By Email 02/04/26
Hello MPC Members and Friends,
I hope all is well. Our next meeting on Tuesday, April 7th, will feature a presentation from Yorkshire photographer Simon Paul Sugden, aka “Suggy”. Simon will focus on architecture, one of his main interests in photography.
If you haven’t yet visited Simon’s website, please take time to explore his site and view the video you’ll find there about his photography.
Simon has also published two books which are available to purchase:
Beauty In Decay
Abandoned Britain
If you would like a signed copy of either or both books, please phone Simon on:
07725076669
Signed copies are £17.99 each plus postage
A Snapshot of MASHAM LIFE IN 2025
The response from the Masham community to Bill and Andy’s book has been amazing - very positive! We will provide a brief report on this project at our meeting on Tuesday.
If you are free on Saturday (April 4th) anytime from 11:00 am - 2 pm you’re welcome to join us at the Town Hall. The Masham Christmas Lights Appeal bric-à-brac sale will be taking place in the Small Hall while we sell books from the Committee Room.
Tom Marsh Critique Session - April 14th
Tom will join us on the 14th to provide guidance on the process of critiquing a photograph to improve your photography. His process is really helpful for self - improvement and importantly it can also inform our collective understanding of how to evaluate a photograph. Everyone is welcome to attend this session!
I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Best wishes,
Tom

Hello MPC Members and Friends,
I hope all is well! Here are notes from recent club activities and a few reminders about upcoming events.
A Snapshot of Masham Life in 2025 Faces - Places - Spaces
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A reception was held in the Town Hall this past Friday, the 27th, to mark the launch of this outstanding collection of photographs depicting the people of Masham and their work, activities, special events, and surroundings. More than fifty members of our local community (and several from further afield) came along to view a selection of beautiful prints of photographs from the recently published book while enjoying good company and refreshments.
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(The prints will be exhibited in the Town Hall corridor until Saturday afternoon, April 4th). During the afternoon Bill and Andy shared their thoughts and reflections on this nearly year - long project with our members and guests, thanking all who contributed to its success. Susan Cunliffe-Lister was recognised for her inspiration and support for this project and presented with a copy of the book. Tessa Klemz, representing Yorkshire Air Ambulance, and Heather Perkins from the Masham Library were also presented with a copy of the book. Many thanks and “Well done!” to Bill and Andy for taking their very ambitious project forward and working so hard over the past ten months to bring it to fruition.
This project, as with our others including “Dogs of Masham” and “St. Mary’s”, has contributed so much to our aim to become a valued member of our local community. As Susan Cunliffe-Lister stated in her forward, this book “… will be treasured by many generations to come.”
Special thanks to the many photo club members and friends who were able to join us on Friday afternoon to help make the launch so successful and enjoyable: Anthony, Clare, John G., Margaret & Malcolm, Victor, Joan, Jayne, Val, David, (Ann & Ian P. & Chris B. popped in too!). I’m sure that I missed someone - I’m very sorry if I have!
If you would like to purchase a copy of the book you can pick one up at the Masham Community Office, at Mandy’s shop (#12), or come along to the Town Hall next Saturday, April 4th. We will be selling the books in the Committee Room.
The exhibition of prints from the book will be displayed in the corridor and the bric-à-brac sale organised by the Masham Christmas Lights Appeal will be taking place in the Small Hall.
Photo Walk With Tom Marsh On Saturday/ “Photo Critique” Workshop on April 14th:
On Saturday morning six MPC members enjoyed a terrific experience on a “Photo Walk” with acclaimed photographer and educator Tom Marsh. At the start of our walk, Tom challenged us to try to capture an image that could be successfully used for a postcard. He also asked each of us to share a little about our personal photographic style and preferences - what we most valued in our photography. With these ideas in mind we enjoyed two hours of taking photographs while we raised questions and ideas to explore with Tom and all in the group. It was a really productive and enjoyable experience - with several members of the group hoping that we can organise future walks and workshops with Tom. We already have a workshop on critiquing photographs scheduled with Tom for April 14th in the Town Hall. Following on from his presentation to us in January, we have the opportunity to learn more about how to critique a photograph to improve our photography with Tom present to provide us with guidance and useful tips for success. Everyone is invited to participate in this one-off workshop! If you would like to share one of your photographs and critique your photo with the group, please let me know. This is a great chance to acquire an understanding of how to improve your photography while also helping others to improve theirs.
MPC April Competition:
The deadline for our next club competition, “At The Seaside, Anything But The Sea”, is Friday, April 10th.
Please email up to three entries to:
Next Meeting April 7th - Simon Sugden, Guest Speaker
For our next regular club meeting scheduled for April 7th John has invited an outstanding photographer, Simon “Suggsy” Sugden, to make a presentation to us on architecture. Simon has asked that we visit his website and view a brief video in advance of his presentation.
Please try to find time to view the video on his home page, thank you. Tom