Whether you are just starting out in photography or are an experienced professional, Crosstown Camera Club is a great place to sharpen your skills, share ideas and socialize with others who share a passion for the art of print and digital photography. Our meetings throughout the year provide opportunities to:
- Develop, improve photographic techniques (photo capture and post-processing).
- Learn design, emotional impact, storytelling and other fine-art techniques.
- Socialize with other photographers.
- Participate in monthly digital and print salons critiqued by experienced judges.
- Gain photography-related insights from guest speakers at monthly programs.
- Join members on photography field trips.
For more information, refer to the General Information menu to the right and click on About Our Club.
Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, September through May (with the exception of December when we have our holiday party). The meetings include a digital or a print salon competition and photographic presentations. Guests are welcome but you must be paid members to compete in the monthly salons.
For our February 20 Meeting
we’ll have Alec Johnson
talking about his light painting work
Check out the Crosstown Camera Club calendar find out about upcoming meetings, salon entry deadlines and other information about our club.
CCC Meetings and Events Calendar
January Salon Results
January was a print salon and the topic – Isolated Object
Our January salon judge was Adam Grim he’s an award-winning entertainment photographer from Savage, Minnesota.
Over the last ten years Adam has photographed over 500 national acts and over 1,300 concerts. His images have been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, Billboard Magazine, People Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Minneapolis Star Tribune and Pollstar Magazine to name a few.
In 2018, Adam was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow Award for his 10 years of photography work and contributions with the Lakefront Music Fest. Also in 2018, he was named Southern Minnesota Magazine’s Artist of the Year and Honorable Mention Photographer of the Year. Last month Adam was nominated as one of five finalists for Photographer of the Year by the Midwest CMA’s (Country Music Association). His images have been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, Billboard Magazine, People Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Minneapolis Star Tribune.
His work can be seen at ADAM’S TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
January Salon First Place Color Topic Image
Dead Jalopy by John Olson
First Place Topic Monochrome
Accidental Monocles by Jeff Berg
First Place Open Color
Phantom and Sunlight by Michael Gilligan
First Place Open Monochrome
Empty Subway Car by Michael Gilligan
See All January Salon Acceptances
Monthly Salon Topics for the 2019-20 Season
Survey Results and Meeting Notes
from the September Club Meeting
External websites to learn Photoshop and Lightroom
Lightroom User Group Facebook Page
Photoshop User Group Facebook Page
Photoshop User Group Webpage
Crosstown’s top images from 2018-2019 are on display at
Edina City Hall
4801 W. 50th St
Edina, MN 55424
2018-2019 Image of the Year – BUFFALO ROUNDUP CUSTER STATE PARK by SANDY SWANSON
The top 12 images from Crosstown’s 2018-2019 season are on display now through September 2020 at Edina City Hall.
The photos are available for viewing in the Community Room during regular business hours (best over the noon hour when the room is less likely to be in use). Enter city hall, walk up the stairs and head straight back to find the Community Room.
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