Welcome!
The Portland Camera Club has welcomed photography enthusiasts of all levels since 1899. Meetings are held on Mondays from September through May at the Woodfords Club, 179 Woodford Street in Portland (click for map). We meet to display and discuss photography in a friendly atmosphere. Visitors are always welcome (only members may submit images in competitions). To learn more about us, visit our About the Club page. For a schedule of club events, visit our Club Calendar.
The Portland Camera Club is a charter member of the Photographic Society of America and the New England Camera Club Council.
News & Events
Zoom Links for Meetings: For the link to an upcoming Zoom meeting, click here and choose the meeting you want to join.
Read the latest of issue of the PCC newsletter, The Photogram
For videos of presentations and recorded meetings, visit the PCC Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/pccmaine
Uploading Your Images There is a handy guide for uploading your images for competitions, slideshows, critiques, and any other projected image event. The guide includes specific instructions for Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Topaz Studio 2, ON1, PaintShop Pro, and Photos and Preview for macOS. Click here to call up the image uploading guide (a PDF).
Monday, January 27, 7pm · Guest Speaker: Craig Shaknis – Antarctica (Zoom)
(Click here for Zoom meeting link) Landscape photographer Craig Shaknis will give a presentation on his trip to Antarctica. Visit Craig's website: craigshaknisphotography.com
February 2–28 · PCC Exhibit in Brunswick
An exhibit of 29 prints by PCC members will be on display at the Curtis Memorial Library (Brunswick's public library) in the Morrell Meeting Room. The library is located at 23 Pleasant St in Brunswick (map); phone 207-725-5242.
A reception for the exhibit is on Saturday, Feb 15, from 4-8pm.
Monday, February 3, 7pm · Projected Image Competition (Zoom)
(Click here for Zoom meeting link) Competition Submission Guidelines:
- Deadline for images: Thursday, Jan 23rd.
- Click here for details about rules regarding AI-generated content.
- One image per member. JPEG/JPG format only. Images should not exceed maximum width 1920px and maximum height 1080px.
- Digital matting is not allowed. A single white stroke around the image, or no stroke, are acceptable.
- Name your image file in the format your name-title.jpg, for example, Ansel-Adams-Winter-Storm-Yosemite.jpg
- Send your image file by email to pccupload@gmail.com (every entry receives a confirmation within 72 hrs).
Monday, February 10, 7pm · Guest Speaker: Shawn Carey – Iceland: Land of the Midnight Sun (Zoom)
(Click here for Zoom meeting link) In addition to majestic landscapes and waterfalls, Iceland is home to a wide variety of species, including razorbills, guillemots, phalaropes, terns and of course the puffin. In this presentation, you will visit two islands. First is Grimsey, the northern-most inhabited island off the mainland of Iceland. Nesting seabirds abound. From Grimsey we will travel to the island of Flatey, a real hidden gem for bird photographers and bird watchers alike.
Shawn Carey has been photographing birds and other wildlife for over 25 years. For 18 of those years, he has taught wildlife photography for Mass Audubon. Shawn is co-founder of Migration Productions, a team of audio visual specialists who create high quality media about birds and other natural history subjects. Visit https://migrationproductions.com