We‘re just two weeks away from the start of our 2023-2024 season, which begins with ‘Living the African Dream’, an inspiring wildlife talk by Alison Mees. Full details of the whole season’s programme at hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

Next Friday, in the opening talk of our new season, Alison Mees tells the story of 16 years living in Africa, working in the community and with cheetah conservation. See hdcc.org.uk/syllabus, where visitors can click the Visitor button to get a meeting's Zoom code. #wildlife

it's starting to feel like Autumn and the trees will soon be showing their colours. So right on cue our online talk on Friday is Edward Hyde's guide to Woodland Photography, "I Can't See the Wood for the Trees". Virtual visitors welcome, see hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

Our online talk tomorrow evening is Edward Hyde's guide to woodland photography, "I Can't See the Wood for the Trees". Those wonderful autumn colours will soon be here! Virtual visitors welcome, see hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

We are very pleased to announce that Interprint 2024 will be on Saturday 24th February 2024 in the St.Ives Free Church, Cambs. The free exhibition opens at 10am and is open to the general public with some of the very best photographic prints from the eastern region on display!

"Photographing People: Cultural and Social Photography" – our online talk tomorrow at 8:00pm. Much-travelled photographer Trevor Cole promotes an ethical and considerate approach, to build trust, rapport and mutual respect. Virtual visitors welcome: hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

Our online talk tomorrow at 8:00pm is "Photographing People: Cultural and Social Photography" with much-travelled photographer Trevor Cole. Trevor promotes an ethical approach to build trust, rapport and mutual respect. Virtual visitors welcome: hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

Not long now! Our online talk tonight at 8:00 is "Photographing People: Cultural and Social Photography" by much-travelled photographer Trevor Cole. Virtual visitors welcome via hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

"The Best Camera is the One You Have With You". And this Friday we meet in our hall for a talk and practical session with photographer Tom Peck, learning how to take and process great images on our smartphones. hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

This time tomorrow we'll be honing our smartphone and in-device processing skills with photographer Tom Peck, at our hall in Hertford. "The Best Camera is the One You Have With You". Visitors welcome (£3) > hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

The camera can’t record how we feel! But at our online talk at 8:00pm this Friday, 1 December, Colin Westgate will show us techniques to transform a rather ordinary image into something much more satisfying. Virtual visitors welcome > hdcc.org.uk

“The Expressive Landscape”. In our online talk at 8:00pm tomorrow, photographer Colin Westgate will be showing us techniques to enhance a technically good image to really convey the mood and emotion we experienced at the time. Virtual visitors welcome > hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

We're delighted to welcome Caroline Preece for our online talk this Friday. She‘ll talk about photography as a visual language, explaining the psychology of people’s visual interpretation and the impact of our compo­sitional choices. Visitors welcome > hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

"Tools, Not Rules" with Caroline Preece – our online talk tonight at 8:00pm. Caroline will talk about photography as a visual language, explaining the psychology of visual interpretation and the impact of our compo­sitional choices. Visitors welcome > hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

Our online meeting this Friday 19 January is a Technical Challenge competition, following up on the excellent Smartphone Photography talk by Tom Peck last November. Did we learn anything? Tom will tell us 🙂 hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

"Blowing Hot and Cold, Up North to Down South". In our online talk this Friday, Rene de Heer will share bird and landscape images from Scandinavia in winter to Spain in spring and summer. Virtual visitors welcome > hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

At our online meeting this Friday, Robert Snarey returns to talk about his travels in Ecuador. In "Life and Culture in Ecuador" he'll talk about its culture and Spanish influences, and about life at both low and high altitudes. Virtual visitors welcome: hdcc.org.uk/syllabus

Tomorrow at 8:00pm, our online talk by Robert Snarey is about his journey from Quito, capital of Ecuador, via the Equator and Cotopaxi to Cuenca and Guayaquil. He covers Ecuadorian culture and Spanish influences, with a bit about the history of chocolate! hdcc.org.uk/syllabus