MyPhotoClub

Tony Worobiec – Working in Themes
2026-02-19 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Discover how developing and sustaining photographic themes can help you create more coherent, ambitious, and meaningful bodies of work.

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Many photographers work image by image, often influenced by competition culture or the search for individual standout photographs.

Tony argues that the more you explore a particular subject the more “expert” you become, leading to deeper engagement and more rewarding results.

Thematic work encourages patience, observation, and a growing sense of authorship, helping photographers move from recording scenes to interpreting them.

Cohesive bodies of work are essential when working towards photographic distinctions, exhibitions, or publications. Individual images gain greater emotional and graphic impact when part of a larger whole.

Tony Worobiec is a highly experienced photographer and author of 18 books, with photography awards in the UK and internationally. His prints have been exhibited in London’s Barbican Gallery, Bradford’s Museum OF Photography, The Menier Gallery in London and The Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock. Dozens of his images have been used for book or album covers. He served as an assessor on the Royal Photographic Society’s Associate and Fellowship panels in Visual Arts and Landscape Photography.

Joe Houghton – 100 Ways AI Can Help… Photographers
2026-02-26 19:00 - 21:00
AI can help you plan and become inspired to shoot images, generate ideas, and plan photographic projects with renewed clarity and creativity

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This session takes a different direction from traditional photography talks. Rather than focusing on image critique or post-processing, the emphasis is on how emerging AI tools can support the creative process before you even pick up your camera.

Drawing on concepts from his book A Hundred Ways AI Can Help Photographers, Joe will explore how platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini can assist with ideation, research, planning and creative problem-solving.

The talk is audience-led; participants will help choose the areas explored during the evening. Joe will demonstrate different AI tools to see where they take us in ideating shots, shoots, and ways to approach your photography.

The emphasis is not on replacing creativity, but on expanding it through thoughtful use of technology.

Joe Houghton is an accomplished photographer, author and Adobe Certified Expert. He is widely known for his engaging teaching style and has presented to photography clubs across the UK and Ireland. His recent work has focused on the practical use of artificial intelligence in teaching and creative practice, culminating in his book 100 Ways AI Can Help… Photographers, which explores how photographers can use AI tools to support and enhance their workflow.

Jet Lendon - Creative Smartphone Photography
2026-03-05 19:00 - 21:00
Take creative control of the camera in your pocket and produce thoughtful, expressive images using practical techniques you can apply now.

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See how to move beyond quick snapshots and make images comparable with any ‘proper’ camera.

Learn from step-by-step demonstration through the controls for you to manage exposure, focus and composition in real time, helping you make deliberate creative choices rather than relying on automation.

Explore how to recognise strong compositions in everyday situations and how to work with available light to create depth, atmosphere and visual impact.

Understand how small adjustments in viewpoint, timing and framing can transform an ordinary scene into something more expressive and creative.

The session will also include a practical editing demonstration using Snapseed, a powerful free app. Jet will explain how to refine colour, contrast and detail without over-processing, showing how thoughtful editing can strengthen mood and clarity while keeping your images natural and authentic.

You will see how the camera you always carry, can become a creative tool capable of producing polished, professional-looking photographs.

Jet Lendon is a photographer and educator who ran a successful photography business for 14 years before founding Jet Black Squares, an organisation dedicated to making photography accessible to all. JBS now leads smartphone photography workshops internationally. Her clients include Meta, Samsung, LinkedIn, Pinterest, KPMG and Vodafone, and she was invited to speak at the British Photography Awards smartphone competition.

Barb Kreutter – Woven Vision: A Textile Designer’s Journey Into Abstract Photography.
2026-03-12 19:00 - 21:00
Barb shares fresh ideas and inspiration to help you explore and discover new ways of photographing and creating your own abstract imagery.
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See and enjoy a selection of her photographic series, with the original images that act as starting points, and how they evolve into resolved abstract works.
Learn from a demonstration showing techniques to manipulate colour, and apply editing methods, that are often overlooked in traditional workflows.
Drawing on her background in textile design and weaving, Barb‘s expressive photographic images brilliantly evoke the texture, rhythm, and colour of woven fabrics.
Barb Kreutter began her creative career in textile design and weaving before moving into the computer industry in 1990, where she developed strong technical skills that later informed her photographic practice.
Deeply missing the creative process her search eventually led to the wonders of abstract photography.
Barb is a juried member of the Alberta Society of Artists and the Abstract’d Art Collective, and her work has been exhibited in group shows across Canada, the USA and the UK.

Tony North – The Art Of Macro
2026-03-19 19:00 - 21:00
Discover how to approach macro photography; how thoughtful fieldcraft and creative judgement can transform subjects into compelling images.

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Tony shares his experience of photographing insects in the field, explaining how he approaches macro not simply as documentation, but as a creative and expressive art form.

