Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are small groups of Club members who share an interest in a particular area of photography and meet regularly to pursue it. They are a great way for like-minded people in a large club like ours to get together and support each other in developing their craft.
Topics and formats of SIGs are completely open. For instance, members of the Personal Style SIG meet on zoom to share and discuss images, but a hypothetical SIG for street photography might combine outings to shoot with gatherings to compare images. Members interested in the history of photography might gather to pursue their passion together. In the past there were groups of TCC members called evaluation groups who met regularly to review and discuss each other's images. Like the current Personal Style SIG, and unlike the Club's open Image Evaluation sessions, their aim was not primarily to improve members' scores in competitions.
SIG meetings are not usually listed in the Club program, nor are they necessarily focussed on the usual topics for competitions. The Club supports them by, for instance, providing a way for anyone thinking of starting a SIG to advertise for like-minded people in the Newsletter and, by arrangement with Mike, providing access to the Club Zoom account for meetings. Anyone thinking of starting a SIG may also like to contact the SIG coordinator for suggestions on how to proceed (; currently Sara Shettleworth Mrosovsky).
As of September, 2026, the most long-standing SIG is the Personal Style group, started by four members in 2022. This group of experienced photographers meets once a month on zoom to share and discuss images, with the aim of supporting each member in developing their personal style. Membership is limited to 15 and is currently full. A group interested in making AI images also worked together for a while but is no longer active.
For Membership Information, click here.
