Category Archives: Photo Opportunities and Events

Here you will find a list of any interesting events which are local to the North West and are either related to photography, or may have interesting subjects to photograph. If you know of any other events not listed here, please contact Irene.

We are hoping to include a new section for Club Outings here.

AFRICA OYÉ 2012 ANNOUNCES FIRST ACTS

Photo by Irene Drummond

Easily one of the best festivals this city’s ever produced, Africa Oyé celebrates 20 years this year.  Do not miss it – 23rd and 24th June in Sefton Park!  Check here for updates.

Southport Flower Show 16th to 19th August – Competition

The Stefan Buczacki Open Photography Competition

Seed pod by Angelica Smith

This very popular competition, open to amateurs only, encourages photographers of all ages to take a close look at their gardens and produce some remarkable images. We invite photographs in three classes: Class A (Plant Portraits), Class B (Garden Views) and Class C (Garden Wildlife).

Please note:  The Stefan Buczacki Photography Competition 2012 application form is now available, click here. You will be asked to register first.

Mr Hardman’s Home Photographic Studio

59 Rodney St was the home and studio of the photographer Edward Chambré Hardman. It contains an extensive collection of photographs – over 142,000 images – the studio where most of them were taken, the darkroom where they were developed and printed, and the rooms where the photographer and his wife lived from 1948 to 1988, complete with all their contents and ephemera of daily life.

59 Rodney Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 9EX

£6.00 adult £2.95 child ( National Trust members go free). Click HERE for details

Brazilica Festival – July 13th to 15th 2012

Brazilica 2011 by Irene Drummond

Check out events on the website     http://www.brazilicafestival.com/

The festival has something for everyone over the Brazilica weekend: music, dance, art, sport, culture, food and film for the whole family. All of which provide the backdrop to the Liverpool Carnival Company’s spectacular Saturday night-time parade!

Wallasey Amateur Photographic Society Annual Exhibition 1st-15th September 2012 Birkenhead Park Visitors Centre

Watch this space for further details.

NESS GARDENS PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

Ness Botanic Gardens is delighted to announce a new photographic competition which is open to everyone – amateurs and professionals alike – and will take place from 1st December 2011 to 1st December 2012 at Ness. The competition is being run in conjunction with Heswall Photographic Society with support from Ness in judging the entries.

We are looking for inspiring and beautiful photographs illustrating the different seasons at Ness. What image captures the seasons at Ness for you? Could it be the colourful spring crocus lawn, or the magnificent wildflower meadow, autumn fungi or a winter wonderland? We have a range of prizes available to winners and to runners-up, together with the unique prize of having a photograph exhibited in our visitor centre. Your task is to capture the following seasons:   Winter – 1st December 2011 – 28th February 2012 Spring – 1st March – 31st May 2012 Summer – 1st June – 30th September 2012 Autumn – 1st October – 1st December 2012

Information can also be found here - Ness Botanic Gardens