Macro photography offers the opportunity to explore a world that often goes unnoticed, revealing intricate detail and behaviour at close quarters.

By understanding the full process – from initial vision through to final presentation – you will leave with a clearer sense of how to develop your own distinctive approach to macro work.

A central theme of the talk is seeing beyond surface detail. Light, depth of field and composition can be used to create mood and atmosphere, helping viewers engage emotionally with even the smallest subjects.

Tony North is a Manchester-based photographer specialising in macro photography. Since taking up photography in 2016, he has gained numerous awards and distinctions, including MPAGB and ABPE, and was overall winner of International Garden Photographer of the Year in 2023.

Jocelyn Horsfall - Impressions of Nature
2026-03-26 19:00 - 21:00
(As well as access to the live event, you will receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)
Create painterly impressionistic images – see in-camera and post-processing techniques that transform flowers and foliage into fabulous art.
Discover how photography can become a unique expression of how you see the world.
Learn a variety of in-camera techniques including textured glass, soft focus, multiple exposure, and camera movement.
Understand how to combine a strong sense of colour with textural effects and abstraction to create images with fluid, organic appeal.
See post-processing methods that enhance your impressionistic vision, plus a few analogue embellishments.
Make images with genuine artistic merit by blending technical skill with creative expression and a distinctive aesthetic approach.
Jocelyn Horsfall ARPS is an award-winning photographic artist specialising in impressionistic images inspired by flowers, foliage and the natural world. Her painterly style combines a strong sense of colour with an interest in textural effects and abstraction to create images with a fluid, organic feel. Her many recent awards in the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition were much admired.

Catherine Karnow - Vietnam: The Enigma Of Destiny
2026-04-02 19:00 - 21:00
Learn how to improve your Travel photography. Make meaningful images with a sense of place as Catherine shares her poignant, visual diary of destiny, connection, and profound human stories.
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Catherine is a great photographer, absolutely incredible at capturing real stories with her images. Whatever genre you prefer, you’ll learn and be inspired!

Explore Catherine’s remarkable photographs of Vietnam’s morphing society and landscape, through her personal visual diary.

Discover the astonishing and deeply moving stories of the people she photographed, including her unusual friendship with General Giap and his family.

Hear a story of love and connection with the Woman on the Train; and the legacies of the war.

Understand the sombre years of the early 90s, through to the New Vietnam’s most marked transformation.

Catherine Karnow is a Hong Kong-born National Geographic photographer whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Smithsonian, GEO, and many other publications. A central life project has been photographing Vietnam, building a body of work that is both deeply personal and historically resonant. She has documented Vietnamese families with her film A Terrible Legacy raising awareness and leading to real change. Catherine is frequently profiled in the Vietnamese press. She is also a passionate teacher who leads photography workshops in Italy, Provence, Romania, Vietnam-Cambodia, and India, offering intimate experiences that stand out for their depth and privileged access.

Paul Sanders - Finding Your Voice
2026-04-09 19:00 - 21:00
Discovering your personal photographic style is the eternal goal of most photographers; but how can you find it, recognise it, refine it?

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Learn to recognize style in your own work through Paul’s insights gained from looking at nearly 20,000 images daily during his years at The Times.
Explore how to find and develop your own voice, understanding where it starts and whether it truly ends.
Discover the evolution of how we see and connect with our subjects, to transition from technical skill to genuine artistic expression.
Paul’s own work is made in response to his emotional and spiritual reactions to the locations he visits, the choice of subjects, and reflects the sense of stillness and calm he feels whilst on location.
Paul Sanders is an English fine art photographer involved in professional photography for over 35 years, first as a black and white printer, then as a fashion photographer and former Picture Editor of The Times in London. Paul is the author of the bestselling Still, A Mindful Practice for Photographers and his work has been exhibited across the world.

Simon Baxter - Speaking For The Trees; A Story Of Childlike Wonder
2026-04-16 19:00 - 21:00
Learn how connecting with the natural world, with your curiosity and emotion, can help you create more meaningful woodland photography.
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See how time spent enjoying the complexity, smells, and sounds of woodlands, can reshape your photography and way of seeing.
Through a renewed sense of curiosity, familiar woodland scenes can become sources of wonder and deeper meaning.
Simon reflects on key turning points that led him towards a slower, more intentional approach, reconnecting with landscapes and developing a more thoughtful creative process.
His passion is to explore, discover, experience and photograph the less obvious intimate scenes that are close to home.
Simon Baxter is a professional woodland photographer, educator, and printmaker based in North Yorkshire. He has built a reputation as one of the world’s leading woodland photographers and shares his process through his popular YouTube channel. His work has received awards in Outdoor Photographer of the Year and Landscape Photographer of the Year, and he continues to teach through workshops and online education.

Morag Paterson – Curious Conversations: The Hidden Life Of Forests (And Other Stories)
2026-04-23 19:00 - 21:00
Understand how curiosity, experimentation and collaboration can improve and develop your approach to photographing the natural world.

