In addition to our welcome back BBQ, member Monique Whear will give a presentation on the whys and hows of entering competitions beyond our club.

We will also have a demonstration on Matt cutting and Leo Loque will do a short presentation on mounting methods to preserve your images.

Entries due for our first round of competition: Monochrome and Open

We will take a look at the art of Infrared Photography and the equipment used to make such beautiful imagery.

Entries due for VAPS Competition subject is open - Prints and Digital images accepted

Join us for a day out at the Blue Lotus Water Garden. A great location for a few different types of photography. 

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Join us for the judging of our first competition for 2025 - Monochrome and Open

Judging nights are also supper nights. Bring along a plate to share.

Adrian will join us and let us into his process on how he creates his wonderfully creative images features his daughter.

Check out Adrian's work on  Instgram and Facebook

Entries due for our second competition: Local Neighbourhood & Open

We venture to Newport Lakes Reserve. Another local location that offers a range of photo opportunities for members to explore.

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We will explore aspects of photography and how we may use them in our creative process.

Bring along your camera, tripod, speed light flash, and macro lens.

Our second judging for the year, for our competition: Local Neighbourhood and Open

Judging nights are also supper nights. Bring along a plate to share.

Details TBA

Entries due for Macro and Open

Entries due for Knox Monochrome

Location and details TBA

Judging of our 3rd round of competition "Macro" & Open

Judging nights are also supper nights. Bring along a plate to share.

Deails TBA, keep an eye on the VAPS website

Location TBA

Entries due for "Creative" and Open

We explore Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale through the lens of photographer Brendan Waites.

Check out Brendan's links to view more of his amazing work: Facebook, Instagram, Website: Camera and Photo - Gallery

We start off with our speedy AGM and end the night out with the judging of our 4th competition for the year "Creative" & Open

Judging nights are also supper nights. Bring along a plate to share.

We visit the location highlighted in our earlier meeting and capture some of the beauty of Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale.

Full details to be announced

As we did last year we will have an open forum of ideas for the 2026 calendar of events. Members will also be invited to take part in 5 minutes of fame and present their work a skill they wish to share with other club members.

Entries due for "Scapes: Land & Sea" and Open

A presentation on all things Pluto Trigger by the Pluto Trigger Interest Group.

Details TBA

Judging of our 5th round of competition for the year "Scapes - Land & Sea" and Open

Judging nights are also supper nights. Bring along a plate to share.

A workshop all about interacting with your portrait subjects. We will look at posing for individuals and groups such as families.

Entries due for our final round of competition "Animals" and Open

Details TBA

Judging of our final round of competition for the year. 

Judging nights are also supper nights. Bring along a plate to share.

Entries due for End of Year Awards

We will have presentations from our Special Interest Groups to show what they have been up to throughout the year.

We dive back into our Paper Bag Challenge. Members will break into teams and make images with a mystery item. Teams will be encouraged to take a variety of photos and amongst themselves select and edit their final entry... all in the space of a single meeting.

The images will then be presented and critiqued with a winning image selected by all in attendance.

Join us for a night of fun as we award our winners from the year. Awards are given for aggregate point winners and for the images of the year.