Festival, AGM & 90th Birthday Celebration
14th - 19th May 2026
Hose Village Hall, 2 Harby Ln, Hose, Melton Mowbray LE14 4JR, UK
Picture taken at 2025 Festival
What to Expect
Sun printing, or cyanotype, is a straightforward, sun-activated photographic process that creates Prussian blue, high-contrast images by placing objects like leaves or shells onto light-sensitive paper or fabric. It uses sunlight (typically 3–15 minutes) to develop, followed by a water rinse to fix the image.
Sun Printing
Learn and get some hands on practice on cutting your own mount board and mounting your pictures.
Mountboard cutting
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the competition we had lined up with 3 local photographic groups. But instead we will have our own battle with the prints that you would have entered into the 4 way competition.
Battle of the Prints
Handwriting is as uniquely personal as our fingerprints and DNA. We have an expert graphologist here to go through some of the basics to show us how they get and unbiased insight into someone’s personality and uncover how they think, feel and behave.
Graphology
Design and print your own post card and enter it into this returning favourite comp, and you will all have a scorecard to vote on your favourite card.
See below for more info
Postcard Competition
AI in photography is a bit of a marmite subject….. but let’s have a look at what it can do!
AI Fun
Read the reports and get all th info on what is going on with the Photogroup - with a chance to put your questions to the Council.
Photogroup AGM
To crop or not to crop that is the question?
Oh Crop
90th Birthday Street Party
Exactly what it says on the tin…… to celebrate the 90th Birthday of the Photogroup lets all get together.
The C & CC PhotoGroup Festival of Photography is not just an event; it is an odyssey through the lens of creativity, a celebration of visual diversity, and a platform where the art of photography comes alive. As you leave, the images linger in your mind, and the festival's impact resonates, reminding you that every click captures not just a moment, but a piece of the infinite tapestry of life. Postcard Competition
Attention photographers and visual storytellers! We invite you to participate in the Photography Postcard Competition, where your captivating images have the chance to become stunning postcards.
This year, it is an open theme so let your creativity shine. Whether it is landscapes, portraits, or abstract compositions, we want to see your unique perspective!
All entries should be presented on a piece of paper measuring either 6 inches x 4 inches or 7 inches x 5 inches and consist of multiple images up to a maximum of 5. There is also a maximum of 3 entries per person.
