Harrogate Photographic Society

07/09/2026

Our opening night with all our worthy winners celebrated with their silverware

03/09/2026

Our new season starts on Monday 7th September. A packed and varied programme for all photographers from those just starting out to the more experienced.

Our first session is free for all non-members. Why not come along and meet like minded photographers?

Information about the society, the programme and all our events are on our web page

Interested in photography? View our Exhibition Whether new to photography, a keen phone photographer or a seasoned pro, Harrogate Photographic Society is the place to be. We are a friendly club including photographers and those interested in photography from Harrogate and the surrounding area. The v...

17/08/2026

One of our club members, Katrina Brayshaw, has a new exhibition of her wonderful photos in Pateley Bridge between 27th and 31st of August. This would be well worth a visit if you are in the area.

12/06/2026

Exhibition 2026 - coming soon our online exhibition - watch this space

06/05/2026

The launch of the Kickstarter campaign The North Revisited - published by Image&Reality with a foreword by documentary photographer John Bulmer is live.

You can support the project at https://tinyurl.com/y8jx6jjm

This is the culmination of an 18 month project - one of the largest 'north of England' documentary projects ever funded by Arts Council England - for which Simon Hill revisited the 16 locations visited by John Bulmer for magazines including The Sunday Times Magazine during the 1960s and he has added over 30 additional locations to provide a more complete perspective on the contemporary north of England.

Priced at £30 + p&p, supporters of the Kickstarter campaign can secure a first edition of the book - or pledge for a signed copy and have their support recognised in the book’s list of subscribers.

A joint exhibition between Simon Hill and John Bulmer will be held at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre from 10 October 2026 to 31 January 2027. A special open day will be held at the Centre on Saturday 8 October when John and Simon Hill will be in conversation with the BBC's Mark Radcliffe.

Please support the project, spread the word, and help bring The North Revisited to life.

A contemporary portrait of the North of England by Simon Hill, inspired by John Bulmer's seminal work of the 1960s.

28/04/2026

Welcome to our new president Steve Preston for 2026/27

28/04/2026

Our winter programme of talks and activities may have ended but we have a selection of outings and events that members will participate in. Why not come along and meet members?

MAY

The undated outing for May is to York - easily reached by train or park and ride. – see https://visityork.org and https://www.discovergoodramgate.co.ukand https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk

The dated outing is Keighley & Worth Valley Railway 1940s weekend - 16–17 May. More details at https://1940sweekend.co.uk Tickets can be bought online

JUNE

The Undated outing is - Aspects of Airedale, urban & rural, the Industrial Revolution. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airedale https://www.visitbradford.com/explore/saltaire

Dated

Yorkshire Puffin Festival’ at Flamborough Cliffs on 6 & 7 June – https://www.ywt.org.uk/yorkshire-puffin-festival/plan-your-adventure

‘Cold War wheels’ (Cars & bikes of the 60s, 70s & 80s) at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, nr. York – 21 June – see https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/plan-your-visit/events/ Tickets can be bought online‘

Skipton in the 14th Century’ – 27-28 June – https://www.welcometoskipton.com/events/skipton-during-the-14th-century/Tickets can be bought online.

There’s also Skipton Sheep Day on 28 June - https://www.welcometoskipton.com/events/sheep-day/

JULY

The Undated outing is ‘Saltburn and Paddy’s Hole’. Saltburn always provides good photo opportunities and Paddy’s Hole is good to visit – https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/places-to-go/saltburn-by-the-sea https://fabulousnorth.com/paddys-hole/

Dated

Durham Coach trip, organised by Mike Hudson – 18 July

The “Gravity Games’ at Harewood Hill Climb – 25-26 July – Soapbox racing – Tickets can be bought online - https://www.gravity-games.co.ukAUGUST

No undated outing in August, but a bumper bundle of dated ones.

For English Civil war enactment fans – Skipton Castle – ‘The Trayned Bandes, the English Civil War’ – 1-2 August https://www.welcometoskipton.com/events/trayned-bandes-the-english-civil-war/ Tickets can be bought online.

Ripley Show – a local event – 9 August – https://www.ripleyshow.co.uk - Tickets can be bought online

‘G-George 1940s Weekend’, Breighton Airfield, near Selby - 15-16 August – A Spitfire evening display is scheduled – Rare vintage aircraft in the air and on the ground – reenactor village – tickets can be bought online - https://temp.realaero.com/bugle.html

A late 19th century secluded harbor and part of the South Gare Breakwater.

13/04/2026

Winner of the Centenary Medal 2025/26 - Alistair How, Lake Bled

31/03/2026

A winning evening for Michelle Bray, securing joint winners for the monthly PDI competition with A Lowry street scene, Durham and Stained Glass Wings. The former just slightly more popular with club members who voted. Also commended Not Quite Airborne by Brian Atter, and Autumnal Musings by Rozalia Sz