Swellendam Camera Club

Swellendam Camera Club Open to all photography enthusiasts in Swellendam. Send us an email for more information.

Whether you are playing around with a cell phone camera, or you made photography a career, you are welcome to join us. Each month we have a set theme for photo entries, along with an open category and a cell phone category. We aim to learn from each other and grow as photographers - being hobbyists or professionals. We also try to have an outing each month that will relate to the next month's set

theme. Keep up with this page as we will post interesting links for photography tips, tricks and ideas.

Remember! Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, 19 February 2026 @ 18h00. The set subject for February is "Minim...
16/02/2026

Remember!

Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, 19 February 2026 @ 18h00.
The set subject for February is "Minimalism - lines & texture".
If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club, please send an email to
[email protected]

The entries into the General Category were glimpses of every day scenes. Photo 1: Elna de Jager - Have a cupPhoto 2: Kev...
16/02/2026

The entries into the General Category were glimpses of every day scenes.

Photo 1: Elna de Jager - Have a cup
Photo 2: Kevin Cocker - Seaweed
Photo 3: Dirk Uys - First Friday vibes
Photo 4: Marié Bester - The secrets of the forest
Photo 5: Enid Williams - DC top seeds heading out
Photo 6: Elna de Jager - Balls

Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, 19 February 2026 @ 18h00.
The set subject for February is "Minimalism - lines & texture".
If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club, please send an email to
[email protected]

Our Wildlife category received some splendid entries - birds, beetles, beef, and a bold stare.Photo 1: Marié Bester - Sa...
13/02/2026

Our Wildlife category received some splendid entries - birds, beetles, beef, and a bold stare.

Photo 1: Marié Bester - Say Steeaaakk!
Photo 2: Enid Williams - Baby barnowl suntanning
Photo 3: Hennie Blignaut - The stretch
Photo 4: Dirk Uys - Yes, I'm a bird
Photo 5: Ian Fraser-Jones - A not-so-red-Bishop
Photo 6: Valmai le Grange - Goddess
Photo 7: Sarine Terblanche - Busy life
Photo 8: Sarine Terblanche - Go green

Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, 19 February 2026 @ 18h00.
The set subject for February is "Minimalism - lines & texture".

If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club, please send an email to
[email protected]

"Books / boardgames" was this month's set subject. Our members became quite creative with interpreting this subject!Here...
11/02/2026

"Books / boardgames" was this month's set subject. Our members became quite creative with interpreting this subject!

Herewith the entries:

Photo 1: Elna de Jager - Secrets
Photo 2: Marié Bester - Fancy a game of chance?
Photo 3: Ian Fraser-Jones - Pack your bags
Photo 4: Kevin Cocker - Darth Vader's last stand
Photo 5: Enid Williams - Bookstore bliss
Photo 6: Sarine Terblanche - Chess in the wind
Photo 7: Nelindie Odendaal - Let the games begin!
Photo 8: Valmai le Grange - Clean up
Photo 9: Elna de Jager - Queen on top
Photo 10: Marié Bester - That property game
Photo 11: Hennie Blignaut - The old and the new
Photo 12: Ian Fraser-Jones - Amethyst gem
Photo 13: Kevin Cocker - Random books
Photo 14: Dirk Uys - Holiday day-dreaming of the perfect shot
Photo 15: Sarine Terblanche - Church in the attic
Photo 16: Nelindie Odendaal - Stories stacked
Photo 17: Dirk Uys - In a surpise move, the black knight takes the white from behind

Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, 19 February 2026 @ 18h00.
The set subject for February is "Minimalism - lines & texture".
If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club, please send an email to
[email protected]

Our different categories for entries have changed a little this year. The Set Subject is still there (see pinned post fo...
09/02/2026

Our different categories for entries have changed a little this year.

The Set Subject is still there (see pinned post for the year's subjects/topics.) However, since many members take photos with their cellphones in any case, we've scrapped the Cellphone Category completely. The Open Category is now split into 2: Wildlife; and General. (Birds are now "measured" against birds... bees... and butterflies. 😉 )

And therefore, with no further ado, the "General" photos that stood out this month:
Photo 1: Valmai le Grange - Blue hour
Photo 2: Ian Fraser-Jones - Enter the danger zone

Congratulations!

Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, 19 February 2026 @ 18h00.
The set subject for February is "Minimalism - lines & texture".
If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club, please send an email to
[email protected]

Our different categories for entries have changed a little this year. The Set Subject is still there (see pinned post fo...
04/02/2026

Our different categories for entries have changed a little this year. The Set Subject is still there (see pinned post for the year's subjects/topics.) However, since many members take photos with their cellphones in any case, we've scrapped the Cellphone Category completely. The Open Category is now split into 2: Wildlife; and General. (Birds are now "measured" against birds... bees... and butterflies. 😉 )

And therefore, with no further ado, the Wildlife photos that stood out this month:

Photo 1: Kevin Cocker - Yet another bird
Photo 2: Hennie Blignaut - Flower inspector

Congratulations!

Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, 19 February 2026 @ 18h00.
The set subject for February is "Minimalism - lines & texture".
If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club, please send an email to
[email protected]

"Books and boardgames" was the set subject that kicked off the 2026 photography season. We've received an array of inter...
02/02/2026

"Books and boardgames" was the set subject that kicked off the 2026 photography season. We've received an array of interpretations of this topic, with Valmai le Grange and Hennie Blignaut's photos that stood out this month. Congratulations!

Photo 1: Valmai le Grange - "Light reading"
Photo 2: Hennie Blignaut - "Book inspector chained down"

Our next monthly meeting will be on Thursday, 19 February 2026 @ 18h00.
The set subject for February is "Minimalism - lines & texture".
If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club, please send an email to
[email protected]

The Swellendam Camera Club will meet this Thursday, 22 January 2026, at 18h00, with the set subject being "Books and/or ...
19/01/2026

The Swellendam Camera Club will meet this Thursday, 22 January 2026, at 18h00, with the set subject being "Books and/or board games".

This is a club for those who "see" in squares or rectangles, "see" the beauty, the ugly, the strange or the amazing around us and capture that glimpse in time.

You don't need fancy equipment to "see". 📱📸

"A good photograph is knowing where to stand." - Ansel Adams

If you'd like to join us this year, please send an email to
[email protected]

The Cellphone Category entries proved that our members took advantage of our beautiful scenery from Swellendam to Cape T...
05/12/2025

The Cellphone Category entries proved that our members took advantage of our beautiful scenery from Swellendam to Cape Town.

Herewith the entries:
Photo 1: Marié Bester - A love-hate relationship
Photo 2: Elna de Jager - That way
Photo 3: Kevin Cocker - Nature's art
Photo 4: Marié Bester - A warm invite
Photo 5: Hennie Blignaut - Kaapsehoop
Photo 6: Elna de Jager - Family time
Photo 7: Enid Williams - Time to play
Photo 8: Kevin Cocker - Agulhas

If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club in 2026, please send an email to [email protected]

The Open Category received some splendid entries this month, with judging proving to be quite difficult. Herewith the en...
03/12/2025

The Open Category received some splendid entries this month, with judging proving to be quite difficult.

Herewith the entries:

Photo 1: Elna de Jger - Nature's seed
Photo 2: Kevin Cocker - Early morning commute
Photo 3: Ian Fraser-Jones - Don't look me in the eyes
Photo 4: Dirk Uys - I've got my eye on you
Photo 5: Enid Williams - Moonlight in the bay
Photo 6: Nelindie Odendaal - Flower power
Photo 7: Marié Bester - In the shadow of a tree
Photo 8: Elna de Jgaer - Hoe sê?
Photo 9: Kevin Cocker - Flight home
Photo 10: Hennie Blignaut - And...missed
Photo 11: Enid Williams - Happy in my green space
Photo 12: Nelindie Odendaal - Bontebok
Photo 13: Marié Bester - Minas Tirith

If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club in 2026, please send an email to [email protected]

People, fences, bikes and ....homework all formed part of our Set Subject's entries under the topic "Shadows without the...
01/12/2025

People, fences, bikes and ....homework all formed part of our Set Subject's entries under the topic "Shadows without their objects".

Herewith the entires:
Photo 1: Enid Williams - Shadows in the bush
Photo 2: Kevin Cocker - Teeth shadows
Photo 3: Dirk Uys - Shadow chasing the light
Photo 4: Elna de Jager - Trees galore
Photo 5: Nelindie Odendaal - Even shadows need shelter
Photo 6: Christa de Graaf - Exams
Photo 7: Enid Williams - Early morning ride
Photo 8: Kevin Cocker - It's what you're thinking of
Photo 9: Hennie Blignaut - Criss-cross
Photo 10: Elna de Jager - Working men
Photo 11: Nelindie Odendaal - Carved in stone and shadow

If you'd like to join the Swellendam Camera Club in 2026, please send an email to [email protected]

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