On Thursday 10th September Smethwick Photographic Society will be welcoming back long time member David Wheeler as he presents his latest photographic exploits. David is travelling up from London specially for the ocassion and will present live in the clubhouse.
David joined Smethwick in the early 1980s and has served two terms as President. He was made a life member when he moved to London in 2000.
He attends club meetings online most Thursdays and competes in the monthly competitions. He has lectured extensively at photographic clubs and judged local, national and international exhibitions in the UK and abroad. He is current chair of the London Salon of Photography.
David recently gained an EFIAP/d4 award and will speaking in the clubroom at 18:30 about gaining FIAP distinctions. His main talk at 20:00 entitled “Out of my Comfort Zone” will cover the challenges he faced recently when he returned to photography after a 10-year break to focus on his career and family. With a background in landscape photography, he will describe how he has challenged himself to cover genres such portraiture, people, art nude and nature.
Here’s a selection of what we can expect from David:
This week’s talk is part of a series of FREE ‘taster’ sessions for local Sandwell community residents and workers (non SPS members or regular guests). If interested do login or better still come along to the live presentation at the clubhouse. Full details below.
For information go to our Streaming page HERE