Preview of 2025 - 2026 Program
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| Date | Icon | Activity | Location | Speakers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 2025 | |||||
| 02-Sep-25 | Saltee Islands Images | Clubhouse | Members who were on Saltee Islands trip in June | Images from Saltee Islands with comments from the photographers. | |
| 09-Sep-25 | Member's talk | Clubhouse | Vincent Kelly | Vincent shares his images of local people he photographed in the South Parish and gives some background about who they are and why he photographed them. | |
| 16-Sep-25 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Kieran Hayes | Award-winning commercial photographer from Clonakilty. His non-commercial work mainly includes landscapes and seascapes. Kieran also runs workshops and has many videos on YouTube. | |
| 23-Sep-25 | Workshop Night | Clubhouse | Danny Foley | Danny has agreed to set up his Godox flash equipment and explain the secrets of good flash photography. Godox triggers will be available for the main camera brands so members will have the opportunity to use the equipment in a controlled setting. | |
| 30-Sep-25 | Monthly League - | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | Theme: Open - External Judge: Vivien Buckley | |
October 2025 | |||||
| 07-Oct-25 | Critique | Clubhouse | Several Members | A helpful critique of images submitted by members pointing out good aspects and ideas for possibly improving the images. | |
| 14-Oct-25 | Workshop Night | Clubhouse | Charlie O'Donovan | TBD | |
| 21-Oct-25 | Members Talk | Clubhouse | Ann Francis | Ann shares some of the images she took on her recent trip to India and gives some background on where and why she took them. | |
| 28-Oct-25 | Monthly League - | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | Theme: Flora & Fauna - External Judge: Kieran O'Mahony | |
November 2025 | |||||
| 04-Nov-25 | Night time photo shoot | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| 11-Nov-25 | Workshop Night | Clubhouse | Mark McGranaghan/Charlie O'Donovan | Post-processing a landscape/seascape image both in Lightroom and Photoshop. | |
| 18-Nov-25 | Monthly League - | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | Theme: Open - External Judge: Michael Strapec | |
| 25-Nov-25 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Norman McCloskey | Kenmare based professional landscape photographer. Norman has had three books of his photographs published. | |
December 2025 | |||||
| 02-Dec-25 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | John Hooton | Award-winning landscape and seascape photographer | |
| 09-Dec-25 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Rodney O'Callaghan | Professional landscape and seascape photographer based in County Cork. Many members will know him from attending his workshops in Ireland and abroad. | |
| 16-Dec-25 | Monthly League - | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | Theme: Curves - External Judge: Fergal O'Callaghan | |
January 2025 | |||||
| 06-Jan-26 | Cheers & More | City Centre | Members | Post Christmas drinks and social chat | |
| 13-Jan-26 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Jimmy McDonnell | From Greystones, Jimmy (FIPF) is a nature photographer with a passion for capturing images that reflect the beauty of the natural world. His images include wildlife, landscapes, seascapes and macro. | |
| 20-Jan-26 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Alan Betson | Won the AIB Press Photographer of the Year in 2024. Alan is a renowned photographer with The Irish Times whose images cover topical news and political events. | |
| 27-Jan-26 | Monthly League - | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | Theme: Open - External Judge: Mark Gorman | |
February 2025 | |||||
| 03-Feb-26 | Critique | Clubhouse | Several Members | A helpful critique of images submitted by members pointing out good aspects and ideas for possibly improving the images. | |
| 10-Feb-26 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Janice O'Connell | Award-winning professional architectural, portrait & commercial photographer who established f22Photography in Cork | |
| 17-Feb-26 | Joint Club Meeting | Clubhouse | Liskeard Camera Club, Cornwall UK | Zoom Meeting between clubs to share images from both clubs and location info. | |
| 24-Feb-26 | Monthly League - | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | Theme: Street - External Judge: John Finn | |
March 2025 | |||||
| 07-Mar-26 | Set up of exhibition | Cork School of Music | Committee & Members | Erection of images in advance of opening night | |
| 09-Mar-26 | Opening of Exhibition | Cork School of Music | Committee & Members | Official opening of Club exhibition of members work | |
| 10-Mar-26 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | John Kelly | John is a multi award-winning photographer. As staff photographer with The Clare Champion for over 30 years he has chronicled the life and times of the county over that period. | |
| 13-Mar-26 | Annual weekend away | TBD | Outings Officer & Members | Planned trip with suitable locations & accommodation | |
| 17-Mar-26 | St Patrick's Day - no meeting | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 24-Mar-26 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Denis Minihane | Multi award-winning photographer who recently retired from The Irish Examiner. | |
| 31-Mar-26 | Monthly League - | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | Theme: Open - External Judge: Charlie Lee | |
April 2025 | |||||
| 07-Apr-26 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Rohan Reilly | International award-winning fine art photographer based in Kinsale. | |
| 12-Apr-25 | Close of Exhibition | Cork School of Music | Committee & Members | Taking down images and hanging wires (until next year) | |
| 14-Apr-26 | Shared images | Clubhouse | Members | Images taken by members during our annual weekend away trip | |
| 21-Apr-26 | Workshop | Clubhouse | TBD | TBD | |
| 28-Apr-26 | Monthly League - | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | Theme: Macro - External Judge: | |
May 2025 | |||||
| 05-May-26 | Guest Speaker | Clubhouse | Lisa Egan | Lisa, from Mallow Camera Club, presents her stunning and unique A panel. | |
| 12-May-26 | POTY | Clubhouse | Igor Ippolitov & Committee | External Judges: will judge the Photographer of the Year Competition | |
| 19-May-26 | AGM | Clubhouse | Chairman, committee & members | Election of new Chairman & out-going Committee members | |
| 26-May-26 | TBD | Clubhouse | TBD | TBD |