Dartford and District
Photographic Society
2026
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8th July
Annual Print competition which is judged by Pat Couder CPAGB BPE1* QPSA. All members are encouraged to enter as this provides an opportunity to receive feedback on your photos by a qualified judge. (Personally I've benefited greatly by these.)
As this is an Annual competition, you can submit up to 4 prints. Each entry can be submitted in any of the 4 categories:
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Nature
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Pictorial
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Portraiture
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Record
If you'd like further information about the categories, please check the Club's Competition Rules, which are published under the Rules page.
* Please email the titles of the prints and the categories to Phil Burt by Monday 6th July.
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22 July
Bear hunting! Finding the Ellenor Charity Bears
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5th Aug
TBC
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19th Aug
Presidents Cup and presentation of awards.
The theme for the Presidents Cup competition is 'Beautiful Colours'
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2 Sept
First evening of new season
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16 Sept
Opportunity to bring your Prints/Projector Displayed Images (PDIs) for an internal pre-competition review.
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30 Sept
1st intermediate Projector Displayed Images (PDI) competition. Intermediate competitions are open category.
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14 Oct
Annual General Meeting - Reports on the previous year, nominations and selection of club officials. Please attend as it's an opportunity to have your say on your club.
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28 Oct
George Robertson (DPAGB AFIAP BPE4*) will present “A walk on the Wild Side” a winter journey on snow shoes in the Arctic Circle.
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11 Nov
TBC
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24 Nov *** Note this competition held on Tuesday at Woolwich***
MEINERTZHAGEN competition. This is a three club competition between Woolwich, Bexleyheath and Dartford. Woolwich will host this year at Mycenae House, Westcombe park.
Judge TBC
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25 Nov (Usual Wednesday)
Tonbridge Talks – Phillip Smithies and Lesley Burnand – will give us a talk all about Audio Visual (AV) presentations. Using your photos to create a story. Perhaps document a holiday or a project or theme you're working on.
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9 Dec
1st intermediate print competition Judge Alan Lomakin BPE5*
An open category competition.
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23 Dec
Christmas social.
2027
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6 Jan
Tonbridge Talks – Kevin Yates (Portrait) and Lesley Burnand (Nature)
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20 January
Annual Projector Displayed Image (PDI) competition - Judge Paul Parkinson ARPS CPAGB BPE3*
You can submit up to 4 images. Each entry can be submitted in any of the 4 categories:
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Nature
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Pictorial
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Portraiture
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Record
Further programme to be announced.