About BPS
Founded in 1888, BRECHIN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY is one of Scotland's oldest amateur photography clubs and meets weekly between September & March and monthly between April & August. BPS is a local photographic society with an ever-expanding membership, sharing tips & techniques and working together to help each other become better photographers. So bring along your camera, pull up a chair, and explore all things photographic. See our PROGRAMME for in-depth details of where and when we meet. Our site contains galleries of competition entries by our members who use their artistic and technical skills to tackle the challenges of these various photographic subjects. You can also follow us on Facebook here: BPS BRECHIN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT, NEW MEMBERS OF ALL GRADES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, Brechin Photographic Society is still running via online methods many of which held on the Zoom app. Due to the lack of meetings in our usual venue etc this year, we are charging just £20 for 2020-21 season although our usual membership fee of £45 is welcomed from anyone who wishes to support the continuity of the club for the following season. If you are interested in joining do message us via this website and we'll send you the details of how to join and once you have joined up we will deliver you a copy of our premium annual magazine also as part of your membership!
We'd love for you to join us even if it is virtually in these difficult times!
Where to find us:
2020-21 Competitions
'Annual Image Competition Round 1 - Open Topic'
(Projected Digital Images Only)
Images to be submitted by 15th Sept 2020
6th October 2020 - Judged by Stewart Dodd LRPS from Dundee
'Annual Image Competition Round 2 - Open Topic'
(Projected Digital Images)
Images to be submitted by 13th Oct 2020
3rd November 2020 - Judged by David Hay HonSPF from Pitlochry
'Mini Panel'
(Projected Digital Images Only)
Images to be submitted by 20th October 2020
17th November 2020 - Judged by David Watson DPAGB form Aberdeen
'Annual Image Competition Round 3 - Open Topic'
(Projected Digital Images Only)
Images to be submitted by 3rd Nov 2020
1st December 2020 - Judged by Chris Bell from Deeside Camera Club
'Annual Image Competition Round 4 - Open Topic'
(Projected Digital Images)
Images to be submitted by 8th December 2020
12th January 2021 - Judged by Neil McGoldrick from Hatton
'Colour Print of the Year,
Mono Print of the Year, and
Digital Image of the Year'
(Print and Projected Digital Images)
Images to be submitted by 12th Jan 2021
9th February 2021 - Judged by Allan Gawthorpe DPAGB EFIAP/s PSA5 from Aberdeen
'Main Project'
(Projected Digital Images Only)
Images to be submitted by 26th Jan 2021
23rd February 2021 - Judged by Andy S Hayes ARPS EFIAP/s DPAGB PPSA
COMPETITION WINNERS 2019-20
Dalhousie Trophy: Main Project: Ian Bain
South Esk Trophy: Mini-Panel: Hayley-Jane Freeman
David Clark Trophy: Division One: Ian Hastie, Ben Freeman and Hayley-Jane Freeman
Careston Trophy: Division Two: John Griffith
Jim Snedden Shield: Division Three: Kevin Thomson and Chris Beattie
Brechin Arts Festival Trophy: Most Improved: Kevin Thomson
B&W Salver: Monochrome Print of the Year: Anne May
Kay's Salver: Colour Print of the Year: Ian Bain