CCR Meetup

2nd Tuesday of Each Month
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. 2ND ANNUAL CAMERA EQUIPMENT/GEAR SWAP
Buy, Sell, or Trade Camera Equipment/Gear
Buy raffle tickets to win a $50 Print Credit to Richmond ProLab.
6:30 - Zoom Opens for Networking
7:00 - CCR Announcements followed by

You have TWO ways to attend:
In-Person Fellowship Hall of Unity Church of Bon Air, 923 Buford Road, Richmond, VA 23235.
(Walk toward the patio to the left of the church and enter via the door beside the red window.)
Virtually via Zoom.
To receive the Zoom link, comment below with your email address or contact our Membership Director (Membership.CCRVA@gmail.com).

Agenda for Tuesday, August 11, 2026
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. 2ND ANNUAL CAMERA EQUIPMENT/GEAR SWAP
Buy, Sell, or Trade Camera Equipment/Gear
Buy raffle tickets to win a $50 Print Credit to Richmond ProLab.
6:30 - Zoom Opens for Networking
7:00 - CCR Announcements followed by Martin’s Presentation
You have TWO ways to attend:
In-Person: Fellowship Hall of Unity Church of Bon Air,
923 Buford Road, Richmond, VA.
Zoom Link:
If you are not a member of the Camera Club of Richmond, please comment below or email Membership.CCRVA@gmail.com and request the Zoom Link and Passcode.

A Word from Our Presenter…
Martin Evans trained as a vascular and general surgeon in New Orleans. He joined Surgical Associates of Richmond in 1998, after practicing in Richmond's west end for 20 Years. Shortly thereafter, Surgical Associates hired a new general surgeon named Venkat Santosh who had training in India and New York and had practiced in New Mexico.
It was common (actually a requirement) for each of us to do medical case presentations to the surgical conference within the hospital. However, we both noticed that within our presentations, there were several nicely presented photos! Digital imagery was in its infancy, and we struck up a discussion about the conversion from film to digital imaging. Both of us were thirsty for a perspective about this conversion.
Martin quickly learned that Venkat was a loyal Nikon user but had not decided which digital system was for him. Martin purchased several point-and-shoot cameras and eventually decided that Canon was perhaps ahead of the other companies at that time for interchangeable lens systems and decided to go with the Canon system. To this day, they remain cheerfully competitive about their Nikon vs Canon systems.
Venkat had traveled the world much more than Martin and Martin thought that Venkat’s travel and photo experiences were beneficial to their photo learning. Since Martin had never visited New Mexico, they decided to take a photo-committed trip to the southwest. They quickly became the “Odd Couple” in that Venkat is a vegetarian and Martin is a carnivore. Their backgrounds are as far apart as one can imagine, but their passion for photography is the same. The technical aspects of digital imagery and the post-processing techniques are quite similar.
After their initial success with the first photo travel experience, it was clear that the conversion of photography from a "solo sport" to a "shared experience" was very valuable to both of them. Over the past 20+ years, they have traveled on a photo-committed event at least annually. These have included locations such as the Canadian Rockies, the Dolomites of Italy, Africa, and Patagonia. They often say that they travel to many places where their wives would not go. They firmly feel that this shared experience produces inspiration and enthusiasm - and yields value and benefits from relationships developed within an organization such as CCR.

Kids 12 & under are free (no ticket needed)
EVENT DAYS: Saturday & Sunday 10AM-5PM
FOR SPECIFIC CLASS DETAILS AND SHOW INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:
https://odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com/
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo showcases hand selected vendors, dealers, artists and small businesses with all things weird.
You'll find items such as: taxidermy, preserved specimens, original artwork, horror/halloween inspired pieces, antiques, handcrafted oddities, quack medical devices, creepy clothing, odd jewelry, skulls/bones, funeral collectibles & much more.

Personally I like to take attendees aside and pose them...
We truly have something weird for everyone at our shows.
All items you see at our shows are legal to own and sustainably sourced. Outside of our curated vendors, we host sideshow performers on stage all throughout day and the opportunity to learn the craft of taxidermy with classes available during the expo.
The O&C Expo provides a safe place for anyone to come and discover new artists, meet new friends and be surrounded by an amazing community of like-minded people.
We pride ourselves in being a completely "DIY" ran show from start to finish. We find so much joy in being able to provide a place where you can feel at home surrounded by others that share the same interests. We are the first and original traveling event exclusively showcasing oddities vendors and dark artists in the country.
We are a one of a kind event and the first to do what we specialize in. We take tremendous pride in this and hope to gain your support along the way.

Personally I like to take attendees dressed for the venue and pose them...