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Eugene Theron - Whispers in the Scream
2025-10-16 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Create compelling imagery uniquely yours – explore how your influences, emotions and interests transform scenes into captivating stories.

(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)

Understand how the environments you shoot in can profoundly influence your creative vision and the work you produce.

Learn how embracing diverse interests like geology, science fiction, and storytelling can lead to more compelling imagery and cohesive bodies of work.

Discover through Eugene’s self-reflection how his own creative process in landscape and nature photography has evolved and matured over time.

Eugene Theron is a landscape and nature photographer originally from South Africa, now living in north Wales. His photography is fuelled by an overactive imagination, love of nature and desire to explore. The dramatic landscapes of Wales, mountains and coast of Scotland and the vast open landscapes of southern Africa hold a special place in his work. He runs workshops and private mentoring sessions helping photographers with both the technical and creative side of photography.

David Day - C3: Controlled Camera Chaos
2025-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
(As well as access to the live event, you will receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)

You can transform everyday objects into dreamlike art, using this ICM approach to create emotionally resonant images from simple materials.

Discover the latest evolution in indoor-based Intentional Camera Movement that orchestrates motion, light, and post-processing into visually arresting art.

Learn the expressive potential of camera motion as a tool for abstract image-making, starting with ICM fundamentals for those newer to the technique.

Understand the creative interplay between camera movement, scene manipulation, lighting design, and post-processing that produces powerful emotional impact.

See how ordinary materials like wire, leaves, twigs, plastic bags, and newsprint can be transformed into images rich with symbolism and dream resonance.

David Day trained as a pharmaceutical scientist, specializing in uncovering hidden connections—an analytical mindset that became the foundation for his photographic practice. His journey began in the 1990s capturing local scenery, evolving through infrared photography to his current focus on Intentional Camera Movement since 2020. David developed Controlled Camera Chaos (C3), a systematic studio-based approach that transforms everyday objects into emotionally resonant images. His work has led to three published books, multiple awards, and inclusion in juried exhibitions. He regularly speaks at art associations and camera clubs across the U.S. and Europe.

Jonathan Vaines - ME, Myself and Eye.
2025-10-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
(As well as access to the live event, you will receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)

Jonathan’s distinctive style and methods, combined with innovative post-processing techniques, reveal real beauty in unexpected places.

Discover Jonathan’s unique image interpretation where even paving slabs become compelling art, through creative vision and editing.

Learn to see the world in completely new ways as Jonathan shares his unique interpretation of everyday surroundings, to produce high-quality images with real artistic impact.

Understand how to develop your own personal style by approaching subjects with fresh eyes and creative post-processing techniques.

Get inspired with wall art possibilities as Jonathan demonstrates how his constantly developing projects bring a fresh perspective to his photography.

Jonathan Vaines is a self-employed Photographic Tutor who works with large organizations, small groups, photographic clubs and individuals. He teaches camera craft, post-processing methods, printing and creative thinking. Jonathan is an A panel national judge and circuit lecturer visiting over 100 clubs each season. He is a member of The London Salon of Photography and sponsored by several suppliers to the photographic world including Permajet, WEX Photo Video, Q-Image and DxO.

Rick Hulbert - The Lure of Luminance . . . Black & White
2025-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
(As well as access to the live event, you will receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)

Master the science behind black and white photography – discover why luminance is as crucial to photographers as musical tones to musicians.

See how understanding luminance transforms your ability to create powerful, emotionally resonant, black and white images from colour captures.

Gain insights from Rick’s background as a professional Architect and Urban Designer that bring unique perspectives to photographic composition and vision.

Learn approaches that appeal to all photographers regardless of experience level, from fundamental concepts to advanced artistic applications.

Explore ten traditional artistic reasons for employing black and white in your photography, then discover a compelling reason based on human vision science.

Rick Hulbert is a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and a Fellow of The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. His photography is informed by his background as a professional Architect and Urban Designer, and his teachings reflect knowledge of both the History of Two-Dimensional Arts and the Sciences of Human Vision. He has led multi-day photo workshops throughout Europe and North America and lectures at universities.

