Bempton Cliffs is situated on the Yorkshire Coast and from March to September is home to 250,000 breeding seabirds. This talk is about the life and death struggle of these amazing birds and how they bring up their young on the tight cliff ledges on the 400ft white chalk cliffs. Inspired by the natural world…
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Tom Way is a fine art wildlife photographer who combines consummate technical skill, with the ability to tell engaging stories through his work. His stunning images are exhibited worldwide and have won many awards in international competitions, including European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and the World Sony Awards. In his talk ‘The Greater Picture’ …
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I am sure we have all known times when an image that seemed very special when shooting, falls flat when we get back home and view it on a big screen. We get caught up in the moment, the atmosphere of a place or event, and sometimes forget to check some of the fundamentals –…
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Glenys Garnett is a visual artist who uses photography as her primary medium to express creative ideas around nature and the natural environment. She employs a variety of in-camera techniques such as ICM, multiple exposure and the use of characterful vintage lenses, to achieve a wide range of visual effects. ‘…I am not a purist…
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Drone photography has become very popular over the last few years – offering a viewpoint on the world that can be transformational. But this ‘view from above’ has a long and eventful history – beginning when the first photograph was taken from a balloon in 1858. By the First World War aerial reconnaissance was proving…
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David Ward creates images that ‘respond’ to the world around him, rather than merely ‘representing’ it. His landscape photography often resists the conventions of the art – line, form, texture and colour hit you first – rather than a familiar place, shot from a classic viewpoint. As he says in his book ‘Landscape Beyond’ (2008,…
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Long standing Chairman of Kirkbymoorside Camera Club, Harry Kingman is an enthusiastic traveller. Like many he re-discovered a passion for photography after taking early retirement, and says ‘I still get a thrill whenever I release the shutter…’ Harry’s journeys with his camera have taken him all over the world – from the heat of the…
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Amy Bateman is a professional photographer living on her family’s farm just outside Kendal, in Cumbria. Here she loves to capture a farmer’s perspective on the changing seasons, and how they affect the landscapes, animals and people who live and work there. Amy’s photographic journey skyrocketed after attending an adult education evening class at the…
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Our congratulations to KDCC member Julie Cowdy ARPS CPAGB. Her panel of six ‘Fruits of the Earth’ was awarded an RHS Silver Medal in the portfolio category of the RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show. The judging took place at the Saatchi Gallery in London on Friday 17th September and Julie attended the Private View later that evening.…
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For the second year running Kirkbymoorside and District Camera Club will be having an online exhibition. The exhibition goes live on the 24th September and runs throughout the month of October. The exhibition features about 160 images from 22 different photographers. There are lots of amazing images, presented in a simple, elegant way, so settle…
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Peter Bartlett has been taking photographs since the early 1970s. In 2010 he was awarded a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society (LRPS) and from 2010 to 2015, he showed images in exhibitions throughout the world, gaining several hundred acceptances and numerous awards. Around 10 years ago Peter decided to focus on street and urban…
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The lockdowns of 2020 led many to explore the delights of flower and still life photography – forced as we were to look for subjects indoors. The control required over composition and lighting provided a liberating challenge – allowing the photographer to show their creativity in emphasising aspects of the subject or creating a particular…
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Jill Wellham is an artist, print maker and digital photographer, whose work encompasses landscape, flower and abstract images. But it is through the analogue photographic process of the cyanotype that she has really made her mark. Traditionally the technique combines chemicals with water to create a photosensitive solution, for coating onto a high quality paper.…
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Based in North Yorkshire, Alan Lait is an outdoor photographer with a passion to capture the mood and beauty of the landscape. Starting from a young age, using a 35mm film camera, he has spent many years refining his photographic technique. As a result, his work has been featured in various magazines, and a selection…
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Our congratulations to KDCC member Iain Leadley for getting his image Lady in Red chosen as the May image in the 2021 Countryfile Calendar. This is a great achievement both for Iain and the Club. Help Children in Need by buying this super Countryfile calendar at https://www.hcscalendar.co.uk/
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