Name: Ashford Photographic Society
Address: Church Rd, Ashford, TN23 1RD, UK
Telephone: 07773 601151

About Ashford Photographic Society

We meet every Thursday evening at 7.15PM for a 7.45PM start, from early September until mid May. Face-to-face meetings are held at The Elwick Club, Ashford, with a number of Zoom meetings too. We have a diverse membership, working in traditional darkroom print and digital media.

Our season

Our programme comprises a mixture of talks by top photographers and a variety of competitions.

Membership fees

Full membership is £108; under 18-years is £15.

Visiting non-members

£5 per meeting.

Affiliations

The society is affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain [PAGB] through the Kent County Photographic Association [KCPA]. We use external judges for all our competitions.

Next five events of our Thursday night programme

September 2025

Sep Thu 18

Japan DPI plus Prints
Speaker: Rosemary Wilman Hon FRPS AFIAP BPE5*
Face-to-face meeting

Sep Thu 25

Creative competition Hand-in: 14-09-2025
Judge: Richard Hall LRPS DPAGB BPE3*
Hybrid meeting

October 2025

Oct Thu 02

Seeing is Believing
Speaker: Warren Alani
Hybrid meeting

Oct Thu 09

1st PDI competition Hand-in: 28-09-2025
Judge: Anthony Oliver ARPS CPAGB BPE5
Hybrid meeting

Oct Thu 16

TBC..
Speaker: Darren Woolway ARPS
Face-to-face meeting

The next three competition hand-in dates

Next three hand-in dates
Hand-in date	For Competition
14-09-2025	Creative to he held on 25-09-2025
28-09-2025	1st PDI to he held on 09-10-2025
12-10-2025	1st Print to he held on 23-10-2025

Contact us

Please read more about the club and if you would like any further information, please contact our Chairman Philip Hinton on 07773 601151. Alternatively you can send us an email.