Viktoria Haack - Stuck? Good!
2025-11-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
(As well as access to the live event, you will receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)
Turn constraints into creative fuel! – discover how limitations in time, location, weather, and resources, can unlock your artistic potential
Learn to see personal restrictions as opportunities for greater creativity and artistic expression, instead of obstacles to overcome.
Understand how embracing limitations has accelerated Viktoria’s path toward greater artistic freedom and authentic expression.
Learn to tread lightly, observe deeply, and search out creative possibilities within whatever photographic situation you find yourself in.
Viktoria Haack is a globally published, multi-genre photographer and Nikon Canada ambassador who finds profound connection in the world around her. Originally from the UK, Viktoria has made British Columbia, Canada her home since 2007. With a background in fine art and anthropology, she brings a unique perspective to her photography. Her versatile work spans landscape, nature, portrait, wedding, editorial, stock and photography education. She regularly serves as a judge in leading international photography competitions and is an experienced speaker and educator who loves sharing her passion for photography with others.

Simply Still Life: The BEFORE and AFTER - Tuition with Cherry Larcombe (No 2 of 4 Sessions)
2025-11-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join inspiring tutor and creative photographer, Cherry Larcombe, as she explains and demonstrates making fabulous Still Life images, live!
A series of 4 workshops showing in detail, using live edits, how she produces a finished image – from start to finish.
The emphasis is on the “before” and “after” and what may be involved with making a particular image, rather than just concentrating on the mechanics of any one tool.
Many Photoshop techniques are used in every workshop, and include using layers, layer masks, blend modes, opacity, white layers, inversion and with emphasis on cropping and composition.
Many ideas to inspire you to try interesting ways of creating a still life image. Presentation tips to complete your image, such as using textures and key lines are explained.
The features included in each workshop are subject to change, as Cherry likes to include up to date work that may offer extra aspects.

Session 1: Introducing my gear, subject matter and where to source it. Explaining my style of ‘simple Still Life’ and how to use natural light indoors. Showing the importance of your background and colour combinations, together with reflections, can add interest to your shot.
Session 2: How using texture can enhance and add atmosphere to your still life image. How and where to create it. Capturing outside light to use indoors. Working towards a botanical style image and adding some text. An easy way to create a Pep Ventosa image indoors. Creating a simple composite using layers.
Session 3: Using kitchen foil to create a unique looking still life. Creating a mono still life and taking it a step further by inverting your image. Making use of the Twirl filter in Photoshop to create some attractive shapes. Easy ways to create a triptych with your still life images.
Session 4: Using the colour replacement tool in Photoshop to tone with other elements of your still life. Explaining an attractive way of framing your image. Using your light pad to bring out the detail in the petals of some white flowers. Combining something sentimental with your up to date work to produce something meaningful and unique. Ending with putting together a composite using many of the techniques covered.

These 4 Tuition Sessions will be held live on Mondays November 3rd and 17th, December 1st and 15th from 19:00 to 20:30 (UK time).
This booking is for Session 2 of 4 sessions.
Recordings will be available to watch until 15th January 2026.
About Cherry Larcombe

Cherry is a renowned Speaker and Competition Judge for many UK photography clubs and has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. She has a deep passion for digital photography, always encouraging us to see the world differently.

Caroline Preece - Minimalism And Negative Space
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Master simplicity—use minimalism and negative space to create striking, timeless photographs that command attention and elevate your art.
(Recording available for 14 days)
Explore what minimalism really means in photography and how it connects to its artistic roots. Caroline will guide you through the history of minimalist art, showing how the same principles transform photographic composition and storytelling.
See how leading photographers use light, form, and restraint to produce images with clarity and emotion. Understand the common traits that define minimalist work and how to apply them in your own creative process.
The talk also dives deep into negative space — how empty areas within the frame can amplify mood, meaning, and balance. You’ll learn to recognise when to subtract rather than add, and how to let simplicity speak volumes.
Caroline will share examples across genres, from landscape to portraiture, to show how minimalist thinking sharpens vision and strengthens impact. You’ll be inspired to see differently – and to do more with less.
Caroline Preece seriously discovered photography in 2013 and quickly developed a deep connection to its expressive power. Influenced by masters such as Michael Kenna and Henri Cartier-Bresson, her work blends simplicity with emotional depth. Her images have been recognised by the Minimalist Photographer of the Year, International Photography Awards, and Landscape Photographer of the Year, and published in FRAMES Magazine. Caroline is a respected judge within SCPF and EAF circuits and a regular speaker across UK camera clubs.

