Welcome to the Gateway Camera Club
Our goals are to share ideas, knowledge, and insight; to help improve the skills and abilities of our members; and to have some fun while enjoying photography. We recognize photography is changing, growing and with ever-emerging technologies, more exciting than ever! Gateway was one of the first local camera clubs to embrace digital photography and, as a result, we have some very knowledgeable digital photographers. Many award-winning members of Gateway Camera Club honed their talents and abilities through the mentoring they found at Gateway.
Our club is very active and we meet on most Tuesdays from September to June 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Want to compete, learn and share? Check out our exciting schedule. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Just stop in and introduce yourself. We hope you'll soon find an aspect of Gateway that fits your interests. Please browse our website, learn more about what we do, and enjoy. And remember, enthusiasm is catchy.
Come and catch some!
The slideshow to the right are images from Gateway's March 2026 Monthly Competition
Interested in seeing what Gateway Camera Club is all about? You are welcome to join as a Guest Member for 30 days. Just send us an Email and you will be added to the attendee list for the next 30 days.
Upcoming Events
April 5th - Competition Deadline - Theme is Curves - Judge David Marshak
Refers to the curved lines in an image that guide the viewer's eye and add visual interest. Some examples of curves include:
- Leading Lines: Curves can act as leading lines, drawing the viewer's eye towards the main subject of the image.
- S-Curves: An S-curve is a powerful compositional technique that can guide the eye through the scene, creating a visual journey.
- Movement and Energy: Curves can imply movement and add energy to an image.
- Compositional elements that may create curves include roads, rivers, or natural forms.
April 7th - Watch Party - No Zoom - "The Past is Prologue: Stephen DiRado Photographs, 1983 to 2026
A 45-minute review of Stephen DiRado’s vast photography career. Including examples from dozens of his photography essays Bell Pond, Mall Series, With Dad, Celestial, Dinner Series, JUMP and Martha’s Vineyard Series.
“All photographers are documenters. Some are also inquisitors or interrogators. DiRado is an inventor, a welcomer. This is a rare talent, one that can pay real photographic dividends.” Boston Globe photography review, Mark Feeney, April 1, 2025. Stephen DiRado: Better Together, Four Decades of Photographs. A retrospect exhibition, Fitchburg Art Museum.
Bio: Stephen DiRado is a photographer whose art is primarily inspired by his captivation and admiration for the people in his community. His scrupulously skilled large format photographs portray the underlying intimacy of individuals and the interactions within group dynamics. Working within this genre, he has produced numerous portfolios that includes Bell Pond, Mall Series,With Dad and Martha’s Vineyard Series. Work in progress include,Celestial Series, In the Present Day, and Across the Table. The internationally prized Bob and Diane Fund awarded him support for the book With Dad published by Davis Publications in 2019. Stephen is a six-time recipient of major fellowships that include the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, NPR, The New Yorker, New York Times, Business Insider, Aperture and Black and White Magazine. Stephen is a Professor of Practice in the Visual and Performing Arts Department, Clark University, Worcester, MA.
April 12th - Multi-Club Submission Deadline
April 14th - Competition - Theme is Curves - Judge David Marshak
April 21st - Image Study - Zoom - Bob Singer
April 28th - Watch Party No Zoom - "Mobile Photography" presented by Paul Toussaint
Paul will discuss the use of photo editing apps, such as Snapseed, IColorama, and others, for hand-held devices. He’ll show how these apps can help edit, enhance and basically do what it takes to turn an ordinary, boring photo into an exciting piece of art.
He’ll talk about different options for presenting and printing photographs, including wood, metal, textured paper and glass.
Bio: A traditionally trained photographer, Paul, has been hailed a ' pioneer' in the iPhonic art movement by mastering the use of apps to create fine art images presented on wood, canvas, textured paper, and metal. A recipient of numerous awards, his works have been shown in NYC Times Square, displayed in galleries and across the US and Europe, and featured in video installations in Italy and Germany.
His solo exhibition Scapes: A Photographic Journey through the iPhone, allowed Paul to become the world’s most successful selling iPhonoeographer. The Worcester Art Museum invited him to launch its day artist residency program. The National Institute of Art History recognized mobile photography as a new art medium and picked Paul’s Stranger with Candy as one of its image examples.
Paul does workshops and instructional speaking at various venues including the Apple Store in New York City and MacWorld / iWorld Conference in San Francisco. Paul is co-founder of The Empty Spaces Project, a non-Profit Gallery, in Putnam, Connecticut. You can see more of his work at www.PaulToussaint.com
Field Trips, Events of Interests, SIGs
Lighting SIG Meeting Saturday - April 18
Our Lighting meetings are for all members, regardless of how little or how much experience you have with adding your own light to people photographs. We cover both the technical side and the artistic side of lighting the human face.
We know that you (probably) aren't striving to become a studio photographer. Our Lighting meetings help you with your everyday photos both indoors and outdoors. Come see how adding a little light from compact, inexpensive electronic flash will enhance your photos in a way you hadn't dreamed of.
