2019 Schedule of events

Posted on25-Jan-201931-Jan-2019

Our 2019 schedule has been released. Download it here: 2019 Schedule The schedule has been emailed round to the members – if you have not received your copy just let us know. There are still Read More …

Kicking off 2019!

Posted on3-Jan-20193-Jan-2019

Our new president and vice president have been hard at work on the 2019 schedule over the xmas break, so keep an eye out for updates and the full schedule will be released in the Read More …

2018 winners

Posted on30-Dec-2018

We had a lovely xmas dinner this month with a parting gift to Ashley who has now stepped down as president, and a big congratulations to our winners this year, they are: Top Shot: Read More …

IWPS 2018 Annual

Posted on29-Dec-2018

The 2018 IWPS Annual is ready! Our club is made up of a diverse range of members all at different stages of their photographic journey. This annual is a compilation of work submitted by our Read More …

IWPS merch…

Posted on4-Dec-20184-Dec-2018

We know that what you really really want is a t-shirt with our logo on it – so now you can get one, and in time for xmas too! We’ve opened up a Redbubble shop Read More …

Top shot finalists 2018

Posted on2-Dec-2018

The top shot judging was a little delayed, but went ahead last weekend thanks to Ashley taking all our prints down to our judge in Wollongong. He was joined by Deb and Jason. This means Read More …

IWPS AGM 2018

Posted on29-Nov-2018

Once again we have reached the end of the year and time for the AGM. Thank you to everyone who came along as you have helped to shape the direction of the club next year Read More …

IWPS 2017 Annual

Posted on14-Sep-201814-Sep-2018

The 2017 IWPS Annual has been a long time in production, but is well worth the wait! Our club is made up of a diverse range of members all at different stages of their photographic Read More …

How to critique a photograph…

Posted on12-Feb-201812-Feb-2018

Our first competition this year is something a little different. Rather than a judge review, it will be a member critique. Ashley sent round some information about how to critique so that we can all Read More …

Our new logo

Posted on27-Jan-2018

We have a new club logo: The new Inner West Photographic Society logo is designed to tell the story of who we are and what our purpose is. The symbolism of the logo includes Read More …

Digital competition entries

Posted on27-Jan-201827-Jan-2018

At the AGM we voted to change the rules for digital competition entries to bring the dimensions and file size into line with the FCC requirements for digital entries. The new format is: Digital images Read More …

Annual interclub against the Sharks

Posted on5-Dec-20175-Dec-2017

Last month we had our annual interclub competition against Cronulla Sharks Camera Club. This year we were the away team, travelling over to Cronulla for the evening. Thank you to everyone who came along to lend Read More …

Blue Mountains Outing – Feb 18th 2017

Posted on13-Feb-2017

We are having a club outing to the Blue Mountain on Sat 18th Feb 2017. All members are welcome to attend. Meet Wentworth Falls Picnic Area Date Sat, 18th Read More …

First Comp of 2017

Posted on12-Feb-201712-Feb-2017

Just a reminder that the first competition of 2017 is on this Wednesday 15th Feb 2017 with an OPEN theme, so you can submit any type of image you want, the sky is the limit. Read More …

First Outing for 2017

Posted on20-Jan-2017

Hello Everyone! Happy New Year – I hope your festive season was a wonderful one. Our First Outing of the Year is as follows: Date: Thursday 26th January Time: 6am Place: Parramatta Park Subject: Balloons Read More …

IWPS Annual 2016

Posted on19-Jan-2017

Once again Ben Knight has put together the IWPS Annual for 2016. Many thanks to everyone who contributed, we think the final product provides a great examples of the diversity and talent of our members. Read More …

The Winners Are….

