What we’re about
Welcome to CCR Meetup!
We are happy you have joined our MeetUp Group to enjoy the many activities and educational opportunities we offer. CCR Meetup is sponsored by the Camera Club of Richmond (Virginia).
The Camera Club of Richmond was founded in 1932 to promote the art of photography in central Virginia. Our vision is to promote excellence in photography; inspiring our members to reveal the world around us, preserve memories and create works of art. The Camera Club of Richmond’s mission is to empower our members to learn and grow their photographic craft through education, activities, exhibits, critiques, mentoring, and competitions.
Our membership has a wide range of experience and skill levels in film, digital, mirrorless, and cell phone cameras. In addition, members have the opportunity to display their work in various galleries throughout the Richmond area, have their work evaluated several times a year at our scheduled Evaluation Meetings, and participate in an End of Year Competition and Awards Presentation.
CCR welcomes photographers of all experience levels to share their passion for photography. Please be our guest at one of our monthly meetings:
2nd Tuesday of each month (January – November)
6:00 PM – Doors and Zoom Open (Goodies in the Kitchen!)
Networking (Fellowship Hall & Zoom)
7:00 PM – General Meeting & Program (Fellowship Hall & Zoom)
We are meeting in person at:
Unity of Bon Air
923 Buford Road; Richmond VA 23235
as well as live-streaming via Zoom. The Zoom links will be shared in the MeetUp Events or you may contact CameraClubofRichmond@gmail.com for login information.
You may attend 2 CCR Monthly Meetings as our guest. In fairness to our Members, on your 3rd visit, you will be asked to join CCR and pay the annual Membership Dues of $40.
For more information, please visit our website: CameraClubofRichmond.com. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to meeting you!
Marianne Barnhardt
CCR Education Director (Educate.CCRVA@gmail.com)
Susan Jatho Reed
CCR Membership Director (Membership.CCRVA@gmail.com)
Karen Taylor Davis
CCR Communications Director (CameraClubofRichmond@gmail.com)
Featured event
Digital Painting for Photographers by Frank Mercado
We are excited to welcome CCR’s own Frank Mercado as our speaker in November. Frank is both a photographer and a digital painter and he often uses his photographs as starting points for painting interpretations of a scene. He will share some of his work and talk to us about Digital Painting for Photographers.
Agenda for Tuesday, November 11, 2025
6:00 - Church Doors Open for Socializing
Bring a snack to share!
6:30 - Zoom Opens for Networking
7:00 - CCR Announcements
Followed by Frank’s Presentation
You have TWO ways to attend:
In-Person: Fellowship Hall of Unity Church of Bon Air, 923 Buford Road, Richmond, VA
Virtually via Zoom.
Comment below with your email address, or email Membership.CCRVA@gmail.com and we will send you the Zoom link.
About Our Presenter…
Frank Mercado first acquired a camera so he could record the life and times of his young family, but soon he became interested in photography as a form of personal expression as well. Retired after a forty-year career as a software engineer and manager, he now pursues fine art photography and digital printing full time, having graduated summa sum laude with a BFA from the University of Colorado Denver in the spring of 2016.
In addition to CCR, Frank is a member of the Bon Air Artists Association and of Artspace Gallery. His work has been exhibited at galleries in the Richmond Metro area. He also writes about photography. One of his essays was selected by jury for inclusion in Manifest Gallery's fourth International Photography Annual, and his photo-essay "A Pilgrimage to the Site of the Sand Creek Massacre" was purchased by the Denver Public Library Western History Collections.
If you are not yet a member, please consider joining us!
Click here for our Membership Application - or contact our Membership Director: Membership.CCRVA@gmail.com
... then come back on the 2nd Tuesday of each month! We have some great Presentations and Member Image Evaluations in store!
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Social/Networking Time - Camera Club of Richmond
Unity of Bon Air, 923 Buford Rd, Richmond, VA, USPlease join our photographers for some social and networking time!
2nd Tuesday of Each Month
6:00 - Church Doors Open for Socializing
Bring a Snack to Share
6:30 – Zoom Opens for Networking
7:00 - CCR Announcements
Followed by our Presentation or Image EvaluationYou have TWO ways to attend:
In-Person Fellowship Hall of Unity 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).9 attendeesDigital Painting for Photographers by Frank Mercado
Unity of Bon Air, 923 Buford Rd, Richmond, VA, USWe are excited to welcome CCR’s own Frank Mercado as our speaker in November. Frank is both a photographer and a digital painter and he often uses his photographs as starting points for painting interpretations of a scene. He will share some of his work and talk to us about Digital Painting for Photographers.
Agenda for Tuesday, November 11, 2025
6:00 - Church Doors Open for Socializing
Bring a snack to share!
6:30 - Zoom Opens for Networking
7:00 - CCR Announcements
Followed by Frank’s PresentationYou have TWO ways to attend:
In-Person: Fellowship Hall of Unity Church of Bon Air, 923 Buford Road, Richmond, VA
Virtually via Zoom.
Comment below with your email address, or email Membership.CCRVA@gmail.com and we will send you the Zoom link.
About Our Presenter…
Frank Mercado first acquired a camera so he could record the life and times of his young family, but soon he became interested in photography as a form of personal expression as well. Retired after a forty-year career as a software engineer and manager, he now pursues fine art photography and digital printing full time, having graduated summa sum laude with a BFA from the University of Colorado Denver in the spring of 2016.
In addition to CCR, Frank is a member of the Bon Air Artists Association and of Artspace Gallery. His work has been exhibited at galleries in the Richmond Metro area. He also writes about photography. One of his essays was selected by jury for inclusion in Manifest Gallery's fourth International Photography Annual, and his photo-essay "A Pilgrimage to the Site of the Sand Creek Massacre" was purchased by the Denver Public Library Western History Collections.If you are not yet a member, please consider joining us!
Click here for our Membership Application - or contact our Membership Director: Membership.CCRVA@gmail.com... then come back on the 2nd Tuesday of each month! We have some great Presentations and Member Image Evaluations in store!
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