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 26th February 2026

Tuesday 3rd March

FLORA TOMLINSON-PILLEY presents INTO THE WILD BLUE
A Journey into Underwater & Wildlife Photography


In early 2025, at the age of 21, Belper-based photographer Flora won the CEWE Student Photography Award for a stunning image of the moment a dolphin’s beak is about to break the surface of the water. Having now graduated in Marine and Natural History Photography, Flora’s talk will embrace her passion for underwater and nature photography and show us how she will take her career forward, highlighting especially the beauty of marine life and the urgent need to protect it.

Tuesday 10th March

CHRIS UPTON presents SIMPLY BLACK & WHITE

Whilst the majority of Chris’s work is in colour, his photographic journey started with black and white. ‘I’ll never forget the magic of seeing those prints appear in the developing tray’ says Chris. ‘In these digital days I am increasingly drawn towards the simple beauty of monochrome which strips away the confusion of colour and asks us to appreciate the light, tone, texture and detail in our images’.

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