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Annual Exhibition

This year's annual exhibition will take place at the Green Street Gallery in Newtown from Fri 2 November through to Sun 11 November. Opening night: Fri 2 November 6:30pm -8:30pm at Green Street Gallery.  

Lindsay Keats: Travel Photography

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

Love travel photography? Join us for an evening with Lindsay Keats, a renowned NZ travel photographer and Fujifilm X-Photographer. Come and see Lindsay's images and hear how he captures his images and works in difficult environments, while capturing the people and their environment. To learn more about Lindsay's work you can visit his website: http://lindsaykeats.com/

Photo Walk

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

Meet up at the TTC at 7pm (note the earlier start time). Bring your camera and enjoy a range of photographic challenges all within walking distance of the hall.

President’s Challenge: At the Beach

This month is the President's Challenge of 'At the Beach' Summer is a great time to be out and about with your camera so Glen has set the theme for January as 'At the Beach'. This is a opportunity to share images on a more informal basis and get everyone more involved in sharing images. […]

Workshop: People and Event Photography with Mary Hutchinson

Wellington Botanic Gardens 101 Glenmore Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Our Summer workshop / photo walk lead by Mary Hutchinson is the second in a series of photo walks being organised by WPS as part of the Botanic Gardens 150th Celebrations and the ‘Fresh Shoots’ Photo Competition. Mary’s photo walk will focus on People and Event Photography and is being combined with the Victorian Picnic that […]

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 […]

Mobile Photography with Michael Farr (MiFarr)

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

The joys of mobile photography are immense - who doesn't love taking photos on the go anytime, anywhere without having to worry about carrying a camera everywhere? Join us for a talk with Wellington based photographer Michael Farr who has been shooting people and landscapes with his smartphone for years.

Photo Journalism with Catherine Adams

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

Join us for a talk with local photojournalist Catherine Adams. Catherine is going to be talking about her year long Hare Krishna project. This year long photographic documentary aimed to explore the practice of Krishna Consciousness in Wellington, New Zealand.

Film Photography in 2019

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

Whether it be in the form of disposible, 'point and shoot' automatic cameras' or the manual SLR cameras, people are embracing film photography at a rate not seen in quite a while. We have also seen quite the resurgence in the Capital with the launch of several new film based businesses in the last year. […]

WORKSHOP: Fresh Shoots with Richard Young

Wellington Botanic Gardens 101 Glenmore Street, Wellington, New Zealand

The third in our series of Botanic Garden workshops will be lead by professional landscape and nature photographer, Richard Young and run in conjunction with New Zealand Photography Workshops and Excio. We have kindly been provided with the Begonia House for the workshop, an offer not normally offered to the public! During the day we […]

Athol McCreadie

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

Details tbc

No Meeting Tonight

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

No meeting today because of ANZAC Day.  We do encourage members to take shots of Anzac Day ceremonies and events on the day and share your best three on  sharemypics@wps.org.nz . We will view them at a future meeting.

PSNZ 2019 National Convention

For details on the programme and registration go to www.hutt2019.org.nz

Projected Image Competition

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

This is the WPS Annual Competition for Projected Images which is open to all members of the society and is a great chance to share your work with other club members. These will be presented and winners announced by this year's competition judge at the club meeting on 9th of May 2019. Category: Open Entries […]

Low Light & Night Photography

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

Time to get out and photograph the bright lights and lively bustle of the city at night. We'll be starting out from the Tararua Tramping club and heading out in groups of 4-5 people. The aim will be to capture a mix of different city locations and styles (Long Exposure, People, Light Trails etc) Ideas […]

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 […]

Annual Print Competition

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

Topics: Open Living Earth Entry Closing Date: Midnight Saturday 13 July 2019. You can bring your prints along to the meeting on 11 July 2019.   Other Requirements: Limit of three entries per topic Photographers responsible for matting and printing their own prints Once again, Wellington Photographic Supplies in Vivian Street are providing printing at […]

AGM

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

Post AGM activity tbc. Bring your camera.

