2025-2026 Meeting and Event Calendar
Meetings are in-person but also provided by Zoom for members that cannot be present.
New members are always welcome!
If you would like a courtesy invitation to attend selected Zoom meetings in order to learn more about us, please email club president Diane Bovenkamp (d_bovenkamp@yahoo.com) to request a Zoom link.
Date
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Event
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Information
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| 2025 |
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| Nov 27 |
No Meeting |
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| Dec 18 |
No Meeting |
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| Dec 25 |
No Meeting |
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| Jan 08 |
Board Meeting |
Starts 6:00PM, Open to all members. (link to approved minutes) |
| Jan 08 |
Print Competition 4 |
Judge: TBD |
| Jan 15 |
Program 8
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Tashiding: Between Earth and Sky-Norm Barker
Join Norm as he takes you for a visual tour of the 100-acre property, while sharing tips, techniques as well as discussing the pitfalls and challenges of working on a major book publication and dealing with publishers and designers who sometimes have different ideas from what you might envision and want. There will also be some copies for signing after the talk.
Norm Barker is a Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine. Norm is an award-winning science photographer, writer and designer. His latest book collaboration Tashiding: Between Earth and Sky, The Gardens of Douglas & Tsognie Hamilton presents a sumptuous portrait of a 100-acre rural landscape and extraordinary residence developed in connection with the land and environment.
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| Jan 22 |
Digital Competition 5 |
Judge: TBD |
| Jan 29 |
Program 9
(Zoom only)
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Members Critique Night |
| Feb 5 |
Print Competition-5 |
Judge: TBD |
| Feb 12 |
Board Meeting |
Starts 6:00PM, Open to all members. (link to approved minutes) |
| Feb 19 |
Digital Competition-6 |
Judge: TBD |
| Feb 26 |
Program-11 |
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| March 5 |
Print Competition-6 |
Judge: TBD |
| March 12 |
Board meeting |
Starts 6:00PM, Open to all members. (link to approved minutes) |
| March 12 |
Program-12 |
TBD |
| March 19 |
Digital Competition-7 |
Judge: TBD |
| March 26 |
Program 13 |
TBD |
| April 2 |
No meeting |
Good Friday, April 3rd |
| April 9 |
Board Meeting |
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| April 9 |
Print Competition 7 |
Judge: TBD |
| April 16 |
Program 14 |
The Art of Landscape Photography, Kah-Wai Lin
Description: In this seminar, Kah-Wai will tell you the pro tips in seeing the unseen and crafting better images in landscape photography: how to use the lights to create visual emotion; how to use long exposure to create visual dynamism; how to use field of vision to create visual perspective; and how to use composition to create visual continuity and story.
Kah-Wai Lin is a landscape, wildlife, and travel photographer, ocean explorer, documentary film producer, and wildlife conservationist based in New Jersey. With a portfolio spanning over 100 photography workshops, more than 300 global seminar presentations, and over 200 international awards, he is widely recognized as a leading figure in the photography world. His social media platforms, followed by more than 300,000 people, allow him to inspire and connect with a global audience. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to photography and conservation, he received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the U.S. Congress.
For more information visit: https://kahwailin.com/
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| April 23 |
Digital Competition 8 |
Judge: TBD |
| April 26 |
Field Trip |
Goucher College Art Gallery
Our own Phyllis Berger has a new exhibition at Goucher’s Art Gallery titled Onderduiker: Hiding in Plain Sight at Amsterdam’s ARTIS Zoo during World War II. (That’s pronounced “Ahn-der DYE-ker.) The reception will take place between 3 and 5 PM, with an artist’s talk at 3:30 PM.
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| April 30 |
Program 15 |
TBD |
| May 7 |
Print Competition 8 |
Judge: TBD |
| May 14 |
Board Meeting |
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| May 21 |
Digital Competion-9 |
Judge: TBD |
| May 28 |
Program 17 |
TBD |
| June |
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Summer Session Begins-Meeting Every Other week |
| June |
Spring Field Trip |
TBD |
| June 11 |
Board meeting |
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| June 11 |
Board Elections and Feedback Night |
Board Elections. Also, come share your feedback on making BCC better. Refreshments served. |
| June 13 |
Year-End-Competition |
9:00AM, Closed to the members. |
| June 25 |
Program 18 |
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| Jul 9 |
Board meeting |
Starts 6:00PM, Open to all members. (link to approved minutes) |
| Jul 9 |
Program 19 |
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| Jul 23 |
Program 20 |
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| Aug 1 |
New Club Year Begins |
Remember to pay your dues |