Lubbock Camera Club

We thank our fantastic juror, Kathy Drake, and we'll see everyone tomorrow night for the opening of the 32nd PhotoPlains!

🐾 CALL FOR ENTRIES! "Putting on the Dog: Dogs Without Borders" Photography Exhibit. Help us celebrate the (international) dog days of summer!

Submission Deadline: July 3, 2026 https://forms.office.com/r/y3GspN69Y4

This exhibit is open to all TTU students, faculty, and staff.

Today’s a big day for the Lubbock Camera Club!
📸 Last day to submit your work for PhotoPlains! Don’t miss your chance to be part of this long‑standing West Texas tradition.

And tonight is our June Meeting with James Fox presenting “Many Ways to Black & White Conversion.”
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Lubbock Garden & Arts Center

Bring your questions, your curiosity, and your love of photography — it’s going to be a great evening.

What a wonderful night at the ICC! We are so impressed with how magnificent Mattie made our photographs look. Thank you again Mattie! We are honored.

See you Friday ...

Come see us this coming weekend on Friday and Saturday (5/22-23) for a Canon Flash Sale where they pay the tax! 💵
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This will be an in store only event, and some exclusions apply including Cinema gear! See you there! 🥳

Save the date for own membership show at the ICC celebrating the Great Texas of Texas!

International Affairs is proud to host the inaugural “Lubbock Camera Club: Texas Through Our Eyes” photography exhibit. This exhibit showcases photographs taken by members of the Lubbock Camera Club during their trips around our home state.

Join us at the ICC on Friday, May 29 beginning at 6PM, and enjoy more than 60 images on display which celebrate the diversity of the land and culture of Texas.

Visit: https://bit.ly/lbk-camera-club
📷: Moonrise, Palo Duro Canyon by Eric Page

📸 PhotoPlains! 2026 — Call for Entries
Open Juried Photography Exhibition
June–July • Lubbock Garden & Arts Center

We are excited to announce that PhotoPlains! 2026 is now open for submissions!

This year marks the 32nd year of this beloved exhibition, first created by Ann McDonald to celebrate the vision and creativity of Photographers of the Plains. We are proud to continue this tradition alongside the West Texas Photographic Society of Lubbock and the Lubbock Garden & Arts Center.

Our 2026 juror is Kathy Drake, a Certified Professional Photographer with three decades of experience serving the Lubbock community through portraiture, dance photography, senior presentations, and more. We are honored to have her thoughtful eye guiding this year’s selections.

Exhibition Details
📍 Location: Lubbock Municipal Garden & Arts Center
📅 Entries Accepted:
• Monday, June 1 — 10 AM to 5 PM
• Tuesday, June 2 — 10 AM to 5 PM
🖼️ Hanging & Judging: June 3–4
🎉 Opening Reception: Friday, June 5, 7:00–8:30 PM
🏆 Awards Presentation: 7:30 PM

Awards
Best of Show — $400 + $100 Armadillo Camera Gift Card

First Place — $250

Second Place — $125

Third Place — $75

Six Honorable Mentions

Eligibility & Entry Info
Open to all photographers

Up to 3 entries per artist

Work must be original, delivered in person, and hang for the full duration

Entry fee: $35 for up to 3 entries (or $15 each for 1–2 entries)

All work must be ready to hang with secure wire

No nudes or suggestive poses (per City of Lubbock policy)

Sponsors
A special thank‑you to
Armadillo Camera
and
The Lubbock Municipal Garden & Arts Center
for supporting this long‑standing community exhibition.

📄 Please see the attached prospectus for full details, requirements, and entry forms.

We can’t wait to see the images you’ve created — the stories, landscapes, and moments that reflect the heart of the Plains and the artistry of our community.

It's tomorrow!

𝟓 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 57th Annual Ranch Day!

Get ready for a day full of cowboy fun at the National Ranching Heritage Center on Saturday, April 26, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.!

Ranch day is an immersive experience of ranching history, skills and science. The Ranch will come alive with real cowboys, livestock and activities centered around ranch life, offering a hands-on experience for visitors of all ages. It is guaranteed to be a day of fun for the whole family!

Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Meet cattle, sheep and horses
- Participate in a stick horse rodeo
- Watch horse demonstrations from the professionals
- Discover native plants, insects and wildlife
- Experience historic ranching practices, among many other
activities!

FREE admission ($5 donations appreciated). Food and refreshments will be available for purchase.

Come for a day of adventure, history, and hands-on fun for the whole family. Don’t miss out; see you there!

2026 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘌𝘉 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘌𝘉 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵.

𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘏 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Our next Lubbock Camera Club meeting is coming up, and it’s a Show‑and‑Tell night!

This month’s categories: Photographer’s Choice (Open) and Scale — a chance to play with size, perspective, and the way we experience space in an image.

Bring something you’re excited about, whether it’s a tiny detail or a towering scene.

Sharing a great link on Scale in Photography below for a little inspiration.

See you there!

Scale in Photography Northern New Mexico photojournalist Bob Eckert talks about the importance of scale in photography.