WELCOME TO THE PARK WEST CAMERA CLUB
The Park West Camera Club is one of New York City’s oldest and most active camera clubs. Founded in 1937, PWCC is open to all who love photography, from beginners to experienced photographers. We offer a variety of programs, including photo competitions and critiques; lectures by professional photographers; member portfolio presentations and workshops; field trips; gallery exhibits; and an award-winning monthly newsletter.
PWCC meets weekly on Monday nights at 7:00PM, currently via Zoom (monthly competitions will start at 6:30PM). Interested photographers are welcome to join our Monday meetings 30 minutes before start time to inquire about membership. The club year runs from September through June, but you may join at any time. Dues are $50.00 per year (pro-rated for new members who join after May), while we are meeting via Zoom. Download an application or email us at pwccny@aol.com for more information. (Note: To register an account on this website you MUST be a dues-paying member.)
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS
Grayson Dantzic will be the guest speaker at our April 15th meeting. Grayson is a photographer, videographer and archivist based in New York City. He is the special projects archivist for the Warner Music Group Archives and the Paul Seligman Collection at the Metropolitan Opera Archives, archivist for the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and has worked with many photographers and their collections. In addition, he is the author of two collections of his father’s photography, ‘Jerry Dantzic’s New York: The Fifties In Focus’ and ‘Jerry Dantzic: Billie Holiday At Sugar Hill,’ and co-curator of the 2022 SITES exhibition, ‘Billie Holiday At Sugar Hill: Photographs By Jerry Dantzic,’ at the Newark Museum of Arts. For more information about Grayson and to see more of his work (see below), visit his website at https://www.graysondantzic.com/.
© GRAYSON DANTZIC PHOTOGRAPHY
At our April 29th meeting, we'll feature a member workshop on the many composting techniques used by members in their creative work. This was on display at the recent member theme night on 'interpretations.' Join us and see how your fellow members create their art!
Check out the winning and honors images selected by Arnie Kastenbaum at our April member competition, in the rotating gallery (above). Congratulations to these members and to all who competed, and big thanks to Arnie for his insightful judging. (Visit Arnie's website to see his work.)
We've added hyperlinks to recordings of recent monthly competitions, guest speaker nights and member curtain raisers to our home page (see below). Many of these same recordings, as well as member workshop demonstrations, are also available at the 'Speaker & How to Videos' tab, above right, along with lots of other photography resources available to members. Have fun!
The memorial service for fellow photographer, mentor and dear friend, George Hansen, can be viewed above at 'PWCC Organization Galleries.' George, Georgie, Jorge is gone but never forgotten!
UPCOMING MEETINGS & DEADLINES
April 15, 2024: Guest Speaker - Grayson Dantzic, 7:00PM (Zoom meeting opens at 6:45PM)
April 16, 2024: Member Print Salon - 'Crop/Don't Crop,' 4:30PM (contact Larry Rubin for details)
April 18, 2024: Member PDI Workshop with Chuck & Helen Pine, 7:00PM (space is limited; see latest newsletter for details& submission deadline) (Zoom meeting opens at 6:45PM)
April 22, 2024: No meeting - Passover
April 29, 2024: Member Workshop on Compositing (Zoom meeting opens at 6:45PM); deadline for submitting images for May competition
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