Our Syllabus Secretary Elaine Prior has once again created a packed programme for the forthcoming season with a wide range of quality speakers and presenters interspersed with club competitions, inter-club competitions and members social evenings. A small number of lectures will be available on Zoom, generally during some of the winter months or when distant or international speakers present via the internet .
| Date | Speaker/Event | Topic |
| 16/09/2025 | Members Night Opening Night |
Introduction to the New Season – Introduce the new members and each committee member will talk about their role and how that works – Competitions, Website, Syllabus, Facebook, Club Outings and new this season set some themes for the members to get involved and showcase their work |
| 23/09/2025 | Guest Speaker John McKenna |
Transient Moments: photographing the impermanent in Japan, all shot in black & white |
| 30/09/2025 | Club Speakers Margaret Campbell Elaine Prior |
My Cyanotype Project – How I went about learning about cyanotypes Lake Nakuru, Samburu & Lake Naivasha |
| 07/10/2025 | Guest Speaker Paul McDougall |
Capturing moments in wildlife photography – What are moments, recognising moments and capturing moments |
| 14/10/2025 | Members Night | Members Short Presentations – Looking for 4/5 members to volunteer and showcase their portfolios, can be any topic |
| 21/10/2025 | 1st League Competition | Club Members Competition Entries – Judge:TBC |
| 28/10/2025 | Guest Speaker Graeme Barclay |
Street Photography, The Journey This is my journey through street photography, from very basic candid portraiture, interaction with subjects, leading on to creative street photography using a, 8mm fisheye lens |
| 04/11/2025 | Club Speaker Neil MacGregor |
Within the Light – Searching for light in landscape and wildlife photography A mixture of nature, landscapes and small summer projects which I’ve been busy with over the last couple of months. Much of the talk will deal with the vagaries of the Scottish weather and the importance of light in outdoor photography. |
| 11/11/2025 | Members Night | Club member to showcase their images from the various set themes |
| 18/11/2025 | Guest Speaker Colin Prior |
Colin will talk about his new project, his 10th and final book |
| 25/11/2025 | 2nd League Competition | Club Members Competition Entries – Judge:Tracy Ross (Irvine) |
| 02/12/2025 | Guest Speaker Adrian McGarry |
Creative iPhone Photography (not just iPhone) Presented via Zoom to Club Room only |
| 09/12/2025 | Club Speaker George Robertson |
A walk on the wild side – photographing a snow shoe expedition through the arctic Tundra in winter with some spicy and challenging weather conditions. |
| 16/12/2025 | Christmas Social Night | Venue TBC |
| 06/01/2026 | B&W Competition | Club Members Competition Entries – Judge: Ken Lindsay |
| 13/01/2026 | Guest Speaker Iain McFaden |
Astrophotography |
| 20/01/2026 | Members Night | GDPU, SPF & PAGB – look at some of the best images from 2025 |
| 27/01/2026 | 3rd League Competition | Club Members Competition Entries – Judge:Gordon Rae |
| 03/02/2026 | Guest Speaker Peter Benson |
Photography on the Darkside – London Nights. Presented via Zoom to Club Room only |
| 10/02/2026 | Club Speakers Ian Mitchell David Ritchie |
A Little Bit of Almost Everything – a selection of images shot in 2024 and 2025 covering a range of genres (Date TBC) Date & subject TBC |
| 17/02/2026 | Guest Speaker Damian Shields |
My Journey in Landscape |
| 24/02/2026 | Interclub Hub Singer |
Interclub Competion – Hub Singer (Judge Rob Davis) |
| 03/03/2026 | Club Speakers David Muir Denis Taylor |
Travels around Costa Rica capturing some of the sights and wildlife Tanzanian safari |
| 10/03/2026 | Members Night | “You Be The Judge” where club members assess a selection 15-20 prints then compare notes with the original judges comments and scores which had been judged previously. |
| 17/03/2026 | Robert Simpson Digital | Club Members Competition Entries |
| 24/03/2026 | Guest Speaker Fiona Brims |
Travels to India Part 2 (TBC) |
| 31/03/2026 | Interclub Kirkintilloch |
Interclub Competion – Kirkintilloch (Judge Guy Phillips) |
| 07/04/2026 | Guest Speaker Mark McColl |
Frozen Lands |
| 14/04/2026 | Members Night | Club member to showcase their images from the various set themes |
| 21/04/2026 | Annual Competition | Club Members Competition Entries – Judge: Eddie Telford |
| 28/04/2026 | Club Activity – Outing | Venue TBC and subject to weather |
| 05/05/2026 | AGM & Annual Dinner | AGM Club followed by Garvies for annual dinner |