Program 2026

Meeting Times

Meetings are held on the second, fourth and fifth Tuesday of each month (except for late December allowing for the Christmas/New Year break). Meetings commence at 7:30pm (Print Registration 7:15pm - 7:30pm) and finish at 10:00pm a the Nailsworth Community Centre, 31 D’Erlanger Avenue, Collinswood, SA 5081 unless otherwise specified.

‍January 2026

Tue 13 Welcome to the New Year and a review of the 2026 program, followed by a review and discussion of photos from Club members

Sun 18 Photo Shoot/Field Trip: - Adelaide Botanic Gardens in morning + lunch. Meet at 9am at the Friendship Gate.

Mon 26 Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Australia Day Parade - (Casual portraiture in front of Adelaide Oval). 4:00pm meet up at the Adelaide Oval end of the Torrens footbridge. The Parade starts 7pm, but the best photography is prior to this.

Tue 27 CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject: Natural Animal Activity

‍ February 2026

Tue 10 Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Annual Beach Shoot. Details to be advised

Sat 21  ‍ ‍Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Treasure Hunt (location to be advised)

Tue 24 CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject:  Leading Lines

March 2026

Tue 10  PRESENTATION: "Intentional Camera Movement" 

Sat 14  B Grade coffee meeting 3pm then at 5pm Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Street Photography/Fringe.

Tue 24  CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject: Unusual Angles

Tue 31‍ ‍ PRESENTATION: "Let's look at things close up and how to photograph them."

April 2026

Tue 14  WORKSHOP: "Bring your camera to photograph things up close." 

Sat 18‍ ‍Photo Shoot/Field Trip:  Equestrian Event Cross Country - entry fee required

Tue 28CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject: Food

May 2026

Tue 15 SAPF Annual entry opens.

Sat 02  Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Beach walk at Glenelg

Tue 12  CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject: Framed by a window

Tue 26 SPECIAL CLUB COMPETITION:  John Addison Memorial Trophy and the Lou Marafioti Trophy (Marafioti panoramic print only)

June 2026

Mon 01 ‍ ‍Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Capri Theatre photo shoot. This will be a unique opportunity to shoot the interior Art Deco of the theatre. We will have exclusive access to the theatre from 7:00pm - 9:00pm.

Tue 09  PRESENTATION: - "Unusual Lenses and other new equipment" - PhotoCo.

Sat 13  ‍ ‍ Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Available light shoot.

Tue 23  CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject:  Performers

Tue 30  ‍ ‍PRESENTATION: - "Print like a Pro - ILFORD Paper Essentials & the New Pearlescent Fine Art Range" presented by Ian Leggatt from CR Kennedy.
This is also the last chance to bring your prints along for submission to the SAPF 2026 Annual Exhibition

July 2026

SatJ 11 Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Bikes in action - Venue TBA

Tue 14‍ ‍ PRESENTATION:‍ ‍Sport Photography.

Tue 28 CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject:‍ ‍Boats, not ships (Last chance to bring your SALA Capri theatre prints)

August 2026

1st to 31st Adelaide Camera Club SALA Exhibition at Capri Theatre

Sat 08‍ ‍ Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Photoshoot at Norwood

Tue 11‍ ‍ INTERNATIONAL INTERCLUB: International Interclub competition - Fordingbridge (England)

Fri 14 SAPF Annual Exhibition Presentation

Tue 25‍ ‍ CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject: Sports Photography

September 2026

Tue 08 SPECIAL CLUB COMPETITION:  Iris Millikan Trophy for creative photography and Vince Calo Trophy for B Grade Portraiture.

Fri 11-13 Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Club Trip away - Venue TBA

Tue 22 WORKSHOP: Post Processing  sessions - LightRoom Basics: What's new in Lightroom.

Sat 26 Photo Shoot/Field Trip:Temple Shoot - Buddhist Temple Sellicks Hill

Tue 29 CLUB COMPETITION: Set Subject: Farm (rural) Life

October 2026

Tue 13 ‍ ‍ SPECIAL CLUB COMPETITION: Eric Robertson Trophy for Portraiture

Sun 18 Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Mount Lofty Botanical Gardens

Tue 27 ‍ ‍Annual General Meeting and results for the INTERNATIONAL INTERCLUB (Tripod competition): Adelaide Camera Club, Pikes Peak (USA) + Wymondham Photographic Society (England)

Please note: The Entry Portal for the Annual Exhibition closes at 11:59pm on Monday 26th October, the Annual General Meeting on 26th October is the last change to bring the prints entered into the Annual Exhibition.

November 2026

Tue 10 CLUB COMPETITION: Set subject: The Effects of Weather

Sat 14 Photo Shoot/Field Trip: Old Tailem Town with models in Victorian outfits - Fee involved

Tue 24  Show & Tell from Field Trips

December 2026

Tue 08  Annual Exhibition