Club Calendar 2026 - 2027
September '26
2nd Opening Night: Introduction, Plus Camera settings, tech support & exposure triangle
9th NIPA Round 1 Selection (Open)
16th Guest Speaker Night: Travel & Portraits with Trevor Cole
20th IPF National Nature & Wildlife Photography Competition: Individual entry, closes 14th Sept
23rd Studio Night: Shooting members
30th Photoshop Night: Portrait & Pet editing
October '26
7th Showcase of your best images & how to get the most out of your images
10-11th IPF AV National Championships: Individual entry, closes 11th Sept
14th NIPA Round 2 Selection (Pets)
19th NIPA Round 1 Adjudication (Open) @ CPA CC, Morton Community Centre
21st Zoom PDI Battle - Mallow, Mid Cheshire & Catchlight (hosted by Mallow)
24th PAGB Inter-Club Print Championship @ Blackburn: Club entry, closes TBC end Sept
28th POTY Round 1 (Open PDI)
November '26
4th Member Night
11th Outing: Night Photography in Belfast
14th IPF National Shield (Novices): Club entry, closes TBC end Oct
18th Guest Speaker Night: Sports with David Fitzpatrick
19th NIPA Round 2 Adjudication (Pets) @ CB CC, St Malachy’s College Old Boys Assoc
25th POTY Round 2 (Nature PDI)
30th FIAP World Cup for Clubs: Club entry, closes TBC end Nov
December '26
2nd Studio Night: New faces
4th Roy Finlay Memorial Natural History Competition: Individual entry, closes TBC
5th PAGB Masters of Print: Individual entry, closes TBC end Nov
9th NIPA Round 3 Selection (Open)
16th Christmas Fun - Quiz, Food & BYO Beers
23rd Closed - No Meeting (Christmas)
30th Closed - No Meeting (Christmas)
January '27
5th Will McCrum Memorial Cup for Portraiture Competition @ CPA: Individual entry, closes TBC
6th Photoshop Night: “One Image, Three Edits”
13th NIPA Round 4 Selection (Minimalism)
20th Printing, Mounting & Screen Calibration Demo
22nd NIPA Round 3 Adjudication (Open) @ Carrickfergus CC, Eden Community Centre
27th POTY Round 3 (Mono PDI)
February '27
3rd Guest Speaker Night (Zoom): Landscapes with Adele Warner-Tate
10th NIPA Round 5 Selection (Open)
17th Member Night: Brazil with Terry McCreesh
17th NIPA Round 4 Adjudication (Minimalism) @ Ballynahinch CC, Edengrove Presby Church
24th Distinctions: Prep & panel building workshop, Plus Selection for Selector's Battle
March '27
3rd Studio Night
10th Photoshop Night
11th Print Selectors Battle - Catchlight, Dundalk & Drogheda (hosted by Dundalk)
17th Closed - No Meeting (St Patrick's Day)
20th NIPA Round 5 Adjudication (Open) @ Ballymoney Photographic Club, Ballymoney Town Hall
20th-21st PAGB GB Cup (PDI) & GB Trophy (Prints): Club entry, closes TBC end Feb
24th POTY Round 4 (Belfast PDI)
31st Guest Speaker Night: Sports & Travel with Robert Millin
April '27
7th Photoshop tips from 3 members
10th IPF National Photography Competition: Individual entry, closes TBC mid Feb
14th Outing: Landscapes on Down coast
21st POTY Round 5 (Environmental Portraits PDI)
28th Member Night: Skye with Kenny, Ross & Terry
30th NIPA Novice Competition @ Fountain Centre, Bangor: Individual entry, closes TBC
May '27
5th Image Of The Year: Top Scoring Prints From POTY & NIPA Starred Images go Head-To-Head for "Image Of The Year"
12th Annual Dinner
19th NIPA Top Print & PDI (hosted by Catchlight)
22th-23rd IPF National Club Championships: Club entry, closes TBC
26th AGM, election of new Committee and prize giving
June '27
14th PAGB Inter-Club Projected Digital Image Championship @ Warwick: Club entry, closes TBC start July
19th NIPA Exhibition: Individual entry, closes TBC