It is with sadness that we have learnt of the passing of Terrick Meakin ARPS founder of the Crown Monochrome Group and life member.
Terrick inspired many of our members and was a wizard in the Darkroom, he lead us all with great enthusiasm for many years.
He was a member of the RPS and was a lecturer for Fotospeed and the WCPF.
Known through out the club world for his printing and he always had a great story to tell.
He leaves a son David.
He will be missed.

Programme 2026.
Please Note: The venue for our meeting has changed. (Unless otherwise stated all meetings will be at the St. Bartholomew's Church Hall, Wick, BS30 5PD)

19th January

Crown Monochrome Exhibition - Bring Prints to Exhibit
Abson St. James The Great Church (BS30 5TT) have invited us to exhibit our monochrome prints at their "Snowdrop Festival" on Sunday 8th February 2pm to 4:30 pm.
There are twelve 4ft by 4ft display boards available that will accommonadte 48 prints on 50cm by 40cm mount boards
Bring up to 4 to 6 prints for members to select the 48 prints we are to exhibit. The option is available to sell your print and donate 20% to the church. Please include a title, your name and if the print is for sale with a price on the reverse of the mount board.
We will require at least 4 volunteers on Saturday 7th Feb. at 11 am to set up and mount the exhibition.

16th February

We welcome Gareth Martin CPAGB AWPF
with his digital talk
"A Mono Medley" supported by 20 prints and with over 30 consecutive years of Welsh Salon acceptances.
Gareth will be a night to remember.

16th March

Print Selection.
Select Prints to show at Morrison CC (Jolly Boys)

Friday, 10th April

A Day out at Swansea and a Show Prints to Morrison CC.

20th April

Members Night.
Open for prints and dpi's on any subject.

18th May

An evening with Les Loosemore, ARPS, DPAGB, AWPF
Les is a great friend to Crown and we look forward to his evenings of great stories and photography.

15th June

What great years 2024 and 2025 were, did you print or did you produce Dpi,s?
Whichever you did we would like to see them on whatever subjects you like.
New work welcome.

20th July

Kevin Walters.
Finding Mojo.
My preference is not to show and describe individual prints on a single light stand, but to lay out a collection of prints and invite members to come forward to take a closer look.
I think photographs should speak for themselves, and club members are knowledgeable enough to decide for themselves what they like and dislike.
This looks to be an interesting evening.

17th August

Landscapes in Monochrome.
Monochrome can make very powerful landscapes, technique is all.
Show us your landscapes, be they country or Urban, great vistas or close, show us your work.
New work welcome.

21st Septemeber

We welcome Ian Hargreaves
who works in monochrome in his own individual way to create stunning Brutalist Architecture images. He will be showing his work in both dpi's and Prints.

19th October

TBD

16th Novemebr

TBD

21st December

TBD

Rockpool by Steve Bridgen as interpreted by Bill Aven

Dungeness Broadwalk by David Bathard as interpreted by Peter Phillips