Discover the many benefits of membership in the Peninsula Camera Club by joining us as a guest at any meeting so we can inspire you with wonderful images and constructive critiques.
Benefits of Membership
- Showing and discussing your work with others
- Taking photos to create an art form
- Having your images critiqued by experts at club competitions
- Attending clinics, lectures, field trips, and discussions as a learning experience
- Meeting and associating socially with others who have the same interests
Membership fees are $35 per year, payable at the start of each competition year which starts in October.
The Peninsula Camera Club is affiliated with PSA (Photographic Society of America) and N4C (Northern California Council of Camera Clubs). Affiliated with the San Mateo Department of Parks and Recreation.
Club Competitions
Our learning experience is centered on our competitions. A judge from outside the club provides anonymous, constructive critiques of each image. Through this process the entire group learns to create better images. We also get the chance to share and appreciate the creative work of others.
Images may be prints or digital images. There are several different categories or divisions of competition for each media type. You may participate in any or all of these divisions. Three images may be submitted in each division for a competition, except for Color and Monochrome Prints, which is limited to two images per competition.
Winners from our club competitions are submitted to our regional group, N4C, for a competition between member clubs in Northern California.
Competition Divisions
Pictorial (Digital only)
Color Prints
Monochrome Prints
Nature (Digital and Prints)
Creative (Digital and Prints)
Travel (Digital and Prints)
Journalism (Digital and Prints)
Meetings
7:15 p.m. on the 1st, 3rd, and sometimes 4th Tuesdays.
(In December 1st Tuesday only)
Please see the club calendar for the specific dates for each type of competition, as well as dates for non-competition programs.
Meeting Location
Central Park Recreation Center
50 East 5th Ave., Room A
San Mateo, CA 94401
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