Tuition Session - Erik Malm: Birds (and maybe something more) In The Magic Of The ICM World
2025-11-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
An in-depth Tuition Session to discover how Erik’s approach elevates simple scenes into striking visual compositions filled with energy.
(Tuition Session recordings are emailed automatically and valid for 28 days)
Hear how Erik’s personal experiences, nature and classical music have shaped his creative voice across more than two decades.
See how to use movement with purpose to create lyrical, atmospheric images shaped by rhythm, colour and emotional intent.
Gain practical insights into the processes he has refined to develop his internationally recognised ICM style.
Erik Malm is regarded as one of the leading figures in the global ICM community. A former professional symphonic musician, he draws on his deep connection to music and nature to create expressive photographic work. His last book A Journey of Love features 167 images that showcase his distinctive, painterly style. Erik now lives and works in Catalonia, Spain.

Adam Gibbs - Into The Woods: Photographing Trees And Woodlands
2025-11-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Discover how to transform woodland chaos into your own striking, expressive photographs, using light, structure, and powerful composition.

(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)
Explore the visual language of forests and learn how to identify scenes that communicate mood and depth.
Understand how light behaves within dense woodland and how to use it to reveal shape, texture, and atmosphere.
Learn practical methods for simplifying complex scenes so your compositions feel intentional and engaging.
Gain strategies for scouting locations, reading conditions, and working productively in ever-changing environments.
Adam Gibbs has been a professional photographer since 1991, working across fine art and commercial projects worldwide. His images have appeared in leading publications including BBC’s “Planet Earth,” Nature’s Best, Fine Gardening, and Outdoor Photographer. Since 2017 he has run a successful YouTube channel where he shares his love of the outdoors and photography. He has earned several awards, including recognition from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and the Epson Pano Awards. In 2018, Adam reached a career milestone by winning the coveted International Landscape Photographer of the Year award.

Sandra Dann - Sculpting Light & Atmosphere in Photoshop; Creative Techniques for Photographers and Digital Artists.
2025-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Sculpt light to help you shape mood, guide the eye, and add atmosphere; use Photoshop to transform your images into Digital Art storytelling
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)
See how lighting choices influence mood and depth, and why small refinements in post-processing often deliver striking visual impact.
Explore creative approaches to building atmosphere and the emotional pull of light, and explore your own creative voice.
Understand the thinking behind each technique so you can apply it purposefully across genres, whether you work in landscapes, portraits, composites, or digital art.
Sandra Dann is an Australian digital artist and educator known for her atmospheric composites and a deep love for visual storytelling. Her work has earned Gold and Silver awards, but what matters most to Sandra is the process itself – the experimenting, the learning, and the satisfaction of seeing an idea take shape.
Today she teaches Photoshop around the world, sharing practical techniques that reflect her years of experience in education, and is an Adobe Community Expert.

FREE Zoom Talk: James Ritson - Affinity Photo.
2025-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Affinity Photo is now free. Learn powerful editing workflows and how to transform the way you can develop, refine, and enhance your images.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)
MyPhotoClub is pleased to offer complimentary access to this Talk as one of our annual Festive Season gifts; to photographers worldwide.
Canva has acquired Affinity and now offers photo-editing for free.
James will share how to build an efficient basic RAW development workflow that gives you full control from the very first step.
Discover the advantages of working non-destructively with layers and masking to make more complex edits with confidence.
See advanced techniques including HDR merging, tone mapping, and statistical stacking for noise reduction and object removal.
Get an exclusive preview of new functionality planned for Affinity’s next free update.
James Ritson is a senior software developer at Affinity and a widely respected expert on Affinity Photo. He has authored numerous tutorials, developed learning resources, and taught photographers worldwide through workshops and online training.

