Welcome!

The Portland Camera Club has welcomed photography enthusiasts of all levels since 1899. Meetings are held on Mondays from September through May at the Woodfords Club, 179 Woodford Street in Portland (click for map).  We meet to display and discuss photography in a friendly atmosphere. Visitors are always welcome (only members may submit images in competitions). To learn more about us, visit our About the Club page. For a schedule of club events, visit our Club Calendar.

Recent member images:

  • Colleen-Graves-A-Maine-English-Man
  • Ella_Hudson_Winter-Seedpod
  • Joe-Wax-This-Way-to-the-Beach
  • Linda_Cullivan_Bull_Elk_at_Sunset
  • Meghan-Wakefield-Colors-Aglow
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  • Rob-Olson-Sunflower
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The Portland Camera Club is a charter member of the Photographic Society of America and the New England Camera Club Council.

News & Events

Read the latest of issue of the PCC newsletter, The Photogram

For videos of presentations and recorded meetings, visit the PCC Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/pccmaine

125th Celebration Exhibit at the Portland Public Library

Visit the PCC 125th Celebration Exhibit at the Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland (Google maps). The exhibit is next to the library's Lewis Gallery (basement level). The exhibit ends March 31st.

Saturday, March 30 · Deadline: Print Submissions to the NECCC Print Individual Competition

The online entry form must be submitted by March 30th for the competition on April 6th. The mailed-in prints must be received by March 30th also. If you choose to drop off your print(s) in person, bring the print(s) to the competition site, Greater Lynn Photographic Association Headquarters, between 9:30-10:30am on April 6th. For all the competition details—including rules regarding use of Artificial Intelligence software, click here for the PDF.

Monday, April 1, 7pm:  Greg Roscoe: A Personal Journey (in-person meeting)

At this in-person meeting, Greg will share his story of how film helped in his journey to be a better photographer.

Monday, April 8, 7pm:  Projected Image Competition (Zoom)

(Zoom meeting) Tonight's guest judge is Matt Johnson, visual arts coordinator for Westbrook High School. The deadline for submissions was March 21st.

Monday, April 15, 7pm:  First Time Under 30 (in-person meeting)

At this in-person meeting, members are encouraged to share images from a location visited for the first time, a location within 30 minutes drive from your home. Visit as many times as you want, then submit up to three of your favorite images taken there. We will discuss our images at the April 15th in-person meeting at the Woodfords Club.

Looking for a location? Try this: choose a town that's 30 minutes or less from home, for example Topsham. Go to Google and enter 'Topsham walking trail' or 'Topsham land trust property' Or go to Maine Trail Finder and click on Find Trails, then choose a town.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Deadline: Saturday, April 13.
  • Up to three images per member. JPEG/JPG format only. Images should not exceed maximum width 1920px and maximum height 1080px.
  • Name your image file in the format your name-[class A or B]-title.jpg, for example, Ansel-Adams-A-Winter-Storm-Yosemite.jpg
  • Send your image file by email to pccupload@gmail.com (every entry receives a confirmation within 72 hrs).

Complete Club Calendar