Tag Archives: U3A Photo Forum

U3AC Photo Forum Exhibition 2026

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Brian

The Photo Forum’s annual exhibition is on display in the first floor Gallery of the Bridge Street offces from 12 January – 13 February. This year’s theme is ‘The Other Cambridge’, that side of Cambridge that tourists don’t usually visit (see … Continue reading →

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U3AC Photo Forum 2025-26: Week 7 Another Cambridge

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Brian

The brief was to produce two photographs showing an unconventional view of Cambridge. My pictures below: my aim was to use blur and movement to create a sense of energy and hurrying home in the rain.

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U3AC Photo Forum 2005-26: Week 3 Portraits

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Brian

The task was to make two portraits/self-portraits. My two here.

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U3AC Photo Forum 2025-26: Week 1 Open Submission

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Brian

Thursday 9th October, first week of the new year. Members were asked to submit two photographs as a way of introducing themselves. My two here.

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U3A Photo Forum: Week 10 Doors etc.

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Brian

Assignment for this week was doors, doorways and entrances.

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U3A Photo Forum 2024-25: Week 8 Picturing the arts

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Brian

The assignment for this week was photographs inspired by either: works of art; or pieces of music or songs. I chose three songs. Bird on the Wire “Bird on the Wire” is a song written by Canadian musician Leonard Cohen, which … Continue reading →

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U3A Photo Forum 2024-25: Week 7 Abstract Photography

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Brian

My photographs are not all abstract; I’ve included reflections in my interpretation of the brief. Water 1 – Mowbray Road Reflections in puddles, easily ignored when we trudge around the gloomy, wet January streets.  Here the puddles, veined with tree … Continue reading →

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U3A Exhibition

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Brian

Photos from the U3A Photo Forum assignment, ‘Cambridge Past and Present’ now in the exhibition space at the Bridge Street premises.

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U3A Photo Forum – Post Processing 2

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Brian

The brief for today’s session was to: demonstrate post processing; and create/take a funny photograph. Post Processing For the post processing I wanted to continue with my long term project to photograph the fen landscape.  I decided to: photograph from … Continue reading →

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U3A Photo Forum – Cambridge Then and Now

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Brian

The task for the Forum this week was to find and reproduce photographs of historic Cambridge scenes.  Members of the Forum were asked to: find an interesting place and position themselves (as much as possible) in the same spot, where … Continue reading →

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