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 | BPE2*


Website updated 12th November 2025

Tuesday 18th November

COMPETITION 3
WOODS, FORESTS, TREES (PDI)

Judge: Roy Maddison

Definition: Your photo can show a woodland or forested landscape, a copse or any group of trees, or even a single tree, just as long as you depict the splendour, beauty and/or presence of this natural phenomenon.

Tuesday 25th November

CHAIRMAN’S EVENING with STUART WOOD FBIPP FSWPP

A Strutts Main Hall Event (with licensed bar)

Derby-based Stuart Wood has spent nearly 35 years as a top commercial
photographer, during which time he has won many major awards for his celebrity portraits and wedding photography. As recently as 2024, Stuart won Best Wedding Photographer for Europe and Asia at the RSVP International Awards. Stuart’s talk will take us through his career which will include images from opulent weddings around the world and his major commissions – in recent years he’s shot Paul McCartney, Joanna Lumley and Martin Clunes –as well as his personal D Day veteran project.

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