Jacksonville Camera Club General Meeting Minutes
Shepherd of the Woods, 7860 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32256
Date: Sept18, 2025
Call to Order
President Jim Angelo called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m..
Announcements from the President
-Next meetings: Oct 2 Zoom presentation “Photography for Conservation” by Soren Goldsmith (NatGeo); Oct 16 “Preserving Memories; Digital Restoration; ID’ing old photographs; A Geneological Diversion”
-Christmas Party will be held on December 18.
-The Annual Banquet is scheduled for February 7th, 2026 with Anita Fanic as Chair. It will be at the Ramada Inn, same location as last year. Jim Angelo announced that the ticket prices will be set at the next Board Meeting but likely to be in the $65-70 range.
-Winners of the most recent F3C competition were recognized. Karen Sirnick was recognized for winning the Florida Excellence in Photographic Art Award. Prior club winners are Lloyd Granat and Julius Dean.
-Shehzad Niazi, club member, will have a show of his photography “ Moveable Feasts” at the Jacksonville Airport with a Gallery Reception on Oct 23. More details in The Weekly
Membership and Social Media
-No new members. Visitor Feroz Talyarklan
Raffle 50/50
-$41 collected; $21 went to winner Silus Osborn, $20 went to the Club
Club Outings
-A ‘Downtown Jax Photo Walk’ will be led by Tim Davis on Sept 27 starting at 5pm. The walk will focus on Klutho designed buildings and a few non-Klutho buildings that are of note. See website for details.
-North Georgia, Unicoi Park ‘Fall Colors’ Nov 1-4; Rebecca Jannsen leading. See website for details.
Other Photo Opportunities
-A free Veteran’s Day Photo contest sponsored by the VFW Post in St Augustine, theme: Veteran and Flag. Details available on the club website blog. Enter Aug 1-Sept 30
-Virtual Lightroom Summit, David Cross. Sept 15-19. Register lightroomsummit.com
-Virtual Lightroom Summit, David Cross. Nov 3-7. Registration not open yet
People’s Choice
-Sept: other photographers; Oct: forest; Nov: multiple exposures
-Sept winners: 1st Ted Floore, 2nd Jim Angelo, 3rd Jim Jordan
Competitions
-Digital:
-F3C prints results Oct 17
-JCC Print T2 prints results Nov 8
Program
-“Nature Photography during the Blue Hour” Josh Hauge. Sponsored by Hunt’s Photo
Adjournment
President Jim Angelo adjourned meeting at 830pm
Submitted by Peter Fitzpatrick, secretary