Name: Palace Park Photography Meet-Up (Crystal Palace)
Start: 2025-10-22T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-10T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Phoenix Community Centre

Palace Park Photography Meet-Up (Crystal Palace)

A monthly meet-up for photographers, emerging talent and artists who wish to expand their lens-based practice, at Phoenix Community Center.
About this Event

We are happy to continue our regular monthly photography meet-up sessions for artists and photographers in South London at the Phoenix Community Center in Crystal Palace. These group sessions are suitable for beginners, emerging talent and intermediate practitioners who wish to expand their photography or lens-based practice. The sessions will be led and guided, yet invites self-determination and participation, with a vision for the group to develop its own goals, both personal as well as a group ambition, which could be working towards a small exhibition or a publication. There will be taught elements, as well as time to bring your work-in-progress for regular feedback and group discussion. Suggestions for particular themes that you would like us to cover are welcome.

Meetings will take place about once per month, usually on Wednesday evenings 7pm-9pm. Sessions can be booked individually, the fee is 25£ + booking fee per session. Or £20 for a taster session if you join us for the first time. Please see the scheduled dates below:

22nd October, Wednesday 7pm-9pm

19th November, Wednesday 7pm-9pm

10th December, Wednesday 7pm-9pm

further dates to be announced

Who can take part

Sessions are suitable for beginners as well as photographers at intermeediate level. Anybody who would like to learn more about photography is welcome to attend. We will accomodate participants' different level of experience. Support will be available to everyone as required.

What equipment do you need

Please bring your camera. This could be a digital SLR camera or a smaller camera device. A camera phone will be fine to get started. Photographers who use traditional film cameras are welcome to join, but we cannot provide a darkroom or film processing. Please bring any images or photographs that you have taken that you would like to share with the group to receive feedback.

What can you expect

· Making connections with other local photographers and artists

· A supportive atmosphere that benefits your confidence, motivation and learning

· Improving your technical skills and becoming confident in handling your camera

· Developing creative approaches to image making

· Learning more about different movements and artists in photography

· How to read and intrept photographic images

· Group and tutor feedback on your work

· Working towards an exhibition or a small publication

The fee is £25 for one evening. Please book multiple dates to attend the series. If you have not joined us previously you can book a taster session at a reduced fee.