Welcome to Galway Camera Club online

Galway Camera Club has been running for over 20 years and is a diverse group of individuals interested in taking and viewing photographs. With a broad range of members from Professional to Amateur, we cater to all kinds of photography, from Digital to Film. We have members with interests in Infrared, Pinhole and Lomographic photography, along with more standard fare such as Landscape and Portrait photography.
There are also beginners classes available and new members are always welcome.
We meet on a Thursday night at 8pm in the White Room in Cluain Mhuire college (GMIT), Wellpark Road, situated a short walk from the junction at the Huntsman.
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Club AGM Thursday 6th May - Agenda

Here is the agenda for the AGM on Thursday 6th May:

1: Chairperson's address
2: Secretary's report
3: Treasurer's report
4: Election of Officers for 2010/11 season
a: Chairperson
b: Vice-Chair
c: Treasurer
d: PRO
e: Competitions Secretary
f: Event organizer / Organizers - outings, weekends away etc.
5: Election of committee
6: AOB

Martin Davitt Photo - Salthill

This is a simple plug for Martin Davitt Photo in Salthill - kind sponsors of our internal club competitions.

For all your local camera, printing & framing needs please feel free to visit Martin Davitt Photo shop in Salthill for a personal and friendly service.

Or visit www.davittphoto.com

Photo competition - Dubrays bookshop Thurs 22nd @ 5:30pm

Calling all photographers

Mac Ruairi Art Publishers are holding a fantastic photo competition for professionals and amateurs alike. The streets of Galway city will be plunged back inti the 1950's as a scene from "Egg Shells and Broken dreams" lifts right off the page and into Shop Street as a young, bare-footed boy is sent on a jurney with disatrous consequences.
€250 will be offered to the photograph that is deemed to best capture the scene.
All you need to do to be in with a chance to win is turn up in front of Dubrays Bookshop in Shop Street at 5:30 pm Thursday 22nd with your camera and get snapping.

Please e-mail all competition entries to katie.eggshellandbrokendreams@gmail.com or post them to the book's Facebook page, marked 'competition'.

Weekend Away - Dungarven - June 4th to 7th

The location for annual weekend trip away has now been switched:

Ever increasing hotel/chalet costs in Dingle has meant that an alternative location has been decided upon and the consensus is using Dungarven as a base.

There are lots of attractive photographic sights within easy reach - Comeragh & KnockmealdownMts; Hook Head, Waterford, Foto Wildlife Park; beaches at Tramore & Stradbally and more. (I'm sounding like the Waterford tourist guidebook here !)

The dates are departing Fri 4th June returning Mon 7th June.

Further details on accomodation and itinerary will be announced during the coming weeks at the club meeting and if you need any further info then please get in touch with John McHugh.

Spring/summer Programme Updated - 07/04/10

Here are the latest programme details for the remainder of this year:

April 8th - presentations by club members - Sava Rajkov, Brian Callagy & Mae Prendergast - also showing of last year's AV competition winning show,.
April 15th - Mark Sedgewick, president of IPF and entries for Galway Waterways competition
April 22nd - Aengus McMahon (local Galway professional - TBC) - waterways comp results
April 29th - Lithunian night - a night showing the work of Irish based Lithuanian photographers presented by camera club member, Dzerinaldas Lukosius
May 6th - Michael Kelly AV competition night
May 13th - AGM
EXTRA DATE May 15th - Exhibition opening night at Kenny Gallery
May 20th - Final night - presentation by Sean Reidy of Lmerick camera club and results of 3 competitions: landscape; beginners; photographer of the year.

Camp Claddagh Exhibition - Kenny Gallery, Galway

The charity exhibition for the Camp Claddagh fund is now scheduled for Saturday 15th May at the Kenny gallery in Liosbaun Estate.
This is a prestige gallery and will definitely enhance the reputation of the club this year.

Ideally the entries will need to be framed at approx 20" x 16" as a standard size to show them to their full potential.
The space can hold more than 50 images so we would like as many entries as possible from all members.

We are in the process of negotiating a deal with the White Room gallery for a deal on the framing and will update at the next meeting.