Upcoming Activities and Events
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June 2026
All Month. Photo Challenge. Theme: What Is That? Marc Moskowitz, our Photo Challenge moderator, set up a club FB album for you to post your month’s photos here. This is a fun event for all. Photos by Marc Moskowitz, Margaret Waage, Spiff Carner, Jeff Westland, and Pat Fahey are just some of the photos uploaded so far. All are welcome to submit photographs.
FYI: All Month. Member Exhibition. Club member David Batley’s exhibition at Sewell Mill Library publicizes and calls us to action, encouraging our efforts to promote preservation of our Georgia coastline for future generations.
Images of the coastal area, including some of the barrier islands, show how fragile this ecosystem can be because of natural forces as well as human intervention. The exhibition ends on 11 July.
Mon, 1 Jun, 7 PM. Competition. Theme: Wildlife and Water. Come and join us at the Sewell Mill Library/Cultural Center for this evening’s Prints Only competition. For this competition, there will not be Zoom access. We always encourage you to stop by to view the prints and hear the competition photos critique by our visiting judge. After the meeting, we’ll head out for optional social time. All are welcome.
6 Jun, 6:50 AM (Carpool 5:45 AM from Sewell Mill Library and depart 6:50 AM from Publix, Dawsonville). Field Trip. Grist Mills and Covered Bridges. Photos by Joe Kovarik. More information/RSVP here. Members only.
Sat, 13 Jun, 11 AM. Social/Learning Workshop. CPS Spring/Summer Social. Our annual potluck and hands-on learning workshop will be held at Switzer Library’s Rogers Room. Switzer Library is about four blocks from Marietta Square. The library address is 266 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060. More information/RSVP here. Members, family, and friends are welcome.
Sat, 13 Jun. Membership. New Members’ Meeting. Our June meeting will be held concurrently with our Spring/Summer Social, Sat, 13 June.
Ronda Clark, Membership Chair, will meet with our newest members attending our 13 June Spring/Summer Social/Workshops at Switzer Library and learn about upcoming field trips, learning workshops, and other activities for the rest of the year. New members only.
Mon, 15 Jun, 7 PM. Continuing Education. Presentation Evening. Join our host, Hylos Barrett, for this evening’s Zoom-only educational presentation here. Hylos will email all club members the week before with more information. All are welcome.
Tue, 16 Jun, 7 PM. Welcome/Orientation. New Members Zoom. Dee Dee Bonesteel, our club’s Secretary and Welcome Chair, welcomes our newest members to learn about our club’s resources and review the process of competing in our monthly competitions.Q&A time included. Dee Dee will email the Zoom meeting URL a couple of days before the Zoom session to our new members. New members only.
FYI: Sun, 21 Jun. Father’s Day.
Wed, 24 Jun, 7 PM. Learning Workshop. Zoom session for photographing Milky Way and Star Trails. Refresher for the upcoming August field trip. More information/RSVP here. Members only.
Mon, 29 June, 3 PM. Competition.Deadline for Digital Images, Theme: Patterns. Using the updated CPS entry form here, email the entry form and photos to cpsdigital2023@gmail.com. FYI, digital photos are required for both Digital Only and Prints Only competitions by the above deadline. Members only.
Upcoming Activities and Events
Wed, 1 Jul, 7 PM. Learning Workshop. Zoom session forphotographing deep space objects. Refresher for the upcoming August field trip. More information/RSVP here. Members only.
FYI: Fri-Sun, 3 Jul-5 Jul. Labor Day weekend and federal holiday.
Sat, 11 Jul. Field Trip. Atlanta Botanical Gardens at Gainesville. More information/ RSVP here. Members only.
Mon, 13 Jul, 7 PM. Competition. Theme: Patterns. Come and join us at Sewell Mill Library/Cultural Center, 2051 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta for this evening’s Digital Prints competition. For this competition, there will be Zoom access here. (Note: Date change is due to the 4th of July’s three-day weekend). After the meeting, we’ll head out for optional social time. All are welcome.
Sat, 8 Aug. Learning Workshop. Orton Effect Editing in Photoshop and Lightroom. More information/RSVP soon. Vinings Library. Members only.
Fri, 14 Aug. Field Trip/Learning Workshop. Annual Astral Event. Join Rick Olson and Umit Yuksel at Chatuge-Ledford Church Rd Boat Ramp for an exciting evening of “heavenly” sight-seeing and photography. Note: Cloudy sky fail-over to Sat, 15 Aug. More information/RSVP here. Members only.
Sat, 17 Oct. NG3C. North Georgia Camera Club Council (NG3C) Shoot-out inter-club competition. Day-long competition between ~10 photo clubs at Dallas, GA. Members only.
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