Programme
There is no membership fee to attend YMG meetings.
Each full-day event costs £20.00 and that includes a buffet lunch and refreshments.
Meetings start at 10:00 and finish at about 16:00.
You can attend as many or as few of our meetings as you like, but....
You must book a place to attend one of our meetings
Please book at least 5 days in advance so that we can plan the seating and buffet.
Please note - meetings are not held in June, July and August.
12 January 2025
Christine Widdall FBPE, MPAGB, EFIAP, APAGB, HonLCPU
Christine is back to tell us all about AI. She explains her talk as follows: -
In the first half, I’m going to explore what AI is, how it works, what it can do.
I’m going to ask you all to be AI machines in a brief practical session.
I’m going to talk about rabbits. I like rabbits.
We'll take a look at how AI is being integrated into our software.
I’m going to ask more questions than I can answer and hopefully create some topics for discussion.
In the second half, I’m going to explore what we are likely to be allowed to use in club photography.
Whether AI can be detected and policed.
How original is AI artwork?
Copyright and ownership issues.
What use is it, if not in our photography, including a few of my AI art images.And where it’s going.
9 February 2025
Clive is a freelance documentary, travel and fine art photographer based in Halifax. You may have seen his work at the recent Art in the Pen event at Skipton. Some YMG members did and were so impressed we asked him if he'd come along to YMG and share his images with us. He agreed to.
9 March 2025
John Reed
John is a well known Yorkshire photographer now residing in the Lake District. He intends to show some of the lesser known parts of the Lake District rather than the more popular spots known to everyone
13 April 2025
Members' prints and PDIs.
11 May 2025
Based in Dartmoor, Devon, the local landscape is Mark's inspiration. It is what he sees when he wakes up and what he thinks about on a daily basis.
14 September 2025
Leigh Preston FRPS, EFIAP, MPAGB
Leigh is back with us. No introduction necessary!
12 October 2025 - to be confirmed
9 November 2025
Margaret Salisbury FRPS, MFIAP, FIPF, FSITTP, FSINWP, AWPF, APAGB
Margaret is back with us. No introduction necessary!
11 January 2026
Alison will present "It's Not About Colour"
Most of Alison's photographs are taken in the north of England and are based around fells, waterfalls and the sea. It's where she is happiest and the variety of the scenery is endless.
She is passionate about the sea and whenever possible drives to the coast and stands on the foreshore looking out to sea admiring the waves and looking for patterns in the sand.
10 May 2026
Colin has worked as a photographer and educator for many years.
His work has been featured in books and magazines as well as exhibited in London, Liverpool and Manchester. He is a skilled practitioner in both digital and large format film photography and has taught Photography in both colleges and schools and lectured at Photographic Societies.
He holds a Master of Arts in Photography and is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society. He has appeared in the Landscape Photographer of the Year book and subsequent exhibition as well as in a number of photography journals.