History
Following an article published in the "Bucks Free Press", in response to a letter from E.F. (Ted) Harman, High Wycombe Camera Club was formed on 1st September 1938, after an inaugural meeting which some twenty or so interested photographers attended. In the mid-nineties, the Club changed its name to High Wycombe and District Camera Club, to reflect the broader area from which members were drawn and, more recently, a further name change to Wycombe Photographic Society to capture a wider spectrum of photographic interests extending beyond the camera.
43 old photographs of the original Camera Club can be found on the SWOP (Sharing Wycombe's Old Photographs) website. Enter 'Camera Club' in in search box
Photographs of the 75th Anniversary Dinner
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Today the Club is a group of enthusiasts, from beginners to experts, young and older, male and female, whose common interest is photography. The activities of the Club embrace all types of still photography: digital or traditional; prints and transparencies in colour or monochrome; and audio visual sequences.
| Reg Rutland (Chairman) | 1938 |
| Cyril Sweetland | 1938 |
| Presently Unknown | 1938 - 1954 |
| T.H. (Tom) Francis | 1954 - 1956 |
| A.S.A. (Bert) Wooster ARPS | 1956 - 1958 |
| S.C. (Stan) Holbrook FRPS | 1958 - 1960 |
| W.H. (Bill) Carden Snr. | 1960 - 1961 |
| A.P. (Arthur) Biggs ARPS | 1961 - 1964 |
| S.C. (Stan) Holbrook FRPS | 1964 - 1966 |
| R. (Ron) Goodearl AIBP ARPS | 1966 - 1967 |
| W. (Bill) Biggs ARPS | 1967 - 1969 |
| E.F. (Ted) Harman APAGB | 1969 - 1971 |
| L.A.W. (Len) Rentmore | 1971 - 1973 |
| W. (Bill) Biggs ARPS | 1973 - 1974 |
| G. (Geoff) Duckworth | 1974 - 1976 |
| J. (John) Cole FIIP | 1976 - 1978 |
| W. (Bill) Armstrong ARPS | 1978 - 1980 |
| Dr. J. (Jan) Jouhar | 1980 - 1982 |
| E.J. (Eddie) Morton ARPS CPAGB ADPS | 1982 - 1984 |
| Alastair McGhee ARPS | 1984 - 1986 |
| Steve Smith FRPS | 1986 - 1988 |
| Ralph Baker | 1988 - 1990 |
| G. (Geoff) Duckworth | 1990 - 1991 |
| Derrick Bryant ABIPP ARPS | 1991 - 1993 |
| Mike Smith | 1993 - 1995 |
| Ken Keen FRPS ADPS | 1995 - 1997 |
| James Fanning | 1997 - 1999 |
| David Harris ARPS CPAGB | 1999 - 2001 |
| Dan Bowles | 2001 - 2003 |
| James Fanning | 2003 - 2007 |
| Chris Small ARPS | 2007 - 2008 |
| E.J. (Eddie) Morton FDPS ARPS CPAGB ADPS (Honorary Life Member WPS) | 2009 - 2012 |
| Alan Jaycock | 2012 - 2018 |
| Jan Harris CPAGB | 2018 - 2021 |
| Steve Smith FRPS | 2021 - |
| Ralph Baker |
| Sue Carey (Honorary Life Member WPS) |
| David Harris ARPS CPAGB |
| Jan Harris CPAGB |
| Eddie Morton FDPS ARPS CPAGB ADPS (Honorary Life Member WPS) |
| James Fanning |
| Pat Begley (Honorary Life Member WPS) |
| Sue Carey (Honorary Life Member WPS) (50 years membership) |
| Eddie Morton FDPS ARPS CPAGB ADPS (Honorary Life Member WPS) (50 years membership) |