September 23 2025

• To kick off the Chatham Camera Club’s 90th season, President Mary Craig welcomed twenty-nine members and three guests. The event marked our initial gathering at our new meeting place, Grace Christian Reformed Church.

• Vice-President Dave Noordhoff discussed some minor changes to the CCC constitution. The amendments were approved by a show of hands.

• We watched a YouTube video of Club Secretary Julie Faas, who went over The Club’s finances. All is well.

• Jeff and Wendy McDonald reminded us of this season’s photo challenges.

~ October – Nature (to be submitted by October 18th)
~ November – Humans (to be submitted by November 15th)
~ January – Different Point Of View (to be submitted by January 17th)
~ February – Architecture (to submitted by February 14th)
~ March – Refraction (to be submitted by March 14th)
~ April – Story Telling (to be submitted by April 18th)

E-mail reminders will be sent out in advance of the due dates

• In preparation for our Refraction Workshop on October 14th, we watched a B+H YouTube video on how to achieve the technique.

• Mike and Keith discussed some of the prints that were brought in for display, with many of them receiving high praise. Our next print display will be held on October 28th. If you have a printed photograph that you’d like to share, any size, any subject, please bring it in. We’d love to see it.

• Our next meeting will be a workshop on Refraction on October 14th.
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“Unless you photograph what you love, you are not going to make good art.” – Sally Mann