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ADAPS EVENTS
Please come along to any of our Thursday nights to see how ADAPS can help you improve your photography and network with like minded people.
We hold a variety of photography-related events on Thursday nights all year round, including practical photography sessions, workshops, guest speakers and competitions.
Members also often take part in other events such as studio photography sessions, digital imaging workshops, photography trips, etc on other days.
Our Thursday events begin at 8.00pm.
If you are visiting for the first time please aim to arrive for between 7.15pm – 7.45pm
to have a chat before the main event begins at 8.00pm.
NEWS
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR BEGINNERS COURSE WE RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
After the last very successful beginners course we will be running 4 week beginners photography course. If you or any of your friends want to learn how to get off auto mode & want to take better photographs email secretary.adaps@gmail.com to add your name to the waiting list.
| DATE | EVENT DISCRIPTION | EVENT | SPEAKER |
2025
January
| 02.01.25 | CLOSED | CHRISTMAS BREAK | |
| 09.01.25 | Closed | Club Night Cancelled Due To Freezing Weather Conditions | |
| 16.01.25 | Members Evening | Members To Show Their Favourite Photographs From 2024 | |
| 23.01.25 | Monthly Competition | Open Print Competition | |
| 30.01.25 | Internal Speaker | Presentation Talk From The Club President | Len Hudson |
February
| 06.02.25 | Guest Speaker | If It Looks Like Nature, It Is Nature | Lynda Haney |
| 13.02.25 | Members Evening – All At Odds | Members To Show Photographs Containing Odd Numbers Of More Than 1 Of The Main Subject | |
| 20.02.25 | L&CPU Evening | A Display of PAGB Winning Photographs | |
| 27.02.25 | Monthly Competition | Open DPI Competition |
March
| 06.03.25 | Video Presentation | Safari of my Life – Wildlife Photography Documentary | |
| 13.03.25 | Please Visit The Members Area Of The Website | Please Visit The Members Area Of The Website | |
| 20.03.25 | Monthly Competition | Open Print Competition | |
| 27.03.25 | You Can Be The Judge | 3 Members to Judge Photographs From Other Members |
April
| 03.04.25 | Critique Evening | Members To Receive A Fair Critique Of Their Images From Other Club Members | |
| 10.04.25 | Annual Competition | ADAPS Annual Print Competition | |
| 17.04.25 | ADAPS Annual Yearbook | Members To Plan The 2025 Yearbook By Choosing Their Own Photographs | |
| 24.04.25 | Annual Competition | ADAPS Annual DPI Competition |
May
| 01.05.25 | AGM | ADAPS Annual General Meeting | |
| 08.05.25 | ADAPS Club Spring Clean | Come On Down & Give Your Club Rooms A Bit Of A Spring Clean | |
| 15.05.25 | Guest Speaker | Street Photography | Colin Douglas |
| 22.05.25 | Please Visit The Members Area Of The Website | Please Visit The Members Area Of The Website | |
| 29.05.25 | Presentation Evening | ADAPS Competition Winners Presentations |
June
| 05.06.25 | The Terry Mooney Memorial Trophy | This Year, The Subject Is Street Photography | |
| 12.06.25 | Getting To Know You | Learning More About Our ADAPS Members | |
| 19.06.25 | ADAPS Bring & Buy Sale | Members To Bring Along Photography Related Items To Sell To Other Club Members. 10% Of All Sales Going To The Club | |
| 26.06.25 | Trip Out | Trip to Pennington / come to club for Critique/ Processing help |
July
| 03.07.25 | Scavenger Hunt – take your images | Members To Photograph A Number Of Selected Subjects Over A Short Period and Show Them At The Club START AT 7PM | |
| 10.07.25 | Internal Competition | Ladies V Gents Open DPI Competition | |
| 17.07.25 | Guest Speaker | Wildlife Photography | Tony Mellor |
| 24.07.25 | Scavenger Hunt – show your images | Members to show the images taken from their visit around Atherton. Who will take the prize ?? | |
| 31.07.25 | Outdoor meeting | Location to be agreed |
August
| 07.08.25 | L&CPU Exhibition – Social Night | Members to meet at Leigh Spinners to view L&CPU Exhibition.Park Ln, Leigh WN7 2LB then off for a drink. | |
| 14.08.25 | Smart Phone Competition | Open DPI Competition With Photographs Taken On A Smart Phone Only | Keith will be the judge |
| 21.08.25 | TBC | TBC | |
| 28.08.25 | TBC | TBC |