Brookside Gardens in Montgomery County has their Butterfly exhibit in full swing.

B-CCC memeber Janet Matthews currently has an exhibit of her work at an area gallery.

If you will be visiting Charleston, S.C., be sure to check out this great tour.

This wonderful Supershoot will provide a comfortable atmosphere to learn and grow as a photographer. Dates are August 7th and 8th, 2010.

A new book by club member Clarence Carvell is due to be released in April, 2010.

51.Studio.3D is offering 10 hours of flexible shoot time for $100 in a new rental studio.

Vintage Brownie photographs by William Christenberry will be on display at the Hemphill Fine Arts Gallery, in Washington, D.C., now through March 13th.

Visual Realia will sponsor a Photo Walk in Hanover, Pennsylvania, on March 6, 2010.

In June this year, photographer Amanda Bodero be leading a tour to photograph grizzly bears in northern British Columbia, Canada.

The Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites all artists residing in the United States to enter its Artful Photography exhibition, an open-juried competition.

We will photograph Boiling Springs highlighted by a local craft fair, nearby villages with interesting history, architecture, rolling farmland and local personalities.

B-CCC will hold its annual holiday dinner on Sunday, January 31st.

Currently showing downtown is the "Nature's Best Photography" exhibit down at the Smithsonian museum of Natural History.

The Delaware Photographic Society presents the 76th annual Wilmington International Exhibition of Photography. The exhibition will run from Feb. 22 thru March 1, 2009.

Our own Zolt Levay will give a presentation on pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope at U. of Md. on January 5, 2010.

On Saturday, January 9, we will head north to Pennsylvania Dutch Country, to visit and make photographs at the Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania.

The Digital Photography Club of Annapolis, in cooperation with Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts will hold an open-juried digital photography competition.

Our Dec. 5th club field trip to Maryland's National Harbor Resort, on the Potomac River near Oxen Hill, Md., will be punctuated with a wonderful ice sculpture show.

Some club members will be traveling to Richmond on Dec. 6th, to visit the Maymont Gardens Old Fashioned Christmas event.

The VisArts Center in Rockville is offering the opportunity to enter a juried photography exhibition with the theme, "Points of Departure".

On Nov. 7 and 8, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens near Tysons Corners, VA, is having a Fall Photography day as part of Foto Week.

On Sunday, November 1st, B-CCC will visit the Potomac Eagle Railroad, in Romney, W.Va. to ride on the “Railroad Photo Special”.

Some great photographic opportunities will be found at this festival in Charlotte Hall, Md.

Join other photography and outdoor enthusiasts as we explore the marina area of Codorus State Park, located near Hanover, Pa.

The club's first field trip for the 2009-2010 year will take place right here in Bowie.

Disney's "A Christmas Carol Train" will be making two stops in our area, offering great photo opportunities for those who are interested.

The Baltimore Camera Club is presenting a photography seminar by Brenda Tharp, entitled "The Art of Photography". The date is March 6, 2010.

Good food, Great Photos and a chance to catch up with all your camera club friends at Gail and Miles Smith's in Mt. Airy, Maryland. Sunday, September 6, 2009 from 4pm- ?

There is still time to get your framed work exhibited at The Bowie Senior Center. Please contact Bob Matthews if you are interested.

Club members can get their photos hung and seen at these two upcoming exhibits.

The VisArts Center in Rockville will be participating in FotoWeek DC in November.

Explore Lewes, Delaware with Rolfe Photography on a Photo Walking tour July 25th, August 1st, and August 8th.

VisArts Center Photography Dept. in Rockville is offering a free 2-hour mini workshop on Monday evening, July 13, 7-9 p.m. on photographing sunflowers.

The Eastman Kodak Company is producing its last run of Kodachrome film on Monday, June 22nd.

The Maryland Federation of Art is holding its 9th annual American Landscapes Juried Exhibition.

Spend an enjoyable early-summer night in a lovely cabin along the C&O Canal Towpath with plenty of photographic opportunities nearby.

VisArts is proud to present 57 artist booths for the 2009 Fine Arts Festival, on May 23 and 24, 2009.

NBC News Anchor Ann Curry Exposes Darfur in Washington School of Photography Exhibit with Antoine Sanfuentes.

The Bear Branch Nature Center, in Carroll County, offers raptor shooting on Saturday, May 2nd.

The east coast Kinetic Sculpture Race championship will take place in Baltimore May 2, 2009 rain or shine.

The Maryland Historical House and Garden Pilgrimage starts April 25, 2009, and continues on selected weekend dates through May 17.

B-CCC has a special opportunity to get in early in the morning at Brookside Gardens to do a private photo session with the butterflies.

On Monday, April 27th, B-CCC will present its annual slide show evening.

On Monday, May 25, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens near Tyson's Corner, VA, is hosting a Photographer's Field Day.

On May 23 and 24, there will be an Air Expo at PAX River Naval Base, Lexington Park, MD.

Ginter Botanical Gardens offer high wheel bicycle demonstrations, costumed interpreters, Ragtime Music, tours of historic Bloemendaal House, and 40 acres of themed gardens.

There is no scheduled club meeting when there is a 5th Monday of the month.

"Three Days of Peace, Love, and Photography", at the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The National Wildlife Federation is sponsoring its 39th annual wildlife photography competition.

Join club members for a waaaay-out-of-town field trip to the historic Biltmore Estate, in Asheville, North Carolina.

On Sunday, March 1st, B-CCC has an opportunity to take a private photo-tour of Luray Caverns, in Luray, Virginia.

B-CCC will visit the historic College Park Aviation Museum for its January field trip on Saturday, January 24th.

