NECCC Camera Club Spotlight Features the Springfield Photographic Society
NECCC Camera Club Spotlight
Club Name: Springfield Photographic Society
Club website:
http://sps.photoclubservices.com/
Club contact :
President Chris Laudani chrislaudani789@comcast.net
Club Meeting Location:
Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, Springfield, MA (413) 355-5803 Phone for Reeds·
807
Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA 01109
Club Meeting Times: 2nd and 4th
Wednesday at 7 PM
Club Mission Statement: 31 persons met at the
museum of natural history on Aug 11, 1937, and voted to organize a camera
club. Most
of the group had been members of a class in photography conducted by Norman C.
Van Ness, Assistant Curator of the museum. First show in 1938 saw 91
prints submitted. The
club met at the Museum of Natural History until 1939 when it moved to George
Walter Vincent Smith Museum.
Club
founding mission: “To
create and foster interest in the study and practice of the art of
photography”
Currently (2014) this club
has about 100 members and meets twice a month from Sept-May. We provide
members with a monthly photo competition and also provide weekend photo field
trips to photograph local historic and natural resources. We sponsor
an annual photo education program in April that provides
members and the general public with free advice on the science and artistry
of photographs presented by club members with
outstanding credentials in the world of photography.
Photographs
Monhegan Island by Kevin Fay
Starting the Day by Ron Belovitz
Sunrise over Maine by Lani Giguere
Swallowtail by Joanne Bell
Bit of Soul by Joanne Bell
