Tavistock Photography Club Programme 2026 – 2027
Wed 2nd September. Opening Shots (Open) *
Prints will be judged by members.
Bring along 2 mounted Mono or Colour prints of your choice.
Wed 16th September. Workshop
Theme/subject TBA
Last date via PhotoEntry for Open Competition.
Wed 23rd September. Presentation by Ilya Fisher
Ilya will be sharing how her practice has developed to become a tool to help her to understand how we treat the world and each other.
Wed 30th September. Open PDI Competition **
External Judge.
Wed 7th October. Workshop
Theme/subject TBA
Last date via PhotoEntry for Themed Competition.
Wed 21st October. Presentation by Mark Phillips FRPS FRSA.
Mark began with engineering, then researched complex ecosystems developing multi-perspective methods for understanding how interdependent systems work.
Wed 28th October. Themed Print Competition ** “Street and Urban”
External Judge.
Wed 4th November. Presentation by Chris Chapman
The well-known Dartmoor photographer, who lives locally at Throwleigh, has been taking pictures of life around the moor for fifty years.
Wed 18th November. Workshop
Theme/subject TBA
Last date via PhotoEntry for Open PDI Competition.
Wed 25th November. Interclub Competition
Tavistock vs Launceston. Held in Tavistock.
Prints and PDI.
Wed 2nd December. Open PDI Competition **
External Judge.
Wed 9th December. Last date via PhotoEntry for Scratch and Match Competition.
Wed 16th December. Scratch & Match with Matt Curtin
A voting format of one PDI image vs Another.
Wed 6th January. Zoom presentation from Joe Houghton
Joe is a photographer, author and trainer. This session will be all things mono.
Wed 20th January. Memorial Award Open Print Competition **
A panel of 3 or 5 prints. Bring on the night
Judged by members.
Wed 3rd February. Presentation by Chris Simmons
Chris is from the Cornish Seascape Academy.
Last date via PhotoEntry for Landscape & Nature Competition.
Wed 17th February. Themed PDI Competition ** “Landscape & Nature”
External Judge.
Wed 24th February. Workshop
Theme/subject TBA
Wed 3rd March. Speaker to be Confirmed
Last date via Photo Entry for Open Print Competition.
Wed 17th March. Open Print Competition **
External Judge.
Wed 24th March. Workshop
Theme/subject TBA
Wed 31st March. Last date via PhotoEntry for Portraits PDI Competition.
Wed 14th Apri. Themed PDI Competition ** “Portraits”
External Judge.
Last date via PhotoEntry for Abandoned Places and Spaces PDI Competition.
Wed 28th April. Themed PDI Competition ** “Abandoned Places and Spaces”
External Judge.
Last date via PhotoEntry for Black & White Print Competition.
Wed 5th May. “One of Our Own”
“A TPC member will give a stimulating talk”.
Wed 12th May. Open Black & White Print Competition **
External Judge.
Wed 19th May. Workshop
Theme/subject TBA
Wed 26th May. Presentation by Chris Hoare
Chris is a documentary photographer based in Bristol.
Wed 2nd June. Closing Shots (Open) *
Prints will be judged by members.
Bring along 2 mounted Mono or Colour prints of your choice.
Wed 9th June. AGM & Prize Giving
Key
Print Competitions
PDI Competitions / Workshop
Speaker / Talks
* Taken within last 12 months. Not part of POTY
** No time limit.
All events and dates are current but maybe subject to change.