The Williamstown Camera Club will mark its 60th anniversary this month with an exhibition displaying some of the best images captured by its members.
The exhibition “Hobsons Bay Through the Lens: Celebrating 60 Years of the Williamstown Camera Club” will run from June 7-25 at the Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre, in Altona.
Founded in 1965 by former naval dockyard worker, Trevor Young, the Williamstown Camera Club is the oldest continually operating photography club in the western suburbs.
Trevor Young’s son, Alan Young, said his father established the club after being a member of a similar club at the HMA Naval dockyards in Williamstown from 1962 until its closure in 1965.
“On its (HMA Naval dockyards ) closure in 1965, Trevor advertised in Williamstown for people to write to PO Box 1 if they were interested in forming Williamstown camera club and a number of Williamstown locals responded and formed the club,” said Mr Young of his father who was later awarded life membership and lived to see the club celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2015.
The club meets twice a month and provides a place for novice and experienced photographers to meet, socialise and develop their skills.
The meetings include presentations, workshops and competitions covering a wide variety of photographic genres. Each year the club also organises two weekends away and seven to eight single-day photoshoot outings.
This 60th anniversary exhibition is supported by Hobsons Bay City Council through its Make it Happen grants program.
For more information about the exhibition and the club, go to: https://www.williamstowncameraclub.com.au
