Thursday 7th May Smethwick Photographic Society will be welcoming back Malcolm Hupman. Malcolm will be live and in the club room. 

Malcolm, based in Corby, Northamptonshire, has been passionate about photography since 1976.

As a registered speaker and judge with the MCPF and PAGB, he has delivered talks in person and online since 2016. He is Chairman of the Corby Photographic Club and has held several other roles. His journey began in Zambia with a second-hand Zenith B, leading to further development after returning to the UK and investing in Nikon gear and a darkroom.

Despite initial scepticism about digital photography, Malcolm embraced it a decade later, specialising in wildlife from 2010 to 2020. Today, he enjoys shooting all genres, including landscapes and macro.

Here’s a selection of what we can expect from Malcolm this time round:

For information go to our Streaming page HERE

On Thursday 30th April Smethwick Photographic Society will be welcoming Sue Sibley. As Sue is on the south coast she will be presenting via Zoom. 

Sue has always had a passion for photography but concentrated on other forms of art until joining Southampton Camera Club in 2011. Where her drive saw her rapidly become their President then later the Chairman of the Southampton International Exhibition. Sue didn’t waste any time achieving firstly, her ARPS within that first year and steadily continued to work though all her other distinctions. Later joining the New Forest Camera Club she has seen continued successes.

Sue has been Judging for the SCPF for over 14 years and now for the PAGB she has a philosophy of ‘you must try it all’ to be able to have an opinion. She also feels this is a great way to meet people and keep up to date with what’s happening in the photographic world by going to as many adjudications and Championships as possible.

Sue enjoys many forms of photography especially creative, still life, nature and landscapes but wishes she had more time to do more, as we all do!

Here’s a selection of what we can expect from Sue:

For information go to our Streaming page HERE

On Thursday 23rd April Smethwick Photographic Society will be welcoming PermaJet’s Louise Hill, and longtime member of SPS to judge our annual Mono Print competition. Louise will be viewing & passing constructive comments in her own inimitable style on over 60 prints live in the clubroom. 

All are welcome, the bar and cafe opens at 7pm with the main event on at 8pm.

Here’s a selection of mono prints form this competition in 2025:

For information go to our Streaming page HERE

On Thursday 16th April Smethwick Photographic Society will be welcoming Sue O’Connell. Sue will be presenting live in the clubroom. 

While many of Sue’s images are taken in foreign lands, they embrace a range of genres and for that reason Sue prefers to call herself “a photographer who travels”, rather than a “travel photographer”. She has received many awards in salons and also had success in competitions including National Geographic Traveller, World Food Photography Awards, and Travel Photographer of the Year (a Winner in 2025). She is a Fotospeed Ambassador, a member of the PSA Pictorial Print Division board and Chair of WCPF Judge Training.

More Traveller’s Tales

Keeping up the tradition of favouring places not necessarily on everyone’s bucket list, Sue will whisk you to three recent off-beat travel destinations: Colombia, Bangladesh and Angola. 

All have troubled histories, and one at least has on-going unrest, so anticipating the very reasonable question “Why?”, she will show some of the magic to be found in each location. Highlights include a remote tribe with a link back to the Aztecs, the wild street art of a C16th walled city, the chaos and cacophony of Dhaka shipbreaking, and an eerie ghost island off the coast of Africa. The talk will reflect on why we travel and on the people and experiences which shape our photography.

Here’s a selection of what we can expect from Sue:

For information go to our Streaming page HERE

On Thursday 9th April Smethwick Photographic Society will offer a warm spring welcome to Colin Trow-Poole. Colin is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and the Irish Photographic Federation. 

In addition, Colin holds a Master award at the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain and has won numerous national gold and silver medals. He judges, has held exhibitions and has articles published. Sponsored by Permajett he has a passion for printing and although he enjoys the simplicity of monochrome, he also engages in a considerable amount of colour work. 

Historically a darkroom worker he’s embraced the digital age and in doing so has retained the merits of traditional club photography. He enjoys the tactile physicality of the print and considers the way an image is printed can influence the meaning and emotional values we attach to it. 

Tonight Colin will be giving a print presentation detailing his travels around India, Nepal, Bangladesh and China.  The talk will consist of both colour and monochrome prints, but it will also include pictures taken closer to home in various UK cities. Many of the images will have an environmental portraiture feel to them, whilst others will have a more documentary type bias. Towards the end of the talk he will be showing a range of experimental type pictures using techniques such as ‘intentional camera movement’, ‘multiple exposure’ and photographs taken at night. He will showcase a dynamic mix of work catering for a cross section of tastes within the audience.

Here’s a selection of what we can expect from Colin:

For information go to our Streaming page HERE