The Edinburgh Photography Meetup Group

This is street photography with some mindfulness. The task is to pick a spot in or around the Shore and stay in place for 10 minutes and take your photos before you move on.

This is an exercise in observation, become aware of your surroundings, get to know your spot for a few minutes and capture what you see.

We will meet at the Scottish Merchant Navy Memorial at Tower Place, next to Malmaison Leith on the Shore.

Drinks and chips at Teutchers Landing afterwards.

Ohhh La La! We want to see all the photos from those who went to Paris this spring. Come along and hear the stories, see the best of the photos.

This is the last Thursday of the month and that means we meet at the Leith Community Centre, in the Trinity room.

Drinks and chips in the Mother Superior afterwards.

Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/bxknfosbbvcijc8vbg5xs/AJHVPkRWWia3yqdJxM2CRAE?rlkey=x34f1u29bohvx17opbbwvp45m&st=75fuj1c0&dl=0

I would like to try hosting a women’s only Meetup within EPMG.

My aim is to increase engagement with our women photographers by providing a space to share experiences, learn together, and build confidence in our photography.

My observation in EPMG is that women are underrepresented in the group membership and at our events. This seems to reflect the situation in the greater photography world.

My hope is that a women’s only sub-group within EPMG will provide a supportive, collaborative environment so we can share ideas. It would be good to gain some insight into how best to increase women’s presence within the larger mixed group.

I thought I would try a late Sunday afternoon informal coffee meet and greet. I will chose somewhere on Leith Walk and message the RSVPs with the venue location the day before the meetup.

Please include a current photo of yourself in your Meetup profile, give a brief answer to the question in the RSVP and I will message you the venue location in due course.

I hope you will be able to join me.

Wrecks of two World War II X-type midget submarines in Aberlady Bay. These vessels were about 16 metres (52 ft) long, only big enough for a crew of four: a commander, a pilot, an engineer and a specialist diver. They were powered by a diesel engine when on the surface and an electric motor when underwater. These midget submarines were exclusively used for special coastal operations, for instance the 1943 raid on the German battleship Tirpitz in a Norwegian fjord and as guide boats for the 1944 Normandy landings. (Text from https://curiousedinburgh.org/2024/04/13/aberlady-bays-midget-submarines/)

We will meet at 11:00 at the parking lot at the wooden bridge which leads into the NR. Driving from Aberlady on the A 198 in direction of Gullane, this parking lot is found after some 100 m on your left hand side. There are limited parking spaces, thus if full you might have to park at Aberlady.
Please note the earlier start and longer walking time (about 30-45minutes each way). Please be sure that you can comfortably walk 2 hours. The sand will be wettish, thus use sturdy shoes. I suggest we walk out and back to the shore together, where we then (after all our photographic work) have time for a picnic; bring a packed lunch and a flask of tea. [Those who want to do more, can explore the long beautiful sandy beach or Gullane point which offers great views of seabirds). After our picnic we can walk back to the cars together.

Nearest station is Longniddry, we may be able to collect and drop off a few people, please leave a comment in the event if you are looking for a lift.