Photography talks

Clubs usually welcome visitors for their guest-speaker events, often charging about £5. It’s best to check with the club whether you need to book, how to pay (eg in on the day, or online) and in case of changes/cancellations.

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York Photographic Society

£5 per event. 7:30pm start. The Poppleton Centre, this side of York. YO26 6JT

Wed, 10 Sep 2025Mike BennettCapture the Moment
Wed, 17 Sep 2025Tesni Ward The Wildlife Masterclass
Wed, 08 Oct 2025Richard WallsThe Yorkshire Landscapes
Wed, 22 Oct 2025Les Forrester My Latest Architecture Images
Wed, 29 Oct 2025Keith SnellMy Restless Lens
Wed, 19 Nov 2025John Gill Retro: A presentation on mono street and documentary images
Wed, 03 Dec 2025Alan LaitThe Natural Landscape
Wed, 21 Jan 2026John BollotenA new presentation of social documentary images
Wed, 28 Jan 2026Julian ElliottCircumnavigating Uzbekistan
Wed, 11 Feb 2026Tracey LundMy Month in the Falklands
Wed, 04 Mar 2026Simon Hill Not quite the journey I had imagined (a social documentary project)
Wed, 01 Apr 2026Steve BavillMy Journey from A to Z
Wed, 22 Apr 2026Leah ColeTravel and Portrait Images

Northallerton Camera Club

£3 per event. 7:30pm start. Methodist Church Hall, Brompton, Northallerton DL6 2QT

Monday 15 Sep 2025Alison Taylor ARPSWellies Required: Coastal Photography
Monday 6 Oct 2025Bryan LedgardStreet photography – Capturing portraits of strangers
Monday 20 Oct 2025Mark Reeves FRPSSteel, glass and concrete
Monday 3 Nov 2025Ian JarvisStreet photography and more
Monday 24 Nov 2025Simon Allen LRPS EFIAPA New Zealand road trip
Monday 1 Dec 2025John DaviesSecret life of an English country lane
Monday 16 Feb 2026Dave PhillipsTruth and lies
Monday 9 March 2026Miles Langthorne DPAGBLangthorne’s last stand?

Harrogate Photographic Society

£5 per event, in-person or on Zoom. 7:15 for 7:30pm start. The Friends’ Hall, Homestead Road, HG1 5QR

Mon, Sept 15, 2025 Leigh Preston Is This It?
Mon, Sept 22, 2025  Nick Gregan The Power of the Headshot
Mon, Oct 6, 2025 Thomas Peck Photographing Architecture
Mon, Oct 13, 2025 Sarah Howard Capture and Creation of Mood and Atmosphere in Landscape Photography
Mon, Nov 3, 2025 Thurstan Redding Cosplay: Finding Authenticity Through Costume
Mon, Nov 10, 2025 Richard Egan  Let There Be Light: The Fine Art Nude
Mon, Dec 1, 2025 Malcolm HupmanWhere I Photograph Great Britain
Mon, Dec 8, 2025 Darren Harbar Aviation Photography
Mon, Dec 15, 2025Kevin PigneyHow I Process My Wildlife Images
Mon, Jan 12, 2026Roger HanceWorking In Themed Panels
Mon, Jan 19, 2026Lizzie ShepherdWhatever The Weather – Why Seasons Matter
Mon, March 2, 2026Jonathan VainesThe Little Print Show
Mon, April 20, 2026Simon Hill (President, Royal Photographic Society)The North Revisited

Bishopthorpe Camera Club

£5 per event, in-person or on Zoom. 7:30pm start. Book online. In-person meetings are at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Bishopthorpe YO23 2QG

Tues, Sept 9, 2025 (Zoom)Charlie WaiteBehind the Photograph
Tues, Sept 9, 2025 (meeting)Richard & Janet BourdonStriving to make nothing look interesting (A journey into minimalism)
Tues, Oct 7, 2025 (Zoom)Laurie CampbellTaking Stock – A Retrospective
Tues, Oct 21, 2025 (meeting)Peter CraneStreet Photography My Way
Tues, Nov 4, 2025 (Zoom)John HumphreyCreative and Experimental Photography
Tues, Jan 6, 2026 (Zoom)James RushforthExploring the Italian Dolomites and Iceland
Tues, Feb 3, 2026 (Zoom)Hugh RooneyMy Black and White Photography
Tues, March 17, 2026 (Zoom)Carolyn MendelsohnPortraits, Projects and Personal Stories
Tues, March 31, 2026 (Zoom)Adrian McGarryCreative Smartphone Photography

Wetherby & District Camera Club

FOC for up to 3 meetings. In-person, 7:30pm on Tuesdays at St James’ Church meeting rooms, Church Street, Wetherby LS22 6LP

Tues, 7 Oct 2025 Simon RoyYorkshire wildlife photography
Tues, 28 Oct 2025 John GilesPress & Olympics photographer
Tues, 11 Nov 2025 Martin LichfieldLitchfield on Photography
Tues, 25 Nov 2025Ian Sayce, Phil Brady, Steve DarracottLRPS – Obtaining your qualifications with the Royal Photographic Society
Tues, 20 Jan 2026 Steve BellDark sky photography
Tues, 24 March 2026 Alistair HowStreet photography