MEETINGS

MEETING MINUTES

Monthly meetings are held the 1st or 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM. Check the meeting details for the date.  Meetings are not held in June, July, and August. Meetings are held in person at Hidden Cypress, unless otherwise noted or on Zoom. An email with meeting information or Zoom link will be sent to all members prior to the meeting. We have a short business meeting followed by a presentation from a guest speaker and competition awards.


Contact Doug Scott: deraildh2@aol.com with questions concerning speakers
Contact John Hock, hikers2@hotmail.com with questions concerning themes

2026 Meetings, Themes and Guest Speakers
January

Meeting Date: January 13th

Meeting Type: Zoom

Entry Format: Digital

Deadline for Submission: January 9th

Theme: Architecture

Guest Speakers & Judges: Melissa & Charles Needle – Cell Phone Photograph

February

Meeting Date: February 3rd

Meeting Type: In-Person

Entry Format: Digital

Deadline for Submission: January 30th

Theme: Black & White

Guest Speaker & Judge: Parker Stewart

March

Meeting Date: March 10th

Meeting Type: In-Person

Entry Format: Print

Deadline for Submission: March 6th

Theme: Curves

Guest Speaker and Judge: Kenny McKeithan – “Photographing the Night Sky”

April

Meeting Date: April 14th

Meeting Type: In-Person

Entry Format: Digital

Deadline for Submission: April 10th

Theme: It’s in the Eyes

Guest Speaker and Judge: Jeff Coyle

May

Meeting Date: May 5th

Meeting Type: In-Person

Entry Format: Digital

Deadline for Submission: May 1st

Theme: Inspired by a Song  (Entry title must be a song title)

Guest Speaker and Judge: Eric Horan

June, July & August 
No Meetings
September

Meeting Date: September 8th

Meeting Type: In-Person

Entry Format: Print

Deadline for Submission: September 4th

Theme: Patterns/Repetition

Guest Speaker: TBD 

October

Meeting Date: October 13th

Meeting Type: Zoom

Entry Format: Digital

Deadline for Submission: October 9th

Theme: Portrait of a Person

Guest Speaker: TBD

November

Meeting Date: November 3rd

Meeting Type: In-Person

Entry Format: Print

Deadline for Submission: October 30th 

Theme: Street Photography

Guest Speaker: TBD 

December

Meeting Date: December 8th

Meeting Type: In-Person

Theme:  People’s Choice – first place winners in each level from the year will be voted by membership and awards given for Best of Category for each level and one Best in Show award.

Past Meeting Speakers and Themes
2025

January

Speaker: Fran Hewitt McDermott

Theme: Wildlife

February

Speaker: Stan Godwin

Theme: Have a Drink

March

Speaker: Jeff Coyle

Theme: Signs

April 

Speaker: Kenny McKeithan

Theme: Close-up

May

Speaker: Bobby Porto

Theme: Photo of a Person

September

Speaker: Diane Casparian

Theme: Slanted/Incline

October

Speaker: Melanie Dunea

Theme: It Gives Me the Creeps

November

Speaker: Sandy Dimke

Theme: Open

2024

January

Speaker: Ian Clark

Theme: Eat!

February

Speaker: Cole Thompson

Theme: From the Attic

March

Speaker: Bob Speare

Theme: Reflections

April 

Speaker: Janice Koskey

Theme: Black & White

May

Speaker: Lucy Rosen

Theme: Colorful

September

Speaker: Mary Presson Roberts

Theme: Music

October

Speaker: John Barkley

Theme: Landscapes

November

Speaker: Gary Mullane

Theme: Open

2023

January

Speaker: Janice Koskey

Theme: Vintage Things

February

Speaker: John Barkley

Theme: Fill the Frame

March

Speaker: Tom Mills

Theme: Tall Things

April (annual critique)

Speaker: Lisa Langell

Theme: Openoskey

May

Speaker: Sandy Dimke

Theme: So Southern

September

Speaker: Jim Smith/Sophia Schade/Leslie Joseph

Theme: Flight

October

Speaker: Bill Bogle

Theme: Games

November

Speaker: Barry Spruce

Theme: “T”