Sean Gillespie: Documentating Wellington’s Suburbs

Sean is a Wellington based freelance writer, photojournalist and videographer. His LinkedIn profile suggests an extremely wide range of roles, including working in the New Zealand parliament and US Department of State. He is a keen Wellingtonian who is not bothered by the slight breezes we have down here. In fact he has headed out […]

Dean Hewison and Matty Warmington – Video with your SLR

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

Did you know that today it is not uncommon for feature length films to be shot on DSLR/Mirrorless cameras? Is your video feature on your camera one of those features that you have never quite got around to mastering? Things may well be different for you after hearing our two guest speakers on 12 September. […]

Wellington Interclub Battle

Each year the clubs in the area submit their best prints covering ten different topics for the bragging rights of being the best overall club in the region.  The event this year is being hosted by the Kapiti Coast Camera Club and the judging will take place at the Otaihanga Boating Club Hall, 19 Makora […]

Julian Butler – Infrared photography

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

Julian will be discussing the techniques behind the capture and production of his digital infrared images, which he has been shooting since 2007, focusing on the Wellington region and locations further afield. Culminating in a solo exhibition at Thistle Hall in 2010, this series of images aims to escape the usual infrared subject of nature […]

Member presentations – 10 x 10

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

Ten members. Ten images each. Some of our own members present what they've been up to recently with their photography. Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.

Destina Munro – Multiple exposures and abstract photography

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

Destina Munro LPSNZ will share ideas in gaining inspiration and practical tips in creating both multiple exposures in camera as well as layering images in Photoshop. Destina is a tutor at Massey University specialising in photojournalism and videography, and has a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Design majoring in Photography. She is a member of […]

Esther Bunning – Fine art photography

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

Esther Bunning is a commercial photographer based in Greytown in the Wairarapa. She is a grand master of the NZIPP, and has a list of awards to long to mention. Esther’s imagery has grown out of a lifetime of capturing gentle beauty and experimenting with creative tools. Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.

Gábor Tóth – The Wellington Urban Motorway and its photographic documentation

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

Gábor's talk will be called "The Foothills Route: the history of the Wellington Urban Motorway and its photographic documentation, 1966 – 1976". One of the largest and most complex works of infrastructure development in Wellington’s history, this talk uncovers the history of the Wellington motorway, the thinking behind its origin and the controversy surrounding its […]

Christmas Social

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

You’re invited to join us on Thursday, 12 December, at 7:30pm for our final meeting of the year at the Tararua Tramping Club. This will be a fun meeting with some festive frivolities such as a festive photography quiz and a short awards ceremony. Drinks will be provided and we ask that you bring a […]

Welcome to WPS 2020

Welcome to 2020! Join us for our first meeting of the year - this is a chance to catch up with other members & friends of the society. We are looking forward to hearing about your holidays and what you've been up to over the break and your plans for the year ahead. Would be […]

Black and white photography – Sean Aickin

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

Sean Aickin from Splendid, a small analogue photo shop in Newtown, will give us his take on black and white photography. With a photographic father, who had his own photo shop, there was little doubt Sean would end up in the photographic industry. Starting out in the late 90s, Sean has worked in various photo […]

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 […]

Competition: 12-hour photo competition

Join us for our first competition of the year – a B+W themed, 12-hour photo competition. Entrants will be able to choose from a list of themes, and will then have 12 hours to conceive, photograph, edit and submit a series of 5 images to represent that theme. Themes will be released at 10am on […]

B+ W Photo Competition: Themes

It's 10am, that means it's time to start our B+W Competition!! Themes: People in the Community - Show us the heart of the community and what makes it special. At the Coast - It is more than beaches. Show us what is happening at a beach near you. Highlight the Shadows – Make the most […]

Sport photography

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

We will hear from some of our members on their approach to sport photography. Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm

Street photography – Robert Fletcher and Holly Neill

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

Join us to hear from two very talented Wellington street photographers – Robert Fletcher and Holly Neill – talk about their methods and why they love street photography. Robert’s profile: Noticing the details. Moving from the UK to Wellington gave me the opportunity to explore and discover a new city and a new country. A […]

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) Lifestyle photography – Carissa Corlett

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

Postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak, More Information available in the link below: https://mailchi.mp/5fece804881c/37vuivjwn3-5022305 Wellington photographer Carissa Corlett will be talking to us about her lifestyle photography. Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.

(Postponed) WPS Meetup: Street Photography

Postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak, More Information available in the link below: https://mailchi.mp/5fece804881c/37vuivjwn3-5022305 A meetup designed for those who are interested in Street Photography and wanting to pair up with other photographers to learn more.

(Postponed) Wildlife Photography

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

Postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak, More Information available in the link below: https://mailchi.mp/5fece804881c/37vuivjwn3-5022305 Speaker yet to be determined. Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.

(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.