Simply Still Life: The BEFORE and AFTER - Tuition with Cherry Larcombe (4 Sessions)
2025-12-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join inspiring tutor and creative photographer, Cherry Larcombe, as she explains and demonstrates making fabulous Still Life images, live!
A series of 4 workshops showing in detail, using live edits, how she produces a finished image – from start to finish.
The emphasis is on the “before” and “after” and what may be involved with making a particular image, rather than just concentrating on the mechanics of any one tool.
Many Photoshop techniques are used in every workshop, and include using layers, layer masks, blend modes, opacity, white layers, inversion and with emphasis on cropping and composition.
Many ideas to inspire you to try interesting ways of creating a still life image. Presentation tips to complete your image, such as using textures and key lines are explained.
The features included in each workshop are subject to change, as Cherry likes to include up to date work that may offer extra aspects.

Session 1: Introducing my gear, subject matter and where to source it. Explaining my style of ‘simple Still Life’ and how to use natural light indoors. Showing the importance of your background and colour combinations, together with reflections, can add interest to your shot.
Session 2: How using texture can enhance and add atmosphere to your still life image. How and where to create it. Capturing outside light to use indoors. Working towards a botanical style image and adding some text. An easy way to create a Pep Ventosa image indoors. Creating a simple composite using layers.
Session 3: Using kitchen foil to create a unique looking still life. Creating a mono still life and taking it a step further by inverting your image. Making use of the Twirl filter in Photoshop to create some attractive shapes. Easy ways to create a triptych with your still life images.
Session 4: Using the colour replacement tool in Photoshop to tone with other elements of your still life. Explaining an attractive way of framing your image. Using your light pad to bring out the detail in the petals of some white flowers. Combining something sentimental with your up to date work to produce something meaningful and unique. Ending with putting together a composite using many of the techniques covered.

These 4 Tuition Sessions will be held live on Mondays November 3rd and 17th, December 1st and 15th from 19:00 to 20:30 (UK time).
This booking is for all 4 sessions.
Recordings will be available to watch for 28 days after the last live event.
About Cherry Larcombe

Cherry is a renowned Speaker and Competition Judge for many UK photography clubs and has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. She has a deep passion for digital photography, always encouraging us to see the world differently.

FREE Zoom Talk: Mark Hemmings - Smartphone Photography.
2025-12-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Capture striking, creative and technically excellent mobile photographs, from evocative travel moments to local, everyday scenes.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)
MyPhotoClub is pleased to offer complimentary access to this Talk as one of our annual Festive Season gifts; to photographers worldwide.
Discover how to work confidently with light, composition and timing to create images that feel polished and intentional.
Learn practical methods for shooting when your DSLR or mirrorless camera isn’t to hand, and make the most of the camera you always carry.
See how Mark approaches travel photography around the world and apply his ideas to your own creative adventures, at home, or abroad.
Understand the strengths of mobile cameras so you can make quick decisions that will elevate your results.
Mark Hemmings is a professional travel, street, advertising and commercial photographer with over 25 years’ experience. He is the author of iPhone Photography for Dummies and Android Smartphone Photography for Dummies, and his work spans global assignments from around the world.

Janina Wilde - Seeing Architecture Differently: Creative Multiple Exposure Photography.
2026-01-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
See how architecture offers rhythm, structure, and repetition, making it a perfect subject for creative multiple exposure photography.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)
In this inspiring talk, Janina shares how buildings can be transformed from solid, static forms into expressive, layered images full of movement and emotion.
Using both in-camera multiple exposure and post-processing techniques, she demonstrates how architectural details, textures, and patterns can be combined to create striking, abstract interpretations of the built environment.
Janina will take us through a day out in the city at this time of year – from kit she would take, places to look to go to, how techniques would change over the day – including finishing in the evening with Photoshop.
Enjoy a rich selection of images and behind-the-scenes insights, push your creativity and explore new ways of working.
Janina Wilde is an award-winning educator with over 25 years of experience in education and 7 years specialising in multiple exposure photography. Founder of Wilde Photography Academy which offers online courses and in-person workshops in the UK and abroad. A passionate and engaging speaker, Janina is known for inspiring photographers to see architecture – and creativity – in a whole new way.

