Coming soon – our 2024-25 programme Here we publish details of all our visiting speakers, plus a Quick Calendar, linking to a fuller look at each evening of the season. Meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 7.30pm, at the AK Bell Library, unless noted otherwise. If you’re new, details on how to join are on our membership page. George Berrie From Beirut – with love, lust, and bullets 18 Oct 23George was a successful businessman until, one day, he realized his work was killing him. This is the story of how he quit his job, bought a camera, rented an apartment in Beirut, learned photography, learned photoshop, and found a new purpose in life – leading to a digital art exhibition in Stirling University.   Graeme Youngson Urban photography – with a dash of Chiarascuro 25 Oct 23Graeme Youngson is a very accomplished street photographer from Aberdeen. Of particular interest is his use of the ‘chiarascuro’ technique to produce very dramatic high-contrast black and white images. Andrew Allan Scotland’s Night Sky 01 Nov 23Andrew says: “The talk is about Scotland’s night sky and how to photograph it. Throughout the year there are many different celestial events and celestial bodies to view and photograph. I’ll give some guidance to help photograph the night sky and how to predict events like Northern Lights in Scotland. There is some videography and photography from abroad such as Iceland and Arctic Norway where I travelled to and hunted mind-blowing shows of the northern lights.” Damian Shields A Passion for Scottish Landscapes 22 Nov 23Damian is one of Scotland’s best known and most highly regarded Landscape photographers. He has been highly placed in every Scottish Landscape Photographer competition for the last decade and is a veteran of more than 15 solo exhibitions from London to Aberfeldy. In between photographing stormy landscapes, he is deputy photo editor for The Herald and Times Group in Glasgow. Not to be missed. David Queenan Mountains, seashores, and cities 24 Jan 24David Queenan is a freelance graphic designer and landscape photographer based in Central Scotland. He is a winner of the Scottish Nature Photography award and runner-up in the Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year. In addition to his well-known Landscape work David will also show some of his beautiful Urban and Architectural images.  Omar Shamma The Polar Regions: The Last Wilderness 28 Feb 24Omar will speak of his recent visits to Spitzbergen and Antarctica .  Further information about speakers and topics will be posted here as details become known. Quick Calendar 04 Oct 23President’s Night 11 Oct 23Member’s talk/ Workshop 18 Oct 23Speaker:George Berrie 25 Oct 23Speaker: Graeme Youngson 01 Nov 23Speaker: Andrew Allan 08 Nov 23Member’s talk 15 Nov 23Competition: Digital 22 Nov 23Speaker: Damian Shields 29 Nov 23Member’s talk/ Workshop 06 Dec 23Competition: Prints 13 Dec 23Holiday 20 Dec 23Holiday 27 Dec 23Holiday 03 Jan 24Holiday 10 Jan 24Competition: Digital 17 Jan 24Member’s talk/ Workshop 24 Jan 24 Speaker: David Queenan 31 Jan 24Competition:Prints 07 Feb 24Competition:Digital 14 Feb 24Member’s talk/ Workshop 21 Feb 24Competition:Colour prints 28 Feb 24Speaker: Omar Shamma 06 Mar 24Competition:Digital, AV 13 Mar 24Member’s … Continue reading Programme 2023-24