Exhibitions
Exhibitions
A great feature of the Camera Club is that it has its own attractive ground-floor gallery Gallery 1885 with high-quality exhibition lighting and hanging space for around 40 exhibition prints. Monthly exhibitions feature outstanding work by one or more members, plus ‘outside’ exhibitions of national standing, as well as members' open exhibitions and competitions.
Gallery 1885 is open to the public – you do not have to be a Club Member to enjoy our exhibitions.
To see our upcoming exhibitions please visit our blog or wait for announcements on the homepage.
Son of a Beach & Other Stories
Nick Andrews
22 July - 16 August
Open View : 25 July 7pm
"Sunburnt necks, salty bleach blonde hair, ice cream, the sun’s residual heat in our bodies. Romanticising the connection of skin, sea & sand, to burgeoning teenage desire."
Gallery 1885
16 Bowden Street
, SE11 4DS
Monday to Sunday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
The exhibition is opening on 22 July 2024.
The Open View is on 25 July @ 7pm and everybody is welcome to come along.
Coming soon...
Reimagining Non-Places
Christopher Sparkes
19 August - 06 September 2024
Open View : 22 August 7pm
"Reimagining Non-Places is a body of work still in growth, considering the thematic reflections in anthropology that consider the impact of urban spaces and interiors on the people that occupy them. Coined by French anthropologist Marc Auge in the 1990's, the term 'non-places' refers to generic building interiors and their exterior enclosers that do not confer a feeling of place. We typically refer to these places as soulless."
"All towns and cities contain non-places, and the notion these anthropological places force an insidious anonymity and an imposed impersonality on those that pass through them is a central concern of this work. Herein, this exhibition calls attention to how we might interact with non-places, and whether these interactions impact significantly on how we relate to our urban landscapes."
Christopher Sparkes is a photographer based in London, and started photographing when he was a teenager. Christopher also has a career as a clinical scientist in cardiothoracic surgery and finds the stark differences between this and his photography career as curiously harmonising.
"Reimagining Non-Places is a body of work still in growth, considering the thematic reflections in anthropology that consider the impact of urban spaces and interiors on the people that occupy them. Coined by French anthropologist Marc Auge in the 1990's, the term 'non-places' refers to generic building interiors and their exterior enclosers that do not confer a feeling of place. We typically refer to these places as soulless."
"All towns and cities contain non-places, and the notion these anthropological places force an insidious anonymity and an imposed impersonality on those that pass through them is a central concern of this work. Herein, this exhibition calls attention to how we might interact with non-places, and whether these interactions impact significantly on how we relate to our urban landscapes."
Christopher Sparkes is a photographer based in London, and started photographing when he was a teenager. Christopher also has a career as a clinical scientist in cardiothoracic surgery and finds the stark differences between this and his photography career as curiously harmonising.
Past Exhibitions
All Exhibitions
All Exhibitions
Members Summer Exhibition
Twice every year at The Camera Club, we love to share the work of our members. To show the skill and imagination of our wide and diverse membership.
01 - 19 July 2024
Members Summer Exhibition
Twice every year at The Camera Club, we love to share the work of our members. To show the skill and imagination of our wide and diverse membership.
Distant Presence
"I aim to voyage beyond geographical boundaries and capture the intricate landscapes of humanity."
Dennis Jose Vilaca09 - 28 June 2024
Distant Presence
"I aim to voyage beyond geographical boundaries and capture the intricate landscapes of humanity."
Follow Your Heart
"My photographs serve as a powerful spiritual beacon, not just for you, but for me as well.".
Vitor Lopes13 May - 07 June 2024
Follow Your Heart
"My photographs serve as a powerful spiritual beacon, not just for you, but for me as well.".
Dissociated Connection
"I spend a lot of time on the streets. I don’t just shoot the street, I photograph people."
Simon Lower18 March - 12 April 2024
Dissociated Connection
"I spend a lot of time on the streets. I don’t just shoot the street, I photograph people."
Food As MedicineA tribute to the people who are involved in food production on a small scale.
