The slideshow to the right features the 1st-3rd Place winners and HMs from our July competition held on July 6th, 2026. The categories were Nature, Journalism, Creative and Pictorial. 

Our next competition will be our August competition on Monday August 3rd at 7pm. The categories will be Nature, Travel and Pictorial. Our judge will be Jan Lightfoot.  You can see her images at this link https://janlightfoot.com/galleries. This competition will open for submission on Friday, July 17th at 7pm and will close for entry at 7:00pm on Wednesday July 29th. There is no photo competition planned for September.

The Camera Club will present a free workshop on smartphone photography at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the Vineyard Center. The program will be led by the club's master photographers, Rich James, Joel Pollack, and Jim Koski.

The workshop will explore the powerful photography capabilities of today's smartphones, with a special focus on the iPhone camera. Attendees will also receive an introduction to Snapseed 4.0, one of the most popular photo-editing apps available for both iPhone and Android devices. We will also demonstrate Preview, an app that is available on iOS 26. This will enable accurate resizing of images and export of RAW HEIC files to JPG.

Topics will include practical tips and techniques for taking better smartphone photos, editing images to achieve professional-looking results, and making the most of the camera you carry every day. The presenters will also showcase photographs captured exclusively with an iPhone 17 during a trip through the Alaska wilderness, demonstrating the impressive image quality possible with a smartphone.

Following the presentation, the panelists will answer questions on all aspects of smartphone photography.

 

 

The VCC welcomes all Villagers to its programs on the first Monday (Competition) and third Tuesday (Program) of the month. After you attend one program as a guest, you can join the club for $30. For information on activities and programs of the Camera Club, see the club’s website at www.villagescameraclub.com.

 

 

By submitting images to competition, the maker grants permission for these images to be displayed publicly on the website and in any Villages publicity venue.

Membership in the Villages Camera Club is restricted to residents of the Villages of San Jose, California.