Photoshop Mastery with Jonathan Vaines (Workshop 1)
2026-01-09 19:00 - 21:30 | Online
(As well as access to the live events, you will receive links to the recordings, valid for 1 year)

The first of 10 WORKSHOPS – Friday 9th January – Learn to unleash the full power of the most successful photographic editing program ever built.

Master Photoshop from basics to advanced techniques in this comprehensive 10 workshop course, building confidence, and establishing proven workflows that work for you.

The full course provides you with the building blocks to edit your images with confidence. You can also choose to book separate workshops that suit your individual needs.

This is the fifth time that we’ve run this very popular course and all the recent updates to Photoshop will be included and explained in detail.

You’ll learn how to set up Photoshop, understand tool settings, and apply them to process your images effectively, and non-destructively.

From ‘this is a brush’ to ‘complex mask generation’, we cover everything a photographer could need.

The sessions are detailed but relaxed Zoom meetings, with you able to ask questions or request repeat demonstrations as we go.

The live workshops will be held weekly on Fridays from 19:00pm (UK time).
9th January – Adobe Camera RAW – Into Photoshop – Workspaces – Tool Bars
16th January- Layers – Tools – Brushes – Remove – Transform – Crop
23rd January – Smart Objects – Gradient – Levels & Curves
30th January – Content Aware – Dodge & Burn – Colour Change – Make Brushes – Text
6th February – Textures – Blend IF – Selection Tools
13th February – Selecting by Colour, Focus & Channel – Magic Wand – Monochrome
20th February – Sharpening – Adding Noise – Creationg Actions – Presets
27th February – Blur – Puppet Warp – Liquify
6th March – Detail Extraction – Frequency Separation – Luminosity – Displacements
13th March – Look Up Tables – Composites – Resize – Colour Spaces – Image Output
(The content for each session may vary slightly due to timing)

THIS BOOKING IS FOR: The first Photoshop Mastery Workshop.
(a reminder – if you can’t make any – the recordings are valid for 12 months)

Jonathan Vaines is a professional photographer and Adobe Photoshop specialist. His image making is firmly planted in the creative art world.
He is a self-employed Photographic Educator teaching mostly on Adobe Photoshop, as well as sessions for organisations including the Royal Photographic Society.

We’ve had fantastic feedback from previous Photoshop Workshops:
Rob – “MyPhotoClub’s 10-week intensive course Photoshop Mastery taught by Jonathan Vaines, met far more than my immediate needs and exceeded my expectations. It opened up possibilities I did not know existed and, moreover, provided excellent guidance on how to realise them”
Maureen – “Thank you to MyPhotoClub and Jonathan Vaines for a course that has opened my Photoshop eyes and is already transforming my editing practice”

Kay – “Jonathan’s patient approach to his subject helps demystify so much, builds confidence and encourages you to try new things”

Demiray Oral - Photographing the Icelandic Highlands.
2026-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Improve your photography, whatever your favourite genre, from the image making of this multi-award-winning UK-based landscape photographer.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)
Learn from the extensive time Demi has spent working deep in the interior of Iceland’s Highlands, a region many photographers admire but hesitate to explore.
Discover how to find meaningful foregrounds, control depth, and produce captivating compositions, when everything feels vast and distant.
See how to make stunning images that feel grounded and different to those usually produced.
Understand the importance of planning, and gathering reliable up to date information rather than relying on fragmented online advice.
Demiray Oral is a multi-award-winning UK-based landscape photographer specialising in remote and atmospheric environments. His work is shaped by long-term projects in Iceland, the Scottish Highlands, Madeira, and the Arctic. He runs workshops designed to help photographers create exceptional images through focused guidance, individual attention, and a clear, structured approach to seeing and composing in complex landscapes.

