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.

Recent member images:

  • Colleen-Graves-A-Maine-English-Man
  • Ella_Hudson_Winter-Seedpod
  • Joe-Wax-This-Way-to-the-Beach
  • Linda_Cullivan_Bull_Elk_at_Sunset
  • Meghan-Wakefield-Colors-Aglow
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  • Rob-Olson-Sunflower
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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

Monday, September 16 · Equipment Sale & Introduce Yourself with an Image (in-person meeting)

This is an in person meeting. 6:00pm Equipment Sale (see below). 7:00pm a discussion where members and newcomers are invited to show an image as a way of introducing yourself and your interest in photography. This will be a welcoming and supportive discussion.

  • Submit one image in advance of the meeting.  Deadline for submissions is Sat Sep 14th.
  • Images must be in JPEG/JPG format and sized to a maximum width of 1920px, and max height 1080px.
  • Name your image file your-name-image-title.jpg (for example, Ansel-Adams-Yosemite-Valley.jpg)
  • Email your image file to pccupload@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours.

Equipment Sale: Starting at 6:00pm, the club will be selling all the equipment that was donated over the summer. Please note:

  • Click here for a list of the equipment for sale.
  • Only paid club members can purchase gear.
  • First come, first served.
  • Check (preferred), credit card and cash accepted.
  • All gear is sold in "as is" condition, no returns or warranty.
  • There will be a table of lesser value items that will be available for a good will offering to the club.
  • Once an item is purchased, it must be taken away that night. Items will not be held for later.

Monday, September 23, 7pm · All About Projected Image Competitions (Zoom)

(Zoom) There will be changes in how PI Competitions are done this year. The Competition Committee will update members and explain the new process for judging PI Competitions.

Monday, September 30, 7pm · High Scoring Images (in-person meeting)

At this in person meeting, we'll view a beautiful slideshow presented by our guest speaker and slideshow creator, Barbara Rozavsky, Membership Vice President, NECCC. Afterwards, we'll break into groups to review and discuss high scoring images from past PCC competitions.

Monday, October 7, 7pm · Projected Image Discussion Night (Zoom)

Via Zoom, we'll meet to discuss images in an open, supportive way. Images are not judged or scored. All members are encouraged to submit one image.

  • Deadline for submissions is Fri Oct 4th.
  • Images must be in JPEG/JPG format and sized to a maximum width of 1920px, and max height 1080px.
  • Name your image file your-name-image-title.jpg (for example, Ansel-Adams-Yosemite-Valley.jpg)
  • Email your image file to pccupload@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation email within 72 hours.

Complete Club Calendar