Welcome to the Seacoast Camera Club!
Members of all skill levels are welcome. Whether you're a casual smartphone shooter, an advanced photographer or anywhere in between, our club strives to provide inspiration, friendship, educational opportunities and fun.
The SCC regularly meets via Zoom on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month, September through May.
In addition to the bimonthly virtual meetings, the club also provides opportunities for in-person gatherings, photo walks, educational workshops and our annual Library Exhibit at the Portsmouth Public Library.
If you'd like to know more, please check out the Organization Tab for more information.
The Slideshow to the right features images from our monthly Competitions.
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May 13th - "The Nonliteral Lens: Letting Go of Labels Through Abstract Photography" - Presentation by Beth Buelow
Beth Buelow is a Michigan-based artist, coach, and educator specializing in abstract and minimalist photography. Beth's creative philosophy is simple: If you’re not amazed, you’re not paying attention. Her work doesn’t fit into one genre or subject, as she aims to reflect the incredible world around us. Inspired by Walt Whitman’s words, "I am large, I contain multitudes," Beth's photography explores themes of calm, order, mystery, balance, and experimentation. These elements may seem at odds, but they reflect her playful approach to creativity.
Her podcast, “Pixels,” features conversations with leading photographers, exploring the heart and art of photography. Beth is the author of “The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms.” She’s looking forward to launching a creativity mastermind program in fall 2025.
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May 27th SCC Monthly Competition: "Creative Perspective" (Theme) and Open; Judge Art Vaughn, HonNEC
Art Vaughan of North Andover, Massachusetts, has been active in photography for over 40 years. He worked for Western Electric, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and Bell
Laboratories for just over 31 years before retiring in October of 2001. Over a twenty-five year period, he performed extensive work in Analytical Industrial Photography for microcircuit development engineering departments at Bell Laboratories, especially in the area of new process development and microchip / microcircuit failure mode analysis.
After joining the Merrimack Valley Camera Club (originally the Lawrence Camera Club) in 1985, he served a total of 9 years as club president, and 16 years as print competition chairman, and has been awarded an Honorary Life Membership in that organization. He’s also a member of the Massachusetts Camera Naturalists and the Photographic Historical Society of New England. He's an Honorary Member and Vice President of the New England Camera Club Council, where he served for 18 years as the NECCC Print Competition Director and "live" commentator for the "Best of the NECCC" Traveling Print Program.
Art’s photographic experience and interests include: anamorphic (Cinema-scope) macro photography, stereo (3-D) imaging, color and black & white print making, and digital restoration of antique photographs, lithographs, engravings, and etchings. He has served throughout New England, and beyond as a digital image and print competition judge and lecturer.
Art’s favorite shooting locations are along the shores of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, and the upper Brazos River watershed area of north and west Texas.
Member of NECCC
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