Photo Tour - India (Rajasthan & Varanasi) with Paul Sansome
2026-01-18 - 2026-01-31 | India
Rajasthan is the most colourful Indian State; and we visit the majestic Taj Mahal, Amber Fort and Varanasi, the oldest city in the world.
Paul aims to provide people with memorable experiences, good photo opportunities and a great holiday.
Paul says, “the emphasis of this trip is photography; I believe that the best photo opportunities are found away from the main tourist sites.
For the full itinerary and prices please email: – roy@myphotoclub.co.uk
Whilst the tour includes visits to two great buildings, the incomparable Taj Mahal and the grand Amber Fort, there is a greater emphasis on the bustling street life of towns like Bundi and Karauli. We complete our trip by going to the unique and extraordinary Varanasi, a place that cannot be understood without visiting it.”
To sumnmarise: –
We start our tour in Jaipur, with an introduction meeting and an initial session of tuition.
Our first full day will begin with a visit to one of India’s top visitor attractions – The Amber Fort.
Onto Bundi where much time will be spent in the back streets and the market, we will also visit some step wells, or Baoris.
Next, Ranthambore National Park, famous for its Bengal Tigers, where we have two jeep safari drives. We hope for successful sightings of those majestic animals, but there are other wildlife and landscape interest in the Park.
Our next destination is Karauli where we stay in a palace and enjoy fantastic street photography, as well as some buildings of historic note.
We couldn’t visit this part of India without…. The Taj Mahal ! – One of the Seven Wonders Of The World. Photo visits at dawn and dusk from both within the grounds and across the Yamuna River from the Mehtab Bagh gardens.
We had to include an Indian Train experience – our 7-hour express leaves at 06.00 for the amazing city of Varanasi… Paul says, “I have always enjoyed daytime train journeys in India, mainly to meet people through the train, plus the chaotic activity on some of the main stations. Varanasi is both the oldest city in the world and the most important religious site in India. Set on the River Ganges, it holds a special place for Hindus as dying in Varanasi may allow people to reach Nirvana. As one of the world’s most unique places it provides an unforgettable experience and photography opportunity, especially along the ghats, the huge banks of steps along the river.
We end the trip in Delhi, which has some sites that are well worth visiting but we may have limited time, fitting in with our flights. Paul says “All I can say is that we will try to find something interesting to do with any time available to us.”
Paul Sansome is one of the UK’s most successful fine art photographers, selling photography to hang on people’s walls since becoming a professional in 2003. Paul has been Highly Commended in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year, has many times featured in Landscape Photographer of the Year and in 2017 won the first of several major awards in the Travel Photographer of the Year competition. For the past 20 years, Paul has been leading photography holidays each year to countries that include Italy, Morocco, Iceland, Myanmar, Vietnam and India.
Paul is always available and the guidance given when alongside someone taking the photographs is probably the most instructive. As well as being attractive to the photographer, the itinerary will also appeal to people wishing to experience a more in-depth view of the Indian way of life. The Tours attract people with all levels of photography experience.

Margaret Soraya - Long Exposure Seascape Photography – From Capture to Print.
2026-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Learn how long exposures can transform the sea into expressive, atmospheric images, and make wonderful prints and photobooks.

(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)

See how to produce evocative, painterly images of any coast, using long exposures to distil atmosphere, movement, and a strong sense of place.
Enjoy an in-depth talk exploring the creative process behind Margaret’s long exposure seascape photography; her work is shaped by the light, weather, and elemental power of the Isle of Harris.
Understand reading tides and weather patterns, choosing locations and composing with movement.
Margaret is known for making technical concepts easy to understand, removing jargon as a barrier for those who may feel intimidated by it.

Margaret Soraya’s lifelong love of the coast has led her to live and work in quiet coastal regions including the Welsh coast, Cornwall, the Scottish Highlands, and ultimately the Outer Hebrides. She is a professional wedding photographer, commissioned internationally, and her work has been featured in National Geographic Traveller, Rough Guides, Camera Craft, Professional Photographer, Outdoor Photography, and Scottish broadsheets. She runs photography workshops and retreats that encourage creativity, mindfulness, and wellbeing through time spent in the landscape. Margaret has recently completed the build of her new gallery on Harris, dedicated to her coastal work, which is due to open in 2026.

