The Photography Show & The Video Show Virtual Festival will be live online on Sunday, 20 and Monday, 21 September.

Immerse yourself in a world of photography and filmmaking; check out essential kit and live demos from over 120 brands, and drop into a packed programme of talks and tutorials to help you build up your skills and spark your creativity.

Festival entry is completely free and you can access everything from the comfort of your own home.

To take part you must register here.

As it is impossible to know where we will stand in 2021, we are endeavouring to book our guest speakers on the basis that if the they cannot attend in person, they will do a zoom presenation.

We have received very sad news. Our friend and member Ken Watkins has passed away suddenly at his home in Beddau. We understand that his passing was not Covid related.

Ken was a member of our club for many years and during his time at the club occupied numerous committee positions, including Chairman and Treasurer. He also played a big part in promoting the social side of the club by organising annual bus trips to London: Trips that will long be remembered.

Ken was a succesful club photographer who won his fair share of competitions, most recently the 2016 Colin Williams Trophy. He always stayed true to his vision of photography, never feeling the need to compromise his style to gain a few marks extra.

He will also be remembered for having the pleasing knack of being able to put visiting speakers at their ease with an amusing comment.

The news has come as a very big shock and he will be sorely missed by everyone at the club.

Our thoughts are with his family.