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Smartphone Photography: PhotoWalk & Meet Up

This will be a mobile photography affair, it's open to anybody of any skill level who wants to spend a couple of hours on Wellington's waterfront with fellow photo lovers taking beautiful pictures, talking photography, and meeting / learning from each other. Initially we are meeting at Mac Brewery (Waterfront Side & outside) and will […]

Grant Sheenan

Grant Sheehan is an award-winning commercial photographer specialising in travel, architecture and landscape photography. About Grant: Award-winning photographer Grant Sheehan began his working life as a survey draughtsman, making maps. However, his great love has always been photography and for the past twenty-five years he has made it his business. Over that time, his photographic […]

Food Photography

TTC Tramping Hall 4 Moncrieff St, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Carolyn is a food photographer shooting for all forms of advertising, packaging, magazines and books. Having spent the majority of her career in Auckland firstly as Viva photographer for the New Zealand Herald, then moving to Commercial, she is now an accomplished food photographer. Carolyn creates striking imagery with leading publications, acclaimed chefs and recognised […]

Thomas Busby

TTC Tramping Hall 4 Moncrieff St, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Thomas Busby is a landscape photographer, born and raised in the shadow of Mt Taranaki, New Zealand. The New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) named Thomas Busby Landscape Photographer of the Year in 2016.

Creative Black & White Photography: Botanic Garden Workshop Series

Wellington Botanic Gardens 101 Glenmore Street, Wellington, New Zealand

This is the fourth in our series of seasonal workshops celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Wellington Botanic Gardens and the Fresh Shoots Photo Competition. Mark Berger, APSNZ and long-standing member of WPS, will lead the workshop and explore the art of seeing and creating creative black and white images. Primarily the workshop will focus […]

WPS Meetup: Black and white photography

Held in conjunction with our 12hr Black & White photo competition, this will be an opportunity to get out and work with other photographers. We will meet at 9.45am at the white fountain next to Whairepo Lagoon. We will announce the competition themes at the meetup. This is an opportunity to work together with other […]

WPS Meetup: Castlepoint Races

Castlepoint Beach

Horse racing, kiwi style. The iconic Castlepoint Beach races are set to kick off again in 2020! This day trip is a superb opportunity to leave the city and rejig—move something around until you have it the way you want it— your creativity at the beach, alongside plenty of horse racing action. If you are […]

WPS Meetup – Alexandra Rd Hill Climb

Wellington Car Club’s annual Alexandra Road Hillclimb is shaping up to be extra exciting this year with special guest Hayden Paddon headlining the event! If you are interested in high-speed or sports photography this is an excellent opportunity to get out and get some practice.  The cars will be running up the hill from approximately […]

WPS meet-up: Photo critique and review

A great chance to run your work past others for ideas on how to lift your game, or just meet other photographers for a chat. Bring along your potential competition entries or anything else you’d like feedback on. We’ll keep things anonymous, so if possible please bring physical prints rather than digital images. We will […]

(Postponed) WPS Meetup: Bird & Wildlife

Postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak, More Information available in the link below: https://mailchi.mp/5fece804881c/37vuivjwn3-5022305  

(Postponed) WPS Coffee catch-up: Photo critique and review

A great chance to run your work past others for ideas on how to lift your game, or just meet other photographers for a chat. Bring along your potential Competition entries, or anything else you’d like feedback on.  We’ll keep things anonymous, so if possible please bring physical prints rather than digital images.

Critique Evening

Tararua Tramping Club - Committee Room

On Wednesday 10 February there is a small print critique evening at the Tararua Tramping Club committee room from 6pm. Bring along three of your favourite prints and be prepared to talk about how they were taken, what you like about them and then give constructive feedback on others’ images.  Don’t worry about large prints […]

Pre Meeting Meetup

Pre-Meeting informal meetup. More details will be confirmed closer to the date.

Meetup – Seascape/Surf/Coast

This meetup offers the perfect opportunity for both seascape and landscape photographers. Oruaiti Reserve is a hidden gem of Wellington's South Coast. There are amazing views and a 35-minute loop track which includes a historic pa site, WWII bunkers, a rock arch and plenty of seascape subjects. You won't be short of things to photograph! […]

Pre-Meeting: Photowalk

Heya folks! We are running a pre-meeting photowalk before our Thursday meeting. Join me and a bunch of others at the corner of Kent Terrace and Elizabeth Street for a brief photowalk. Location is here: https://goo.gl/maps/UaihnE9Ab3NHuzte8 We’ll meet at 6pm and shoot through to just before the meeting, so plenty of time to wander around, backtrack, […]

Andy Monk – Why the Rush!

