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.
The Portland Camera Club is a charter member of the Photographic Society of America and the New England Camera Club Council.
News & Events
Zoom Links for Meetings: For the link to an upcoming Zoom meeting, click here and choose the meeting you want to join.
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
Uploading Your Images There is a handy guide for uploading your images for competitions, slideshows, critiques, and any other projected image event. The guide includes specific instructions for Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Topaz Studio 2, ON1, PaintShop Pro, and Photos and Preview for macOS. Click here to call up the image uploading guide (a PDF).
Monday, May 5, 7pm · One Shot Competition (in person meeting)
Join this classic, fun challenge. For all details, go to the One Shot page. Deadline for entries is Mon Apr 21.
Monday, May 12, 7pm · PCC Annual Business Meeting (in-person meeting)
Tonight's in-person meeting will begin with the club's annual business, including the Treasurer’s report as well as the election of Club Officers and Executive Board members for next year.
Important The rest of the meeting will be a facilitated discussion to review the past year—what worked, what would you like to see done differently next year?
Monday, May 19 ·PCC End-of-year Celebration (in-person)
Come and celebrate the end of the 2024-25 season of the camera club – in person at the Woodfords Club.
- Doors open at 5:45, happy hour from 6:00-6:30, dinner at 6:30.
- Dinner is pot luck and a covered dish to share will be the price of admission. If your last name begins with:
A - F please bring an appetizer
G - M please bring a main dish
N - R please bring a salad or side dish
S - Z please bring a dessert. - We will supply power strips & extension cords for crock pots. We also have full use of the hall's kitchen so some food can be kept warm in ovens.
- We will supply plates, plastic ware and Solo cups.
- After dinner and a short club program we will welcome our guest speaker, Michele MacDonald, former head of the Portland Press Herald photography department.
- There will be a cash bar for those interested.
- Note: If you are planning on coming, please contact Sharon Roberts at membership.pcc.slr@gmail.com . Include your name & how many people will attend.