Wellington Interclub Themes – Week One

Week One (Earth, Sea and Sky) We are underway with our search for some outstanding images to be part of the club’s entry for the 2020 Wellington Region Interclub Print Battle.  In fourteen weeks time, we will be choosing the best images on each of ten themes that make up this year’s challenge. One of […]

Wellington Interclub Themes – Week Two

Week Two (Just Illusion) Just Illusion is an intriguing topic for one of the ten themes that make up this year’s Welllington Region Interclub Print Battle.  We are looking to submit a cracking entry on behalf of the Society so get out there and start taking photos!  You can submit three images on any theme […]

Adrian Heke: Wellington Free Ambulance & Freelance Photography

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

Adrian Heke is a freelance professional photographer from Wellington. He has worked with staff from Wellington Free Ambulance over different shifts to put together an exhibition, prints and publication.  He has photographed work in action and can talk about emotion and documenting a work environment on the front lines. You can find out more about […]

AGM 2020 (Zoom Meeting)

Virtual Meeting

Members of the Wellington Photographic Society are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting: 7.00 pm 03 September 2020 to be held online via the Zoom meeting application. Agenda: Will be confirmed closer to the date Welcome and attendance. Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on 8 August 2019. 2019-AGM-Minutes. President’s Report 2019-2020. Presidents Report […]

Member Presentation: Glenburn Field Trip & Lighting Workshop

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

This Thursday some of our members will be presenting their favourtite pics from the recent Glenburn Station field trip and the Fashion Lighting workshop. Each member will run through a couple of images each from these recent events. It would great to see you there to support these escapades. :) We will have full contact […]

Brian Scadden: Wet Plate Photography

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

Brian Scadden’s passion is old-school craft photography on cameras dating as early as the mid-19th century – some of which he designs and builds himself. These cameras, which can weigh up to 60kgs, predate film – and the images are captured instead on a plate of glass. For a little more background on Brian's work […]

Poppy Lekner: Experimental photographic artist

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

Poppy Lekner is an experimental photographic artist with interest in alternative photographic processes. Primarily working with cameraless photography. Current work and work of the last few years has been cameraless using the sun, the darkroom and now more recently in lockdown the moon to create images. Poppy started making cameraless work while teaching photography at […]

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 […]

Wellington Interclub 2020

Plimmerton Pavillion Hall , New Zealand

Wellington Regional Interclub Battle (Delayed from 2020) Remember it is not too late to submit your entries into our contribution to the previously postponed Interclub Print battle. The topics are here: The full list of themes is here: Earth, Sea and Sky. Just Illusion. Mono Portrait* Musical Image. Once Was Home. An Emotion. Macro Life. […]

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. […]

Joshua Harvey – The Ways We Love

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

In town early before the Wellington Pride Festival kicks-off on March 13th? Join The Wellington Photographic Society on March 11th as we host emerging photographer Joshua Harvey. Joshua Harvey is a queer photographer, working with portraiture to unpack issues surrounding identity, relationships, mental health and the idea of the self-image. Their work to date has […]

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Mandi Lynn – Click Happy

Tararua Tramping Club

Mandi Lynn is a photographer philosopher who is currently traveling the country with her dog in her vintage caravan teaching an award-winning wellbeing program to youth using photography as the tool to do it. Before that she won New Zealand's Creative Photographer of the Year and became the first director of a doco crew to […]

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. […]

This event is now cancelled

Tararua Tramping Club

This event has now been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Rachael Smith - Using Photography as a method of healing & recovery Through this work, I have explored challenges that occurred in a relationship where the balance of power was unequal. This autobiographical body of work has come about through observing myself, everyday routines, environment […]

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 […]

Photo/camera basics (Meetup)

Tararua Tramping Club

If you want to get the best results from your camera, you need to learn the fundamental skills and theory of good photography. Bring your fully manual-capable (D)SLR camera and owner's manual (if you have one) to the first session. Details are still be fully sorted, but we will update this page as they become […]

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.

10×10 Member Presentation

Tararua Tramping Club

This Thursday some of our members will be presenting some of their favourite pics from the last year. Each member will run through 10 of their favourite images. This is a great chance to see the work of other members and how they approach different subjects. We have had a good range of events and […]

James Stonley: Telling stories through Street Photography

Tararua Tramping Club

James is a Street photographer who is passionate about people and telling their stories through photography. As well as telling stories through candid street photography.   "I hope to leave the viewer wondering what's happening in a particular scene. I also capture intimate posed street portraits of strangers that I meet on my street walks." […]