TTC Tramping Hall 4 Moncrieff St, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand

Analogue (film) photography around Wellington and the other main centers is an  untapped wellspring of talent and potentially, a critical material and process to always  guarantee photography does not become a sub-genre of digital art. It is the Feldenkrais principle where the photographer spends more time before  capture, fine tuning or waiting for a moment […]

PSNZ Honours Club

Tararua Tramping Club - Committee Room

For those who attended our last meeting, I mentioned that we will be starting a Honours Club. The purpose of this club is to provide support and encouragement to WPS members who are interested in attaining one of the three levels of distinction awarded by the Photographic Society of New Zealand: Licentiate, Associateship, and Fellowship. […]

Critique Evening

Tararua Tramping Club - Committee Room

On Wednesday the 12th of May we are having a small print critique evening at the Tararua Tramping Club committee room from 6pm. Bring along three or more of your favourite prints and be prepared to talk about how they were taken, what you like about them and then give constructive feedback on others’ images. […]

PSNZ Honours Club – Playing with prints (Licentiate)

Tararua Tramping Club - Committee Room

Whether you are putting together a digital or print honours submission, having a play around with smaller versions of your prints can be a great way to experiment with the content of your portfolio and its layout. In this meeting, we'll be taking it one step further with a part-"round robin"/part- "game of telephone" activity. […]

Exploring Documentary Photography with Mark Coote

Tararua Tramping Club

About Mark: I have been earning my living as a photographer for 30 years. I started out working on newspapers and then like all journalists eventually do, I went to the dark side.I do commercial work now, mainly in the Communications space. Each assignment or photoshoot has a brief. It can be highly prescriptive and […]

Loemis Meetup

Wellington's annual Mid-Winter solstice festival, Loemis (https://www.loemis.nz/) is back with a month full of programming in the lead up to the longest night of the year. The culmination is a parade to Oriental Bay Parade for a giant bonfire, energetic brass band, and colourful costumes. This year the procession will begin at Waitangi at 5:30pm […]

10×10 Member Presentation

We are hosting a 10x10 member presentation where some of our members will be talking to 10 of their images for around 10 minutes each. Doors open at 7pm at the Tararua Tramping Club.

AGM 2021

Tararua Tramping Club

Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Wellington Photographic Society Inc The date of the AGM is set for 26 August 2021. We are calling for any motions members want to put on the agenda as part of the AGM business, and for nominations for officeholders and WPS Committee members. Any motion for a change to the WPS […]

Karori Cemetery Tour

Join the Wellington Photographic Society for a 2-hour tour of one of Wellington's famous and beautiful cemeteries. Friends of Karori Cemetery have graciously agreed to host us on their "Off the Beaten Track Tour". This tour will take us to many spots of photographic interest across the 100-acre cemetery. Price: $10/Person We've been advised that […]

Photo Scavenger Hunt

Tararua Tramping Club

How about a photo scavenger hunt? 90mins to shoot 10 topics. Best overall image wins a prize! This meetup is on 25th Nov at the club for the usual time 7pm and we'll hand out the topics. Make sure you bring a camera or phone to the event so you can take part :) We'll […]

Pāuatahanui Bird Shoot

Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve https://goo.gl/maps/2kjPPbudJJ2r9LiYA

In keeping with or theme for the month - Birds. We are going to have a meetup at Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve on Feb 19th. If we meet up around 4pm then the tide will be on the way out. Meetup Location: https://goo.gl/maps/2kjPPbudJJ2r9LiYA

Matiu Somes Island Fieldtrip

We are running another trip to Matiu Somes Island, including an overnight stay on 29 April (limited to 7 people due to accommodation restrictions).The cost will be $35 per person for the accommodation overnight. You are also welcome to come just for the day on either 29 or 30 April. There will be plenty of […]

Otari Wiltons Bush – Morning Photowalk

Otari Wilton Bush 150 Wilton Road, Wilton

Join us for an early morning photo meetup at Otari Wilton's Bush at 7.30am on Saturday 18 June. Meet at the entrance next to the school (Banks Entrance near the Cockayne centre and lawn). We can photograph the early morning sun as it lights up the plants, and the birds as they wake up and […]

Evening Photowalk: Architecture & Cityscapes

These evening photo walks are a great way to meet some other people that are keen on photography and explore Wellington. Join us for a nice stroll to capture some of the capital's great architecture and street life. Walk location: From Tararua tramping Club (at 7pm) To Oriental Parade Rotunda The route is Tararua Tramping […]

Wellington Zoo – Evening Meetup

Wellington Zoo 200 Daniel Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Every year the Zoo opens late on certain nights during March. This gives us a chance to have a laid-back, half-price visit to the zoo to capture some images of the awesome animals. There are some new attractions since we did this last year including snow leopards and a baby giraffe! Bring a picnic, bring […]