Astrid Schulz18 March - 12 April 2024
Food As Medicine
A tribute to the people who are involved in food production on a small scale.
Isolation PortraitsA project developed while in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the planet in 2020.
Chris Pig26 February - 15 March 2024
Isolation Portraits
A project developed while in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the planet in 2020.
Hortus MaximusCelebrating the astounding variety of natural forms, texture, & contour of vegetables & spices available today.
Cinnamon Faye06 - 23 February 2024
Hortus Maximus
Celebrating the astounding variety of natural forms, texture, & contour of vegetables & spices available today.
A Tale of Three CitiesIn 2023 London, Paris and Athens were filled with protest.
James Elliott08 January - 02 February 2024
A Tale of Three Cities
In 2023 London, Paris and Athens were filled with protest.
Members Annual Winter ShowThe Annual members Winter Exhibition: Winner Stefon Grant.
TCC Members
04 December - 07 January 2024
Members Annual Winter Show
The Annual members Winter Exhibition: Winner Stefon Grant.
Dreamland By The SeaIn 2014, Frederique Bellec began photographing the seaside towns around London.
Frederique Bellec
31 October - 01 December 2023
Dreamland By The Sea
In 2014, Frederique Bellec began photographing the seaside towns around London.
Frederique Bellec31 October - 01 December 2023
2020 Pandemic: Visions of London After PeopleIn London, this was the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdowns.
Monica A Walker
26 September - 27 October 2023
2020 Pandemic: Visions of London After People
In London, this was the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdowns.
Fragments: An in-hibition
Unique and random fractions of a second, stolen from the time-space, each as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity.
John Mawditt04 - 22 September 2023
Fragments: An in-hibition
Unique and random fractions of a second, stolen from the time-space, each as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity.
Annual Members Summer Exhibition 2023
A selection of members work from 2023 so far.TCC Members
07 August - 01 September 2023
Annual Members Summer Exhibition 2023
A selection of members work from 2023 so far.
A selection of members work from 2023 so far.
07 August - 01 September 2023
Captured VisionsTCC partnered with LSBU to showcase BA (Hons) architecture students’ design concepts
LSBU & Gallery 188503 July - 05 August 2023
Captured Visions
TCC partnered with LSBU to showcase BA (Hons) architecture students’ design concepts
A Peculiar Moment in Time28 portraits of past and current members of London's LGBTQIA+ community
Stuart Hull
04 June - 01 July 2023
Lost in Los Santos
A week spent in GTA 6 as a virtual photographer during lockdown.
Enzo Peccinotti
01 May - 03 June 2023
Lost in Los Santos
A week spent in GTA 6 as a virtual photographer during lockdown.
Enzo Peccinotti01 May - 03 June 2023
Moon Child Celestial Chaos A collective collaboration between David Fons Lathrop, Catarina Correia and
photographer Dave Shrimpton.
02 - 29 April 2023
Moon Child Celestial Chaos
A collective collaboration between David Fons Lathrop, Catarina Correia andphotographer Dave Shrimpton.
02 - 29 April 2023
Image Art & Studio Pods Members Exhibition
A variety of images produced by the club members
TCC Members
05 March - 01 April 2023
Ian Greaves & Dan Bachmann
Veiled Portraits - Ian Greaves & Something Between Us - Dan Bachmann
Joint Exhibition
30 January - 04 March 2023
Annual Members Winter
Show 2022
A collection of the work produced by The Camera Club members.
TCC Members
14 December - 16 January 2022
Fred Whisker Centenary
Gallery 1885 is pleased to announce its latest exhibition of contemporary dance photos by Fred Whisker. Fred will be turning 100 this year.
Fred Whisker
04 - 28 October 2022
John Legate Who Are You?
A collection of photographs that he created in the 70s in a style that has been labelled "anti-glamour."
John Legate
05 - 28 September 2022
Summer Show 2022
The Annual member's exhibition. Also featuring Thames Festival Trust’s Thames Lens 2021 winning photos
Member's Exhibition
03 - 28 August 2022
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