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 November 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
Holiday Party - December 10th at 6PM - Sudbury Point Grill
Program Night - December 17th - Zoom "Winter Landscape Photography" presented by David Long
Winter Landscape Photography - Winter is my second favorite season mainly because of its juxtaposition with the other three where the scenes overflow with color. Most people avoid shooting in the winter due to the cold, harsh conditions. With good planning, the correct clothing and accessible locations, you have the chance to open up an entirely new landscape opportunity.
David Long Bio: I live the majority of the year in Massachusetts, splitting my time between the Boston area and Cape Cod. I have been working professionally as a landscape photographer for the last ten years and travel extensively throughout New England teaching landscape photography through my workshops and tours, my twelve e-books, camera club presentations, national podcasts, landscape blogs and postings to my large social media community.
My work has been featured by Outdoor Photographer, The Boston Globe, Newport Life, Cape Cod Magazine, Yankee Magazine and Boston Voyager. My work can also be seen on many calenders including The Light of New England, Maine Life and Vermont Living as well as advertising done on VisitMA, the official advertising site for the state of Massachusetts.
Recent Awards: 2023 Fine Art of Photography - 1st Place, 2023 & 2024 Cape Cod Life Photo Contest - Ist Place, 2023 & 2022 - Boston Camera Club - Image of the Year, 2021 & 2019 NECCC Image of the Year, 2020 Nantucket Image of the Year, 2018 AMC Image of the Year.
No Meeting - December 24th - Holiday Break
Competition Deadline - Sunday December 29th at 11:59 PM - Theme is Water - Judge Chane Cullens
Field Trips, Events of Interests, SIGs
New Year's Day Island Adventure - January 1st, 2025
We're ferrying to Cathleen Stone Island in the Boston Harbor Islands State and National Parks. What a great way to start off the new year with an outdoor walk in a place most of us have never been to even though it is in our back yard. One of the 30 plus islands in Boston Harbor, Cathleen Stone Island, (formally Thompson Island), has a diverse landscape of meadows, forests, beaches and salt marsh.
Being on an island effectuates a special feeling unlike any other. On this island, we can be closely examining something on the ground in front of us one minute and then look up to have an uncommon perspective of the Boston city skyline.
We are presuming the boat will fill fast as it did for our winter Peddocks Island trip a few years ago. Buy your tickets now.
Offered by Buz
Multi-Club Categories
1. Birds in the Human Environment
2. Clouds
3. Environmental Portrait
4. Night Photography – People and Places
5. Perspective
6. Selective Focus
7. The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of Defeat
8. Trees
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2024 - 2025 Competition Themes
January Water
Any photo where the primary subject of the photograph is water. This includes lakes, oceans, beaches, rivers, pools, ponds, waterfalls. But don’t limit yourself. Water photos could include kids playing in water, people walking in the rain, dogs playing in the sprinkler, water splashes or drops, etc.
February Windows
A photograph where the primary subject consists of Windows. Windows show character and often have reflections or provide the opportunity to peek within. The photograph can consist of windows alone and/or interaction of people, animals, objects with the window.
March Lonely Tree
A photograph where a solo tree that is the main subject. The tree can be the only tree in the image or stand out from other trees or items.
April Black and White
There is more than one definition of black and white. For our competitions, a black and white image may consist exclusively of black and white or may include shades of gray tone (grayscale) that may range from dark (black) to light (white). A black and white image is a monochrome image, but not all monochrome images qualify as black and white. An image will not qualify as a black and white image if it contains tones, shades or hues of color other than black, gray or white.
May Music
A photograph that represents music or the making of music. This includes musicians, musical instruments, notes, etc
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.
November 29 - Festival of Trees - 10am to 6PM - Wellesley - https://www.townplanner.com/01760/ma/event/charity-fundraiser-festival-holiday-christmas-celebration-events-lights-trains-model-trains/16th-annual-festival-of-trees/20241129/756417/
Instagram
GCC has established two Instagram hashtags to promote our club member's pictures. These are as follows:
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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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