​Kaisa Sirén - Moving Stories: Creating Emotional Narratives with ICM.
2026-01-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Kaisa will share how Intentional Camera Movement can help turn long suppressed emotions and unseen feelings into striking images.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 14 days)
See how Intentional Camera Movement can be used to build cohesive bodies of work, telling a story.
Understand how camera movement can create elements that initially were not in the scene and make some unseen things visible.
Kaisa will explain her work process, the technique of ICM, and how the images are created.
Enjoy several stories created with ICM images and video stories.
​Kaisa Sirén studied photo journalism in Canada. She lives in Rovaniemi, at the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, where she works as a freelance photographer and artist. Widely published, Kaisa has had several solo and group exhibitions in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Scotland, USA and Germany. Co-founder of ICMPhotomag Network Community and ICM Photo Academy, and teaches courses on ICM photography, both in person and on-line.

Donna Feledichuk - From Field to Frame: How an Award-Winning Wildlife Photograph Comes Together
2026-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Discover how fieldcraft, light, and intention shape wildlife images, from decisions in the field to beautiful photographs that are greatly admired.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)
Great wildlife photographs are built long before the shutter is pressed. Donna reveals how preparation, patience, and place come together to create award-winning images.
Understand fieldcraft in depth, learn how to read landscapes, understand animal behaviour, and recognise subtle cues that reveal where to be, and when, before lifting the camera.
Donna explains the role of light, showing how its quality, direction, and timing shape mood and meaning, and how small shifts in position or perspective can transform an ordinary encounter.
She shares her editing process, demonstrating how post-processing is used to simplify the frame, guide the viewer’s eye, and strengthen emotional impact without overworking the image.
Donna Feledichuk is an international award-winning wildlife photographer and educator with over three decades of photographic experience. Her work focuses on the wildlife and wild places of the Boreal Forest and beyond, and has been featured in BBC Wildlife, Canadian Geographic, and National Geographic (Español). Recognised among Canada’s Top 16 Wildlife Photographers, Donna has received awards and finalist placements in major international competitions including the World Nature Photography Awards, Nature Photographer of the Year, Nature’s Best Photography, and Travel Photographer of the Year. She is a member of the Canadian Conservation Photographers Collective and a regular columnist for Photo WILD Magazine, where she writes on wildlife conservation.

John Miskelly - Finding Your Vision
2026-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Clarify your own photographic vision; move away from imitation and toward work that reflects your personal instincts and aesthetic choices.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)
In this new presentation, John reflects on his past work, from early travel photography through landscape and long exposure, to more recent abstract images that often combine photography with other media.
Using his own development as a framework, he explores how a photographer’s vision evolves over time, through curiosity, experimentation, and reflection.
John focuses on the creative process, examining how ‘exploration’ and ‘play’ can help us in our creative growth.
Develop your personal style by experimenting with media and techniques and learn to trust your intuition over overthinking.
See the world around you in a unique way, that comes from your inner self, which will guide you to create work that builds confidence in your own creative choices.
John Miskelly : After an early photographic career at the BBC, John is now a professional landscape photographer and teacher. He’s a Fellow of the RPS, the British Institute of Professional Photography, a Canon Infinity International Ambassador and a LEE Filters ambassador.

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

(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)

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 | Online
AI can help you plan and become inspired to shoot images, generate ideas, and plan photographic projects with renewed clarity and creativity

(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)

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 | Online
Take creative control of the camera in your pocket and produce thoughtful, expressive images using practical techniques you can apply now.

(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)

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 | Online
Barb shares fresh ideas and inspiration to help you explore and discover new ways of photographing and creating your own abstract imagery.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)
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.

Photoshop Mastery with Jonathan Vaines (9 Workshops) Weekly January 16th 2026 to
2026-03-12 19:00 - 21:30 | Online
(As well as access to the live events, you will receive links to the recordings, valid for 1 year)

9 WORKSHOPS – Friday 16th January to 13th March 2026 – Learn to unleash the full power of the most successful photographic editing program ever built.

Master Photoshop from basics to advanced techniques in this comprehensive 10 workshop course, building confidence, and establishing proven workflows that work for you.

The full course provides you with the building blocks to edit your images with confidence. You can also choose to book separate workshops that suit your individual needs.

This is the fifth time that we’ve run this very popular course and all the recent updates to Photoshop will be included and explained in detail.

