Welcome to Hastings Photography Group

The Hastings Photography Group was formed in 2010 and since then has grown in size and ambition.

It is an incorporated club with an active committee.
The current membership is 53 ( May 2024)

Membership is open to any person ; beginner , intermediate or experienced photographer , who wants to develop their photography skills in a friendly club environment.

If you have any questions or general queries on membership, please email our Secretary : secretary.hastingsphotography@gmail.com

HPG is proudly supported by Donovan Oates Hannaford Legal + Conveyancing

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About us

We meet on the first and third Tuesday of the month from January to November at 7.00 pm at Emerald Downs Community Centre behind the Lighthouse Plaza Shopping Centre, 100 Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie , NSW OR at 2pm at Laurieton United Service Club in Laurieton – keep an eye on the event calendar for relevant venue information.

Membership Fees are:

Full year membership:   $50.00         July to June

Half year membership:  $25.00         if you join during January – April

If you join in May or June, please pay $50.00 which includes full membership for the following financial year.

You will then be provided additional information about being registered on the HPG website, how to navigate the site and enter competitions.

Members are charged $5.00 per meeting to cover cost of room hire and refreshments at Club Meetings.

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Competitions in October Prints 2019 (2nd Print Competition of the Year) are closing soon!

Competitions in October Prints 2019 (2nd Print Competition of the Year) will close Saturday, 28th September 2019, 6:00 PM.

Entries can be made in the following areas:

  • Open Colour Large Print
  • Open Mono Large Print
  • Nature Large Print

All members are encouraged to enter.

by , September 26, 2019

Results for competitions in September 2019 – Set Subject: Motion blur-Movement

There were 15 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in September 2019 – Set Subject: Motion blur-Movement

Emily
Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category
Open Colour Digital

Plate billed Toucanet
Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Coppery Emerald Hummingbird
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Fading Pier
John Smith – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Cloudy Day
John Upton – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

The Eyes Have It
Stewart Cooper – Top Image in Category
Open Mono Digital

Braking Hard
Peter Forsyth – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Streaking Tiger
Susan Smith – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Vigilant
John Smith – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

What a long beak you have
Frank Kolver – Top Image in Competition
SetSubject Digital

Butcher Bird
Susan Smith – Distinction
Nature Digital

Attacking Croc
Susan Smith – Distinction
Nature Digital

Darter Calling
John Smith – Distinction
Nature Digital

Just beautiful
Frank Kolver – Top Image in Category
Nature Digital

Kakadu burning
Liz Gannell – Distinction
Nature Digital

by Lindie Kolver, September 17, 2019

Competitions in October 2019 -Set Subject : Sheds, Barns and Country Houses are closing soon!

Competitions in October 2019 -Set Subject : Sheds, Barns and Country Houses will close Wednesday, 18th September 2019, 6:00 PM.

Entries can be made in the following areas:

  • Open Colour Digital
  • Open Mono Digital
  • SetSubject Digital
  • Nature Digital

All members are encouraged to enter.

by , September 16, 2019

Results for competitions in August Set Subject: Macro (anything)

There were 34 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in August Set Subject: Macro (anything)

Oxpecker Heaven
Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Butch
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Going Down
Peter Forsyth – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Under the Rainbow
John Upton – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Purakaunui Falls
Susan Smith – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Stary Sky
Stewart Cooper – Top Image in Category
Open Colour Digital

Easy Life
John Smith – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Onwards!
Warwick Von Bock – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Daisy
Linda Appleby – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

My Very Last Burnout
John Shaw – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Jonathan
Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category
Open Mono Digital

Cloudy Day
John Upton – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Incoming Shower
John Upton – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Broken Hill
Liz Gannell – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Dean
Wendy Coulls – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Underground Commuters
John Smith – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Phallus Multicolour
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Center of Flower
Rod Wratten – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Split Pea
John Shaw – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Something Different
John Upton – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Old Rusty Oil Can
John Upton – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Dragonfly1
Wendy Coulls – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Busy Bee
Stewart Cooper – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Cruiser Butterfly
Susan Smith – Top Image in Competition
SetSubject Digital

Kiwifruit Delight
John Smith – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Building material
Frank Kolver – Distinction
Nature Digital

Making a splash
Frank Kolver – Distinction
Nature Digital

Amboselli Tusker
Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Nature Digital

