 2026 - Print Competition 6
External Competition:
None Scheduled
Themes for 2026/2027 Season
The themes for our Themed competitions will be:
Print: Churches; Isolated Objects; Motion
PDI: Agriculture; Marine; Weather
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