Welcome

FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Thank you for visiting our website. I will thank you even more if you visit our club, especially as we are entering an exciting new phase in moving to a new venue: Strutts Community Centre in Belper.

Over 40 years, Derby City Photographic has also built up a reputation as a friendly club where prospective members are given a warm welcome. They also come into a healthy fold of eager-to-learn beginners right through to experienced practitioners who both inspire and help others.

We also have an enviable reputation for the quality of our lectures, and encourage the spirit of competition through monthly themed contests in both digital and print.

We have a flourishing photo library, too – over 100 books.

Derby City PC is also one of the 40-plus members of the North & East Midlands Photographic Federation (N&EMPF) which is itself affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB).

Ashley Franklin ARPS | APAGB | BPE3*


Website updated 14th January 2026

Tuesday 20th January

COMPETITION 5

URBAN DECAY (PDI)

Judge: Steve Walters BPE3 EFIAP

Definition: There can be beauty in decay. Photos must capture decay and erosion in an urban setting. Show how time and the elements have transformed man-made structures or objects where, for example, people have often added art or graffiti.

Tuesday 27th January

KYLIE-ANN MARTIN EFIAP/b BPE2 CPAGB presents CRITIQUE NIGHT

Back for a second year by popular demand, this highly qualified judge will once again critique our images. We send your images in advance and, on the night, she will offer guidance on ways to improve them. Better still, with a few images, she will show us how suggested improvements would look.

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