Welcome to Seven Ponds Photography Club (SPPC)
Interested in joining our camera club? Click this link:
In addition to the benefits of our club, by joining SPPC you gain access to a larger organization of photo clubs called the Greater Detroit Council of Camera Clubs (GDCCC). We collaborate and compete with 10 other camera clubs in the Greater Detroit area. To see some of the best photographs taken by us and our sister clubs, click this link:
2025 GDCCC Awards Video
Or, if you would like to see what we do as a club, take a look at one of our Newsletters:
Mar 2025 Newsletter
Jun 2025 Newsletter
Nov 2025 Newsletter
2026 SPPC Meetings and Workshops
Next Meeting:
February 20, 2026
Special Workshop: 2026 SPPC Focus Topics
Speakers: Kristin Grudzien/Shannon Hintz
Location: Seven Ponds Nature Center
Time: 7:00 PM
Meeting Schedule for next 3 months:
>1st Friday Meetings: 2026 Print and DPD Competition Image and Focus Topic meetings
March 06, 2026 (images due March 04, 2026)
April 03, 2026 (images due April 01, 2026)
May 01, 2026 (images due April 29, 2026)
Use info in the box below to submit your photos for SPPC competition.
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Print and DPD Competition and Focus Topic Review Friday 02-06-2026
Seven Ponds Nature Center 7:00 PM -9:00 PM
- Competition Images are due Wednesday, 02-04-2026, by 11:30 PM
- Authorized SPPC members may submit competition images (we need to turn you on in the system)
- Submit Images via our website:
"How-to submit images to competition"
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>3rd Friday Meetings: 2026 Speakers, Training, Special Meetings
March 20, 2026 Color Calibration by Jim Lewis
April 17, 2026 Indian Adventure Travels by Paul Wakabayashi
May 15, 2026 TBA
2026 Schedule for GDCCC DPD and Print Competitions
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| 2026 Print Competition |
| Submit Digital Print by 11:59 PM |
Date of Judging Arrive by 7 PM |
Host Club |
| 3/22/26 (Sunday) |
3/26/26 (Thursday) |
West Oakland |
| 4/17/26 (Friday) |
4/21/26 (Tuesday) |
Windsor |
| 5/17/26 (Sunday) |
5/21/26 (Thursday) |
Seven Ponds |
| 8/23/26 (Sunday) |
8/27/26 (Thursday) |
Motor City |
| 9/11/27 (Friday) |
9/15/26 (Tuesday) |
Grosse Pointe |
| End of Year Comp |
11/10/26 (Tuesday) |
Oakland (GDCCC) |
| 2026 DPD Competition |
| Submit Digital Image by 11:59 PM |
Date(s) of Remote Judging |
Host Club |
| 2/13/26 (Friday) |
Monday-Friday Feb 16-20, 2026 |
Toledo |
| 3/6/26 (Friday) |
Monday-Friday March 9-13, 2026 |
Seven Ponds |
| 4/17/26 (Friday) |
Monday-Friday April 20-24, 2026 |
Windsor |
| 5/15/26 ( Friday) |
Monday-Friday May 18-22, 2026 |
Lapeer Area |
| 9/4/26 (Friday) |
Monday-Friday Sept 7-11, 2026 |
West Oakland |
| 10/2/26 (Friday) |
Monday-Friday Oct 5-9, 2026 |
Livonia |
| End of Year Comp |
mid-October to mid-November |
GDCCC |
2026 Photo Trips
We encourage all of our SPPC members to consider leading a photo club trip. Click the link below to organize your next trip:
Trip request form
2026 Photo Contests
To be announced
2026 On-line workshop(s)
2026 Calendar BH Event Space Free Webinar
2026 Calendar Nikon Site Tips and Techniques
2026 Calendar Adorama Events and Training
2026 Calendar Hunt's Photo Education
Feb 23 - 27, 2026 Photoshop Virtual Summit
Mar 09, 2026 Wildlife Photography Zoom Event GDCCC Feb 23 - 27, 2026
2026 Seven Ponds Nature Center Events
5/10/2026 ECO Day
7/12/2026 CORKS & CAPS FUNDRAISER for SEVEN PONDS
9/13/2026 Party at the Ponds
2026 SPPC Training
2026 Self-Guided Photo Ops - Get out and SHOOT!
See SPPC Facebook Group - SPPC Self Guided Photo Ops
Here are some of the highlights:
Feb 06 - Feb 07 Port Huron Chilly Fest
Feb 11 - Feb 15 Michigan Ice Festival in Munising
Feb 20 - Feb 22 New Baltimore Winterfest + Plunge
Feb27 - Mar 01 73rd Annual Detroit Autorama
2026 SPPC Membership Dues -Due 5-1-2026
New and Returning membership
SPPC dues are $20 for one member and $30 for a family or two living at the same address.
Pay at a meeting: Please put cash due payment in an envelope with member names and emails on it and any address correction Seven Ponds Photo Club Membership Application. Due to the SPNC accounting change we currently can not accept checks. Please contact LeeAnn McLaneGoetz 7pondsphotoexpo@gmail.com for any questions
SPPC Library
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List of SPPC Library Books
SPPC Quick links to topics on our website
2026 -2027 SPPC Board Members
| SPPC President |
Paul Wakabayashi |
| SPPC Vice President 1 |
Bobbie Lewis |
| SPPC Vice President 2 |
Shannon Hintz |
| SPPC Secretary |
LeeAnn McLaneGoetz* |
| SPPC Treasurer |
LeeAnn McLaneGoetz* |
| SPPC Website |
Rick Gunthner |
| SPPC Digital Projection Division Manager(s) |
Germaine Finley |
| SPPC Digital Projection Division Manager(s) |
Kristin Grudzien |
SPPC Print Division Manager(s)
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| SPPC Competition Printing |
Jim Lewis |
| SPPC Focus Topic Manager |
Kristin Grudzien /Shannon Hintz |
| SPPC Trip Manager(s) |
Germanie Finley |
| SPPC Trip Manager(s) |
Heather Hoey? |
| SPPC Face book Manager |
Jim Lewis |
| SPPC Fund Raiser Manager |
Shannon Hintz |
| SPPC Library Manager |
SPPC Member Managed |
| SPNC Activities Coordinator -Volunteer |
Veleta Carpenter ** |
| SPPC Classes |
Jim Lewis |
| SPPC News Letter |
Rick Gunthner |
| SPPC Room Set Up |
Ken Larsen / Board Members |
| Per Board Election |
11-21-2025 * Temp |