The VisArts Center in Rockville is calling for entries for the second annual photography exhibition at the Kaplan Gallery.

There will be a one-day workshop on HDR and Abstracts in Historic St. Michaels, January 28, 2009.

The Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts ("VisArts Center") in Rockville now has a Photography Department.

Images from the November 24 how-to are now available for viewing at Richard Chomitz's website.

The week of November 15-22, 2008 will mark the launch of FotoWeek DC, the first annual gathering of a diverse and wide-ranging photography community in the nation's capital.

Be sure to be at our "How To" meetings coming up in the near future.

A new section devoted to articles by members has been added to the website, starting with an interesting article by Janet Matthews called Use Your Scanner As A Camera.

Take a walk along the Fells Point ArtLoop and enjoy art shows, openings, events & great food. And while you're there, visit the Robert McClintock Studio Gallery.

On Saturday December 6th, B-CCC will be travelling to the Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland, to view and photograph the annual Memorial Illumination.

The Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour will make a stop in Baltimore, on Wednesday, November 19th, for an all-day class on CS-4.

B-CCC will host an inter-club competiton on November 15, 2008

Ships from across the mid-Atlantic make their way up the Chester River to participate in the schooner Sultana's eighth annual Downrigging Weekend, October 30th to November 2, 2008

Two upcoming workshops offer valuable information on legal and business issues that are of interest to photographers.

Janet Matthews teaches how to create photo montages using layer masks.

Clarence Carvell will be giving monthly classes in the use of Photoshop 9 (CS-3). Classes are free to B-CCC members. Class size is limited to 15.

B-CCC will travel to Cass, West Virginia, for its first "out-of-town" field trip of the new club year. Scenic views and fall foliage will be everywhere!

The Brunswick Railroad Museum and the Brunswick Photographers Guild are holding their first photography contest.

Please consider entering your digital images in the PSA International Club Image Competition. The competitions are held four times per year October, December, February and April. You may submit 2 images in each of these competitions.

Our first field trip of the new club year happens two days before our first meeting! Join us for a day (or two) on Smith Island.

An invitation to all club members and their guest to enjoy a pleasant and social Labor Day weekend picnic, on Sunday August 31st.

Please join us at the newly formed Flickr group.

The Nature Conservancy's 2008 Photo Contest is open.

The B-CCC is proud to present the 4th club exhibit for this year. The exhibit will run from April 16th thru May 10th at The Bowie Center for Performing Arts. BCPA is located on Route 450 adjacent to Bowie High School. Opening reception will be on April 29th from 6-8 pm. Light refreshments will be served.

Two great field trips are lined up for the club in May. The first is a walk among the wild trillium, in the mountains of Virginia. The next is a repeat-performance of last year's final trip, to the Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association in Pennsylvania.

John Shaw, a renowned and respected nature photographer, will be conducting a two-day seminar in Baltimore on April 12 and 13, 2008.

Post: Slate of Bowie-Crofton Club officers for club year 2008-09. Please note three of the five officers have agreed to remain on the executive board.

For B-CCC members who have gone on field trips this year, please bring in some photos for the back-of-the-room gallery on April 28th!

A NIK Software sponsored seminar is coming to our area in late April and May. It is called "Captivated by the Light".

An opportunity has presented itself for members of B-CCC to visit the headquarters of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in Annapolis.

On Wednesday, April 9th, the Washington Convention Center will be the venue for a day-long Photoshop workshop sponsored by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.

B-CCC will travel to Washington, D.C. for the 42nd annual Smithsonian Kite Festival.

On the weekend of April 4th and 5th, B-CCC will be traveling to the beautiful Laurel Highlands of southwest Pennsylvania.

Susan Milestone, a professional nature and fine art photographer, will present our program for the B-CCC meeting on March 17th.

The annual celebration of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day will happen again. It will be the traditional last Sunday in April.

The full moon is going to get totally eclipsed on the nights of February 20&21, putting on a gorgeous show, and giving photographers of the night sky a great opportunity.

A "PhotoWalk" is being organized in Washington, DC, during the month of March.

B-CCC will be hosting an Inter-Club Competition on March 31. The invited clubs include the Silver Spring Camera Club, the North Bethesda Camera Club, and the National Institutes of Health Camera Club.

Maryland Hall in Annapolis will be conducting a workshop entitled "Introduction to Studio Lighting" taught by Dick Bond and Chip Bulgin.

This exhibition is open to all amateur and professional photographers 18 years and older working in any photographic medium who live or work in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia.

On Saturday, February 2nd, the club will venture forth for a field trip to the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center, next to Dulles Airport in northern Virginia.

The Bowie-Crofton Camera Club is pleased to announce a club photo exhibit at Huntington Community Center in "Olde" Bowie, Maryland. The exhibit will run from 12/29/07 thru 1/26/08. Opening reception on Thursday, January 10, 2008 from 6-8 pm. Please call Roz Kleffman 301 464-1867 for more details.

RSS can help the photographer find new content for knowledge and inspiration.

B-CCCC Charter Member, Jonas Bassen was fondly remembered at the Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday April 14, 2007 at Acorn Park. This open area with a beautiful walkway for strolling and plenty of benches for relaxing is located just off the intersection of Route 450 and Stoneybrook Drive. The tree lined hill remains very reminiscent of historic Bowie, long before Levitt purchased the land for development. About 50 people attended the ceremony. Arbor Day was a perfect opportunity to memorialize Jonas.

The Photographic Society of America (PSA), established in 1936, is one of the largest associations of its kind, bringing together amateur and professional enthusiasts of all ages and levels of achievement. As a non-profit organization, its mission is to promote and enhance the art and science of photography in all its phases, among members and non-members alike. PSA has members in 73 countries.