PhotoClub Focus

PhotoClub has many different events during the next three months including a new term with Nigel Wilson starting on Thursday 17th September, an amazing lecture about Marilyn Monroe, a guided walk round Richmond town and an intermediate photography course to be taught by Lillian Spibey.

Reading Room Exhibition during October

‘The Botanical World’

An exhibition for photographs taken by PhotoClub members. Welcome drinks will be held on Wednesday 30th September between 6.30 and 7.30pm in the Reading Room.

The Many Faces of Marilyn Monroe

Tuesday 6th October 7.30pm

One hundred years after her birth the images of Marilyn Monroe still fascinate all who view them. She was a screen goddess and a cultural icon whose face was familiar worldwide in publicity shots, beauty magazines as well as postage stamps and Roy Lichtenstein’s comic style paintings.

Many of these were on show at the National Portrait Gallery until 6th September. But who was the woman behind the face? Join us to find out more from John Francis, an experienced lecturer in film, photography and art.

Free for Art Group members.
Art Group members may bring one guest who is not a Club Member. They can be paid for at Reception before the lecture using a debit or credit card. Booking for guests will open on 7th September.
Club Members who attend must be Art Group members. Join at Reception before 6th October. The current annual subscription is £15, which entitles members to attend seven art and three PhotoClub lectures, as well as other Art Group activities.

For any queries, please contact Hilary Holmes, PhotoClub Lecture Coordinator at hil.holmes@gmail.com

PhotoClub Walk

Richmond Revealed: Walking Tour

Thursday 22nd October 10.15am

Join a guided walk around Richmond with Club Member and Blue Badge Tour Guide Robert Woolf, and hear about rock stars, actors, monarchs, and other characters who have left their mark on this riverside town. We will walk along the riverside with its elegant Georgian bridge, contemplate some newish architecture and see the remains of its Royal Palace and finish very near the Cricketers and Princes Head pubs on Richmond Green. The walk, which includes Richmond Hill, is about two hours.

Meet at 10.15am for 10.30am at Richmond Station forecourt.
Art Group members £15 | Guests £20

Book at Reception or give the team a call on 020 8480 4200
For more information please contact laurie.m.porter@gmail.com

Lillian Spibey’s classes

Lillian’s autumn course for intermediate photographers will be held on Wednesday evenings 28th October, 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th November 7 – 9 pm

28th October and 4th November will be night photography – light trails

11th and 18th November – portrait photography

25th November winter black and white photography workshop

Booking is open! Book at Reception or contact them on 020 8480 4200 to reserve your place.

Nigel Wilson’s classes

Nigel’s second half of term will be Thursday 5th November to 3rd December. The last day will be one class for everyone to attend followed by the PhotoClub Christmas lunch. Further details for booking to follow.

Dates for Nigel Wilson’s 2027 classes

Spring term
14th January to 25th March
Half term 18th February

Summer term
22nd April to 8th July
Half term 27th May and 3rd June

Autumn term
16th September to 2nd December
Half term 21st and 28th November

PhotoClub lecture

Tuesday 2nd February 2027 7.30pm

‘From Scorsese to Survivor: famous faces extraordinary lives’

Lecture given by Harry Borden, one of the UK’s most respected and celebrated portrait photographers. There are over 100 portraits held in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery , Harry has spent decades masterfully capturing the human spirit under the glare of public life, politics, and historical trauma. Portraits of legends like Martin Scorsese, Sir Paul McCartney, Margaret Thatcher, and Björk.

The Depth of ‘Extraordinary Lives’: Hear about his deeply personal, five-year global journey photographing survivors for his critically acclaimed book, Survivor: A Portrait of the Survivors of the Holocaust. Stripping away assistants and heavy studio gear, Harry used only a camera, a tripod, and natural light to capture quiet, profoundly moving records of resilience.

PhotoClub social movie evenings

Monday 16th November, 18th January, 15th February, 8th March, 10th May at 7.30pm.Join our informal gathering of photographers and friends to enjoy a meal at the Club followed by a film of interest, a short illustrated talk by a fellow PhotoClub member on a particular trip / event they have photographed or other similar ideas for discussion and sharing of work.

Sarah Smith, PhotoClub Chair smithgarden@icloud.com