Poly Photo Club is San Diego's finest camera club. Poly Photo Club is the best place for photographers of all types to meet, exchange information, show their work and enjoy the companionship of a friendly group of people sharing their interest in photography. If you own a camera, Poly Photo Club is the place for you.

Originally formed in 1948, our name is based on the word poly which means many -- as in many photographic styles and techniques. Today, Poly Photo Club offers a wide variety of activities for photographers:

• Workshops where we learn about photography. Past workshops have included portraiture, still life, macro, nature, and other creative techniques.
• Photo Outings to various San Diego area sites to practice our photography and create new competition-worthy images.
  
• Competition: the most important aspect of the club, where experienced judges critique and score member images.

Poly Photo Club is open to photographers of all skill levels. All types of photographic expression are welcomed: landscapes, nature, travel, portraiture, color, black-and-white, digital art, and any other type of photography, provided it originates with some type of camera and it is your own work.

Poly Photo Club meets January through November on the first, third, and fifth Saturday of each month at 9:30 AM in the Photo Arts building. The Photo Arts building is located at 1780 Village Place Road near Spanish Village in Balboa Park. Visit the Contact page for a map.

The first Saturday of each month is competition day. Not only do we get a chance to show off our best work, but images selected in these competitions become eligible for honors at bi-monthly interclub competitions and our annual year-end competition. Meetings on the third and fifth Saturdays are usually photo workshops, outings, or non-competitive image sharing.

Each member will be scheduled to provide refreshments for a club meeting and help to host an open house at our club house--usually once or twice per year.

Interested in becoming a member? Attend any of our competition meetings (the first Saturday of each month) and, if you like what you see, you can join us the same day. You can also come to one of our workshops on the third  or fifth Saturday of the month, but for those meetings we sometimes meet offsite so be sure to visit our Contact page and email us first to find out where we'll be.

Membership costs only $25 per year.