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 £112; 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

October 2026

Oct Thu 15

TBA
Speaker: To be confirmed
Face-to-face meeting

Oct Thu 22

Creative competition Hand-in: 11-10-2026
Judge: Steve Roberts LRPS
Hybrid meeting

Oct Thu 29

Portrait competition Hand-in: 18-10-2026
Judge: Steve Walters BPE 4* EFIAP
Hybrid meeting

November 2026

Nov Thu 05

East Kent Cup - South East Kent Group Battle - at Thanet - See the Members area to sign up for lift sharing & more info.
Speaker: David Jenner
Face-to-face meeting

Nov Thu 12

2nd PDI League competition Hand-in: 01-11-2026
Judge: Dave Sadler ARPS DPAGB EFIAP/g BPE5* LBIPP
Hybrid meeting

The next three competition hand-in dates

Next three hand-in dates
Hand-in date	For Competition
18-10-2026	Portrait to he held on 29-10-2026
01-11-2026	2nd PDI to he held on 12-11-2026
15-11-2026	3rd PDI to he held on 26-11-2026