Posted on13-Dec-2016

Well as another year comes to end we (the committee) would just like to thank all our members for contributing to make our club one of the most enjoyable and fun photographic clubs to be a Read More …

Xmas Party & Presentation Night 2016

Posted on3-Nov-20163-Nov-2016

IWPS Xmas Party and Presentation Night 2016 Date Wednesday, 7th Dec 2016 Location Hotel Saravana Bhavan, Indian and Srilankan Restaurant 15 The Strand, Croydon, Sydney, NSW www.hotelsaravanabhavancroydon.com.au Ashley will be emailing all members to invite them and their partners Read More …

Top Shot on Wed 2nd Nov

Posted on30-Oct-201630-Oct-2016

This is just a quick reminder to let you all know about the clubs next meeting on Wednesday 2nd Nov is the Clubs Top Shot Meeting Top Shot is a night where we exhibit all the Read More …

The Final Open

Posted on30-Oct-2016

In the last Open themed competition for the year we had Tony Egan as our judge. It was interesting to hear from a judge who has spent a lot of time both heavily involved and also took Read More …

Red, Red and More Red

Posted on25-Oct-201625-Oct-2016

I personally love the themed competitions as it makes me go out and shoot specifically for the chosen theme and in September we had the theme of 'Red' and in my opinion it brings out something very Read More …

Spring has Sprung

Posted on4-Sep-2016

Hello Everyone, Yes – spring has spring, the grass has riz, and for me at least it's time to fire up the lawn mower. However it's not all hard work, there is exciting stuff coming Read More …

Classic Car Shoot – Club Outing

Posted on10-Jul-2016

IWPS Outing – Great Classic Card Photo Shoot coming up from 10:00am on Sunday 17th July. On Sunday the 17th July 2016 IWPS is linking up with the Classic and Historic Automobile Club of Australia (Sydney) Read More …

Sydney Camera Market

Posted on10-Jul-201610-Jul-2016

Hi All We thought it worth giving you all a heads up about Sydney Camera Market coming up on Sunday July 24th at the Ultimo Community Centre, 40 William Henry Street, Ultimo. It's a photographers Read More …

Portfolio – The End Is Near

Posted on10-Jul-201610-Jul-2016

This is just a general reminder that our next Portfolio Meeting is on next Wednesday 13th @ 7:30pm. There is only one more meeting after this before presentations in October so hopefully everyone is making Read More …

St Albans Outing – Sat 25th

Posted on21-Jun-201621-Jun-2016

Hi Everyone, As it turned out the weather last Saturday wasn't as bad as expected, but still it promises to be dry this weekend so we're all good. The plan is to meet at Wisemans Read More …

Next Club Competition – May 18th

Posted on10-May-2016

Our next club competition is scheduled for May 18th and has a theme of SHADOWS. So get out in to the sunshine, or turn on your lights at home, get creative and lets see what we Read More …

Ironfest Outing – Update

Posted on11-Apr-201611-Apr-2016

This Saturday 16 April is our outing to Ironfest at Lithgow. Link here for a map showing the rendevous spot (the orange electric box) and the Ironfest program. The rendevous is at 10:00am. Look for Rob Read More …

Next Meeting – Hands On Night

Posted on4-Apr-2016

Wed 6th April, 7:30pm Our next meeting will be a hands on affair. We will be taking advantage of having two different areas in the hall to explore two aspects of our passion. Sunday School Room: ISO, Read More …

Outing to Ironfest – Sat 16th April

Posted on4-Apr-20164-Apr-2016

Just letting you all know there has been a date change for the IWPS outing to Ironfest in the Blue Mountains. Sat 16th April, Club Outing to Ironfest at Lithgow in Blue Mountains An opportunity Read More …

The Results Are In…

Posted on18-Feb-201625-Apr-2016

It was a delight to see such a large group attend our first open competition of the year. Our judge was Ilona Abou-Zolof, she offered valuable feedback and constructive criticism on each of the 65 digital images Read More …

First Meeting of 2016 – Tonight

Posted on3-Feb-2016

We're back and as our club president put it – I hope you are all ready to be roused from your summer stupor and get back into the new photographic year! Our first meeting in our new Read More …

2016 Schedule Now Posted

Posted on7-Jan-20168-Jan-2016

Ashley has been working hard over the holiday period, contacting judges, selecting outing locations / events to shot and selecting competition themes for 2016. This year we have a wonderful mix of the following: 5 Lectures 9 Competitions Read More …

IWPS 2015 Annual

Posted on23-Dec-201523-Dec-2015

Our first ever electronic yearbook has hit the stands, or at least, our website. My thanks to everyone who contributed. I think the final product is a great showcase of the breadth and diversity of talent Read More …

