Six Words: Nature, Equal, Nursery, Photography, Decorative, Volunteer
Photography clubs are common all over the country, and probably all over the world. They are usually run by volunteers. The clubs that I have been a member of encourage participation by all levels of photographer and all levels of equipment.
Sometimes photographs are critiqued, to help everyone become a better photographer. Sometimes there is a specific category of photographs at a meeting, such as nature photography or holiday decorations. One time here in Austin, a photography club went to a large nursery to take photographs and I took a lot of photos of dragon flies and damsel flies.
Sometimes photographs are judged. When judging is involved, photographers may be grouped so that you are being judged in comparison to people of equal skills. In my Connecticut photography club, you started in the lower skilled group – I’m sure there was a polite name for it, and if you got enough points during a year, you moved up to the higher skilled group. I never made it to the higher skilled group, but I did earn a few blue ribbons in the group that I was in. It still makes me feel good to have those ribbons displayed in my apartment, but if I had ever moved up I might never have received another one.