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Leith Amateur Photographic Association Later re-named (probably around 1930) Leith Camera Club |
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Leith Amateur Photographic Association Early History |
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Leith Amateur Photographic Association was established on 30 August 1888. After several changes of address, it moved to 6 Charlotte Street, Leith, in 1906 and was still at this address over 30 years later. The premises had a large lecture room, darkroom and enlarging room. The society reported: "There is also a drymounting press in whose possession the members are justly proud as they understand there is only on e other club in Scotland can boast of having such a labour saving piece of apparatus." [LCC: Ex] In its early days Leith Amateur Photographic Association had a membership of around 50 and, like EPS, an annual subscription of five shillings. By 1937, the annual subscription had risen to 7/6d |
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Leith Amateur Photographic
Society 1890 |
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'The Photographic Review', reported in its edition of March 8, 1890: Leith Amateur Photographic Society "The second lime-light exhibition of work of members of this society was held in Junction Street Hall, Leith, on February 26th, and was attended by a very large number of people. Mr T W Dewar presided, and in the course of his opening remarks, stated the the membership had increased greatly during the past year. They had fifty members on the roll, including a number of ladies, and during the year, a number of excursions had been made, the result of which they would see on the screen that night. He also stated that the secretary, Mr A D Guthrie, had received the only prize presented by the London Photographic Journal for landscape. There were then exhibited about 200 specimens of the members' work, many of which were exceedingly interesting and well executed specimens of photographic art. Several songs were rendered at intervals throughout the evening." Source: Photographic Journal, (8 Mar 1890) Acknowledgement: Ron Cosens for sending a copy of this report to me (15 Dec 2014 |
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Leith Amateur Photographic Association affiliation to Scottish Photographic Federation |
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Scottish Photographic Federation Salons were an important part of Leith Amateur Photographic Association's activities in the early 1900s. LAPA became affiliated to SPF in 1907. They were awarded a shield by SPF for the best set of slides from a Scottish Club in 1935-36. |
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Leith Amateur Photographic Association Exhibition |
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The information above has been taken from notes prepared for an Exhibition of 65 photographs by LAPA members, held in the Art Library, Central Library, Edinburgh. This exhibition included 11 photographs by JT Knight. Was this the same photographer as John Knight who organised the EPS International Exhibitions of Photography for many years? |
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Leith Camera Club Recent History |
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I assume that Leith Camera Club no longer exists (but would be pleased be told otherwise!). I have heard no mention of the club for several years. I have details of programmes from Leith Camera Club for the years: - 1967-68: when the club under President John Bowden. It met on Tuesday evenings in its clubrooms at 11 Charlotte Street, Leith. The Club had monthly competitions with Open, Intermediate and Beginners' sections, a Portraiture competition , a Colour Slide competition and an Annual Exhibition. - 1979-80: when the club, under President Harry MacKenzie. It was still meeting on Tuesday evenings. The meetings were held in 5 Casselbank Street (top flat), Leith. How long did Leith Camera Club survive for? I have not heard any mention of the club in recent years. |
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Thank you to Elizabeth Allison, daughter of John Bowden, LCC President, 1967-68, for providing the above programmes and also: - A photograph of a Leith Camera Club coach outing - date not known. LCC Coach Outing - a newspaper photograph of about twenty Leith Camera Club members celebrating the club's Centenary Dinner at the Peacock Inn. There is no date on this newspaper cutting but presumably the dinner was in 1988. |
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Leith Camera Club Trophies |
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Thank you to John Dickson, Royston, Edinburgh, formerly a member of Leith Camera Club who wrote: |
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"Here is one of the Leith Camera Club trophies. It was awarded to the best picture of the season. It was first won in 1927 by R Robb, and won by myself in 1997 just before the club closed. John Dickson, Royston, Edinburgh: June 9, 2012 |
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Please click here to zoom-in on the figure in the middle of this plaque: |
