ANNOUNCEMENTS

May Club Meeting

May 14th – 7:00 PM

In-Person at Hidden Cypress 

Speaker: Lucy Rosen

April Photographer of the Month

Pat Webster

Visit Photographer of the Month to meet Pat and view her portfolio of favorite photographs

SPRING 2024 SEMESTER REGISTRATION

 Registration: Registration Form

Course Catalogue:  2024 Spring Course Catalogue

Questions? Check the Education Page for more information or email cindyfiano@gmail.com

Club Trips

The USAF Thunderbirds Airshow at Joint Base Charleston

April 20, 2024, from 8 AM to 6 PM

Join us at Joint Base Charleston to see one of our country’s elite military air demonstration teams.

See important trip and registration information on the Trips page

The Beidler Forest Audubon Center and Sanctuary

Friday May 10, 2024 from 7 AM to 3 PM

On Friday May 10th, we are going to The Beidler Forest Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Harleyville, SC where you will get the opportunity to photograph Prothonotary Warblers, Barred Owls, Summer Tanagers, other songbirds and reptiles. The Beidler Forest is unique because you are on a boardwalk and are high and dry above the swamp to photograph.  A group lunch is planned.

See trip and registration information on the Trips page

Sunset Dolphin Cruise and the Cockspur Island Lighthouse

May 16, 2024, from 3:30 – 9:30 PM

We will be boarding one of Capt. Derek’s Sunset Dolphin Cruise Boats to photograph the dolphins, in their natural environment, the Cockspur Light at sunset and more! The boat skipper implemented the ticket guarantee from our October 2023 cruise because he felt we did not see dolphins. The tripster’s on the October cruise get to go on back for free. For all new registrations, there is a $37.95 p/p fee plus tax for the Sunset Dolphin cruise. We will depart from Pinckney Hall parking lot NLT at 3:30 and head to the Crab Shack on Tybee Island for a Group Meal before the cruise. The dolphin cruise gets underway promptly at 7:15 and takes approximately 90 minutes to complete. For Sunset Dolphin Cruise Tickets Information on ticket purchases and redeeming your Dolphin Cruise ticket guarantee call: Capt. Derek’s Dolphin Adventures at (912) 658-2322.

To register for The Sunset Dolphin Cruise and the Cockspur Island Lighthouse Field
Trip, click on the following link:

Registration

Swan Lake and Iris Gardens

May 30, 2024, from 7 AM to 3 PM

We are returning to one of our favorite destinations in South Carolina, Sumter’s Swan Lake Iris Gardens, home to the only public park in the United States to feature all eight swan species and some of the most intensive plantings of Japanese Iris in the United States. Swan Lake is located in Sumter SC and is a 2-hour and 156-mile drive from Sun City. A group lunch is planned after visiting Swan Lake and Iris Gardens.


To register for the Swan Lake and Iris Gardens Field trip, click on the following link:

Registration

Visit the TRIPS Page for more details on club trips.

If you have any questions regarding field trips, contact michaellaferriere62@gmail.com

CRITIQUE SESSIONS

Critique Sessions have returned.  Sessions are led by Rich Matheny and Sophia Shade.  The sessions are held monthly and each individual participant can choose if they want to submit photographs related to the competition or if they want to submit something else for critique.

Sessions are held the 3rd Friday of the month in the studio.  Check the calendar to verify sessions.  An email with session details will be sent out monthly.  Contact Rich Matheny richardmatheney1@gmail.com  with any questions.