Shortly before the meeting, I will send out a "Need-to-know" email to the registered group.
Note: Lighting learning does not start and end with our meetings. Lighting learning happens all month long between meetings when you write to me with your photographic lighting questions.
Buz Bragdon
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary Exhibit - April 1st to May 31st
Spring is almost here! And that means that it’s time, once again, to exhibit our amazing wildlife and landscape images at the Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 280 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760. This is a great opportunity to share the wonderful images of Gateway with our surrounding community.
Since Broadmoor is a wildlife sanctuary, focusing on nature, we are asking that images in this exhibit be either flora, fauna or landscape images with focus on natural surroundings.
We will be installing the exhibit on Wednesday, April 1st at Noon. The exhibit will be on display until Sunday, May 31st, when exhibitors will claim their individual images. We will be displaying a binder with Artist's Statements in the exhibit area.
An Artists’ reception is planned for Sunday, April 12th from 1 to 3 PM.
2026 Gateway Photo Scavenger Hunt
Members rev up your cameras. Consult the list of photo prompts. And join the hunt!
From now until Sunday, May 17th you
can enter images into the Scavenger Hunt gallery for all to see. Be
creative. Break the rules. Each photo prompt is open to interpretation.
And no one will be judging you.
Prizes will be awarded at our end-of-the-year
party for the three members with the most entries and a ‘soon-to
be-valuable’ prize for the first member to reach 100+ entries.
Download the guidelines and the list from links below or under the “Activities” tab.
So have FUN and happy hunting!
2026 Gateway Scavenger Hunt Photographic Guidelines
Scavenger Hunt 2026 Checklist2
Photographer's Event List
Buz is creating an events of interest to photographers list. This is intended to be an interactive list with any member sending Buz an event that they've learned about. The event can be anything that you think would be of interest to photographers. These could be larger regional events or small home town celebrations of some kind. Any theme might be a good event: specialty sports (nat'l leagues, we already know about), state and local fairs and festivals, flowers and gardens, historic, specihttps://www.meetup.com/bostonareaphotography/photos/33437602/512049040/al visiting exhibits at museums, and events that defy categorization. As you send Buz events, he will add to the list and send out periodic updated e-mails.
April 11th - Holi Festival of Colors - Two locations:
Hindu Holi Festival - 711 S Franklin St - Holbrook, MA - https://www.meetup.com/bostonareaphotography/events/313842008/?eventOrigin=group_events_list
Sach Rang-Holi - Weston Nurseries, 93 East Main St, Hopkinton 2PM - https://allevents.in/hopkinton/sach-rang-holi-festival-of-colors-2026/200029762717715
April 18th - May 10th - Daffodil & Tulip Festival - Thursdays to Sunday - Two locations:
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens - North Andover - tickets - https://thetrustees.org/program/spring-bulb-shows/#schg
April 26th - Run of the Charles
The Run of the Charles returns to the banks of the historic Charles River on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Recognized as Boston’s Premier Paddling Race, this annual spring tradition brings together hundreds of paddlers from across New England to compete in canoe, kayak, and paddleboard divisions. https://raceroster.com/events/2026/113724/run-of-the-charles-bostons-premier-paddling-race
June 21st - Bay State Motor Festival
June 21st - Cushing Memorial Park - Framingham
Cushing Memorial Park in Framingham will host the 2nd annual showcase of classic and vintage cars on Sunday, June 21 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Last year, the first year of this event, 200 cars were on display and they're guessing even more will be appearing this year.
https://baystatemotorfestival.com/
June 29th - St Peter's Fiesta - Gloucester
http://www.stpetersfiesta.org/index.html
General Links:
BellForge Arts Center, https://bellforge.org/events/ On the grounds of the old Medfield State Hospital
Visit New England - can enter a date range and type of activity https://www.visitnewengland.com/all/events/events/
Remaining Themed Categories for 2025-2026 Competition Year
April - Curves - David Marshak
Refers to the curved lines in an image that guide the viewer's eye and add visual interest. Some examples of curves include:
- Leading Lines: Curves can act as leading lines, drawing the viewer's eye towards the main subject of the image.
- S-Curves: An S-curve is a powerful compositional technique that can guide the eye through the scene, creating a visual journey.
- Movement and Energy: Curves can imply movement and add energy to an image.
- Compositional elements that may create curves include roads, rivers, or natural forms.
May - Reflection in Glass - Judge Ray Guillette
This category includes windows, mirrors or any glass surface as the reflecting medium. The central compositional element should be the reflection. The reflected element may be a person, a structure or any object.
Multi-Club Categories for 2025-2026
Black & White Landscape
Double Take
Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and/or Multiple Exposure
Machinery
Minimalism/Simplicity
On the Road
Softness
Textures in Nature
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Instagram
GCC has established two Instagram hashtags to promote our club member's pictures. These are as follows:
#gatewaycameraclubma
#gcc_ma
We are looking forward to seeing your pictures under our hashtags on Instagram. Please contact anyone on the Social Media Committee (Fred Floru, Beth DeBor, or Susan McIntyre) if you have any questions.
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