Welcome to the Stony Brook Camera Club
For over 50 years SBCC's mission statement has been “To promote enjoyment and proficiency in all aspects of photography through education, fellowship, exchange of knowledge and experience; and a broad appreciation of nature and environment.”
SBCC includes and welcomes members of all abilities. Whether a casual smartphone shooter or an advanced photographer, everyone grows in knowledge and experience through SBCC’s many programs and workshops.
The Stony Brook Camera Club meets in-person and/or virtually on Thursdays at 7:30pm from September to June. In-person social hour begins at 6:30pm and zoom social hour is 7:00pm. In person meetings are held at the Anglican Church of the Redeemer, 195 Main St, Franklin, MA. See our calendar for the schedule of events. Our meetings feature competitions, speakers, image studies and discussions of general interest. We also sponsor a number of photography activities all year.
Anyone is welcome to attend and experience what we are about, although participation in competitions and our many activities requires membership (see the Membership menu item in the Main Menu above).
We hope you enjoy this site and your time with us all.
The Slideshow to the right features Winning Images from our 2025-2026 Competitions.
Interested in seeing what Stony Brook Camera Club is all about? You are welcome to join as a Guest Member for 30 days.
Just fill out this FORM and you will be added to the attendee list for the next 30 days.
Upcoming Meetings
September 4, 2025 - Opening Meeting at the Anglican Church of the Redeemer, 195 Main St, Franklin, Ma.
Come join us at 6 pm for the festivities. While you mingle amongst old and new friends, we hope you will enjoy the dessert bar we have planned. The meeting will start at 7:30 pm where we will share the upcoming program, and all the activities we have planned as well as a summer slide show.
September 11, 2025 - Competition Committee Update and New Nature Competition Rules with Tony Mistretta and Rick Cloran
In person and on Zoom
September 18, 2025 - Using Filters for Landscape Photography with John Gregor presented on Zoom
Sponsored by Hunt's Photo and Video
John Gregor will share his method of working with filters for landscape photography, from concept through post process. He will discuss how and where to apply filters. He will share the pitfalls and complexity of filter use, as well as explain the specific effects that can be achieved.
BIO: John Gregor has 45 years’ experience as a professional photographer. Gregor’s photographs have been published in numerous regional and national magazines; his fine art prints are in museums and collections worldwide. During his career he has worked on some interesting projects including: 2 years as the Track Photographer at Canterbury Downs Racetrack, a month-long photographic project in Africa documenting the first attempted kayak decent of the Blue Nile from Lake Victoria to Lake Albert, a photography project on horse-mounted military musical bands, photographic documentation of over 100 Scientific and Natural Areas in Minnesota, and a “Northland Wildflowers” a guide to the Minnesota Region.
You can find more info at https://coldsnapphotography.com/
September 25, 2025 - The Color of Water with Tony Sweet presented on Zoom
The Color of Water is unique as it consists of over 100 images of colorful reflections in water from throughout the country. It is also the culmination of my 30 year project of discovering, visiting, and revisiting some of the most striking examples of color in nature. Exploring numerous reflection situations, we’ll explore and illustrate what to look for, how to get the most out of the reflected area; unusual conditions and how to be aware of them; as well as compositional ideas; Interpretation; long exposures, and much more.
BIO: Coming from an artistic background as a professional jazz artist and professional close up magician (sleight of hand artist), to professional nature/ fine art photographer, Tony has always sought creative, deeply personal endeavors. The transition from jazz artist to nature photographer was a seamless transition as both require an improvisational nature and an ability to adapt to quickly changing conditions.
Tony was named a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens and has been published worldwide for over 35 years. He has authored 8 books, contributing to many others, co-produced an educational DVD series, and continues to teach and lecture throughout the US, Canada, Iceland, and Cuba. His article on macro photography was published in the New York Times.
You can find more info at https://tonysweet.com/tony/
Events of Interest
Stony Brook Camera Club Exhibit at Natick Center for the Arts (TCAN)
When - Tuesday, July 1, 2025 to Sunday, August 31, 2025
Where: Summer Street Gallery, 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA
Website: https://tcan.org/events/stony-brook-camera-club/
Phone: +1 (508) 647-0097
SBCC members can join the SBCC Meetup group for FREE. We schedule photo walks and field trips via Meetup.
This is the LINK to Meetup. How to schedule a Meetup - click HERE
Our award-winning newsletter, Reflections, has been in existence since September 2003. You can check out past issues HERE.
Tom Amsterburg is now the editor of Reflections. He is always looking for contributions from our membership. If you would like to submit a travelogue, how-to article, review of favorite editing software, "how I made this image", or anything else you think would be of interest to our members, please reach out to him with your images and any article ideas. Below is the link to his email address.
Tom's EMAIL
Need suggestions for places to go out and shoot?
Check out our information on Photo Shoot Locations at /d/b56444bf-9b6e-4ac3-a22d-b3e2f5f766be or Click on the “Resources & Links” tab and then Click on “Photo Shoot Locations”.
SBCC COVID-19 Policy
1. Face masks are optional.
2. SBCC is pleased to offer a hybrid format for those meetings that will be held in-person this season.
Any members not comfortable attending will always have the option of joining remotely via Zoom or a similar streaming format.
- We will keep current with trends and regulations and may change our policy as needed.
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