St Ives Photographic Club
Founded in 1972, the St Ives Photographic Club is a friendly and active club in Cambridgeshire, dedicated to the encouragement and development of photography in the community.
The club meets at 8pm every Tuesday evening between September and April in the Free Church, St Ives. We also have an active programme of outside events from May to August.
Our autumn/winter programme of meetings offer a lively mixture of talks from both amateur and professional photographers, practical evenings, internal competitions, practical demonstrations of photographic techniques and equipment, and competitions with other clubs. To see more details of our programme, look under the Programmes section.
Our summer programme is focussed on a series of outdoor activities across a range of photographic subjects.
Members are keen to share their expertise over a wide range of photographic techniques and subjects, from natural history and landscape to creative work.
If you are interested in photography and live in St Ives or the surrounding area, this is the club for you and we welcome new members who enjoy photography at all experience levels, young and old, amateur and professional.
Image of the Month
The image of the month for October, as chosen by the Club President, is “Salt pan, Trapani, Sicily” by Stefania Van Lieshout.
Upcoming Meetings for the 2025-2026 Season
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Tue21Oct20258:00 pmSt Ives Free Church
A guide and practical session for flash photography from our resident expert, Jonathan. Please bring a camera and memory card.
On this evening, committee will be on hand to help anyone wanting advice for the up-coming monthly competitions. If you are unsure of the rules, how to get the right sizing and format for PhotoEntry or have any other queries, there will be help available at this meeting.
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Tue28Oct20258:00 pmSt Ives Free Church
The second of our 6 Open- Themed Competitions. Entries close one week before the competition. We have two sections - a Print section and a Digital section. All entries to be submitted using PhotoEntry.
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Fri31Oct2025Sat01Nov202510:00 amSt Ives Free Church
Our members' exhibition will once again be held at the Free Church on 31st October2025 and 1st November 2025. All members are encouraged to exhibit their work. This is a great showcase for the efforts of our members.
Header Image © Steve Laws