What We’ve Got Planned for You This Season!
Bodmin and District
Camera Club
2025/26 Program
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8th September
Our Welcome / Evening + Back to Basics
This is our registration evening for New and existing Members, a slide show of images taken over the summer. With Back to Basics and get to know your camera. Bring Camera.
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16th September CPA Nature And Wildlife
Hand in date for digital competition
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22nd September OUT AND ABOUT
Bring your camera, going out to take images to share and discuss on return.
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6th October FOOD AND DRINK
Bring your camera for some hand on still life
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11th October WCPF
Hand in date for KINGSWOOD SALVER Panel of Three print competition.
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19th October BODMIN FOOD FESTIVAL
A opportunity to get some street / food photography
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20th October POST PROCESSING
A look at two very different options and what it is possible to achieve
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27th October Hand In Date
Monochromatic + Open, Digital Competition
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31st October HALLOWEEN
Bodmin Jail and fireworks and street photography opportunity
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3rd November COMPETITION JUDGING
Monochromatic + Open Digital Competition
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5th November FIREWORKS
Bodmin football club fireworks and street photography
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17th November COMPETITION JUDGING
Food and Drink +Open Digital competition
MACRO NIGHT
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24TH November THE CHRISTMAS MEAL
HO-HO-HO, it's time to loosen our waistbands and it's our Christmas meal time,
Venue to be announced
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28th November BODMIN XMAS LIGHTS +FANCY DRESS
Christmas Lights switch on -community event with street photography opportunities +childrens fancy dress starting 6pm
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8th December TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
An impressive selection of around 70 prints that were accepted for the
WCPF Members Exhibition
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CPA CHARLES HOSKINS
Open - digital - hand in date
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5th January 2026 LIGHT PAINTING WORKSHOP
Bring your cameras (outside if weather permits) A fun filled active evening.
Get ready for some surprising results
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12th January HAND IN DATE
Celebrating Colour + Open, Digital competition
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19th January COMPETITION JUDGING
Celebrating Colour + Open competition - digital
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31st January SPEAKER
Craig Sluman RAF Photograph
Speaker Cancelled Hand in Date for Food and Drink
DIGITAL Competition
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2nd February DIGITAL COMPETITION
FOOD AND DRINK AND OPEN COMPETITION JUDGING
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4th February HAND IN DATE
St Austell Inter club , digital competition - subject RED
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16th February PRINT AND MOUNT WORKSHOP
An opportunity to get your Annual Print entries ready with club equipment and advice and guidance on hand
Hand In Deadline For Annual Print Competition Open Subject Up to Four Entries
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2nd March ANNUAL COMPETITION
Open Print Competition With Outside Judge
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16th March WORKSHOP-SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Bring your camera for something different and a touch of mystery and fun
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26th March INTER CLUB COMPETITION
With St Austell hosting plus Liskard
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6th April HAND-IN-DATE
for Macro & Close Up competition
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Open - digital competition - hand in date
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13th April DIGITAL COMPETITION
Macro & Close Up + Open subjects
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19th April BEAST MARATHON
Full day of opportunity to support this community event - Sport/Action photography
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27th April SPEAKER
Pete Minall - Local Author; Photographer: A fascinating talk including
early years of celebrity photography
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11th May GRAND SLAM
The winner of the winners + Banner competition winner of the year - with guest judge
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25th May OUT AND ABOUT
Bring your camera we be going out to find local image
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8th June AGM
Our Club AGM this is our most important night of the year when the members get to have their say and input as to their club's direction, also, it is our end of season awards, the finale for a season of excellent photography.
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15th June Summer Season
Weekly shoots on location around Cornwall until September, locations to be announced
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3rd & 4th July RIDING & HERITAGE
Wonderful opportunity to document the locals celebrating their heritage
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25th-26th July ALSTOCK (LIVE BANDS)
Best opportunity of the year to get a back stage pass to all areas
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16th August BODMIN CARNIVAL
A lovely chance to see all the bright colours and fun for all the family, People enjoy having the chance to get their photo taken all dressed up