Enjoy learning and sharing photography in a collaborative, educational, and fun atmosphere. The Club gathers and nurtures photographers of all levels — from beginner to professional.

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, October 24th - Monthly Competition - Rule of Thirds. More information here.

Saturday, October 28th - Club Outing to Liberty and Ellis Islands. Sold Out!!

Saturday, November 11th - Club Outing to Valley Forge  out of the way locations.  Details here.

 See our schedule page for all upcoming events.

Learning Opportunities for Spring/Fall 2017.   Click here for a downloadable pdf of upcoming classes.

Join Us:

Guests are invited to attend two meetings before joining, and guests are always welcomed on club outings.

Our meeting location is the Rhoads Auditorium (Center for Nursing and Allied Health Building) at Chester County Hospital. 701  East Marshall Street, West Chester, PA 19380 (610) 431-5000, This is a separate building just down the hill from the hospital entrance.

Parking is available across the street from the Rhoads building at the Doctor's Offices at 440 Marshall Street.

How to Submit to a Competition:

Please view this brief video tutorial about how to export your image from Lightroom or Photoshop and upload it to our website.  Thanks to Bob Lott for preparing this video.

Galleries of Recent Events:

Myrick Conservation Center.  Great turnout on a misty morning to enjoy the beautiful natural areas with photo friends.  Check the participant's images on the gallery.

Battle of the Brandywine. CCCC first outing of the year was a great one! Click here to see images from the annual reenactment taken by members of CCCC.

Another successful Summer Challenge provided inspiration and camaraderie for many CCCC members who participated in the fun.  Coordinated by Stephanie Vacek and Anita Bower, participants enjoyed two summer outings and a wrap-up pot luck dinner hosted by Helen Wagner.  Members were challenged to capture their interpretation of a series of adjectives - and they rose to the challenge!  All images are available to view on the Galleries tab (+ Club Outings and Events / +2016-2017 Club Year / + Summer Challenge). Here are links to take you directly to a few of the galleries:

• Dangerous
• Funny
• Underneath
• Zany

Celebration of a great CCCC year at the End-of-Year Party! Click here for all the announcements, awards and highlights of the night.  Click here to see a gallery of photos taken at the party.  A downloadable version of the slide show of the year's highlights is posted under Club Information / Documents and Files to Download / Club Presentations /and then under the 2016-2017 club year.

Fantastic day in Baltimore and Annapolis.  Great weather, great friends, great photos!  Check out the gallery here.

To see images from other club outings and events, go the Gallery page on the website.  Click on the "+" next to "Club Outings and Events", then click on the "+" next to a year and scroll to choose an event to view.  So many wonderful and creative images!

Meeting Notes and Discussions:

Notes from the Oct 10 meeting are  here .  Betsy Wilson’s Members’ Forum presentation on Motion Photography can be found in the Club Information | Downloads section of the website under Member Presentations. You must be logged in.  Larry Lefever then stimulated lots of ideas with his discussion of Miksang: Architectural Street Photography.   More on his website. 

Notes from the Sept 26 Competition meeting are here.

Notes from the Sept 12 meeting are here. Lots of announcements about the upcoming CCCC year!

Notes from the May 25 meeting including election of next year's officers here.

CCCC Discussion forums can be found under Club Information or click here.  Ongoing discussions covering local photography courses, art shows and buying and selling used equipment take place here. This is for members only - be sure you are logged in or the discussion forums will not be visible.