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Gallery 1885 Exhibition: EXP Group - The Slow Shutter

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:16:41 +0000

Gallery 1885

16th March -10th April, 2026

Open View: Thursday 19th March @ 7:00PM

This exhibition is not merely a display of images; it is a celebration of patience, planning, and the profound joy of slowing down. From careful framing to darkroom rituals, each piece tells a story of time well spent. Watch images emerge in the developer, master dodging and burning under the safelight, and control contrast through chemistry. Witness cyanotypes' ethereal blues, salt printing's delicate tonalities, and platinum prints' majestic depth alongside silver gelatin—handcrafted artifacts demanding connection between artist, light, and paper.

Gallery 1885 Exhibition: Stefon Grant\Mino

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:01:53 +0000

Greys in Between

Gallery 1885

19 January -13 February

Open View: Tuesday, 20 January @ 7:00PM

Greys in Between is a return to the darkroom and a refusal of easy answers. In black and white analogue photography, black and white are only the limits of the image. What gives it form, depth, and meaning is the careful control of everything in between.

Built through light, time, chemistry, and choice, each photograph emerges from a spectrum of greys. As in life, meaning does not live in absolutes. Yet contemporary culture urges simplification, antagonism, and polarisation.

As photographers, we reject the false comfort of dichotomy. We choose the in-between, where every shade is deliberate, and where meaning resists simplification.

About the photographers

Stefon Grant is a London-based artist who uses photography as a tool to create visual poems drawn from everyday life. Working primarily in black and white analog photography, his ongoing practice preserves moments from friends, family, and Black British life through a natural, observational lens. With a focus on silver gelatin printing, his work is guided by curiosity and an interest in how beauty and reality render on film. His work has been featured by the British Journal of Photography in Portrait of Britain, Volume 6 and Volume 8.

Mino is a London-based artist working across analogue photography, installation, and participatory performance. Rooted in darkroom practice, his work treats photography as a material language shaped by time and choice.

He has been a member of The Camera Club since 2014. He also runs Nalusaca, an experimental artist residency in Sardinia, and explores how images circulate through bodies, spaces, and the public.

Gallery 1885 Exhibition: Ashok Viswanathan

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:54:23 +0000

A Journey Through India

A Journey through India

08 September – 08 October 2025

Open View 17th September at 7:00 PM

Gallery 1885, The Camera Club, 16 Bowden Street, London SE11 4DS

Theyam: Kerala’s Living God Dance

In the northern villages of Kerala, Theyyam transforms temple courtyards into sacred stages where myth, theatre, and devotion converge. Performers, adorned with striking body paint and towering headdresses, embody deities in all-night rituals accompanied by haunting music. With more than 400 unique forms, Theyyam is both a living archive of tradition and a fragile practice facing an uncertain future.

Durga Puja: A Spectacle of Faith & Art

Every October, West Bengal comes alive with Durga Puja, a festival that unites faith, artistry, and community. Centuries-old traditions of crafting clay idols culminate in vibrant prayers, feasts, and processions, before the idols are immersed in water. Today, artisans even bring this heritage to Chennai, recreating the grandeur for diaspora communities and underscoring how devotion and craftsmanship transcend geography.

This exhibition is generously supported by Felix Schoeller India, whose sponsorship of fine art archival media has enabled the production of these high-quality prints.

About the Photographer

Ashok Viswanathan, FFIP, EFIAP, EPSA

Ashok Viswanathan is an award-winning photographer and retired corporate executive whose lens is guided by a deep love for culture, travel, and portraiture. A prolific Salon exhibitor, his work has been featured internationally in the RPS Journal, PSA Journal, Fuji X Passion, French Foto, Lens Magazine, and more.

Blending digital and analogue practice, Ashok works with a Fujifilm X-E3 alongside his cherished Rolleiflex and Hasselblad film systems. Based in Chennai, he is Director of the Photographic Society of Madras (established 1857), one of the world’s oldest camera clubs. He also hosts monthly webinars connecting photographers across the globe and is passionate about alternative processes such as cyanotype, gum bichromate, and bromoil.

