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 our May 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
Annual Meeting with Vera International Photo Club - June 22nd - Zoom - 10:00 am to Noon
Gateway Members will once again join members of the Vera International Photo Club of Mojacar Spain to discuss their images. Each club will share 20 images; Gateway’s images should show locations and events that differ from Europe.
Please submit up to three of your favorite photos that capture a uniquely North America scene and/or a uniquely creative image. Our meeting is not a competition, but you should submit photos before June 18 on the website’s “Submit Images to a Competition” page. Scroll to the bottom to the “Interclub Meeting with Vera Photo Club”
Name and rank your photos: Name of photo__Your Name_ 1 (your first choice), Name of photo_Your Name__2 (second choice) The first choice images from the first 20 submitted will be included in the meeting. Second and third choice photos will be added if fewer than 20 members submit images.
All members, even those who don’t submit an image, are welcome to attend the meeting, but those who submit photos will have more fun.
Field Trips, Events of Interests, SIGs
Broadmoor Exhibit - May and June
Spring is here, so it must be time to exhibit our best nature and landscape photos at Audubon's Broadmoor!
We will be exhibiting at the Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 280 Elliot St., Natick, MA during the months of May and June, 2025. We will be hanging the exhibit on Wednesday, April 30th at Noon. We will remove the exhibit on Sunday, June 29th between 9AM and 4PM.
Since Broadmoor is a wildlife sanctuary, they ask that our images represent nature or landscape themes. They do NOT have to be from the local area, although local images are always welcome.
We will host a “Meet the Artists” reception at Broadmoor on Sunday, May 18th at 1PM. We are planning to have an optional casual walk through the sanctuary prior to the reception at 10 AM. Please mark your calendars.
We will be displaying a binder with Artist's Statements in the exhibit area. Artist statements are typically one page, 8 1/2 x 11, but any length is permissible. Artist Statements are due on the day of the exhibit installation. If you would like to see previous sample artist statements, please email me and I will be happy to send you some samples.
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, special 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.
Cranland Airport Fly-In
Cranland Airport, Hanson, MA hosts a monthly breakfast fly-in for small plane and experimental aircraft pilots. Breakfast is low priced. I haven't been to this event, but it appears that the public can get up close to the runway or taxiway.
Agricultural Fairs
Many of us are familiar with Bolton Fair, the Big E, and the Topsfield Fair, but here is a list of many others.
Although the museum is open most days, check the website periodically for several special events throughout the year. Better, get on the mailing list.
BellForge Arts Center, https://bellforge.org/events/ On the grounds of the old Medfield State Hospital
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
Instagram
GCC has established two Instagram hashtags to promote our club member's pictures. These are as follows:
#gatewaycameraclubma
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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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