Page 24 - Real Rochdale Issue 10 Summer 2021
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Images by Rochdale                                                                                                    The past 12 months have been some of the most



          Photographic Society                                                                                                  challenging for the historic Rochdale Photographic
                                                                                                                                Society which is now in its 131st year of existence.

                                                                                                                                Instead of meeting in person every week, like lots
                                                                                                                                of groups they have shifted online to virtual
                                                                                                                                meetings with great success over the past year.

                                                                                                                                The society has continued to host regular talks
                                                                                                                                from its members about various subjects, invited
                                                                                                                                guest speakers to host evenings, and managed to
                                                                                     Into the Black Hole
                                                                                       by Mike Davis
                                                                                                                                continue with their annual and quarterly
                                                                                                                                competitions, selected entries from which are
                                                                                                                                shown here.

                                                                                                                                The Rochdale Photographic Society is a friendly
                                                                                                                                club and despite the recent adversity, has
                                                                                                                                welcomed new, younger photographers to the
                                                                                                                                society. The new members have recently placed
                                                                                                                                well in the society’s internal competitions and
                                                                                                                                received commendations for their excellent images
                                                                                                                                in regional exhibitions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Autumn in Queen’s Park
                                                                                                                                The society would encourage all those around                                               by A Brown
                                                                                                                                Rochdale with a keen interest in photography
                                                                                                                                whether beginner, serious, or for social media to
                                                                                                                                join them on Zoom and then hopefully meet in        www.rochdaleps.org.uk
                                                                                                                                person in the coming months.


                                                                                                                                           Three Goslings
                                                                                                                                           by Clara Drycz











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