On the 29th September we hosted our first Members Evening of the season. We had 2 excellent presentations from Fiona Bryden (Toronto Architecture) and George Robertson (AAA of Photography) In the 2nd half of the session we viewed part of the 2024 GDPU Portfolio.
The above presentation by Jack on Tuesday 15th September 2026 can now be viewed in the Members Section of the website – Internal Presentations. It can also be viewed here. To view the images in full frame press the double arrows at the right hand side of the top bar and then select PRESENTATION MODE. Later this month Jack will issue the first Web Newsletter of the new season providing further guidance on a few of the topics covered
We extend a very warm welcome to 6 new members who have joined us for the coming 2026/27 season – Christine Cormack, Ruth Rowlands, Jon Wilkes, Neil MacDougall, Colin Clark and Alan Sneeden. 5 of the 6 joined us at our first meeting on the 15th September with Christine joining us shortly following her relocation from France. All 6 get a ‘Shout Out’ on the Front Page of the website as well. We would ask all members to introduce themselves to our new … Read more
On Tuesday 22nd we welcomed our very own Dik MacFarlane to present to the club on his journey to capture, edit and present decades of family history via a wealth of photos and historic cine. His topic for the evening was called From Cine Chaos To Enjoyment the majority of which was set to topical music of the times..
MBCC achieved a very creditable recognition at the 2026 Awards. We came 14th equal in the Digital Portfolio, 7th equal in the Colour Print Portfolio and a great 2nd place in the Mono Print Portfolio. Very well done to all members who took part. To cap it off Norma McNab was awarded a Silver Medal for Best Landscape which can be viewed in the National Recognition section and also here
On Saturday 15th August Denis Taylor, Ian Watt and Ian Mitchell attended the WPB Championships in Glasgow. A selection of their images from the day are available in the Galleries section and also here.
The 2026/7 season commenced on Tuesday 15th September at 7.15 at the Milngavie Community Centre. This meeting focused around the introduction of our new members with committee members talking about their roles within the Club – eg Competitions, Website, Syllabus, Finance and Club Outings, Role on the new season!
The Tea Rota for the new season is now live within the Members Section. It includes 4 recent agreed swaps.
A huge congratulations to David Muir and George Robertson who shared 4 Short listings in the Black & White Round of the 2026 Amateur Photographer Of The Year Competition. David had 3 short listings with Lighting The Void, Wemyss Bay Railway Station (multiple exposure) and Bright Spark (composite) whilst George landed a short listing with Labyrinth. Not only do these entries further improve our impressive start to the competition but Round 2 heralded a record number of MBCC members entering, many for the first time. In addition to our stalwart FAB 4 ( Lynne, David, … Read more
David Muir has received an Expert Shortlisting in the 1st round of the 2026 Amateur Photography of the Year Competition. His image ‘May Your God Go With You‘ received a shortlisting in the recently completed ‘Street’ round. This follows on from his similar shortlisting ‘Lofoten Sunrise’ in the final round of the 2025 competition. Well done again David. His image can be viewed in the National Recognition Section and also here.
