Programme

Winter Programme 2025-2026

Event Information:

  • Tue
    06
    Jan
    2026

    Talk by Gary Dean

    8:00 pmSt Ives Free Church
    What are the Chances? - the Pros and Cons of Nature Travel Photography
    In this presentation Gary will discuss the kit  and general settings he uses for his nature photography. His go to workflow from capture to final print. He will tell us how he goes about planning a trip, managing expectations and what he calls his ‘wish list pyramid’. The talk will be illustrated with  photos from his trip in February 2025 to Uganda and  will also include some multimedia audio visual presentations. Gary's prints of African Wildlife will be available to view and discuss with him on the night.

     

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Provisional Winter Programme 2026-2027

Event Information:

  • Tue
    16
    Mar
    2027

    Free Mines Coal Faces - Nick Hodgson

    8:00 pmSt Ives Free Church
    Nick Hodgson FRPS is a British documentary landscape photographer based in London. His talk, Free Mines Coal Faces, is about his documentary project on coal free mining in the Forest of Dean, which formed part of his Photography MA, his successful FRPS panel submission, an award-winning book and various exhibitions. Nick has also been a member of the RPS Distinctions Panel for the Applied and Documentary photography genres.

    In the first section of his talk, Nick discusses mining photography that he researched to inform him about his own approach to the project. He also explains what free mining is and how he published a book of his work (there should be a few copies still available to purchase at the talk). After the break he will go through a number of his images, how he shot them and the challenges he faced. He finishes by talking about postproduction and printing, showing physical examples from his F panel which the audience is also encouraged to look at throughout the evening.