Bitten by the Sharkies

Posted on4-Dec-20154-Dec-2015

As many of you know earlier this month we had our annual interclub competition against Cronulla Sharks Camera Club. This year we travelled down to the Shark Park, the home of the Sharkies. Unfortunately this year Read More …

IWPS Top Shot 2015 – Results

Posted on4-Dec-20153-Jan-2016

Another busy and successful year comes to a close with an enjoyable dinner and presentation of the IWPS Awards. This years top awards were all won by new members to our club, the list of winners are Read More …

IWPS Committee 2016

Posted on4-Dec-2015

Following the AGM we are pleased to announce the IWPS committe for 2016 President Ashley Cooper Vice President Thomas Buckwalter Secretary Clair Reynolds Treasurer Ben Knight Competition Secretary Read More …

Top Shot 2015 – The Best of the Best

Posted on2-Nov-20155-Nov-2015

This Thursday night (Nov 5th) is where IWPS presents all of the images which recieved either a Merit or Members Choice Award during the 2015 year. The judge, Phil Ramsden will come along to review and select the Read More …

IWPS Members Exhibition

Posted on2-Nov-20152-Nov-2015

For the first time ever IWPS members are putting together an exhibition to show off their work to the wider community. 13 members from the club have put forward their work which is to be Read More …

August Open

Posted on27-Aug-20157-Sep-2015

The judge, Ken Caldwell was very excited by the quality of images submitted on Thursday night and the scores given reflected how he felt. Congratulations to all, there were a total of 18 Merits, 12 Read More …

IWPS Weekend Away – Update

Posted on28-Jul-2015

Hi All, This is a general reminder about our weekend away at Abercrombie House in Bathurst from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th October. There are still places available but we have to pay the deposit Read More …

Optical Centre

Posted on16-Jul-201516-Jul-2015

When mounting a print it is important to visually isolate the print, placing the print in the centre of a mount creates an optical illusion that the print is not equally spaced at the top Read More …

Open Comp in June

Posted on21-Jun-201522-Jun-2015

We broke another club record on Thursday night with 19 seperate entrants submitting 102 photos (49 prints and 53 digital images). Our judge, David Miller, providing some valuable feedback on all the images. David seemed to favour images which told Read More …

Photo Mats

Posted on9-Jun-20159-Jun-2015

Several members have asked us where to buy photo mats which they can use for their competition entries. Below are two shops where our members source their photographic mats. Sydney Art and Framing Supplies http://www.artandframing.com.au/ Unit 5/49 Read More …

Windows in May

Posted on25-May-201528-May-2015

Thursday's open competition saw both the highest number of entrants and highest number of photos this year, with 18 members entering a total of 91 images. This was made more impressive by the number of first Read More …

Digital Magazine & Competition

Posted on21-May-2015

Last week Ben Knight altered us to Australian Photography + Digital Magazines eNewsletter, he identfied that this provided some very useful hints and tips for us photographers as well as updates relating to the latest photographic exhibits Read More …

Documentary Photography

Posted on16-May-2015

This month's lecture was given by Luciano Vranich and was on Documentary Photography. Luciano opened the night with a detailed history of documentary photography, noting how photography though the ages has changed and how when photos were first created, Read More …

FCC Top Shot 2015

Posted on2-May-20152-May-2015

The Federation of Camera Clubs NSW (FCC) has announced the details of this years FCC Topshot 2015 competition. The competition is open to any member of the FCC, as a member of IWPS Camera Club you Read More …

Aprils Open

Posted on19-Apr-201519-Apr-2015

Thursday's open competition must have taken the award for most entries with 17 seperate entrants submitting 86 photos (27 prints and 59 digital photos). It was wonderful to see so many members taking part and Read More …

Digital Workflow

Posted on7-Apr-2015

A good crowd was on hand for last night's meeting – perhaps a result of knowing that any alternative that involved driving out of Sydney for the Easter break would be far less enjoyable in Read More …

All Things Kitchen

Posted on22-Mar-201525-Mar-2015

This month's competition theme 'The Kitchen' proved a challenge for many members, those who entered put forward some spectacular images. Our judge Eric Lippey commented on the high quality of the entries across both the digital and print Read More …

