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

January 2026

Jan Wed 21

2nd Print League competition: NOTE - It's a Wednesday! Hand-in: 28-12-2025
Judge: Nick Ryan
Face-to-face meeting

Jan Thu 22

4th PDI League competition Hand-in: 11-01-2026
Judge: Jonathan Vaines
Hybrid meeting

Jan Thu 29

Smartphone competition Hand-in: 21-01-2026
Judge: Members
Face-to-face meeting

February 2026

Feb Thu 05

3rd Print League competition Hand-in: 25-01-2026
Judge: David Silk
Face-to-face meeting

Feb Thu 12

Informal Discussion and Club Night
Speaker: Members
Face-to-face meeting

The next three competition hand-in dates

Next three hand-in dates
Hand-in date	For Competition
21-01-2026	Smartphone to he held on 29-01-2026
25-01-2026	3rd Print to he held on 05-02-2026
08-02-2026	Rural landscape to he held on 19-02-2026

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.