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Projects are magical – Morag shares how this project began through conversations and time spent working with a forester and a soil scientist.

This sparked a curiosity about what might be drifting through the forest atmosphere – spores, pollen, dust and other fragments of life – and how a photographer might begin to capture or respond to something so elusive.

Using a mixture of traditional photography and more playful techniques such as intentional camera movement (ICM), Morag began exploring ways of working with the images to take them beyond the forest ecosystem.

Consider the value of working without fixed outcome, how slowing down, embracing uncertainty and allowing space for experimentation can influence both the creative process and the photographer’s relationship with the landscape.

Morag Paterson is a Scottish photographer whose practice is driven by curiosity and experimentation. Her recent work exploring forest environments has been developed through interdisciplinary collaboration and has been recognised through selection for the Earth Photo Awards, with exhibitions shown at the Royal Geographical Society in London and touring nationally across Forestry England and National Trust sites.

Lisa Merrill – Expressionist Photography
2026-04-30 19:00 - 21:00
When is a blurry photo compelling? When you purposely create blur by moving your camera, zooming your lens, or both, during a long exposure.
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Discover how Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) embraces the power of play, flexes creative muscles, and leads to fascinating images.
I.C.M.,multiple exposure, photographing through glass and other in-camera techniques can help you move beyond literal representation to create expressive, evocative images.
By letting go of sharpness and literal detail, you can interpret scenes in a personal and imaginative way.
With inspiring examples from her worldwide assignments and adventures, Lisa will help you expand your visual toolbox and nourish your creativity!
Lisa Merrill and her husband John founded Seattle-based Merrill Images back in the days of film. Their work is used by travel destinations, outdoor adventure companies and non-profits, and featured in books and magazines around the world. The Merrills nurture photographic creativity through online coaching and workshops, small ship expeditions and international photo journeys.

James Kerwin - Photographing Heritage Architecture: Circumnavigating Cuba, Romania, Türkiye, Budapest and the Balkans.
2026-05-07 19:00 - 21:00
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A magical journey into the beauty of forsaken, dilapidated, or forgotten architectural wonders; learn from James’ 15 years behind a camera.
Be inspired by James’ story of life with a camera, his love for travel and hidden architecture.
See how his curiosity about various cuisines, textures, colours, and cultures motivated him to travel to new and evocative places around the world.
Learn from him describing and explaining many of his excellent images, the gear, his process, post-processing techniques, and much more.
He will share practical tips and tricks with the camera, looking at how to photograph urban scapes and get the best from them.
James Kerwin is a British professional photographer. In 2019 he decided to base himself permanently outside of the UK and started a photography adventure tour company, first in Tbilisi, Georgia, and then in Istanbul, Türkiye. In 2017 he won both the ND Awards and the Chromatic Colour Awards in the Architecture category. He was awarded second place in the International Photographer of the Year competition’s Architecture category in 2018. “Circle of Trust,” taken in Beirut, Lebanon, was shortlisted for the 2021 Architectural Photographer of the Year award. James’ books “Fabrica – A Journey Into Decay” and “Abandoned Lebanon” – were published by Jonglez, in the autumn of 2021.

Viveca Koh - iPhoneography to Fellowship: My Continuing Journey.
2026-05-14 19:00 - 21:00
Learn how mobile photography can shape your style, build stronger projects, and guide you towards a successful Fellowship distinctions panel.
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Discover how adopting the iPhone as a creative tool opened new possibilities for image-making and encouraged a fresh, more instinctive approach to photography.
See how a commissioned project to illustrate Star Blossom, a collection of poetry and prose, became a turning point in her development.
Understand the digital techniques she uses to build atmosphere and depth, including layering, textures, and double exposures. .
Viveca Koh is a self-taught fine art photographer whose work is inspired by abandoned spaces and the quiet beauty of overlooked objects. A double FRPS holder and Fellow of the Irish Photographic Federation, she is also an RPS Panel Member and assesses all three distinction levels for the Royal Photographic Society and is a member of Arena Photographers.

Celia Henderson – The Art of Flower Photography
2026-05-21 19:00 - 21:00
Transform simple flower photographs into expressive, artistic images through thoughtful shooting techniques and creative post-processing.
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Flowers are one of the most accessible and rewarding photographic subjects, yet creating images with real impact requires more than simply recording what is in front of the lens.
Explore how to move beyond straightforward documentation and make soft, dreamy and ethereal interpretations, to sharp botanical studies.
Understand when colour, or a black and white approach suits, and how Photoshop image editing can enhance the final image.
Celia Henderson is an experienced IT lecturer and trainer who delivers workshops and professional training programmes in Microsoft applications, project management and Power BI. Combining her passion for teaching with her love of photography, she specialises in flower photography and enjoys helping others develop both their technical skills and creative confidence.
