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 4th October 2026

Tuesday 6th October

LESTER WOODWARD presents MY JOURNEY SO FAR

This bold, striking and fun image Pink Madness earned Lester his first major honour as a club photographer: a PAGB Gold Medal for winning Best Colour PDI in the 2026 N&EMPF Exhibition. In this talk Lester will show his early travel shots and how, in his learning journey, he has widened his photographic skills, notably as a portraitist and creative image-maker. Be aware that this presentation will include fine art nudes.

Tuesday 13th October

MEMBERS’ EVENING–AWAY DAYS, HOLIDAYS, PROJECTS & PORTFOLIOS

Whether you holidayed in Bognor or Bologna, or went on a photo shoot in Skye or Skomer, you are invited to give a short PowerPoint presentation. We would like to see your photo projects, too. Maybe you produced a portfolio of pictures – or maybe an audio-visual - after one of our club trips? Or perhaps you’re working towards a photo distinction? If so, let’s see your pictures.

Latest news

View the September 2026 to May 2027 programme .......click here

View the 2026-27 Competition set themes .......click here

View the May 2026 N&EMPF Newsletter .......click here