Juvenile Pacific Gull eating
John Upton – Distinction
Nature Digital

Daily Routine
Susan Smith – Distinction
Nature Digital

Cutie
Linda Appleby – Distinction
Nature Digital

Taking Off
Susan Smith – Top Image in Category
Nature Digital

Bitesize Snack
Kevin Ho – Distinction
Nature Digital

Egret landing
arthur minter – Distinction
Nature Digital

by Lindie Kolver, August 20, 2019

Results for competitions in July -Set Subject: Architectural Elements

There were 12 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Members can view all images and comment on them by following this link
View / Comment entries in

Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Ray Cooper – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Susan Smith – Top Image in Competition
Open Colour Digital

Paul Barron – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

John Smith – Top Image in Category
Open Mono Digital

Ray Cooper – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Warwick Von Bock – Top Image in Category
SetSubject Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Nature Digital

arthur minter – Distinction
Nature Digital

John Upton – Distinction
Nature Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Distinction
Nature Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Top Image in Category
Nature Digital

by Harry Bryant, July 17, 2019

Competitions in August Set Subject: Macro (anything) are closing soon!

Competitions in August Set Subject: Macro (anything) will close Wednesday, 17th July 2019, 6:00 PM.

Entries can be made in the following areas:

  • Open Colour Digital
  • Open Mono Digital
  • SetSubject Digital
  • Nature Digital

All members are encouraged to enter.

by , July 15, 2019

Results for competitions in June -Set Subject : Looking DOWN

There were 30 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Ray Cooper – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

arthur minter – Top Image in Category
Open Colour Digital

Peter Forsyth – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

John Upton – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Wendy Coulls – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Susan Smith – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Peter Forsyth – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

John Upton – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

John Upton – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Elanor Willliams – Top Image in Category
Open Mono Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Susan Smith – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Susan Smith – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

John Shaw – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Garry Gannell – Top Image in Category
SetSubject Digital

Garry Gannell – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Lindie Kolver – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Stewart Cooper – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Charles Madders – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Susan Smith – Top Image in Category
Nature Digital

Garry Gannell – Distinction
Nature Digital

Wendy Coulls – Distinction
Nature Digital

by Lindie Kolver, June 19, 2019

Northern Zone 2019 Catalogue now available !

And all the Lindie Kolver’s would be only because I loaded the CLUB Entries…have a look to see how the various Clubs have fared.

The Catalogue containing images submitted in the Northern Zone 2019 Competition is now available on the following link :https://northnsw.myphotoclub.com.au/results-for-competitions-in-2019-north-nsw-zone-interclub/

by Lindie Kolver, June 4, 2019

Results for competitions in May Digital Set Subject: Antique or Old Equipment. Nature : AUSTRALIAN only

There were 24 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Garry Gannell – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Peter Forsyth – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

John Shaw – Top Image in Category
Open Colour Digital

John Smith – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Top Image in Competition
Open Colour Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

John Shaw – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

John Smith – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category
Open Mono Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

John Upton – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category
SetSubject Digital

Peter Forsyth – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

John Smith – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Nature Digital

Garry Gannell – Distinction
Nature Digital

John Upton – Distinction
Nature Digital

Peter Forsyth – Distinction
Nature Digital

Stewart Cooper – Distinction
Nature Digital

John Smith – Top Image in Category
Nature Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Distinction
Nature Digital

by Lindie Kolver, May 21, 2019

Results for competitions in May Digital Set Subject: Antique or Old Equipment. Nature : AUSTRALIAN only

There were 24 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Garry Gannell – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Peter Forsyth – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

John Shaw – Top Image in Category
Open Colour Digital

John Smith – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Top Image in Competition
Open Colour Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Open Colour Digital

Lindie Kolver – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

John Shaw – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

John Smith – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category
Open Mono Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Distinction
Open Mono Digital

John Upton – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Lindie Kolver – Top Image in Category
SetSubject Digital

Peter Forsyth – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

John Smith – Distinction
SetSubject Digital

Frank Kolver – Distinction
Nature Digital

Garry Gannell – Distinction
Nature Digital

John Upton – Distinction
Nature Digital

Peter Forsyth – Distinction
Nature Digital

Stewart Cooper – Distinction
Nature Digital

John Smith – Top Image in Category
Nature Digital

Nick Lefebvre – Distinction
Nature Digital

by Lindie Kolver, May 21, 2019