Portfolio Meeting #1

Posted on13-Mar-201513-Mar-2015

The first meeting of the 2015 portfolio group was on Tuesday 10th March to discuss the aims of the group and to start sharing ideas. The group is a collection of members who want to produce Read More …

Portfolio 2015

Posted on9-Mar-2015

Hi All, Tuesday 10th March is the first session of the Portfolio group. A portfolio is a longer term project where the output is a series of images that have a common element to them. This Read More …

Macro & Micro

Posted on9-Mar-2015

Our February meeting drew a good mix of old and new members to hear our guest speaker, Nic Peters, speak about Macro and Micro Photography. Nic shared his interesting perspective and techiniques on taking all kinds of Read More …

Competition Reminder

Posted on13-Feb-201513-Feb-2015

Hi All, We would just like to remind everyone that our first competition night for 2015 – with an OPEN theme – is coming up on Thursday 19th. Print entries can be handed in Read More …

Successful Start to 2015

Posted on28-Jan-201529-Jan-2015

Despite the rain we had a good turn out for the first outing of the year. Eight of us braved the rain to photograph the 10km wheelchair race which took place around the rocks area Read More …

IWPS Schedule 2015 – now online

Posted on4-Jan-2015

Guys and Girls of IWPS The schedule for 2015 is now on-line, please either click on the link below or go to the schedule tab on our club website. https://innerwestphoto.org/wpsite/2015-schedule/ Please note we are starting Read More …

Photographic Goals for 2015

Posted on1-Jan-20151-Jan-2015

Happy New Year To All. Many of us use January as a time to set ourselves some personal goals or tasks for the year; So why not set yourself some new photographic goals for 2015. Read More …

IWPS and Facebook

Posted on24-May-201424-May-2014

We now have an active Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/InnerWestPhoto) so all members with a Facebook account are asked to please visit and ‘like’ the page. This will get you news of upcoming club meetings, photo exhibitions Read More …

Fair’s Fare

Posted on18-Nov-201321-Nov-2013

Yesterday our club participated in the Glebe Street Fair for the second year in a row, both as display stall operators and as official photographers for the event. With last year’s experience behind us, and Read More …

We have another winner

Posted on8-Sep-201317-Jan-2014

More congratulations in order, this time to our club member Jim. Jim's photo "Let Go Of My Tail" (see write up of our August Comp night) has picked up first prize in Australian Photography magazine's Read More …

Congratulations to Aldo

Posted on7-Aug-2013

Congratulations are in order for IWPS club member Aldo Pena, who has been featured in Issue #4 of the online photo magazine Infocus Australasia. The magazine is free for people with iPads and can be Read More …

We have a winner!

Posted on22-May-20133-Aug-2013

Congratulations to club member Jenna who won first prize in the 2013 Marrickville Urban Photography Competition. Jenna encourages all members to enter next year, espcially as they are considering increasing the value of the prize. Read More …

2013 schedule about to kick off…

Posted on4-Feb-201317-Jan-2014

The wait is almost over – this Thursday 7th we have our first meeting of the year as we welcome Steve Christo who will give his presentation on Sports Photography. Kick-off is at 7:30pm as Read More …

Full 2013 Schedule Posted!

Posted on16-Jan-201317-Jan-2014

The full schedule for 2013 has now been uploaded to the Schedule page. A downloadable PDF version will be available soon.

Header Photos Needed!

Posted on12-Jan-2013

Calling all IWPS members – We need you to apply your imagination and test you image creation skills! Our new-look web site contains a "featured image" in the header on each page. At the moment Read More …

Welcome to IWPS in 2013

Posted on11-Jan-201312-Jan-2013

Welcome to the new photographic year – and to our new look IWPS website. We hope you enjoy both!

2013 Office Holders

Posted on9-Jan-201312-Jan-2013

Just a reminder of who makes up the IWPS Executive Committee for 2013. Our office bearers for this year are: President Monica Bailey Vice President Pat Murray Secretary Donna Moran Treasurer Ben Knight Competition Secretary Read More …