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Welcome to the Leica Fellowship, a group of friends who share an interest in Leica photography. Twice a year members can meet for a weekend away in a different part of the UK. A quarterly newsletter contains news and articles, written by members. As well as the weekends, which are great fun, members communicate by email, telephone or Zoom meetings and through this website.
Our website has two main aims:
1. To inform our existing members.
Regular news updates will be the main method of informing members of future plans and meetings. The Gallery will show examples of members’ Leica photography.
2. To attract new members
We hope that our website will attract new members. There is help in abundance for those new to Leica ownership. What better place to learn about fine photography with a Leica?
For a modest subscription; and an interest in Leica equipment, you could join us. You would receive a warm and welcoming letter, and gain the opportunity to make new friends, possibly within your home area. We have members from overseas, but most live in the UK. Why not take that first step by using the link: Contact us here
and register your interest for the attention of our Membership Secretary?
News
The Lure of Local Landscapes by David Askham 2025
04th December 2025
Is the grass always greener in a place far from home? Not necessarily so, as we learned from the confines of Covid. Many photographers found that when people were constrained to their home patch, it was still possible to produce a creditable body of photographic work without leaving their home patch.
We have lived in the English West Country for over 40 years; a great deal longer than in our previous lifestyle where we moved, on average, every 18 months; and spent over 8 years living abroad. But we have seen many changes over recent decades. You could say that we are getting to know our neighbourhood!
Yes, we are well settled and have got to know and appreciate the tranquility of our rural setting: the perfect location for a keen photographer. So when we were visited by Covid-19 constraints, it was no hardship to look at our locality more critically.
Covid is now behind us and, fortunately, our family was not adversely affected. Now we are older and less able to roam the world as we once did. Drawing on the wisdom derived from long and varied lives, I found the inspiration to write this reflective article on the Lure of Local Landscapes.
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04th December 2025
Is the grass always greener in a place far from home? Not necessarily so, as we learned from the confines of Covid. Many photographers found that when people were constrained to their home patch, it was still possible to produce a creditable body of photographic work without leaving their home patch.
We have lived in the English West Country for over 40 years; a great deal longer than in our previous lifestyle where we moved, on average, every 18 months; and spent over 8 years living abroad. But we have seen many changes over recent decades. You could say that we are getting to know our neighbourhood!
Yes, we are well settled and have got to know and appreciate the tranquility of our rural setting: the perfect location for a keen photographer. So when we were visited by Covid-19 constraints, it was no hardship to look at our locality more critically.
Covid is now behind us and, fortunately, our family was not adversely affected. Now we are older and less able to roam the world as we once did. Drawing on the wisdom derived from long and varied lives, I found the inspiration to write this reflective article on the Lure of Local Landscapes.
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Dyffryn Gardens by Pam Lewis
28th November 2025
28th November 2025
This week Pam Lewis tells us about Dyffryn House near Cardiff and shows us photographs of this fine place. It's worth a visit if you are in the area.
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Doug Richardson - Photographic Technology - Old and New
21st November 2025
21st November 2025
Douglas tells us about initiatives in Paris to keep alive wet plate technology in the 21st Century.
Our photographic predecessors had to work hard and skillfully to create their images.
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Our photographic predecessors had to work hard and skillfully to create their images.
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Birmingham - New Street Station - Grand Central
14th November 2025
14th November 2025
Ken Davis takes us to Birmingham when he returned in 2019 to be greeted by a very different New Street Station area.
If you go, take a very wide angle! There are lots of opportunities for good photos.
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If you go, take a very wide angle! There are lots of opportunities for good photos.
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A Preview of Stanton House Hotel - The Venue for our 50th Anniversary
07th November 2025
07th November 2025
Tony and Sally have been to Stanton House Hotel to stay overnight and see what it's like.
We include some photos here and if you go to 'Our Next Meetings' page
https://www.leica-fellowship.org.uk/our-next-meeting
you will see more of the hotel, which looks just right for our important 50th Anniversary Weekend
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We include some photos here and if you go to 'Our Next Meetings' page
https://www.leica-fellowship.org.uk/our-next-meeting
you will see more of the hotel, which looks just right for our important 50th Anniversary Weekend
Read More
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