The Four Project: August 2025

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:33:59 +0000

Dancer in the Streets by Monica A. Walker Vadillo

The music is silent. The colours are muted. The dancer is caught in mid-motion for an eternity; but the potential of movement is right there...in the next second that will never come because it has already happened. But the dancer, caught in mid-motion, reminds us of the beauty that the human body can enact with all the physicality that the motion entails. There are moments of flight, of magical contortions and bodily expressions that touch the soul.

If dancing is poetry in motion, a photograph steals the stanza and keeps a person hanging in the moment. And when the dancer is placed around the ordinary lives of ordinary people around a city that is anything but ordinary, then there is just everlasting beauty. A blend of dance and street photography, this series was done using a Fuji X-100T with a fixed lens (23mm, f2) in 2021. The dancer is Jenn Vogtle (Instagram @Jenn_the_human), a London-based dancer and citizen of Planet Earth. Now, four photos of the series have been printed for the first time and they now hang in the Stairwell Gallery at The Camera Cllub. For those interested in the full sereis, click HERE to see the capture of the virtual exhibition on YouTube, or you can click HERE to see the full collection on my website.

Seires Title: Dancer in the Street.

mawalkerphotography.co.uk

@MonicaAnnWalker

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GALLERY 1885 EXHIBITION: THE LONDON SALON OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:22:39 +0000

111TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION

In 1893 a group of Photographers met to discuss their concern that the Royal Photographic Society were more concerned with “Technique” than the content of the images. Acceptances in the Annual Exhibition were those images displaying technical expertise but no credit or appreciation was given to the “Art of photography” . This meeting of photographers, who specialised in Pictorial images formed a Society calling themselves “The Linked Ring”, their aim being to promote Photography as an Art.

The group ran for nearly 20 years when in 1910 it was “unlinked”, but a small group of the Members decided to form a London based society to meet regularly and once a year, to hold an Annual Exhibition, to which photographers from all over the world were invited to submit images for consideration to be included in the exhibition. The Invitation to enter images stated that:-

“The aim of the London Salon is to exhibit only that class of work in Pictorial Photography in which there is distinct evidence of personal artistic feeling and execution”. This is still is the aim of the London Salon today.

The Salon was, and is, an International Exhibition entered by photographers worldwide which is selected by the Members who are all entitled to take part in choosing the images and awarding up to ten Salon Medals to be shown in the Exhibition. The London Salon has been shown almost every year including right through the 1st and 2nd War years since its formation over a hundred years ago.

Members including some very famous names from history have been Members including, Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa, Lord Caernarfon, M.O. Dell, Horace Murch, Chambre Hardman of Liverpool to name but a few Members are elected by invitation and hold their Membership for life pledge they will work for the good of the London Salon and uphold many of the traditions and beliefs which has ensured the success of the London Salon into the 21st Century.

To discover more about the London Salon of Photography, please, visit their website: www.thelondonsalon.org.

The 111th Annual Members exhibition will take place at Gallery 1885 at The Camera Club in Kennington, London.

The exhibition goes from the 11th of August to the 5th of September, 2025.

Everybody is welcome to the open view on the 14th of August at 7:00 pm.

The Four Project: July 2025

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:47:17 +0000

Kissaten by Dan Bachmann

The latest images gracing the staircase at The Camera Club for the Four Project are from active member Dan Bachmann.

Having friends and family in Japan, I often bypass the typical tourist destinations. This has led me to find excitement in photographing things that others overlook—both Japanese locals and visitors alike. I'm drawn to the fascination found in everyday, mundane moments, transforming them through photography into stories where the previously invisible becomes the protagonist.

Traveling into another culture offers a special experience, but being able to travel through time adds an entirely different dimension.

During my last trip to Japan, I discovered kissaten which transported me to 1980s Tokyo.

