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Welcome to the Mount Gravatt Photographic Society
Prospective members
The Society, founded in 1967, is affiliated with the Photographic Society of Queensland (PSQ) and is one of Queensland’s largest photographic clubs.
Visitors are welcome to participate in club activities. In addition to lecture and judging meetings members are encouraged to participate in various interest groups, including Monochrome, Developers, Digital, and National/International.
Each group normally meets monthly. Where feasible, some groups may elect to meet via videoconferencing. The club runs field days in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales as well as organising club entries in national and international photographic competitions. Members have access to the Club’s closed Facebook site for the sharing of expertise and feedback on images while a library of resources provides a range of titles supporting individual research.
Meetings
Location
St Bartholomew’s Church Hall, corner of Logan Rd and Mountain St, Mount Gravatt.
Dates and times
Second Wednesday of month: Lecture/Guest speaker
Fourth Wednesday of month: Monthly competition judging
Aims of Our Club
The Mount Gravatt Photographic Society is a community-based non-profit camera club that is affiliated with the Photographic Society of Queensland. The club was formed in February 1967 by a small group of enthusiastic amateur photographers.
The Aims of Mount Gravatt Photographic Society:
- To foster a love of the art of photography amongst its members and in the community
- To assist members with problems appertaining to photography
- To achieve a more fruitful alliance between the beginner and the experienced photographer
- To present lectures on photography for beginners
- To arrange competitions both within the Society and with other bodies from time to time
Associations
PSQ - Photographic Society of Queensland
Represents affiliated Clubs in Queensland. MGPS is one of 45 Clubs. The Annual PSQ Convention is held over the May Long Weekend and alternates between Brisbane & Country Venues.
APS - Australian Photographic Society
The APS is a National Boday of Photographers that provides services to its Members and sets standards for accredited photographic competitions which it endorses. It is open to individual Members and Clubs. APS has an annual convention, APSCON, in each State on an alternative basis. Membership also includes the Australian Photography magazine, delvered monthly, as well as the opportunity to be involved in Print, Digital and Audio Visual Folios.
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