Chelmsford Camera Club
The club is affiliated to the
Photographic Alliance of Great Britain through the
East Anglian Federation.
You don't have to be an 'Expert Photographer' to be welcomed as a member of Chelmsford Camera Club. All you need is an interest in photography. The Club meets weekly from September until May with a varied programme of competitions, photographic talks and demonstrations, member participation evenings and social events. We meet from September through to May.
Speakers / Competitions
We provide a first class, entertaining and informative programme of high quality speakers on all aspects of photography.
Competitions are held throughout the season. We hold league competitions for Prints and Projected Digital Images (PDI). There is also the annual Burley Cup for a Panel of 3 Prints, we also hold a Panel of 2 prints. There are Themed competitions for print and PDI. Finally we hold an annual Audio Visual (AV) competition.
Recent winning images:

Making Waves - Mike Leonard


Eyes fixed on the target - Ray Lawrence

The Oculus NYC - Jenny McDonald (CPAGB)

Almost Alien - Alan Chapman (CPAGB)

Snipe drops a drip - Graham Chorley

Sunrise at Tollesbury - Tom Plucinski (CPAGB LRPS BPE1*)
Upcoming Events:
Next Meetings:
11th December 2025 - TBA -
View more information about this meeting...18th December 2025 - Christmas Social -
View more information about this meeting...25th December 2025 - No Meeting
1st January 2026 - No Meeting
Hand In Dates:
18th December 2025 - Print Competition 3
15th January 2026 - PDI Competition 4
29th January 2026 - Print Competition 4
External Competition:
15th February 2026 - EAF AGM & PDI Championship at the Fulbourn Centre, Fulbourn, Cambridge CB21 5BS
Themes for 2025/2026 Season
The themes for our Themed competitions will be:
Print: "Coastal", "Still Life", "Structures"
PDI: "City Street Scenes", "Forms in Nature", "Nighttime"
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