Kissaten are restaurant cafés that kept pace with Japanese trends until the economic bubble burst in the 1980s. Then, for reasons unknown, they froze in time. Newspapers and magazines lie scattered about for reading, a vintage video arcade machine blinks in the corner, and people still smoke freely. Cigarettes and lighters sit for sale around the same cash register that rang up orders in 1985. From what I can tell, the same person still works the greasy kitchen behind the counter after all these decades. This makes me believe these places are a dying breed.

These images capture different kissaten visited on the same day. A friend, seeing my excitement, took me to another—this time, part of a

kissaten chain. It was larger, decorated with reproduction nostalgic elements. The sterile atmosphere had scrubbed away the wall stains, taking the magic with it. I was no longer time-traveling. My excitement dimmed—I have my last matcha of the day without being compelled to press the shutter button.

TCC Members' Summer Exhibition: It is Time to Vote

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Cast your vote before 8 July!

This year marks a very special Summer Members’ Exhibition, celebrating 140 years of The Camera Club and the extraordinary talent within our photography community. We received 39 fantastic digital submissions—each photographer contributing one favourite or best shot to mark the occasion. These striking images highlight the incredible range and creativity of our members. Remember that only those who have submitted a image online gets to be considered in the voting process!

Although the exhibition is not yet on the walls, the images are ready for your review online—and it is time to vote!

With so many stunning entries, choosing your top three will not be easy... but your votes will help decide which images will be specially recognised at the Open View.

These are the prizes:

First prize 50 points

Second prize 40 points
Third prize 30 points

How to Vote

1. Visit the Online Gallery
Click through the carousel below to explore the full set of submissions. Look for the arrows in the middle section of each image to move forward or backward. Each image is labelled with a number displayed at the bottom—no names or titles are shown, to ensure fairness.

2. Select Your Favourites
Once you have viewed all the images, choose your top three and write them down somewhere.

3. Submit Your Votes
Enter your three selected numbers and your name using this FORM. Your name will only be used to verify eligibility and will remain confidential throughout the process. Only Camera Club Members can vote!

Get ready to celebrate creativity and cast your vote!

Winners will be announced during the Open View on 10 July from 7:00 pm to 9:00pm. Nibbles and drinks will be served!

The exhibition will be running from 7 July to 2 August. Come and enjoy some Summer cheer at Gallery 1885 at the Camera Club!

VOTING CLOSES MIDNIGHT 8 JULY.

Entries for the 2024 Annual Members' Summer Exhibition

Gallery 1885 Exhibition: Annual Members' Summer Exhibition

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:05:54 +0000

Annual Members' Summer Exhibition:
Celebrating 140 Years of the Camera Club

The walls of Gallery 1885 are about to come alive with the work of our talented membership! This year’s Annual Members’ Summer Exhibition is a special one—it celebrates not just the height of summer but also 140 years of The Camera Club.

This exhibition is a chance for members to share their favourite or best work with each other and the wider community. Whether you have been with us for years or have just joined recently, this is a moment to come together and reflect on the creativity and vision that continues to define our club.

Join us for the Open View on Thursday 10 July at 7:00 PM

Expect music, drinks, nibbles, and some great conversation. It is a relaxed and welcoming evening where members can catch up, connect, and celebrate. We will also be announcing the winners of the Members’ Vote, which takes place online ahead of the exhibition.

This is more than just an exhibition: it is a gathering of our photographic community. We are especially excited to introduce many new members to the rest of the Club, so if you are able, please come along and show your support. Bring a friend or two—everyone is welcome.

Let us mark this milestone together—with images, with laughter, and with a shared love for photography!

For any questions contact gallery1885@thecameraclub.co.uk.

Coffee and Cameras : 24th May 2025

Thu, 22 May 2025 21:51:41 +0000

May's Coffee & Cameras Sessions are Back!

Join us this May for our Coffee & Cameras, a relaxed Saturday morning gathering where members and non-members alike can connect over their shared love of photography.

Whether your passion lies in analogue or digital, this is a welcoming space to exchange ideas, discuss new developments, and share your creative journey.

Come along, meet fellow photographers, and be part of the vibrant conversations that make The Camera Club such a special community.

The next Coffee and Cameras is Saturday 24 May 2025 at 11:00 am.

