Name: Ashford Photographic Society
Address: Church Rd, Ashford, TN23 1RD, UK
Telephone: 07773 601151

About Ashford Photographic Society

We meet every Thursday evening at 7.15PM for a 7.45PM start, from early September until mid May. Face-to-face meetings are held at The Elwick Club, Ashford, with a number of Zoom meetings too. We have a diverse membership, working in traditional darkroom print and digital media.

Our season

Our programme comprises a mixture of talks by top photographers and a variety of competitions.

Membership fees

Full membership is £108; under 18-years is £15.

Visiting non-members

£5 per meeting.

Affiliations

The society is affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain [PAGB] through the Kent County Photographic Association [KCPA]. We use external judges for all our competitions.

Next five events of our Thursday night programme

April 2026

Apr Thu 23

AGM
Speaker: Committee
Face-to-face meeting

Apr Thu 30

Print panel competition Hand-in: 19-04-2026
Judge: Sue Chapman
Face-to-face meeting

May 2026

May Tue 05

Ashford presentation to Maidstone at Maidstone
Speaker: Philip Hinton ARPS
Face-to-face meeting

May Thu 07

Maidstone club to visit Ashford to talk about their photography
Speaker: To be confirmed
Face-to-face meeting

May Thu 14

Annual Exhibition competition Hand-in: 03-05-2026
Judge: Andy Smith LRPS CPAGB
Face-to-face meeting

The next three competition hand-in dates

Next three hand-in dates
Hand-in date	For Competition
03-05-2026	Annual Exhibition to he held on 14-05-2026

Contact us

Please read more about the club and if you would like any further information, please contact our Chairman Philip Hinton on 07773 601151. Alternatively you can send us an email.