Nature Group Midday walk around a Community Garden in Kennington.
2024-07-14 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | Location described in Text
Midday walk around a Community Garden close to the junction
between Brixton Road and Caldwell Street in Kennington. This city-centre gem of a
community flower garden, created and maintained for a number of years by local people, is
hidden away amongst the flats and high-density housing of Kennington. From late morning
on wards in July and August, it teems with butterflies, bees, dragonflies, other insects and
birds. Macro and long lenses both useful. Not so easy to find parking spaces, but excellent
transport links by bus, train and tube (Northern Line). Meet at the junction of Brixton Rd
and Caldwell Street at 12.00 midday.

Nature Group Image Review
2024-07-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Zoom at Home

An Evening with Polina Plotnikova FRPS, EFIAP
2024-09-04 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
Polina Plotnikova is a well known speaker and workshopper and is one of britain’s foremost flower photographers.

Nature Group Image Review
2024-09-10 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-29 19:30 - 21:30

The Power of the Headshot with Nick Gregan
2024-09-11 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
Anyone can take a headshot. It’s just a photo from the shoulders up, right?
Nick Gregan has no qualifications, no formal training, no membership of any photographic bodies and has never won an award or entered a competition.
But he has been an expert headshot photographer for almost 30 years.
In that time he has photographed everyone from actors, authors, comedians, sports stars and politicians right through to entrepreneurs, local business people, models, child performers and just about everyone in between.
The power of the headshot takes you through the creative process and explains why not just anyone can take the right headshot for the right market.
He also runs workshops which I will send details around shortly.

Skills Carousel
2024-09-18 19:45 - 2024-09-25 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
An interactive evening valuable to anyone who would like to learn. Will include a session on preparing and entering competitions.

Photography on the darkside: London Nights with Peter Benson FRPS, CPAGB, BPE3
2024-09-25 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
“Photography on the Darkside, London Nights.”
Peter Benson FRPS MCrGP AWPF CPAGB BPE3, is a keen urban nightscape photographer. During this talk Peter takes us back into the history of Night Photography running alongside his family history in Photography and then on a tour around some of his favourite places for night photography in and around London. Here you can join Peter in exploring the magical beauty of the night, one frame at a time immersing yourself in the mesmerising urban nightscapes captured through his lens. During this journey he’ll be giving some hints and tips along the way sprinkled with a bit of history about some of the places, so there is something for everyone.

Nature Group Return to Hassocks Butterfly Garden
2024-09-29 11:00 - 17:00
As on the first trip to Hassocks, meet in the car park at the garden at 11.00am. Journey time by car from
Beckenham around 1.5 – 2 hours. Let Julia Andrew know well in advance if you would like a lift. Members should order their tickets online in advance.
Tickets cost £6.50 for adults of any age. Go to: https://www.sussexbutterflygardens.co.uk/

Round 1 PDI competition judged by Caroline Preece LRPS
2024-10-02 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Retina Cup judged by David Smith
2024-10-09 19:45 - 22:00
A friendly competition with South London PS

Nature Group Fungi walk at Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve
2024-10-13 11:00 - 17:00
Fungi walk at
Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve,
Old Farleigh Road
Selsdon CR0 9HW
United Kingdom
The final trip of the year is closer to home ground –
just a short trip to Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve to hunt for fungi. Meet in the car park off
Old Farleigh Road at 11.00. Macro and long lenses both useful.

Round 1 Print Competition - judged by Rosemary Wilman Frps
2024-10-16 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

London Streets: The monopoly project with Peter Merry
2024-10-23 19:45 - 22:00

Feel the Land - Photography and Emotion with Astrid McGechan
2024-10-30 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Round 2 PDI Competition judged by David Eastley LRPS
2024-11-06 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Members Feedback Evening
2024-11-13 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
A friendly evening – send images in which you would like advice or constructive critique on. Maybe considering entering them into a competition, or want a second opinion? Or you don’t think they are competition material?

A Picture of India with Dr Peter Walmsley LRPS, CPAGB, EFIAP
2024-11-20 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Dennis Berry Panel Competition commented on by Nick Turpin.
2024-11-27 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
2 panels of 5 to 9 images commented on by internationally renowned photographer Nick Turpin.
Judged by members.

Members Evening
2024-12-04 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
topic to be decided.

Round 2 Print Competition judged by Ken Scott ARPS. APAGB, GMBPsS
2024-12-11 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Christmas Social Event
2024-12-18 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Waterscapes with Jonathan Devereux
2025-01-08 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
Jonathan is a professional landscape photographer with a specialism in waterscapes.
For the past 3 years, he has been working on a project photographing the waterscapes of the UK, from the intimate Scottish lochs to the cliff tops of Cornwall and Wales, as well as photographing waterscapes of his home region in South-West France.
In this talk, he is sharing his best tips and techniques for landscape and waterscape photography from having a raw idea to editing the final images. Jonathan will share and explain his entire process for preparing and planning the shoot using maps and online tools, understanding how the light plays with the landscape, analysing the weather forecast, finding a composition, and what camera settings and gear he uses.
Two most valuable hours for anyone interested in improving their landscape photography.
This will be zoomed into the hall

Round3 PDI Competition judged by Paul Parkinson ARPS, CPAGB, BPE3
2025-01-15 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Even better Monochrome with Simon Street FRPS
2025-01-22 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
A very interactive talk.

Round 3 Print Competition judged by Graeme Wales ARPS, CPAGB, BPE2
2025-01-29 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom

Perigny Exchange Evening run by Angela Ford ARPS
2025-02-12 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
The theme this year is ‘Face to Face’ and our French twin Perigny will be showing their interpretation and we will be showing ours.

Annual Exhibition judged by Dr Eddie Hyde FRPS
2025-02-19 19:45 - 22:00 | Christ Church, Beckenham

'Wildlife of Costa Rica' with Ann Healey FRPS
2025-02-26 19:45 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
Note. Rearranged from feb 5th.
Multi award-winning photographer Ann Healey will be presenting her talk ‘Wildlife of Costa Rica’.
Ann has spent the last 15 years gaining her distinctions and accreditations, to achieve photographic excellence.
She had two images shortlisted in the 2021 Close-up Photographer of the Year and in 2022, was shortlisted in the British Wildlife Photography Awards.
She is also one of a select 60 photographers to have a print accepted in the prestigious Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) Masters of Print in 2020, 2021 and 2024, winning a Silver Medal for a Judge’s Choice in 2021 and 2024.
Ann is also an assessor on the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Natural History Associate & Fellowship Panel.
Ann is an Honorary Member of Richmond & Twickenham Photographic Society, having held the
posts of Honorary Secretary, Programme Secretary, Internal Competitions Organiser, External
Competitions Organiser, Forum Administrator and Leader of the Awards & Distinctions Special
Interest Group over the years and, more recently, also joined Molesey Photographic Club, where she
is part of the External Competitions Selection Group.
A former President of the Surrey Photographic Association (SPA), Ann is now the Chair of the SPA
Exhibitions & Events Sub-Committee, organising the Biennial Exhibition and all Inter-Club
Competitions and events.
Ann is renowned for her nature photography and club members will be treated to a plethora of photographs, showing many different species, showcasing the diverse and extensive range of amazing wildlife to be found in the various ecosystems of the country.
Having achieved both her RPS Natural History Associateship and Fellowship with images of Costa Rican wildlife, these print panels will be on display on the night, for attendees to view.

Steal like a photographer with Andrew Moss
2025-03-05 19:45 - 22:00 | St Johns Church Hall, Eden Park Road, Beckenham BR3 3JN, St Johns Church Hall, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3JN, United Kingdom