Please Note: Non-members are welcome to come to 2 free mornings, but after that we do ask that you either become a member or pay a fee of £10 day rate to attend any socials.

More information can be found below;

Coffee and Cameras

Saturday 26th April 2025

11-3pm

Gallery 1885 Exhibition: Peter Moseley

Sun, 11 May 2025 16:50:02 +0000

**Surface Matters – T*extures of Time***
An exhibition of platinum/palladium and photogravure prints

This exhibition revisits and reaffirms the historical and material significance of photographic processes rooted in the earliest aspirations of photography as a fine art. Surface Matters – Prospects of People and Places reflects not only on the enduring power of hand-crafted image-making but also on the foundational role that The Camera Club played in fostering experimental and expressive photography over a century ago.

The Camera Club, established in 1885, quickly became a hub for innovation and artistic debate. Among its most influential early moments was a presentation by William Willis, the inventor of the platinum printing process. His visit helped spark widespread interest in the method, particularly among those seeking an alternative to the sharper, colder finishes of silver-based prints. Platinum—and its later development, palladium—offered an extended tonal range, a softer aesthetic, and exceptional archival permanence.

It was within this environment that, in 1892, the Linked Ring Brotherhood was founded at a Club meeting. The Brotherhood—whose members included some of the most progressive photographic minds of the era—sought to distinguish artistic photography from its scientific and commercial applications. Their commitment to visual poetry, mood, and the handmade image found a perfect match in the photogravure process, known for its velvety blacks and ability to render subtle tonal transitions. Together, these processes formed the backbone of a movement that treated photographic prints not as transparent carriers of information, but as surfaces rich with feeling, crafted through care and intention.

Surface Matters honours that tradition by returning to these slow, meticulous methods. Featuring contemporary platinum/palladium and photogravure prints, the exhibition explores how materiality—both photographic and physical—can deepen our engagement with time, memory, and the emotional tenor of place and portraiture.

The works presented span close-up human portraits and desolate natural landscapes, exploring parallels between skin and stone, weathered by time and environment. The textured surfaces of aged faces and volcanic terrain reveal themselves through the tactile richness of these analogue processes. These prints resist the glossy finish and smoothly clean nature of digital imagery. Instead, they stand as objects—deliberate and meditative.

By emphasizing surface, the exhibition underscores the photograph as a physical artifact, not just a window onto the world but a skin in itself—bearing marks, tones, and textures that contribute to its meaning. The labour-intensive processes echo the passage of time embedded within the imagery, reinforcing themes of solitude, endurance, and transformation.

In re-engaging with historical methods and aligning them with contemporary sensibilities, Surface Matters draws a line between past and present, showing that the spirit of artistic photography—nurtured within the very walls of The Camera Club—continues to evolve, grounded in material presence and emotional depth.

The author:

Dr Peter Moseley is an experienced photographer and printmaker using the techniques and processes of the nineteenth century, including photogravure, platinum, salt and albumen, carbon transfer, kallitype, collotype and cyanotype printing. He specialises in combining digital and analogue technologies and has exhibition entries shown at national and regional galleries, including the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Society of Printmakers Painters, the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and the Royal West of England Academy.

He is an experienced and qualified teacher and has taught photography/printmaking workshops at universities, colleges and print centres in the UK and in Russia and China. He has workshop and print-making facilities in Kingston and regularly teaches in London at Lux Darkroom. Peter prints photogravure and platinum/palladium editions for artists. He has had four solo shows of portraiture - ‘Take Five’, ‘Volte Face’, ‘A Matter of no Indifference’ and ‘Dermis’ and participated in a number of group shows.

Peter has an MA in Printmaking from the University of Brighton and has recently completed a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Centre for Print Research, University of the West of England, where he was awarded his PhD. His research interests including: the history, techniques and practice of nineteenth photographic and photo-mechanical printing processes; the application of digital and inkjet technologies to early contact printing processes; and the development of the craft and techniques of photogravure and carbon transfer printing and the use of gelatine/colloidal matrices.

Peter Moseley

07590337377

moseley@btinternet.com