Our monthly meetings take place on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (October to June) at the Burpham Village Hall, Burpham Lane, Burpham, Guildford GU4 7LP between 14.00hrs & 16.00hrs.
The usual meeting format will be a short ‘tutorial’, sometimes with guided ‘hands on’ practice, or presentation, followed by a review of photographs submitted as part of the members gallery or from our ‘photoshoot excursions’. We even find time for a tea break and chat !!
Our presenters include our more experienced club members as well as external sources. We encourage members to contribute to our programmes and we run periodic ‘photo assignments’ as well as an annual ‘fun’ photo competition.
Our current programme is set out below, if you would like further details just contact us, or join us and become part of the group. New members are very welcome.
Submission date for all galleries for all meetings is the Wednesday before the meeting each month.
u3a Photography Group 2026/2027 Programme
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Please use the following tags to put your photos in the correct gallery.
Please remember that the limitation on submissions to the galleries is 1 per member for the members gallery and 2 per member for the assignment and photoshoot. Absolute final date for submissions is 17:00hrs on the Wednesday before the next meeting (earlier if you can please).
| Gallery | Meeting | Tag |
| Members’ Gallery | October | mem-2026-10 |
| Assignment – Creative Plants | October | ass-2026-10 |
| Rotorua Exchange | Dec/Jan | exch-2026-11 |
Meetings 2026 – 2027
| Date | Agenda | Speaker | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Oct | Programme for the year | Jonathan | Jonathan |
| All Steamed Up | Chris | ||
| Creative Plants Feedback | Jonathan | ||
Members Gallery | Mick | ||
| New assignment intro – ‘Food’ | Jonathan | ||
| 11th Nov | ‘Yellowstone and Grand Tetons’ – Rene de Heer | Rene | Jonathan |
Members Gallery | Annette | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | Jonathan | ||
| 9th Dec | Getting the best from your camera | Jonathan | Jonathan |
| ‘Food’ – assignment feedback | Jonathan | ||
| Members Gallery | Peter | ||
| Christmas Social | Wendy | ||
| 13th Jan | Features in Light Room | Chris | Jonathan |
| Making multi panelled photos | Gachou | ||
| Members Gallery | Chris | ||
| Rotorua Gallery | Jonathan | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery – ‘Guildford Churches’ | TBC | ||
| New assignment ‘Night’ | Jonathan | ||
| 10th Feb | i-phone and android photography (2 groups) | Peter + TBC | Jonathan |
How to make a photobook | Gachou | ||
My travels by train | Richard | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery ‘London by Night’ | Chris | ||
| Members Gallery | Mick | ||
| 10th March | David Hughes – wildlife | David Hughes | Jonathan |
| Members Gallery | Annette | ||
| Assignment feedback – ‘Night’ | Jonathan | ||
| 14th April | Macro Photography with Practical | Michael | Jonathan |
| How to mount photographs | Jonathan | ||
| Members Gallery | John | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | TBC | ||
| New assignment – ‘Gloom and Grime’ | Jonathan | ||
| 12th May | Fun Photo Competition | Jonathan | Jonathan |
| Members Gallery | Peter | ||
| Photoshoot Gallery | TBC | ||
| Ideas for 2027-28 | |||
| 9th June | Photographing movement / Continuous mode v Movie | Bob | Jonathan |
| Assignment feedback – ‘Gloom and Grime’ | TBC | ||
| Photoshoot – London Photo Walk | Lenny | ||
| Members Gallery | John | ||
| 2027-28 Programme ideas | Mick |
Photoshoot Locations and Dates
| Date | Tag for Gallery | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Oct/Nov | shoot-2026-11 | Dapdune wharf and Guildford’s canal |
| December | Guildford Churches | |
| January | London by Night | |
| February | The Spike | |
| March | Borough Market | |
| April | ||
| May | London Soho photo walk – Lenny | |