Established in 1995, the Pakenham Camera Club caters for the novice and advanced photographers alike. We regularly feature a practical workshop or guest speaker, and from time to time, we have photographic outings to different local, rural and metropolitan locations. Club competitions are held most months with a variety of topics to enhance our photographic skills. We also participate in interclub competitions with a small number of other camera clubs. The Pakenham National Photographic Exhibition is a nationwide competition conducted by the club.
With the founding Pakenham National committee of Rob Cutler, Laurelei Vincent, Don Grant, Rosie Chatfield, Jenny Trotter, David Piko, Alphonse Landman, Doug Hamilton, Roger Berry, Jacqui Bommert, Pauline Preston and Megan Trotter the Pakenham National Photographic Exhibition was born in 2004. A lot has changed since that first National where we had sections for both prints and slides.
Entries close in July each year, and the Exhibition is usually held over two days at the Cardinia Cultural Centre in Pakenham each September.
There are usually twelve sections to enter, 8 print and 4 projected images, covering subjects such as Open, Monochrome, Landscape/Seascape, People/Portraiture, Architecture, Rural Australia, Animals & Wildlife, Creative/Experimental and Photojournalism. Print numbers have fluctuated greatly over the years of running the National, and so each year the entry numbers are reviewed for each section and section categories maybe changed, with the emphasis on encouraging people to enter prints! Without the prints to put on display, the Exhibition would simply not attract as many visitors.
Catalogues from most of the Pakenham National Exhibitions are still available and copies can be purchased for a small cost to cover postage via the Contact Us page.