You’ll learn how to set up Photoshop, understand tool settings, and apply them to process your images effectively, and non-destructively.

From ‘this is a brush’ to ‘complex mask generation’, we cover everything a photographer could need.

The sessions are detailed but relaxed Zoom meetings, with you able to ask questions or request repeat demonstrations as we go.

The live workshops will be held weekly on Fridays from 19:00pm (UK time).
9th January – Adobe Camera RAW – Into Photoshop – Workspaces – Tool Bars
16th January- Layers – Tools – Brushes – Remove – Transform – Crop
23rd January – Smart Objects – Gradient – Levels & Curves
30th January – Content Aware – Dodge & Burn – Colour Change – Make Brushes – Text
6th February – Textures – Blend IF – Selection Tools
13th February – Selecting by Colour, Focus & Channel – Magic Wand – Monochrome
20th February – Sharpening – Adding Noise – Creationg Actions – Presets
27th February – Blur – Puppet Warp – Liquify
6th March – Detail Extraction – Frequency Separation – Luminosity – Displacements
13th March – Look Up Tables – Composites – Resize – Colour Spaces – Image Output
(The content for each session may vary slightly due to timing)

THIS BOOKING IS FOR: 9 9Photoshop Mastery Workshops
(a reminder – if you can’t make any – the recordings are valid for 12 months)

Jonathan Vaines is a professional photographer and Adobe Photoshop specialist. His image making is firmly planted in the creative art world.
He is a self-employed Photographic Educator teaching mostly on Adobe Photoshop, as well as sessions for organisations including the Royal Photographic Society.

We’ve had fantastic feedback from previous Photoshop Workshops:
Rob – “MyPhotoClub’s 10-week intensive course Photoshop Mastery taught by Jonathan Vaines, met far more than my immediate needs and exceeded my expectations. It opened up possibilities I did not know existed and, moreover, provided excellent guidance on how to realise them”
Maureen – “Thank you to MyPhotoClub and Jonathan Vaines for a course that has opened my Photoshop eyes and is already transforming my editing practice”

Kay – “Jonathan’s patient approach to his subject helps demystify so much, builds confidence and encourages you to try new things”

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

(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)

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.

Affinity Tuition Sessions with James Ritson (4 workshops)
2026-03-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
Mondays 2, 9, 16 & 23 March @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm UK (Recordings are available for any missed live sessions – valid until 27th April)
This four-part series of workshops has been designed to help photographers build confidence and fluency in the free Affinity application.
(As well as access to the live event, you will automatically receive a link to the recordings, valid for 28 days after the final session)
James will introduce Affinity as a free-to-use, complete post-processing environment, explaining its background, core principles, and how its tools are designed to support thoughtful, non-destructive image making.
The opening session establishes a practical foundation, demonstrating essential features such as RAW development, layers and masking, HDR merging, tone mapping, and image stacking, alongside a sneak peek at some new functionality being worked on for the next major version.
The workshops then move into structured, end-to-end editing workflows, showing how to take an image from initial RAW adjustments through careful retouching, refinement, and export. Emphasis is placed on maintaining flexibility throughout the process, using non-destructive techniques that allow creative decisions to evolve without compromising image quality.
Later sessions explore more specialised and demanding scenarios, including HDR processing and wildlife photography. James will discuss how to manage tonal complexity, avoid common pitfalls in high bit-depth editing, and make considered decisions that strengthen subject emphasis while controlling noise and visual distractions.
The final session focuses on low-light imagery, covering approaches to enhancing detail, managing colour, and building depth through dodging, burning, and stacking. This leads into Astrophotography and other workflows, examining how Affinity can be used to process challenging files while retaining subtlety and atmosphere.
James Ritson, part of the software development and research team at Affinity, is a programmer, photographer and software specialist with extensive experience working with Affinity for image processing workflows. He is known for his clear, methodical teaching style and deep understanding of non-destructive editing workflows, helping photographers develop efficient, flexible, post-processing practices grounded in careful observation and creative intent.

Jocelyn Horsfall - Impressions of Nature
2026-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
(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 | Online
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.
(As well as access to the live event, you will receive a link to the recording, valid for 28 days)

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.
