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
Read the Maine Historical Society's feature story about the Portland Camera Club. The well written article features photos from the MHS archive.
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
Wednesday Sept 3: PCC Prints Exhibit in Kennebunkport
Dates: from Sept 3 through Sept 30. Location: Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Main St, Kennebunkport, Maine (map). Exhibit is open during normal library hours.
The PCC Fall Photography Exhibition includes selected contemporary works by current members. The artwork is diverse, ranging from playful to fine art; depiction to abstract. Many of the works are available for purchase. Prints Price List: click here.
Join us on Friday, Sept 12th, 3-4:30 pm to meet the artists at a gala reception.
Saturday, September 20, 10:00am · Group Field Trip to Stawbery Banke in Portsmouth.
Come along for field trip with good shooting opportunities at the outdoor history museum Strawbery Banke. Carpooling is encouraged as parking is tight. Let's meet at Strawbery Banke at 10:00am. If you want to reserve a ticket in advance, visit the Strawbery Banke website. If you have any questions, contact Colleen Graves at membership.pcc.2020@gmail.com
Monday, September 22, 7pm · Equipment Sale and Book Swap (in person)
At this in-person meeting, an impressive display of photography equipment will be for sale. The gear was owned by the late Jack Kennealy, a dear friend of the PCC. Please click here for a PDF with the rules of sale as well as photos and descriptions of the equipment that is up for sale. Note: a few items are being sold with a silent auction (see PDF for details). If after reading the PDF you have any questions about the sale or the gear, contact Jim Mueller - jim.mueller10@gmail.com
Monday, September 29, 7pm · PCC Image Competitions (in person)
Greg Roscoe will describe how PCC print and projected image competitions are run, and how images are evaluated by judges. Following that will be a discussion involving the audience where sample images are displayed and everyone is encouraged to evaluate them and assign them to one of the four categories: Needs Work, Competent, Good, or Excellent.
Monday, October 6, 7pm · Projected Image Discussion: Art Challenge (in person)
At this in-person meeting, we'll discuss images in an open, supportive way. Images are not judged or scored. All members are encouraged to submit one image.
- Consider this an "art challenge." Apply some of the ideas expressed by Clara Cohan in her Sep 15th presentation, "Art and Zen of Photography." Try some of her ideas and submit one image.
- Deadline for submissions is Friday, Oct 3rd.
- Images must be in JPEG/JPG format and sized to a maximum width of 1920px, and max height 1080px.
- Name your image file your-name-image-title.jpg (for example, Ansel-Adams-Yosemite-Valley.jpg)
- Email your image file to pccupload@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours.