St Helens Camera Club

It is always a pleasure to welcome a new judge to the club. Obviously new to our club but not new to Judging.

We welcomed for the first time Judge Ken Hudson a veteran of many years both in the photographic clubs and running his own portrait studio, this was very apparent as he brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the night. Ken was more than happy to share his experience and his ability to draw out the essence and drama of the image.

His comments were different and quite informative in the best way possible and he actively encouraged the members not only to take more pictures but to step outside their normal genres. We hope to be seeing him again soon. Thank you Judge Hudson.

As always we must thank our Judge for the evening in this case we welcomed Judge Danny Jackson to the club and we welcomed his comments and suggestions.

Just about two weeks before we start the 2026/2027 season.

Our design Guru Eric has produced these upcoming posters. Our first one is an overview of what we can offer new members to the club .

We have some wonderful talks and practical nights scheduled between September and Christmas.

We have slightly changed our operating times to accommodate travel during the winter months.

Doors open at 1900hrs for a 1930hrs start and we close at 2130hrs.

Hope to see you all in September, we are also offering a pay per visit option to nonmembers who wish to attend. Its £5 per person per night for non members, why not come along to see what we can offer you.

We are in negotiations with the towns transport museum to help to record and preserve this important restoration project.

Although we are in our summer break we all like to help people and organizations within our town. Our local squash club is recruiting for new members, its a perfect way to learn the sport, to have some fun and to take part in Summer activities, especially now the summer school holidays are approaching.

Why not reach out and see how they can help you as they are looking for ages five to eleven to come along and enjoy the fun.

As part of St Helens culture and everyday life our photographers like to take part in the everyday life and events in St Helens. Non so important than the Parish church being elevated to a Minster.

On Sunday our team of photographers were honored to be invited to cover the Minster making ceremony of St Helens Minster Five of the members shot more than a thousand pictures of the entire day, from setting up the event, behind the scenes shots, VIP and dignitaries and of course the Ceremony itself.

We cant show you anything just yet, however here is the team with our lovely St Helens Minster dignitaries.

We will tag and re post his once we have everything in place to showcase this once in a generation event, both for the Town and the club. Congratulations to the entire team, you did St Helens camera club proud as well as St Helens Minster

We will be in St Helens Town hall on

Saturday 30 May 2026 From 10 am until 3pm, Its great opportunity to come along and speak to our members about the history of the club and see what we can offer our fellow photographers. We welcome beginners as well as experienced photographers to join us on a wide range of club nights.

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Jimmy Lowe – A photographer
We are so sad to announce our long-standing member Jimmy has passed away.
He was the heart and soul of the club, always ready with advice a laugh and a warm
welcome to any new members.

Will you please join us in celebrating his life and work.

We present his portfolio though the years. Jimmy always was a feature in our
competitions and without fail his work was praised and recognized not just in our club
but across our network.
Jimmy’s family has given their permission for us to present this gallery in his name.
We send our deepest condolences to his family.
Please enjoy his considerable photographic talent.

So we arrive at our final Open competition of the 2025/2026 season we were treated to photographs taken from across the world. From the local historic landscapes and land marks of the UK we traveled to the exotic lands of the far East.

Our Judge was very hard pressed to select his winners form the competition and we do thank Judge Danny Jackson for his wonderful comments and advice.